Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health Paulette Lenert held a highly informative press conference, a full summary of which you can find here. Several important bits of information were communicated, including a new measure making face covers compulsory, and details on a gradual return to normality.
The RECOVid group warned that pandemic-induced lockdowns are widely expected to throw Europe into into a deep crisis, noting that each additional month that the country spends in confinement sees the GDP drop by 2-3.5%.
The Farmer’s Association also issued a warning that the agricultural sector is facing a dire situation, due to difficult market conditions.
And finally, editor Stephen Lowe wrote an opinion article asking whether it is the public’s responsibility to report those not adhering to physical distancing guidelines.
Iceland has provided a textbook example of how to get out ahead of a looming pandemic: per capita, it has tested more people for coronavirus than any other country on earth and it got started a month before the first case was even confirmed in the tiny Nordic island nation.
The European Space Agency on Tuesday published striking images of tourist hotspot Venice. The effects of the lockdown on the city’s waterways are impressive to say the least.
Brazil is bracing for an onslaught of COVID-19 cases in a race against time, with the state of Sao Paolo alone expecting 111,000 deaths over six months - nearly equal to the worldwide toll to date.
Global efforts to join forces against the coronavirus faltered Wednesday after Donald Trump halted funding for the World Health Organization, igniting criticism from leaders who are urging solidarity in the face of a crippling economic crisis.
Airlines have been mauled by COVID-19 and the industry has cried out for help from governments to survive a crisis that could cripple a key sector of the economy.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday condemned the spreading of fake news on COVID-19 conspiracy theories after a telecoms tower was vandalised.
With the global economy plunged into the worst recession in a century, the Group of 20 nations on Wednesday announced a one-year debt standstill for the world’s poorest nations as they struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
