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The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown continues to soar to historic highs. Another 4.4 million people claimed unemployment benefits last week around the country, the Labor Department said.

That brings the total of jobless claims in just five weeks to more than 26 million people. That's more than all the jobs added in the past 10 years since the Great Recession.

Still, the pace of job losses is slowing. About 5.2 million filed during the week that ended April 11 and last week was the third consecutive week of declines.
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The coronavirus crisis has suddenly ended a decade of remarkable job growth. The unemployment rate, which sank to nearly 50-year lows, is expected to soar into double digits.

The pace of job losses has the broader population worried. A Gallup poll found that a quarter of working Americans believe they will lose their jobs in the next 12 months. That's a record high.

The wave of job cuts was concentrated at first in the travel and energy sectors, but have increasingly spread to white-collar jobs such as lawyers, accountants and consultants.

"The lack of precedent means we have no idea how far this will go, but our initial hope that claims would drop below one million per week by the end of May is now touch-and-go," says Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

To stem the flow of layoffs, Congress created the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Act, which gives companies money if they retain or rehire workers.

The fund ran out of money in just two weeks and the Senate approved a bill this week to replenish it.

As more and more workers lose jobs, many states say they are seeing the trust funds used to pay unemployment benefits begin to run low.

Nearly half the states say they have seen double-digit decline in their funds, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

New York, which has burned through half of its fund, has asked for a $4 billion no-interest loan from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits. More than a million people in the state have lost their jobs.

Massachusetts says its fund is also down by half since mid-February, and California has seen a 40% decline.

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Americans could get a check for $1,000 or more in the coming weeks, as political leaders coalesce around a dramatic plan to try to prevent a worse recession and protect people from going bankrupt.

The idea took off Monday when Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called for every American adult to receive a $1,000 check "immediately" to help tide people over until other government aid can arrive. By Tuesday, there was bipartisan support for the idea, including from President Trump. The White House even suggested the amount could be over $1,000, an acknowledgment of how big the economic crisis is becoming.

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"We're looking at sending checks to Americans immediately," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding that Trump wants checks to go out "in the next two weeks."

This isn't a new idea. The United States has done this twice before. During the Great Recession, the federal government sent about every adult a $300 to $600 check (plus $300 per child). The same thing happened in 2001, when the majority of Americans received a $300 check.

In the last recession, checks went out to pretty much everyone who wasn't a millionaire and filed a U.S. tax return, including Social Security recipients. Americans earning at least some income but less than $75,000 got the full amount, while wealthier people got less. The payments were sent by a check in the mail or direct deposit into a bank account.

Most economists across the political spectrum like this idea because it's simple and relatively fast. Unlike other government aid - unemployment insurance, welfare or food stamps - people do not have to apply for the payments, and there are no restrictions on how to use the money.

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As the U.S. economy comes to a standstill, job losses are mounting and could reach the millions, economists say. A $1,000 payment won't fully compensate people, but experts and politicians say it's a good first step to help people buy groceries and pay rent. It works out to the equivalent of one week of pay for the typical American, according to the latest Labor Department data, which shows median weekly earnings of $936 for full-time workers.

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In past downturns, wealthier Americans tended to save such money, which blunted the economic aid, but lower-income Americans used it immediately to pay bills, a lifeline for their families and a boost to the economy. In the past, about two-thirds of the money was spent within the first six months of the checks going out, according to economic studies of the 2001 and 2008 stimulus efforts.

Many studies have shown that bumping up food stamps, welfare and unemployment insurance during downturns provides an even larger economic boost for the same reason: These Americans are the most cash-strapped, and they tend to spend the money quickly.

There are lots of questions about doling out money so freely. Some ask whether it's wise to send money at a time when most Americans are supposed to stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. Others argue that rich people shouldn't get checks because they do not need the cash.

In 2001 and 2008, the checks were technically tax "rebates," meaning they were part of a larger tax cut. The coronavirus check proposal would just be a direct cash payment that the government would fund by borrowing money.

Mnuchin said Tuesday that millionaires would not be getting the checks. A Democratic proposal from Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) would give at least $1,000 to everyone making less than $65,000. They say that about 75 percent of Americans would qualify.

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A Democratic plan from Sens. Michael F. Bennet of Colorado, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sherrod Brown of Ohio would go even further. It provides $2,000 for every American adult and child plus a $1,500 check in the summer and a $1,000 check in the fall, if the public health emergency continues. The highest income earners would not get checks under the Democratic plan. A separate proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) would give families with children about $1,500 more for every month the national emergency continues. The payments would be sent to single parents earning up to $50,000 and married parents earning up to $100,000.

"We will need multiple rounds of money for everyone," said Claudia Sahm, a former Federal Reserve economist who is one of the leading experts on recessions. "This recession is going to be more severe than the Great Recession."

Sahm is now forecasting a deeper recession than what happened in 2007-2009, but she said it might not last as long if policymakers act boldly. She has been talking to lawmakers about a $1.5 trillion stimulus that would include these checks along with aid for states and help for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

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Economists across the political spectrum have been urging Congress to send these checks, including Greg Mankiw, President George W. Bush's chief economist, and Jason Furman, President Barack Obama's chief economist. They say the money could be delivered faster today than it was in 2008, partly because direct depositing is so widespread now. Sending to everyone - regardless of income - could also speed up the process because the government would not have to check income records.

"Considering the difficulty of identifying the truly needy and the problems inherent in trying to do so, sending every American a $1,000 check asap would be a good start," Mankiw wrote on his blog.

Furman put it this way: "Thrilled to see @MittRomney proposing $1,000 checks. This would [be] a critical floor of social insurance for hundreds of millions of Americans and would help the economy rebound more quickly when we are past the virus lockdown phase."

The money probably can't go out in two weeks, as the White House proposed. In 2008, it took about two months to get the checks to people, notes Mattie Duppler, a fellow at the right-leaning National Taxpayers Union. But she said it's reasonable that the money could start going out in April.

The Internal Revenue Service has many people's direct-deposit information, given that close to 90 percent of people filed their tax returns online last year. Money could be delivered even faster to a lot of the hardest-hit people if it were sent via Social Security payments to the elderly or via the Electronic Benefit Transfer debit cards that government aid recipients already have.

Sahm, the recession expert, has urged Congress and the White House to send out the initial checks quickly and then say they will do more if the unemployment rate jumps above a certain level this summer.

"The world is de facto at war," French economist Olivier Blanchard wrote on Twitter. Blanchard is the former top economist at the International Monetary Fund. He urged the U.S. government not to hold back on spending.

While some have raised concerns that sending checks to most Americans comes with a hefty price tag that could send this year's budget deficit to a record $2 trillion or more, Blanchard points out that's about 10 percent of the nation's economy. During World War II, the United States ran deficits of over 20 percent of gross domestic product.

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The coronavirus outbreak is having an impact on politics. On Capitol Hill, Democrats and Republicans are working to address the crisis, and presidential candidates have cut back on campaign events.

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We're focusing today's program on the coronavirus and the various ways it's been affecting people and institutions. And we're going to spend the next few minutes focusing on the political and economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. And we know you've been hearing a lot about hygiene, washing your hands, correctly, and so forth. We're going to talk about how you can practice information hygiene, protecting yourself from misinformation during this crisis. First, though, the politics of coronavirus. For that, we go to NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Domenico, good to talk with you once again.

DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Hey, Michel.

MARTIN: So this week, we've seen a rare thing in Washington, D.C. Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly passed a significant bipartisan piece of emergency legislation. Now, it wasn't unanimous. Forty House Republicans voted no. But how significant is that?

MONTANARO: Well, look. It's certainly a large piece of legislation. It allocates funding for coronavirus testing, unemployment benefits, extensions of Medicaid and a degree of sick leave. Now, this is where some of the, you know, controversy comes in because it's got two weeks paid leave, another 10 which people could be eligible for. Small businesses and people who are self-employed can get tax credits for that.

The catch here, though, is that we're talking about companies only with 500 or fewer employees, you know? The big companies, the kinds that President Trump was praising at - in the Rose Garden the other day with CEOs - they're exempt from guaranteeing the sick leave.

MARTIN: So, you know, in a tweet today, President Trump praised the good teamwork between Republicans and Democrats in Washington. He said it was nice to see. But what about him? Now, I know that many health experts have criticized him for downplaying the severity of the crisis. Other people have criticized him for excessively praising himself. But apart from that, is he putting politics aside?

MONTANARO: You know, it's been shaky, frankly, from the president. I mean, he's downplayed the potential effect. He put out misinformation. He sounded incoherent at many points, to be honest. He's concerned with how this all looks for him. He's underplayed the potential number of cases, openly saying how he likes low numbers. And that's not how experts say you stop the spread of a highly contagious infectious disease. I mean, it's been very confused mixed messaging, even down to whether he's been tested.

Now, he said today he was tested, yesterday. And the White House doctor in a letter last night said he didn't need to be. The president said anyone who wanted a test could get one. That wasn't true. Now, he's saying that not everyone even should get a test. So it's all got people scratching their heads, feeling like they're on their own in this crisis and questioning if they can believe what they're hearing from their public leaders.

MARTIN: And we cannot forget that a presidential election campaign is still going on. I mean, that just is the reality of it. Both of the main Democratic contenders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, have made statements this week. What did they say? And how else are they responding to the current moment?

MONTANARO: Well, pretty predictably, both have criticized President Trump's response. Bernie Sanders early on wrote an op-ed about what he would do and the need to follow science. Vice President - former Vice President Biden had a whole speech on it this week, trying to really position himself, politically, looking like the opposite of President Trump almost as if he was in general election mode already. He's named an entire advisory committee and released detailed plans of what he would do. In the short run, it does seem to have benefited Biden in some ways. In the last two rounds of primaries, people said in exit polls that they were concerned with coronavirus. More people said that they trusted Biden than Sanders to deal with a major crisis.

And we have elections coming up on Tuesday in key states. And this has really paused campaigning as we know it. Candidates aren't doing events in person. They're relying much more heavily on their digital operations. Even the debate that was supposed to take place tomorrow night in Arizona in front of an audience isn't going to happen in front of an audience. Now, it's been moved to CNN's D.C. TV studio. It's really unlike anything we've ever seen before in politics, Michel. The only thing it really reminds me of is immediately after Sept. 11.

MARTIN: We have about 30 seconds left. But what about the president? We know that he really has - he really enjoys these big rallies. He's had some of them in states where he's - where the Democrats have been campaigning. What about him? Has he indicated what direction he has - his campaign said, whether they're going to suspend those as well?

MONTANARO: Yeah. Despite early tough talk, they've canceled all those events now. He was scheduled to go to Milwaukee for a Catholics for Trump event next week. That's off. Trump's campaign also canceled trips to Colorado and Nevada because of the coronavirus caution. And what it's really doing is changing how both parties, people within both parties see this - Republicans downplaying it, Democrats thinking it's a big threat.

MARTIN: That is NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Domenico, thank you.

MONTANARO: You're welcome.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster has expanded his order to close more non-essential businesses, but did not issue a state-at-home order yet.

McMaster gave an update at the state's emergency operations center. WLTX has live coverage in the video player above, on TV, and on the News19 WLTX Facebook page.
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McMaster's issued two new executive orders. The first, and most expansive, was to shut down more buildings. Among those included are the following: furniture stores, department stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, jewelry stores, florists, sporting goods stores, book an music stores, luggage stores, and home furnishing stores.

However, that list excludes hardware stores and home improvement stores. The order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 6.

His second order goes into effect immediately. It stops rentals at hotels and similar facilities for people coming into the state from coronvirus "hotspots." That excludes medical, military, shipping, and first responders.

Again, McMaster did not issue a statewide 'stay-at-home' order. Multiple politicians, including mayors and state legislators, have asked McMaster to reconsider his stance and issue one.

But McMaster said he feels the state's approach so far is the right one, and is based on the science.

"We have a deliberate, steady plan approach," he said. "We believe this is the best way based on the science and facts and we will go as far as we need to go."
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He said South Carolina is not like every other state. "We're taking a deliberate approach to be aggressive at the right time."
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He continued to urge social distancing.

"I urge people again, please stay home," said. "Stay home, be careful, keep that social distance, use hygiene."

South Carolina is one of just a handful of states which hasn't. On Wednesday, two other states who'd held out on issuing those orders, Florida and Georgia, finally put those restrictions in place.
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In the last week, he ordered many non-essential businesses to close and shuttered beaches and public boat ramps statewide. On Friday, he said ordered the state's health agency to release coronavirus numbers by zip code, including estimates of those who have symptoms but are unaware.
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There were 147 new cases reported Friday, putting the total cases up to 1,700 statewide. There were 3 new death, bringing the state total to 34.
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Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more serious diseases such as pneumonia.

People can help to prevent the spread of the virus in the following ways:

wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after using the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. And, always wash your hands with soap and water if they are visibly dirty.

avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

stay home when you're sick.

cough or sneeze into your elbow or use a tissue and put it in the trash immediately.

clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

For general questions about COVID-19 residents should visit the DHEC website at scdhec.gov/COVID19 or the CDC website here.

For residents concerned about their own personal health or are showing symptoms such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, please call your personal doctor or healthcare provider. DHEC has launched its Care Line. If residents have general questions about COVID-19, the DHEC Care Line is here to help. Call 1-855-472-3432. Staff are answering calls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call volume has been high. Callers are urged to be patient if they receive a busy signal and try their call at a later time.

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We're tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in South Carolina. Check back for updates.

Cases top 7,700

At least 7,792 people in South Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 346 have died, according to state health officials.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 140 new cases of the virus and 15 additional deaths on Monday.

Patients who died were residents of Charleston, Clarendon, Fairfield, Florence, Hampton, Lancaster, Lexington, Richland, and Sumter counties.

Worldwide, more than 4.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported and more than 285,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 1.3 million cases and 80,000 deaths have been reported in the United States.

State employees will return to work soon

Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that state employees ordered to work from home will be returning to their offices by June 3, at the very latest.

For nearly two months, over 55,000 state workers have been doing their jobs from home, The State reported. Meanwhile, 19,000 others couldn't work from home and have remained on the job as normal.

McMaster said close contact businesses, including gyms, barber shops and salons, will be allowed to reopen as soon as next week, The State reported.

"With our increased capacity for testing the people of our state, it is time to responsibly and gradually get these small businesses back up and running," McMaster said.

SC meets contact tracing goal

South Carolina now has over 1,800 contact tracers at its disposal, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Monday.

Contact tracers can help prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks by identifying how infected patients came into contact with the virus. DHEC now has 400 contact tracers on staff, with access to another 1,400 provided through two private companies, The State reported.

"With increased testing there will be an increase in the number of positive cases reported," state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said in a statement. "This means we will need to increase the extent of its contact tracing, and we are prepared to do so."

Calls to mental health hotline surge

Calls from South Carolina phone numbers to the federal Disaster Distress Helpline increased 1,300% between February and April, according to The Island Packet, the highest level in four years.

During April, when statewide lockdown measures were being implemented in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the number of calls peaked, according to the outlet.

Indoor dining permitted

Restaurants in South Carolina can start offering indoor dining again as of Monday after Gov. Henry McMaster announced the change on Friday.

Previously, only takeout and delivery services were permitted. But the decision whether to allow customers to dine inside will now be left up to individual restaurants.

Some social distancing rules are in still in place. Restaurants can't operate past 50% of their capacity and tables must be at least 6 to 8 feet apart.

Announcement on other businesses

Gov. Henry McMaster has said he may announce as soon as Monday when businesses such as salons and gyms will be allowed to reopen.

The businesses have been closed for more than a month.

"On Monday, I will likely address the close, physical-contact service businesses," McMaster said Friday, according to The State. "That includes such things as barber shops, hair salons, nail salons and gyms. Those are the close personal contact that have been discussed by accelerateSC, and we hope to have a decision made and announced as early as Monday on those."

Allegations against hospital

A labor union says the Columbia Veterans Affairs hospital is not adequately protecting workers from COVID-19.

The American Federation of Government Employees Local 1915 alleges in a news release that the hospital has not provided enough PPE to employees, has not allowed some of them to work remotely, has denied paid sick leave to those who have been exposed to the virus and has not provided enough training on how to prevent the spread of the virus.

The group held a protest Saturday calling on the hospital to address its concerns. About 20 people attended, The State reported Sunday.

The State has been unable to reach the Columbia or national VA for comment.

Bailey Aldridge is a reporter covering real-time news in North and South Carolina. She has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Gov. Henry McMaster has finally issued a statewide mandate for residents to stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in South Carolina.

The executive order, which the governor calls a "home or work order" is a mandate that states: "All South Carolinians must remain at home or work unless visiting family, exercising, or obtaining essential goods or services."

It goes into effect Tuesday at 5 p.m.

"It is time according to the data, according to the science," McMaster said.

The governor said too many people are out at stores or on the water and not following recommendations to stay home.

All stores must limit customers to five customers per 1,000 sq. ft., or 20% of the business' capacity -- whichever is less, the governor said. The stores must also enforce social distancing.

This executive order comes amid a large outcry for the governor to get more strict in his response to the coronavirus outbreak.

McMaster has closed non-essential businesses in different stages, and used other orders to close schools and dine-in services at restaurants and bars.

As of Monday, April 6, health officials said 2,232 people in South Carolina have contracted the virus. That's an increase of 183 cases in one day.

New testing information from DHEC shows there have been 21,384 people tested in South Carolina between its public lab and several private labs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is spread mainly from person-to-person by those in close contact, or through coughing and sneezing by someone who's infected.

Most people can recover from the virus at home using over-the-counter medications to treat their symptoms.

Those who are at the highest risk of developing severe case of COVID-19 are the elderly and those who are already being treated for chronic medical diseases.

Those who are hospitalized with serious cases of COVID-19 have trouble breathing, and many need support from ventilators, which breathe for them. The U.S. is working to produce more of the machines to prepare, but experts fear a shortage of the life-saving devices.

The mortality rate for people with the virus has been widely reported around 2 to 3%, but health experts note the actual percentage is not that high, as not all cases are diagnosed or reported.

The rate is higher than the flu, which kills on average about 0.1% of people who get it, based on a 10-year average of data from the CDC.

Anyone with concerns about their health, or who believes they are showing symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath, should call their health care provider. Avoid going to the doctor or an emergency room unless the situation is life-threatening.

People without a doctor can take advantage of free online screening from Prisma Health and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

MUSC has an online platform to aid with coronavirus diagnosis and care. Go to musc.care and access the COVID-19 platform. The service is free with code: COVID19.

Prisma Health also has a free virtual visit, which allows patients to video conference with a doctor instead of coming into a facility. The goal is to keep patients who don't need to be treated at a hospital at home. Go to prismahealth.org/virtual-visit and use promo code COVID19 for a free virtual visit.

For more information on COVID-19, click or tap here to visit the CDC's website.

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This video talks about how china is one of the biggest economies, and for it to be on shutdown, it really effects everyone because a lot of products are manufactured in China.

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I helped my sister rehabilitate her pet ducks, because she has to work a lot due to the fact that she is in the medical field. This helps her because she is not able to come home to feed them and care for them.

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I helped my sister rehabilitate her pet ducks, because she has to work a lot due to the fact that she is in the medical field. This helps her because she is not able to come home to feed them and care for them.