U.S. President Donald Trump addresses his administration's daily coronavirus briefing at the White House in Washington, yesterday. - Reuters
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump administration on Tuesday pursued a US$1 trillion (£827.75 billion) stimulus package to buttress an economy hit by coronavirus fears that could deliver $1,000 checks to Americans within two weeks, while New York said it might order residents of the most populous U.S. city to stay at home.
With the number of reported U.S. cases of the respiratory illness surging past 5,800 and deaths approaching 100, millions of Americans hunkered down in their homes instead of commuting to work or school as New York and other major cities escalated "social distancing" policies by closing schools, bars, restaurants and theaters.
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