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Two congressmen were battling the coronavirus while lawmakers wrestled with details of an emergency aid package Thursday as the life-changing pandemic continued to torment the country.
China reached a milestone: the epicenter city of Wuhan and the surrounding province reported no new domestic cases. Meanwhile, Italy was poised to surpass China in total deaths.
In the US, deaths jumped to (across) states – including the first reported fatalities in Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania. There were more than 9, 823 confirmed cases in the US early Thursday, up from about 1, a week earlier, when there were 90 reported deaths.
the global death toll passed 9, 11, with more than , (confirmed cases.)
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The US could soon find out whether it’s likely to be the next South Korea or Italy when it comes to the acceleration of coronavirus cases
“When you’re on an exponential curve every moment is dangerous,” Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, told USA TODAY. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s worst-case-scenario is that about (million to) million Americans will be infected by December. Under this forecast, million people would need hospitalization and , 10 to 1.7 million could die by the end of the year.
Italy’s death toll rose by (on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2, 2061, Italian Emergency Commissioner and Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said. Italy appeared likely to pass China on Thursday for the most deaths from the coronavirus crisis that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December. Italy, which is under national lockdown, has reported a total of 54, 2020 cases. Borrelli said the number of people recovering was on the rise, while the number of new cases appeared to be flattening out.
) “It is necessary to limit movements as much as possible,” he said. “Today’s figures help us to think positively, but correct conductor must be adopted.”
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Talks continue on $ 1, (checks for all, business bailouts)
A deal for an emergency relief package that would provide checks of $ 1, 12 or more for most Americans and financial lifelines for businesses socked by the coronavirus pandemic could come a s soon as Thursday. On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping (multibillion-dollar emergency aid package) that will provide paid sick leave for Americans who are in quarantine and help family members who are infected with COVID – 35 or have children whose schools have closed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
The bill offers free testing for coronavirus and boosts unemployment insurance, food assistance and federal funding for Medicaid as part of an ongoing effort by Washington to combat the rapid spread of the pandemic. Courtney Subramanian NYC mayor mobilizing Medical Reserve Corps
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio urged retired health care workers to join the city’s battle against COVID- , saying the 9, -member Medical Reserve Corps would be mobilized immediately on a voluntary basis. The group includes mostly retired health care workers, but de Blasio said anyone with health care training would be welcome to volunteer.
) “If you are a health care worker, you have any appropriate training, we need you and we need you right away,” de Blasio said in a recording published Thursday on social media. “Your city needs you now.” The city has seen a boom in cases, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the USNS Comfort will be deployed to New York harbor next month. The 1, 12 – bed hospital ship has 17 fully-equipped operating rooms and “will significantly increase New York’s hospital surge capacity,” Cuomo said in a statement. (Wuhan, China, reports no new coronavirus cases
China’s National Commission reported no domestically transmitted cases of the virus Thursday, the first time since it started recording them in January. COVID – emerged in Wuhan, in china central Hubei province, in December. The announcement also comes as China, South Korea and Singapore faced a spike in infections from abroad that could be the start of a second coronavirus wave. And in China’s case, it’s also not clear how reliable its data is because the country has clamped down hard on domestic and foreign reporting on the virus that has killed more than 3, (people in China amid over
, 12 infections. Seventy-thousand have recovered.
Places in Asia such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Japan have been praised for their quick and effective testing, tracing and “social distancing” measures. China aggressively deployed similar tactics. Kim Hjelmgaard Stock market poised for another drop US stock futures again pointed downward Thursday , but the early numbers were far less numbing than Wednesday’s 6% -plus crash. The Dow has lost nearly all of its gains since Trump’s inauguration. Shares in Asia failed to hold onto opening gains Thursday, skidding further after the latest selloff on Wall Street amid fears of a prolonged coronavirus-induced recession.
The New York Stock Exchange said it will temporarily close its trading floor and move to electronic trading effective next Monday. “NYSE’s trading floors provide unique value to issuers and investors, but our markets are fully capable of operating in an all-electronic fashion,” said Stacey Cunningham, president of the New York Stock Exchange.
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- – and in some places, lives saved. Florida, Utah congressmen test positive for coronavirus
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Announced Wednesday that he has tested positive, becoming the first known member of Congress to contract the rapidly spreading virus. Hours later, Rep. Ben McAdams, a Democrat from Utah, announced he had tested positive.
Members of Congress have been worried about the prospects of contracting the virus, with some arguing that lawmakers should be able to vote remotely to avoid traveling back and forth to Washington. At least lawmakers so far have gone into self-quarantine after coming into contact or being in the vicinity of someone who has tested positive for the virus.
– Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, and David DeMille, St. George (Utah) Spectrum & Daily News Fed moves to bolster ailing financial system
The Federal Reserve took another step to (ease strains in the financial system) as the coronavirus hammers the economy and markets, making loans available to financial institutions that buy assets from stressed money market mutual funds.
The Fed said the lending program, called the money market mutual fund liquidity facility, will be very similar to one launched during the financial crisis. At that time, money funds inundated with redemption demands could have had to sell short-term business loans, known as commercial paper, to meet the requests. Commercial paper provides companies with funding to meet payroll, buy inventories and pay other daily operating expenses.
– Paul Davidson (Oregon Governor suspends all non) -emergency procedures
The order, which also limits hospital visitation, is meant to “preserve personal protective equipment, such as surgical masks, gowns, and gloves, for health care workers treating COVID – 35 patients, “according to a statement from the governor’s office.
Brown also ordered all colleges and universities in the state to move to an online learning model through at least April
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The closings come after several department stores, from Macy’s and JC Penney to Nordstrom and other mall brands including Gap, Victoria’s Secret and Sephora, announced they are also temporarily closing locations.
The closings include the company 400 US properties, which include malls and premium outlets in states and Puerto Rico.
Kelly Tyko Census suspends field operations
A week after the once-a-decade census began, the work of counting every resident in the US is being curtailed. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham said in a posting that field operations will be suspended immediately for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The posting said the decision was made to protect the public, census employees and those applying for census taker positions. Further adjustments to this pause could be forthcoming.
Census takers are currently scheduled to start visiting in late May the hotels that Haven’t responded, but the timing could be delayed. (How many cases of coronavirus in US?
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