Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency – COVID-19 (Proclamation of the Governor of the State of Maryland) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Maryland Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Public health Hazards Risk assessment/management Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This declaration states that a state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency exists within the entire state of Maryland due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Full text English Website governor.maryland.gov References - Legislation Implements Emergency Management (Annotated Code of Maryland: Public Safety Article; Title 14) Legislation | United States of America | 2020 Keyword: Hazards, Governance, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management, Public health, Institution, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX