COVID19 Global Updates
Not COVID19 Related, but my spiteful side just wanted to say “I told you so!!!” :
Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden For President
FINANCE/TRAVEL: Coronavirus pandemic to cost global airlines $314 BILLION in revenue – IATA
Austria, Denmark & Italy tentatively emerge from coronavirus lockdown
China reduces number of people crossing its borders by 90%
India: ‘The value of your lives is supreme’: Modi extends India’s nationwide Covid-19 lockdown until May 3 as country tops 10,000 cases
France: ‘We weren’t prepared’: Macron extends France’s lockdown till May 11
From nanny choppers to police break-ins: Top absurd crackdowns in the fight against Covid-19
Spain lifts lockdown for non-essential workers amid harsh debate & fears of new wave of Covid-19 cases
Pakistan: ‘Biggest worry now is people dying of hunger’: Pakistani PM calls for coronavirus relief package for developing world
Pakistan extends coronavirus lockdown, some industries to reopen in phases
Turkey’s Erdogan rejects interior minister’s resignation after last-minute curfew announcement triggers chaos
FINANCE: Gold price soaring as coronavirus shakes global economy
FINANCE: South Asian nations to face worst economic slump in 40 years as coronavirus cripples economies — World Bank
FINANCE: COVID-19 Could Push An Extra Half A Billion People Into Poverty
HEALTH: Whistleblower: COVID-19 Patients Need Oxygen Therapy Not Ventilator
FINANCE: “It’s The Perfect Storm” – SoftBank Reports Staggering $25 Billion Q1 Loss
USA: Army’s Seattle Field Hospital Closed After 3 Days, Without Seeing A Single Patient
COVID-19 Chaos: Perfect Cover For Mandatory Biometric ID?
World’s Largest Pork Producer Shutters Key US Factory After COVID-19 Outbreak, Warns Of Shortages
USA FINANCE: Nearly 2 Million Struggling Homeowners Apply For Assistance As Forbearance Explosion Paints Dire Picture
USA: Barter Is Back – Locked-Down Americans Are Swapping Malbec For Masks
HEALTH: Largest US Study Of COVID-19 Admissions Reveals Single Biggest Factor In Hospitalization
US Deficit To Quadruple To $3.8 Trillion; Total Debt Will Surpass World War II Record: CRFB
USA: IRS Deposits First Batch Of Coronavirus Stimulus Payments To Broke Americans
FINANCE: Dow Dumps 800 Points From Sunday Open – Erases Fed “All-In” Spike
FINANCE: One River Asset Management: Without The Fed And Treasury Bailouts, Stocks Would Be Down 50-80%
Half of coronavirus deaths happen in care homes, data from EU suggests
