Coronavirus. 3 billion dollars in government aid to America

-> Three billion dollars is the huge amount that the United States has put on the plate to support the country affected by the pandemic in a heavy way both in terms of health and economics.

Almost one million infections and 53,000 deaths on the Coronavirus side. About 30 million official and as many unofficial unemployed in five weeks. 1 in 6 workers applied for unemployment benefit.

The latest $ 500,000 million package was approved on Friday to help hospitals and small and medium-sized businesses. In particular, we will try to help hospitals get more diagnostic tests that they need to check the spread of the virus. To date, over 5 million tests have been performed, but evidently not enough. The largest part of this second tranche of aid is aimed at providing greater availability of loans for SMEs in severe financial crisis.

Coronavirus. America in crisis tries to restart

The speed of spread of the virus in America has been so rapid that it has even forced the President, the first negator of the dangerousness of the virus, to make a quick reverse and to press on Congress to lay off a large economic support measure.

The largest aid plan in American history was approved in late March: $ 2.2 billion called CARE. The package includes 2,500,000 million direct aid to citizens with earnings of less than $ 75,000 annually. In addition to the unemployment benefit, these workers received $ 1,200 plus $ 500 for each child under the age of 17.

And then $ 150,000 million reserved for local and state administrations. 130000 million dollars for the areas most affected by the virus. Among these, certainly the state of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey which alone, with 420000 infections and 28000 infections, represent almost 50% of the whole country.

But aid should not end here because Donald Trump has already announced that the next support will be for state and regional governments which must, with less tax returns, continue to invest in public construction, bridges, tunnels, broadband. Equally clear that a lot of aid must go to the tourism and catering sector.

Coronavirus: America in crisis tries to restart

After growing protests by citizens against the lockdown, many states reopened their borders.
Georgia, despite Trump’s dissent and 22,000 cases with 900 deaths, reopened to business yesterday. The decision by Governor Brian Kemp to open all stores including barbers, beauty salons, tattoo parlors, gyms and bowling alleys is highly criticized.

Same decision in Oklahoma where in addition to shops, parks and outdoor recreation centers have been reopened.

Alaska has also given the go-ahead to restaurants and salons with the obligation of a safety distance and filling that cannot exceed 25% of normal capacity.

On the same line of regulations, Texas and South Carolina, which also reopened on Friday.

Next Monday Tennesse will reopen with restaurants forced to work with up to 50% of normal customers and Iowa.

In the next week also Colorado, Minnesota and Montana will reopen their doors even if in different ways and times.

New York instead extended the lockdown to May 15th.

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