Trump says he'll ask Congress to provide payroll tax relief and waivers for small businesses to tackle the US coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump said he would be imposing a 30-day travel ban on Europe in order to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the US on Wednesday. He also said he would ask Congress to give immediate payroll tax relief to Americans and would instruct the Small Business Association (SBA) to provide economic waivers to small businesses. The disease has so far infected over 1,000 people and killed at least 38 others in the US. Globally, the number of infections has topped 121,000. Trump's comments come after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic . Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would ask Congress to give immediate payroll tax relief to Americans and would instruct the Small Business Association (SBA) to provide economic waivers to small businesses. Speaking at in the Oval Office on Wednesday night, Trump also announced a 30-day travel ban to and from people coming from Europe and said healthcare companies have agreed to waive all copayments for all coronavirus treatments. " We are responding with great speed and professionalism," Trump said on the US response to tackling the coronavirus outbreak in the US, which has so far infected over 1,000 people and killed at least 38 others .
Trump says he'll ask Congress to provide payroll tax relief and waivers for small businesses to tackle the US coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump said he would be imposing a 30-day travel ban on Europe in order to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the US on Wednesday. He also said he would ask Congress to give immediate payroll tax relief to Americans and would instruct the Small Business Association (SBA) to provide economic waivers to small businesses. The disease has so far infected over 1,000 people and killed at least 38 others in the US. Globally, the number of infections has topped 121,000. Trump's comments come after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic . Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would ask Congress to give immediate payroll tax relief to Americans and would instruct the Small Business Association (SBA) to provide economic waivers to small businesses. Speaking at in the Oval Office on Wednesday night, Trump also announced a 30-day travel ban to and from people coming from Europe and said healthcare companies have agreed to waive all copayments for all coronavirus treatments. " We are responding with great speed and professionalism," Trump said on the US response to tackling the coronavirus outbreak in the US, which has so far infected over 1,000 people and killed at least 38 others .