Responding to COVID. 19 On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States.21 By late March, the virus had spread to many States and the first wave was growing rapidly, centered in the northeast.22 This wave brought acute SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Treasury public health emergency affected many encourages State, local, and Tribal governments in particular to provide feedback and to engage with Treasury regarding issues that may arise regarding all aspects of this interim final rule and Treasury’s work in administering the Fiscal Recovery aspects of American life, eligible uses under this category must be in response to the disease itself or the harmful consequences of the economic disruptions resulting from or exacerbated by the COVID–19 public health emergency. 21 Press Release, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, First Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States (Jan. 21, 2020), xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/media/releases/2020/ p0121-novel-coronavirus-travel-case.html.
Responding to COVID. 19 pandemic crisis by enhancing and modernizing the national payment systems infrastructure to enable digital payments, including: (i) the core banking system; (ii) communication and public awareness campaigns on payments products and digital finance services, aligned with the objectives of the Financial Literacy and Consumer Empowerment Pillar of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy. Part 2: Strengthening Budget Credibility, Tax Base and SOE Governance
