India Locked Down, Prince Charles Infected, Record Spending in US
2020-03-26
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1The coronavirus outbreak has now affected people in over 170 countries.
2The outbreak forced India's 1.3 billion people to stay at home Wednesday under a government-ordered lockdown.
3The coronavirus continues to spread, with some patients dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
4In Spain, the number of COVID-19 deaths rose higher than the number in China, where the outbreak started.
5In the United States, lawmakers finally agreed on a $2 trillion spending plan to help rescue the nation's economy.
6The agreement fueled rising share prices at stock markets around the world.
7Spain reported 738 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, pushing the number of deaths nationwide to over 3,434.
8That is higher than China, which has reported 3,285 deaths, and second only to Italy, with 6,820.
9Fernando Simón heads Spain's health emergency coordination center.
10"If we are not already at the peak, we are very close," he said.
11Simon also warned that the country should not ease up on its restrictions on movement anytime soon.
12Spain is on day 11 of a 15-day nationwide lockdown.
13Schools, restaurants and most businesses are closed.
14The government has banned social gatherings.
15Spaniards are being urged not to leave their homes.
16The restrictions are keeping tens of thousands of workers from going to work.
17The office of Britain's Prince Charles reported that "The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus."
18It said Charles "has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual."
19The 71-year-old prince is staying away from other members of Britain's royal family at a property in Scotland.
20Tests have shown that his wife, Camilla, is free of the virus.
21The royal office said "it is not possible" to find out how Charles became infected since he met many people in recent weeks.
22Charles also met with Prince Albert of Monaco, who later tested positive, at an event in London on March 10.
23India has reported only about 600 cases of infection because of limited testing.
24But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that if he does not act now, the virus could affect many living in the world's second-most populous country.
25Modi announced that "the whole country will come under complete lockdown," starting on Wednesday, for 21 days.
26"This is being done to save every citizen of the country," he added.
27The Indian leader listed China, the United States, Italy and Iran as places where the virus has spread, even with a good health care system.
28India is home to a large number of people living in poverty with poor health care.
29In the United States, infections were climbing and had passed 55,000, with deaths at over 800.
30New York state has over 30,000 infections and nearly 300 deaths, the highest numbers in the country.
31New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that his state could be two weeks away from a major health crisis.
32He predicted that 40,000 people with the virus would need specialized treatment.
33He said this would overwhelm New York's hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care units statewide.
34Cuomo questioned President Donald Trump's statement that Americans should be prepared to go back to work for the sake of the economy.
35Trump said he "would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," which falls on April 12.
36But some health officials have said the worst is yet to come.
37In Washington, U.S. lawmakers agreed on a $2 trillion spending plan early Wednesday to help the country's economy.
38The plan would support businesses through the crisis and give Americans one-time payments of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child.
39The news pushed stock prices up on Wednesday.
40Markets in Europe and Asia rose a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best day since 1933.
41Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center reported that the virus has infected more than 438,000 people worldwide.
42Nearly 20,000 people have died from the disease, but more than 110,000 others have recovered.
43In China's Hubei province, where the outbreak started last year, officials have lifted restrictions on movement.
44People who passed an inspection were permitted to travel for the first time since January.
45I'm Jonathan Evans.
1The coronavirus outbreak has now affected people in over 170 countries. 2The outbreak forced India's 1.3 billion people to stay at home Wednesday under a government-ordered lockdown. The coronavirus continues to spread, with some patients dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In Spain, the number of COVID-19 deaths rose higher than the number in China, where the outbreak started. 3In the United States, lawmakers finally agreed on a $2 trillion spending plan to help rescue the nation's economy. The agreement fueled rising share prices at stock markets around the world. 4In Spain 5Spain reported 738 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, pushing the number of deaths nationwide to over 3,434. That is higher than China, which has reported 3,285 deaths, and second only to Italy, with 6,820. 6Fernando Simón heads Spain's health emergency coordination center. "If we are not already at the peak, we are very close," he said. 7Simon also warned that the country should not ease up on its restrictions on movement anytime soon. Spain is on day 11 of a 15-day nationwide lockdown. Schools, restaurants and most businesses are closed. 8The government has banned social gatherings. Spaniards are being urged not to leave their homes. The restrictions are keeping tens of thousands of workers from going to work. 9Prince Charles infected 10The office of Britain's Prince Charles reported that "The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus." It said Charles "has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual." 11The 71-year-old prince is staying away from other members of Britain's royal family at a property in Scotland. Tests have shown that his wife, Camilla, is free of the virus. 12The royal office said "it is not possible" to find out how Charles became infected since he met many people in recent weeks. Charles also met with Prince Albert of Monaco, who later tested positive, at an event in London on March 10. 13India locked down 1.3 billion people 14India has reported only about 600 cases of infection because of limited testing. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that if he does not act now, the virus could affect many living in the world's second-most populous country. 15Modi announced that "the whole country will come under complete lockdown," starting on Wednesday, for 21 days. "This is being done to save every citizen of the country," he added. 16The Indian leader listed China, the United States, Italy and Iran as places where the virus has spread, even with a good health care system. India is home to a large number of people living in poverty with poor health care. 17The virus in the United States 18In the United States, infections were climbing and had passed 55,000, with deaths at over 800. New York state has over 30,000 infections and nearly 300 deaths, the highest numbers in the country. 19New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that his state could be two weeks away from a major health crisis. He predicted that 40,000 people with the virus would need specialized treatment. He said this would overwhelm New York's hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care units statewide. 20Cuomo questioned President Donald Trump's statement that Americans should be prepared to go back to work for the sake of the economy. Trump said he "would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," which falls on April 12. But some health officials have said the worst is yet to come. 21In Washington, U.S. lawmakers agreed on a $2 trillion spending plan early Wednesday to help the country's economy. The plan would support businesses through the crisis and give Americans one-time payments of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child. 22The news pushed stock prices up on Wednesday. Markets in Europe and Asia rose a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best day since 1933. 23Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center reported that the virus has infected more than 438,000 people worldwide. Nearly 20,000 people have died from the disease, but more than 110,000 others have recovered. 24In China's Hubei province, where the outbreak started last year, officials have lifted restrictions on movement. People who passed an inspection were permitted to travel for the first time since January. 25I'm Jonathan Evans. 26Hai Do adapted this story for Learning English based on Reuters and Associated Press news reports. George Grow was the editor. 27________________________________________________________________ 28Words in This Story 29outbreak - n. a sudden start or increase of disease 30lockdown - n. a state of isolation or restricted access for safety 31positive - n. showing the presence of a particular germ or virus 32symptom - n. a change in the body or mind which indicates that a disease is present 33overwhelm - v. to affect very strongly 34Easter - n. a Christian church festival that celebrates the return of Jesus Christ after his death