The number of coronavirus deaths in USA has crossed the 1000-mark and it is not a milestone to be proud of as this pandemic threatens everyone's way of life.?
The US senate has passed a $ 2.2 trillion package to rescue the economy in these times by helping businesses, workers and health care systems.?
The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and capped days of difficult negotiations as Washington confronted a national challenge unlike it has ever faced. The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in US history.?
Worldwide, the death toll climbed past 21,000, according to a running count kept by Johns Hopkins University. The number of dead in the US rose to 1,041 as of late Wednesday, with nearly 70,000 infections.?
The Spanish parliament voted to allow the government extend strict stay-at-home rules and business closings until April 11.?
Such measures are becoming increasingly common in the US, where New York is the current epicenter of the domestic outbreak, accounting for more than 30,000 cases and close to 300 deaths, most of them in New York City.?
Public health officials in the city hunted down beds and medical equipment and put out a call for more doctors and nurses for fear the number of sick will explode in a matter of weeks, overwhelming hospitals as has happened in Italy and Spain.?
A makeshift morgue was set up outside Bellevue Hospital, and the city¡¯s police, their ranks dwindling as more fall ill, were told to patrol nearly empty streets to enforce social distancing.?
In Washington, President Donald Trump has called for Americans to dedicate themselves for 15 days to social distancing, including staying home from work and closing bars and restaurants to help try to stall the spread of the disease.?