[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] everyone inrnoon, for tuning in and listening to this press briefing. I guess we have a little bit of good news and that is that the case count that we announced today is not as drastic as the one we saw yesterday. But it is still very concerning. Is 1147 ase increase opposed to the one yesterday of 2700. However, we did reach a grim milestone because we now have more than 10,000 cases statewide. 10,297 to be exact. We had an increase of 60 deaths. That increases much more in line with what we expect to see day today, not the 42 we saw yesterday. Thats what im trying to communicate to you. But the rate of spread, the number of cases will always depend upon the degree to which our people are complying with the stayathome order, with all of the social distancing guidelines we are putting out and minimizing social contact. We knew and have been telling people that getting through this crisis would resemble a marathon, not a sprint.
This economy. Get the strong eco mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Mr. Durbin mr. President , america has never seen anything like this before. To think that half of the people who live in the United States are under some order to either stay home or at least avoid contact with others, unheard of. This is an enemy, this virus, the likes of which weve never faced as strong and determined our nation is when it comes to these challenges, this is uniq unique. And it calls for unique leadership. There are a lot of critics of the United States congress for good reason, but i think what weve demonstrated in the last several weeks since weve addressed this coronavirus is that there is a capacity for commonsense bipartisan work and a timeliness that is essential. First two measures were passed in record time, one for 8 billion that really opened the door for more medical resources. The second for 100 billion which tried to guarantee to people they would
Our nation is when it comes to these challenges, this is unique. And the calls for unique leadership. There are a lot of critics of the United States congress andea for goodt reason. But i think what we demonstrate in the last several weeks since weve addressed this coronavirus is that there is a capacity for common sense, bipartisan work, and the timeliness that is essential. The first two measures were passed in record time, one for 8 billion that really opened the door for more medical resources. The second or 100 billion which tried to guarantee the people that would never have to pay to be tested for coronavirus, that would be adequate Food Supplies during this calamitous time, that we would have resources sent to the states for medicaid reimbursement at new levels, that we wouldpl also engage peoe with family leave if necessary so that they can stay out of the workplace that they felt badly, and that we also have an idea that we would come together as a nation to move Unemploymen
Coronavirus briefing with vermont governor phil scott to keep longterm commitment to coverage of the us senate. You can watch the remainder of this briefing on cspan. Org. Senate lawmakers are completing work on the third coronavirus economics to me was plan, final vote on the bill is expected today. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our father, we lift up our hearts in prayer because we trust in you. Lord, we know well the weakness and the insecurity of our hold upon this life. Comfort those who have lost loved ones during this Global Health crisis. When we wrestle with sad memories of mortal loss, give us all the glorious hope of life eternal. Lord, provide our lawmakers with the confidence that your allsufficient grace and power will enable them to become more than conquerors during this time of trouble. Remind them t
On in the session. And italy. Greece you can see that at the bottom of the screen. 54 basis points for the ecb. Significantly as well today, we have seen the fed extending the swap lines. I think this is really important because this dollar squeeze is right at the center of the market turmoil we are seeing at the moment, so we see had extended to countries like norway. Maybe not much of a movement today, but that is still up or down by 1. 7 versus the u. S. Dollar. Fall, buttinue to 0. 5 given the scale of some of the moves we have seen recently, i think we will call that well within the margin of error. Alix lets stay focused on Central Banks. They are taking dramatic action to stem the fallout from the coronavirus. The fed launched a program to support money market funds, and in europe, the ecb launched an emergency buying program with 820 billion. This morning we have new swap facilities for Central Banks in australia, brazil, south korea, mexico, etc. Paul donovan, ubs global chief