Trump to detail U.S. coronavirus efforts, Schumer seeks $8.5 billion
(WorldNews Business)

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against criticism that his administration isn´t doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat, as lawmakers called for giving disease fighters much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested. A day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S., Trump prepared to hold a White House press conference with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two new coronavirus cases have been reported in Americans who had traveled on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, health officials said Wednesday. The new cases bring...