CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 UPDATES 3/25/2020: Senate, White House Agree To $2 Trillion Stimulus

At first, policymakers sounded hopeful that COVID-19 could be contained in the United States, and that new infection numbers could be “stabilized” thanks to greater awareness than in Italy and South Korea, where COVID-19 — the novel coronavirus — has taken a severe toll.

COVID-19 has caused many to stay inside as much as possible. The White House Coronavirus Task Force is reportedly encouraging a minimum of 15 days of changed individual behavior nationwide, in order to “slow the spread.”

Now, with the number of infections in the US still growing heading into April, both parties have expressed the need for emergency stimulus to get the economy — and the American people — back on schedule fast. Thankfully, after initial failures, the US Senate and White House have reached a tentative deal on a whopping $2 trillion stimulus package designed to lessen the blow of COVID-19, Yahoo! News reports.

American stock markets, as well as other asset classes, have been hard hit by COVID-19 fears, with trillions of dollars in value being wiped from the NYSE and Nasdaq since the first confirmed infections on US soil were reported.

COVID-19 is believed to be unusually contagious and hardy for a virus in its family, and can survive on some surfaces for up to 3-5 days health experts believe, making the case for proper hygiene and frequent sterilization of surfaces. The virus originated in Wuhan, China late last year, wreaking havoc on several of China’s most prosperous cities, and causing substantial harm to its economy.

While millions in America, Canada, and Europe weather the storm by practicing “radical social distancing,” which means staying home whenever possible and avoiding coming into contact with others, Internet traffic has seen unprecedented levels. Many are in need of entertainment, news, and information like never before!

YouTube and Netflix have announced they are rolling back to standard definition delivery of their video content in most cases right now, in order to serve the high demand.

FULCRUM’s site is seeing fantastic traffic, as the major search engines seem to like us again in these unusual times. How nice! And, of course, if you don’t yet get our in-depth email updates from here in DC — sign up now.