On March 22, the Associated Press reported, "Many people with symptoms and a doctor's prescription have waited hours or even days for a test." As soon as the first death in the United States was reported in Washington state on February 29, Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency, an action quickly followed by other states.
Mnamo 22 Machi, chombo cha habari ya Associated Press iliripoti: &quot;Watu wengi ambao wana dalili na agizo la daktari wamesubiri kwa masaa au siku nyingi kupimwa.&quot;Baada ya kifo cha kwanza Marekani iliripotiwa katika jimbo la Washington mnamo 29 Februari, Gavana Jay Inslee alitangaza hali ya dharura, kitendo kilichofuatwa na majimbo mengine.