Legislation signed to help small businesses and medical centers
Trump signs bill to help small businesses and health care providers The $484 billion bill was the second government aid package signed into law. On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill to provide $484 billion in additional aid to small businesses and health care providers in the face of a coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill. "388 lawmakers voted in favor and 5 voted against. On Tuesday, the bill was unanimously approved by the Senate. Most of the money would go to small businesses that did not receive help from the last package. Democrats have insisted that some of the money from the new $320 billion Paycheck Protection Program go to women- and minority-owned businesses or those without banks. Under the program, if a company uses the money it receives to pay workers for the next two months, the government will cover the cost and the company won't have to pay the money back. Launched on April ...
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Is Hydroxychloroquine Ineffective for Treatment of Coronavirus?
Study: Hydroxychloroquine ineffective in treating coronavirus Mortality rate was higher in patients who took the drug A new study has found that the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been touted as a possible cure for coronavirus, is not only ineffective in treating the disease, but may also be associated with higher mortality rates. In early April, US President Donald Trump said the drug could make a "dramatic difference" for those infected with the coronavirus. This week, however, the Veterans Affairs Department and a team of scientists presented a study based on a review of data from 381 male patients that found patients who received hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin bore the disease more severely than those who were not given the drugs. Of the study participants, 97 took hydroxychloroquine, another 113 took both hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, and 153 took neither. According to the study, 27 percent of pa...
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