The bulk of the historic plunge in gross domestic product expected to be reported by the Commerce Department on Thursday occurred in April when activity almost ground to an abrupt halt after restaurants, bars and factories among others were shuttered in mid-March to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Nations around the globe are seeing a rise in cases that are damaging economies and forcing protection measures that have disrupted all aspects of life.
The increase took France's total number of confirmed cases to 185,196. In a statement, health authorities said.
Earlier in the day, French health minister Olivier Veran urged the country not to drop its guard against the disease, but said it was "not facing a second wave".
The bill, facing tense negotiations in the Senate before multiple provisions aimed at helping Americans stave off financial losses amid the coronavirus pandemic expire on Friday.
"Republicans should go back to school and learn," he told reporters at the White House. "I'm very good at real estate."
Separately, Russia's Interfax news agency cited "an informed source" as saying the vaccine would be registered from Aug. 10-12 and be administered from Aug. 15 onwards.
Roche launched the 330-patient trial in March as it joined other pharmaceutical companies seeking to re-purpose existing medicines to fight the pandemic.
She said the automaker should repay its $16 billion revolving credit line by the end of the year, an action that again depends on a continued economic recovery.
Even as case numbers soar and more areas impose lockdowns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this week India was in a "better position that other countries", and winning international praise.
The coronavirus epidemic is still raging in the world's second-most populous nation, with the number of infections passing 1.5 million on Wednesday, and almost 35,000 deaths.