More than 4.4 million citizens are unemployed due to lockdown in the United States
The Corona virus has caused 26.5 million Americans to apply for unemployment benefits in the past five weeks.
According to the French news agency AFP, data from the Department of Labor shows that in the week ended April 18, 4.4 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits.
While the corona virus has affected the labor market, it has also severely affected oil prices, product manufacturing, housing construction and other businesses.
According to economists, 2.5 million Americans lost their jobs in April, the biggest crisis in 11 years.
Protests against the nationwide lockdown against the corona virus have intensified as the epidemic has led to an economic crisis and rising unemployment in the United States.
The United States has been the hardest hit by the corona virus, and Americans have been facing the worst economic downturn since the lockdown.
The US Senate on Tuesday announced a 80 480 billion relief package, including aid for small businesses affected by the global coronavirus outbreak.
Republicans and Democrats agreed on Tuesday on the government’s proposed measures. Earlier in March, the largest economic aid package in US history was unveiled.
The total number of deaths from the corona virus worldwide has risen to 183,700.
More than 2.5 million cases of corona virus have been reported in 193 countries, of which about 700,000 have recovered.
The death toll from the corona virus in the United States has risen to 46,785, while the number of people infected with the virus has risen to more than 842,000.
Italy is the second most affected country by the corona virus, with 25,085 deaths and more than 187,000 confirmed cases.
The deadly virus has so far killed 22,157 people in Spain, while Corona has more than 213,000 confirmed cases.
The Corona virus has so far killed 21,340 people in France and infected more than 1.5 million.
Corona virus has killed 4,632 people in China, while the number of patients is 82,798.