US virus relief on hold as Congress shuts

By David Morgan
Updated August 15 2020 - 1:41am, first published 1:37am
Members of US Congress have returned home after failing to agree on a coronavirus support package.
Members of US Congress have returned home after failing to agree on a coronavirus support package.

The prospects for a deal in the US Congress to help people suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic have dimmed, with the Senate and House of Representatives in recess and no fresh talks scheduled with President Donald Trump's negotiators.

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