Troubling news in Washington today as it has been confirmed that a sitting member of Congress has tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to the Washington Post, Rep (R) Mario Diaz-Balart found out this week that he was positive after coming down with a fever and a headache.
Here are the latest 4 most important things you should know:
- New York City has more confirmed cases than all but 10 countries in the world.
- The US/Canadian border has now officially closed for business as of Wednesday.
- According to data from John Hopkins, the total number of confirmed cases has topped 200,000 across the world.
- The bill that aims to put upwards of $2k in the hands of millions of Americans is now headed to Trump for enactment. The bill became a thing after Trump realized that the markets and labor force will continue to be in an absolute free fall.