Face of Nation International : A bipartisan $2 trillion aid package was approved by the House of Representatives and signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, as the nation wrestles with unemployment and health threats from the coronavirus.
The stimulus provides $1,200 to most Americans along with funds for small businesses and unemployment insurance.
The U.S. reached 100,000 recorded cases of coronavirus on Friday, with nearly 1,700 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. More confirmations are expected as the U.S. ramps up testing. As of Friday evening, more than 595,000 people are known to have been infected globally, and more than 27,000 have died.
It’s been yet another week of crisis and tumult across the globe as the pandemic changes cultures, health practices and the very fabric of human interaction. The U.S. became the global leader in cases and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for the coronavirus. (Source: USA Today News- USA)
