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America lost a chance to contain the coronavirus in the 7 weeks since U.S. health officials botched the testing rollout. https://bit.ly/3c3QfKu
As Americans rushed to buy masks early in the outbreak, US imports of masks from China plummeted to its lowest level in years, USA TODAY reports. https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd
17 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits the past three weeks, dwarfing a previous record of 695,000 during a deep recession in Oct. 1982. https://bit.ly/2UTEKQe
An effort by Senate Republicans to replenish an emergency fund for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus crisis was blocked by Democrats who called it a "political stunt." https://bit.ly/3c83rho
President Trump and top administration officials said they want to expand the small-business program, which is drawing heavy demand from businesses amid a shaky rollout last week. https://bit.ly/3c83rho
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says parts of the economy could reopen by May. https://bit.ly/3e9en0b
17 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits the past three weeks, dwarfing a previous record of 695,000 during a deep recession in Oct. 1982. https://bit.ly/2UTEKQe
The United States has surpassed 16,000 deaths from the coronavirus as cases continue to increase. https://bit.ly/39XTGB7
Five states could see more deaths than earlier predicted: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Dakota and Rhode Island. https://bit.ly/2VhZ6kZ
President Trump and top administration officials said they want to expand the small-business program, which is drawing heavy demand from businesses amid a shaky rollout last week. https://bit.ly/3c83rho
While states and hospitals scrambled to stock up on PPE, officials overseeing the Strategic National Stockpile didn’t place the first order for N95 respirators until mid-March. https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd
In NYC, doctors have repurposed machines for sleep apnea to help some COVID-19 patients when ventilators are in short supply. https://bit.ly/3e3wTXL
Testing is still too behind to know for sure when restrictions should be lifted in the U.S., Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch told the USA TODAY Editorial Board. https://bit.ly/2RsQzL3
The @USATODAY Network is tweeting facts and updates from its pandemic coverage to provide context during President Trump’s coronavirus task force briefing. Stick with this thread for more about the topics that come up.
Millions of taxpayers will begin receiving the extra money to pay rent, groceries and other bills next week, or possibly as early as Thursday or Friday, some say. https://bit.ly/3aWwuoj
If you filed your 2019 tax return, the IRS is going to use the same bank account information that you might have supplied for the direct deposit for your income tax refund. https://bit.ly/3aWwuoj
