US Congress Approved Two-Trillion Economy Assistance Package

The United States an unprecedented volume package against the backdrop of the coronavirus rapid spread. The number of infected in the United States is approaching 100 thousand. To fight economic and social consequences of the  new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the US Congress has adopted the largest ever economic assistance package in the amount of almost $ 2 trillion. Approved by the Senate, this package of measures got further approved by the House of Representatives of Congress on Friday, March 27. Now the US President Donald Trump is to sign the corresponding bill. The emergency package approved by Congress provides for vast financial assistance to workers, to unemployed, to enterprises and hospitals. All citizens with an annual income below 75 thousand dollars will receive a check for $ 1,200. The size and duration of unemployment payments are to be increased. A rescue fund worth $ 500 billion is being created for large companies. More than 350 billion is allocated to small and medium enterprises. Hospitals and other health care institutions will also receive multibillion aid. Coronavirus infection leader The United States came first in the world in the number of coronavirus infected. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 97 thousand cases of infection have been confirmed in the United States, 1475 of which with a fatal outcome. Despite this, Trump is seeking to mitigate the restrictive measures imposed in the wake of pandemic as soon as possible. As a possible date, he called Catholic Easter. Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that a deep economic crisis caused by idle economy can have more catastrophic consequences than the coronavirus epidemic.