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The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced an agreement early Wednesday on unprecedented $2 trillion economic rescue package would give direct payments to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Michigan's total number of positive COVID-19 cases is 1,791 and the death toll has reached 24, as of 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25.
There were more than 400 new cases of the virus reported Tuesday -- the highest daily total of cases so far.
PRIORITY COVID-19 TESTING | The state's health department ordered testing labs to prioritize specimens from at risk people and people with a broad exposure history. An emergency order was issued Tuesday and it's effective immediately.
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Biggest surge in the Dow since 1933.
The Dow is set to open flat following 11% surge as White House, Senate reach deal on stimulus
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Mercy Health hospitals in Muskegon and Grand Rapids are asking for personal protection equipment donations. Newaygo County officials say the medical staff is fully stocked, but first responders, police and firefighters also need supplies.
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday.
New York is the epicenter of the outbreak in America with more than 25,000 coronavirus cases — nearly half the nation’s total — and an infection rate that’s doubling every three days. The situation is so dire that New York City has said it will move to release 300 prison inmates immediately.Anyone who has left the metro area is being instructed to self-quarantine for 14 days. A NY doctor, who survived Ebola, detailed his harrowing day for us in the emergency room and delivered this dire warning:“Social distancing is the only thing that will save us now.”
- Scientists say the virus is not mutating quickly, suggesting a vaccine would offer lasting protection against it.
- From clothing retail giant H&M to luxury brand Balenciaga,the fashion industry is stepping in to help overcome shortages of masks and personal protective equipment.
- A small digital network is makingfree food deliveries to vulnerable neighbors in New York.
- A region in northern France banned the sale of alcohol while emergency coronavirus measures are in place. It didn’t last long.
- They may be in quarantine, butTom Hanks and Rita Wilson still want you to join their voter registration party— whatever couch you’re stuck on.