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$1B+ coronavirus pandemic financial aid bill moves forward in Maryland Senate

January 29, 2021
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Maryland state senators are pushing forward an expanded pandemic financial aid package that would send payments to low-income residents, offer tax breaks to businesses and direct extra funding to programs as varied as food banks, mass transit and support for people with disabilities.

Article Source: Baltimore Sun

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