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The $1 trillion package from the White House proposes payments of $1,000 for adults and $500 for children. Lawmakers urge remote voting for Congress, and doctors and nurses plead for protective gear.
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As U.S. cases soared past 10,000, President Trump said that the government had approved “compassionate use” for the virus, which is the approval for ill patients to use a drug that has not yet been F.D.A.-approved for coronavirus.
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Here’s what you need to know:
- Trump says White House “slashed red tape” to develop vaccines and therapies.
- As the virus spreads, the human toll grows.
- Senate rushes to pass relief package, and Fed moves to keep dollars flowing.
- As China reports zero local infections, a new study finds the death rate in Wuhan was lower than previously thought.
- Many hospitalized in the U.S. are younger adults.
- Wall Street faces more turmoil as one of the largest one-week spikes in unemployment on record is reported.
- New York governor warns that panic is outpacing the virus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/coronavirus-news.html
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