1.Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS): Non-immigrant Visa Holders May Apply For Extension of Stay

USCIS issues notice recently, in view of special circumstances of the current pandemic, people with non-immigrant visa types are allowed to apply for an extension of their stay in the United States or change their identity, the spokesman said.

The F-1 and J-1 held by international students and visiting scholars, business investigation B-1 as well as family visit or tourism B-2 are all non-immigrant visas.

2. The House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Passed Nearly 500 Billion Aid Bills

On the afternoon of April 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $484 billion aid bill to help small businesses, hospitals hit by pandemic crisis \ to strengthen virus testing,.

3.PPP4 Application Resumes

Small Business Administration of the United States announces a Pay Protection Plan (PPP) to help companies continue to hire employees during the coronavirus crisis, and the application is resumed at 10:30 Am, April 27, EST (today).

The Payroll Protection Program is a loan designed to directly help small businesses to pay employees. If a small business owner keeps an employee for eight weeks, he can get a non-repayable loan for wages, rent, mortgage interest or utilities.

4. Trump Uses Administrative Orders to Prohibit Shutdown of Meat Factories

The outbreak of pandemic hit the supply of meat in the United States, and more and more meat processing workers were infected and even died, Meat processors consider stopping work to avoid epidemics; President Trump announces on April 28th that he will issue administrative order to prevent the meat factories from stopping work so as to stabilize the meat supply; while trade unions of meat produce require Trump to guarantee the work safety of 1.3 million employees.

5. Former Republican Senator: Trump’s losing the Presidential Election (if any) Favors Long-term Development of Republican

Former Republican federal senator from Arizona (Jeff Flake), who often criticizes President Trump says that if Trump completely loses in the presidential election in Nov. 2020, it will favor the long term development of the Republican party.  Although he's a Republican, he says, he is very willing to turn his coat and vote for Democratic candidates in this year's presidential election.

6. More than 50, 000 deaths of Covid-19 in USA Three States Reopen Amidst Controversy President Trump Calls for Wearing Face Mask

Covid-19 deaths in the united states exceeded 50,000 on April 24, accounting for more than a quarter of the world's current deaths, which means confirmed and the number of deaths of the United State continues to be the world's top; even if the epidemic did not slow, three states Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began to relax business ban 24, but health experts repeatedly warned not to rush to step back to work.

7.First in USA: 2 Pet Cats Confirmed in New York   7 Tigers and Lions Are Also Infected in Zoo

With outbreak of Covid-19 in New York, two cats are also tested positive for Covid-19 followed by a confirmed case of tigers at the Bronx Zoo. The two cats are also the first pets in the United States to be infected with the Covid-19, the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)said on April 22nd.

8.Arizona Will Carry Out Testing Blitz

Governor Ducey announced on the 27th, Arizona Health Services Department works with medical service providers to carry out the "Arizona Testing Blitz " to test 60,000 people in state of Arizona on three consecutive Saturdays i.e. May 2nd, 9th, and 16th.

9.The Luke Air Force Base Flight Team Will Salute Medical Staff

Luke Air Force Base and Arizona Air Force national guard, will organize the 56th fighter  wing and the 944th fighter wing, as well as 15 aircraft of the Arizona Air National Guard 161th refueling unit, plans to carry on the flight performance on May 1 to pays tribute to the medical worker in the front line of the battle against the pandemic.

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