What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
March 31 2020 - 2:02AM
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Governors and mayors across the U.S. are working to secure more
medical supplies, adding restrictions and asking the federal
government for better coordination, as the rise in confirmed cases
of the new coronavirus brought the nation's total to over
164,000.
A New York medical center told ER doctors they have "sole
discretion" to place patients on ventilators and institutional
backing to "withhold futile intubations."
The Treasury released new details on grants and loans for
airlines and urged companies to submit some applications by
Friday.
The government will begin sending out stimulus payments to U.S.
households in the next three weeks, officials said.
The Justice Department is examining whether lawmakers traded
ahead of the market turmoil caused by the virus based on
confidential briefings they received.
Saudi Arabia has invited Houthi representatives and the
internationally recognized government in Yemen to peace talks.
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March 31, 2020 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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