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US Congress reaches deal on coronavirus aid package, plans vote
US congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $US900 billion (1.19 trillion) package that will provide the first new aid in months to an economy battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic
Key points:
- President Donald Trump supports the bill and will sign it into law
- The package would give direct payments of $600 to individuals and boost unemployment payments by $300 a week
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It also includes billions for small businesses, food assistance, vaccine distribution, transit and healthcare
The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus package in US history, following a $US2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March.
It comes as the pandemic accelerates, infecting more than 214,000 people in the country each day.
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