December 31, 2020 (UNDATED) – In March 2020, President Trump ordered a national shutdown, the Lawrence County commissioner declared a public health emergency, the Governor shut down the state, schools closed and the first Hoosier dies from COVID-19. Lawrence County also mourned the passing of Father Rick Eldred and Emma Landstrom was chosen as Youth of Year at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County for 2019. President Trump Orders Voluntary National Shutdown Due To COVID-19 President Donald Trump ordered a voluntary national shutdown for a month as sickness and death from the coronavirus pandemic rose throughout the U.S. President Donald Trump Many states and local governments enforced stiffer controls in place on mobility and gatherings.