Senate approves $8.3 billion bill to fight coronavirus as first U.S. deaths are confirmed

March 7th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States Senate approved more than $8 billion in funding to fight the coronavirus on Thursday before sending the measure to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. The virus, known as Covid-19, has been blamed for 11 deaths in the United States — 10 in Washington state and one in California, where a...