The global death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Wednesday and the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide climbed to more than 454,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. In the U.S., more than 65,000 people have tested positive and over 940 have died of the disease.
據約翰霍普金斯大學的數據，週三全球死於新冠肺炎的人數超過20000人，全球確診的新冠肺炎感染人數攀升至454000多人。在美國，超過65000人檢測呈陽性，超過940人死於該病。
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said more than 30,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in his state alone, adding "we're still on the way up the mountain."
紐約州州長安德魯·庫莫表示，僅他所在的州就已確診超過3萬例新冠肺炎病例，並補充說“我們仍在上山的路上”
Meanwhile, the Senate was moving forward on a sweeping $2 trillion financial relief package to help American workers, businesses and the severely strained health care system survive the still-spreading coronavirus outbreak. The unprecedented package would provide direct payments to most Americans, expand jobless benefits, provide $367 billion to small businesses, and assist state and local governments.
與此同時，參議院正在推進一項2萬億美元的財政救助計劃，以幫助美國工人、企業和嚴重緊張的醫療體系在仍在蔓延的疫情中生存下來。這一史無前例的計劃將為大多數美國人提供直接支付，擴大失業救濟，為小企業提供3670億美元，並幫助州和地方政府。
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