President Trump signed an $ 8.3 billion emergency spending package to enhance response to Covid-19.

"We signed a $ 8.3 billion bill. I asked for $ 2.5 billion and got $ 8.3 billion. We did well, but it was an unforeseen problem," the president said. US Donald Trump said at the diplomatic reception room at the White House when signing the law. The US House of Representatives and Senate have previously passed a bill.

The fund will spend more than $ 3 billion on research and development of vaccines, test kits and medical treatments. 2.2 billion USD to support public health activities to prevent, prepare and respond to epidemics; $ 1.25 billion will support international efforts to tackle the disease.

The White House on February 25 sent a request to parliament to approve a $ 2.5 billion budget to respond to the Covid-19 epidemic, including more than $ 1 billion to develop the vaccine. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) previously had to use emergency budgets to respond quickly to infectious diseases and is seeking to transfer more than $ 130 million from other HSS accounts to respond to nCoV, VND while calling for more budget.

The Covid-19 epidemic has been reported in more than 95 countries and territories, making more than 100,000 people sick, including more than 3,400 deaths and nearly 56,000 recovering. The US reported more than 200 positive cases for nCoV, of which 12 died.

Covid-19 has appeared throughout the United States, but mainly concentrated in the West Bank. The states of Washington, Florida and California have declared a state of emergency because of the Covid-19 epidemic.