What you need to know: March 25

Good morning, North State!

Here's what you need to know to start your day on March 25.

Latest numbers for the coronavirus pandemic.

There are now 436 thousand confirmed coronavirus cases around the world.

The global death toll has now reached nearly 20 thousand..

Here in the u.s - there are over 55 thousand confirmed cases..

And 802 deaths.

- there in california - there are now more than 26- hundreds cases with 54 dead.

New overnight lawmakers have reached an agreement on economic aid.

The senate tuesday night passed a stimulus package of 2*trillio* dollars to help workers and businesses.

The exact wording and details of the relief has not been released yet but we know it includes increases in unemployment insurance and small business bailouts.

Governor gavin newsom addressed californians tuesday evening - outlining the golden state's efforts to contain the coronavirus... the governor says new projections show an even greater need for more beds.

California hospitals are pushing to expand capacity by as much as 40 percent.

The governor say hospitals are now drawing up plans to convert unused buildings and perhaps even parking lots.... two suspects are behind bars this morning... after a year long investigation busts a wide- spread human trafficking operation in several northern california communities.

Anderson police served*8 search warrants on a number of businesses investigators believed to be involved.

Police identified several massage parlors involved, including locations in redding, red bluff, anderson, chico and oroville.

The chico city council will meet today..

As council member ann schwab calls for mayor randall stone to be removed.

Schwab has criticized stones ability to lead the city during the coronavirus crisis.

That meeting will take place today at 6 pm at the chico city council chambers.

Butte county general services will construct and test the county's emergency tents this week.

Those tents will be set up, most likely thursday - located on the east lawn of the old county hospital in oroville -- the tents can be used as storage space for covid-19 supplies -- or to isolate people if the local hospital runs out of space.# you're never more than