WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will propose legislation totaling at least $750 billion to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help the economy, his office said in a statement on Monday. He will present the package as early as Tuesday, the statement said. The plan would be in addition to an $8.3 […]
The chancellor is set to unveil a “significant” economic rescue package to help businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Rishi Sunak will take the government’s daily COVID-19 news conference in Downing Street later and will use the televised address to announce the new measures. It comes less than a week after he unveiled […]
“Come on, Joe, you’re an honest guy,” Mr. Sanders said at one point on Sunday night. “Why don’t you just tell the truth here?” he said at another. “I will talk to the governor!” he replied in one flourish, after the former vice president suggested his rival consult Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak during a Democratic debate on Sunday, touting their own plans to deal with a widening crisis that has upended the daily life of Americans. In their first one-on-one debate, the two Democratic contenders to face Trump in the […]
A drug that prevents HIV infections will be made available on the NHS, it has been announced. PrEP – or pre-exposure prophylaxis – will be made routinely available to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching the virus. The move is hoped to eliminate new transmissions by the end of the decade. Having HIV […]
The final package includes a number of waivers to allow the costs of tests to be covered by insurance and federal government programs. It also includes a 6.2-percentage point increase in federal payments to Medicaid for states. There is also $64 million for the Indian Health Service to cover the costs of coronavirus diagnostic testing […]
EU ‘disapproves’ of travel ban as observers question efficacy of order which excludes some infection-hit countries. Travel to the US from most of Europe will be suspended for 30 days beginning on Friday, President Donald Trump announced, citing a need to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Trump’s move on Wednesday came amid rising global panic after the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that he backed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with Democrats that would provide free testing and paid sick leave for workers, clearing the way for quick passage of the multi-billion dollar legislation. “I encourage all Republicans and Democrats to come together and VOTE YES!” Trump […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Democrats and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday, with a vote in the House of Representatives expected later in the day. “We’re close. We have exchanged paper. We’ll talk […]
The Electoral Commission has advised ministers to postpone mayoral, council and police and crime commissioner polls all due on May 7. In a letter to the Government, the commission called for a decision before councils carry out any more preparations. Chief executive Bob Posner wrote: “The risks to delivery that have been identified are such that […]