The Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus deal, the mayor of New York said more than half his city could face coronavirus infection, and Britain revealed Wednesday that Prince Charles tested positive for the virus.
Covid 19 also called Coronavirus has threatened the entire nation with its rapid spread across all states in the United States of America.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bipartisan deal “the largest rescue package in history.” And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “This is a wartime level of investment into our nation.”
Now the bill will head to the House for a vote before heading to President Donald Trump’s desk. The agreement comes as confirmed cases in America, now over 69,000, have been climbing at an exponential rate. More are expected as the U.S. increases testing.
The massive package aims to offer a financial lifeline to Americans and businesses that are hurting while also offering reassurance to the markets, which have seen some of its worst days in decades due to the virus’ impacts on the economy. Already, COVID-19 has killed more than 1,000 people in the U.S. and infected more than 68,500. Efforts to mitigate its spread has left businesses closed and many Americans out of work.
The emergency aid package is the third Congress has taken up to offset the effects of the virus. Wednesday’s vote capped off days of tense, round-the-clock negotiations between the Trump administration and leaders of the House and Senate.
The U.S. death toll was at 1,042 early Thursday after eclipsing 600 on Tuesday. Globally, more than 21,200 people have been killed by the virus, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard.
The US is fighting coronavirus in full swing and leaders across all political spectrum were confident that coronavirus will be defeated very soon.
