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Trump signs the $2 trillion bill : Agencies and the authorised are in a rush to implement the said law. The Internal Revenue Service is to send $1,200 payments to millions of Americans according to this, and will be creating several programs with the aim of disbursing $1 trillion in business loans and gurantees.

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Nearly 300 were killed and over 1,000 sickened after many in Iran consumed industrial alcohol in the false belief that it fights the virus, reports the Associated Press.
This was the result of a WhatsApp message, in which a British school teacher and many claim to have cured with the help of whiskey and honey. In Iran, alcohol is banned, so many took to industrial methanol as an alternative.

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Death rate in Italy is rising again and it topped a frightening 916 deaths in last 24 hours. Spain records a staggering 769 deaths too.The number of confirmed cases in US crossed 100,000 but their death toll has crossed 2000 which is not as severe as Italy. India’s confirmed cases has soared. African countries cases are also soaring based on last 24 hours.

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What Is This DPA(Defence Production Act) ?

The DPA is a Korean War-era law that gives presidents the power to control American manufacturing in certain situations; in this case, the government could use it to contract with companies to prioritize production of ventilators, N95 masks, and other necessary supplies.

Yesterday Trump announced that he would use DPA authority to “require General Motors to accept, perform, and prioritize Federal contracts for ventilators”

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Wuhan Partly Reopens

The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation..

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