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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

President Donald Trump¹ is predicting sunny skies ahead for the U.S. economy, even as federal government announced 6.6 million Americans applied² for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs³ sweep the nation. Nearly 17 million Americans has sought unemployment benefits in the past three weeks.

美国总统特朗普预计，美国经济将迎来“晴天”。与此同时，联邦政府上周宣布，在全国范围内裁员的情况下，有660万美国人申请失业救济。在过去三周内，申请失业救济的美国人近1700万。

And Italy health official says the number of people in intensive care due to the coronavirus has decreased. Italy has been the countries worst hit by the virus which has infected over 140,000 people and left hospitals struggling to cope with an amount of patients.

意大利卫生官员表示，因感染冠状病毒而接受重症监护的人数已经减少。意大利是受新型冠状病毒影响最严重的国家，已有超过14万人感染，医院已经无力收治大量的病患。

OPEC says a proposed cut to oil production "is conditional⁴ on the consent of Mexico after marathon teleconference ended without decision. The proposal calls for a 10 million barrel per day cut until July, then an 8 million barrel per day cut through the end of the year.

在毫无结果的马拉松式电话会议结束后，欧佩克（OPEC）表示，拟议中的石油减产“需要得到墨西哥的同意。”该提案要求在7月前日削减1000万桶石油，之后在年底之前日削减800万桶。