Coronavirus Deaths Cross 1,000 In U.S.

Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic package steering aid to businesses, workers & healthcare systems

U.S. deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic topped 1,000 in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and the established routines of ordinary life.

In a recognition of the scale of the threat, the Senate late on Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and healthcare systems.

The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and capped days of difficult negotiations as Washington confronted a national challenge unlike it has ever faced. The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in the U.S. history.