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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators on Tuesday that failure to act on a proposed coronavirus rescue package could lead to U.S. unemployment as high as 20% and lasting economic damage, a person familiar with the closed-door meeting said.
Mnuchin met with senators to persuade them to pass a US$1 trillion stimulus package that would send cash to Americans within two weeks and backstop airlines and other companies.
Eight new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in New Zealand today, all from people recently arrived from overseas. The total number of coronavirus in New Zealand is now 20.
“We expected more cases,” director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said.
Bloomfield urged those who had arrived from overseas before the Monday self-isolation measures came into force to “voluntarily self-isolate” to protect the community.
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