Nearly a quarter of Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record $1 trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Nearly one in four Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday, as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record $1 trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus.
Federal authorities briefly stopped flights arriving at New York City-area airports after a trainee at an air traffic control center tested positive.Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have tested positive, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife would be tested after an unidentified aide was diagnosed with the virus. Pence staffers said the aide had mild symptoms and had not had close contact with Pence or President Donald Trump.
“We’ve gotten no help from the federal government, or limited help,” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said at a news briefing. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a test that can deliver a result in 45 minutes, rather than days, according to Cepheid, its maker. The number of confirmed cases is expected to skyrocket as testing becomes more widely available, and health officials are scrambling to expand hospital capacity. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, urged Americans to postpone non-essential surgeries to keep beds available.
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