This will include tax relief and aid for workers in the gig economy who worry about calling in sick. Trump said he would hold a press conference to discuss the measures on Tuesday, adding that coronavirus has "blindsided the world." Another, Representative Doug Collins, was with Trump on Friday during a coronavirus briefing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters. Asked if Trump had been tested for the virus, Vice President Mike Pence said, "I honestly don't know." Trump has invited heads of major US financial institutions to a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the virus response, banking sources told AFP.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 10, 2020 02:37 UTC