<p>The US Senate on Thursday was poised to pass an $8.3 billion bill aimed at controlling the spread of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> and help develop vaccines, as some of the Trump administration's top health officials briefed members of the House of Representatives on the crisis.</p>.<p>A Senate vote would follow House passage of the legislation on Wednesday, 415-2.</p>.<p>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said of the emergency funding bill, "It's a serious agreement to meet a serious challenge and today we will send it to President Trump's desk."</p>
<p>The US Senate on Thursday was poised to pass an $8.3 billion bill aimed at controlling the spread of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> and help develop vaccines, as some of the Trump administration's top health officials briefed members of the House of Representatives on the crisis.</p>.<p>A Senate vote would follow House passage of the legislation on Wednesday, 415-2.</p>.<p>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said of the emergency funding bill, "It's a serious agreement to meet a serious challenge and today we will send it to President Trump's desk."</p>