NBC 5 COVID-19 Daily Summery
A staggering 16.8 million people have filed for unemployment in recent weeks, as the economic impact of COVID-19 continues to deepen. Last week’s 6.6 million unemployment claims was the second largest number of people filing in a week since the Department of Labor started tracking the data in 1967. More than 1 in 10 workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of March, when the coronavirus crisis really took hold in the U.S. The White House is working on a framework for what a return to the old normal looks like and said some things may never go back to what they once were. “I think what we’re going to have embedded and imprinted in us forever is the realization that something as catastrophic as what the world is experiencing now can happen,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Here’s what else you need to know about COVID-19 around the world:
There are more than 451,000 cases in the United States, and the death toll surpassed 14,800 people.
Globally, the number of cases has surpassed 1.5 million with more than 90,000 deaths.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House Democrats that the direct payments for Americans from the stimulus relief package are scheduled to begin next week, the Associated Press reported.
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