The US president and New York governor have spent the past few weeks disagreeing with each other over how to handle the pandemic.
On Tuesday, the Senate also approved $484bn of relief for the economy and hospitals aimed at helping them survive the coronavirus crisis.He added:"The president seemed very open and understanding of that and said the next piece of legislation that passes he's going to be open to that."Meanwhile, more states are planning to ease restrictions so people can return to work and economies can begin to recover.
Centers for Disease Control director Robert Redfield told the Washington Post:"There's a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through." New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan have all reported their highest single-day death tolls - more than 800 in total, while the governor of California, the most populous state, has said it is too soon to weaken restrictions there.
Experts have said the the US should be testing three million people per week for a good idea of how far the virus has spread. However, states have only managed a third of this in the past week, according to the Covid Tracking Project.temporarily suspend immigrationThe ban, expected to be approved on Wednesday, will last 60 days and apply to those seeking"green cards" for permanent residency.Around 462,000 immigrant visas were issued in the 2019 fiscal year but, at a time of flight restrictions and border closures around the world, immigration is effectively frozen anyway.
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