WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is considering authorizing the Federal Reserve to pay the tab as local governments ramp up shipments of testing equipment, masks and ventilators desperately needed to diagnose coronavirus cases, treat
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Factbox: What's in the nearly $2 trillion U.S. Senate coronavirus stimulus?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly $2 trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The talks were still in flux
Read morePelosi sees 'real optimism' on $2 trillion U.S. coronavirus aid bill deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans said on Tuesday they were close to reaching a deal on a $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package, raising hopes that the U.S. Congress could soon act to try
Read moreCoronavirus: Government texts the nation with COVID-19 lockdown orders
The government has hammered home its coronavirus lockdown message by texting the nation. An SMS message has been sent out to every active UK phone number telling people to stay at home to “protect the
Read moreFactbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said, with more than 377,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. DEATHS, INFECTIONS – More than 377,400 people have been
Read moreCoronavirus lockdown: Boris Johnson is being tested like no leader since Churchill
Normal life to lockdown in just seven short days. The pace of the change matched only by the acceleration of this disease. What began as an epidemic thousands of miles away in China has turned
Read moreCoronavirus: Londoners warned ‘people will die’ if they ignore social distancing advice
Londoners have been starkly warned “people will die” if they continue to ignore advice to stay at home in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Those in the capital have been warned parks
Read moreUniversal Credit to increase £1000 a year and Government to pay 80% of your wage
Ordinary Brits are set to benefit from a £7billion welfare support package with Universal Credit increasing by £1,000 a year as part of the 'unprecedented' emergency coronavirus action being taken by the Government. As thousands
Read moreU.S. Senator Toomey says Senate vote on aid package likely early next week: CNBC
(Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey told CNBC on Friday that a vote in the Senate on a coronavirus economic aid package is likely to take place early next week. “It’s likely there will
Read moreCoronavirus: MPs demand emergency powers to fight COVID-19 end after six months
The government is facing calls to curtail the period of time its emergency coronavirus powers are in force. A cross-party group of MPs has tabled an amendment to the Coronavirus Bill, demanding the powers outlined
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