Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said the Trump administration is considering sending direct payments to Americans as the country grapples with the coronavirus crisis, and announced that individuals and businesses will be allowed to defer tax payments.

“We’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately,” Mnuchin said at a White House briefing. He said the aim was for the payments to go out in the next two weeks, though he did not specify a dollar figure. That idea could replace a payroll-tax holiday, something that was previously discussed with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.