UPDATE: World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
The White House is meeting with representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Twitter on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the growing coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told Reuters.
Currently, the U.S. has more than 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The number is expected to climb as testing becomes increasingly available.Senate Dems unveil bill to provide economic relief amid outbreakSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are introducing a relief proposal Wednesday to help the economy and U.S. communities as they address the coronavirus outbreak.Six months of forbearance on federal student loans and mortgages.
Rental and mortgage payment assistance to those not covered under the six-month forbearance on federal loans.
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