'No time to waste': Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package

Plan includes $160bn in vaccination funds and $1tn in relief to families, including $1,400 stimulus checks

Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn coronavirus relief proposal, aimed at urgently combating the pandemic and the economic crisis it has triggered. As the US faces its deadliest stage of the pandemic, Biden described the moment as a crisis of deep human suffering".

The ambitious, wide-ranging plan includes $160bn to bolster vaccination and testing efforts, and other health programs and $350bn for state and local governments, as well as $1tn in relief to families, via direct payments and unemployment insurance.