In the United States, carmakers closed factories to protect workers against the new coronavirus and financial markets were again hard hit. Internationally, nations in North America and Europe put new border restrictions in place over public health concerns. The fast spreading new coronavirus that jumped from animals to humans has now infected over 200,000 people around the world. It also is blamed for more than 8,700 deaths. President Donald Trump said he would use an existing U.S. law to give the government additional powers to fight the disease and to ease economic trouble.
Title: Additional Measures to Stop Virus Weigh on Economy
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