Bank of England forecast regarding economy to shrink by 14% this year, which was noted as the biggest fall in 300 years.
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06 May: 12 small Oceanian and African island nations in a fight to keep the novel coronavirus at bay
These 12 island nations have a lot in common. They have similar profiles in terms of poverty, numbers of incoming tourists, but as we will see here, all have had slightly different approaches and timelines to protecting themselves from the virus.
“Displaced people and host communities all over the world are at heightened risk as the coronavirus pandemic spreads” – UNCHR
Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) has been lobbying the government to lift the ban on cigarettes and tobacco sales even before the level 4 National lockdown regulations were announced.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that her country has “done what few countries have been able to do” and contained the community spread of Covid-19 and can start easing its lockdown measures
Amidst the worst global crisis brought to us by a novel coronavirus, where millions of people are floundered, India is establishing itself as a responsible and reliable aid, by taking lead in addressing the crises.
In Lebanon, after two months of “truce” due to the lockdown by COVID-19, anti-government protests that began in October 2019 have resumed.
In this day and age, there is possibly only one country left in the world where it’s leader could mysteriously disappear for 20 days only to appear again smiling at the opening ceremony of a fertilizer plant. An obviously staged photo-op, but which seems to nevertheless confirm that Kim Jong-un is alive and well.
National carrier South African Airways on a verge of shutting down
All over the world 3.34 million cases of COVID-19 patients are reported today. In this scenario, Taiwan with a population of 23 million, has reported zero new cases of COVID-19 patients, for the past few days.