[block type="summary”]The latest figures from Luxembourg show that three new cases of coronavirus and no deaths have been recorded since yesterday. This brings the total number of cases to 4,049, while the number of deaths remains at 110.
The United States is set for an economic comeback following devastating shutdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.
Nobel winner Denis Mukwege on Wednesday said he had resigned as head of a coronavirus taskforce in an eastern province of DR Congo, blaming organisational problems, outpaced strategy and slow testing.
The globaleconomywill contract at least six percent this year, with an unprecedented loss of income and “extraordinary uncertainty” caused by measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak taking a heavy toll, the OECD said Wednesday.
The EuropeanUnion said Wednesday it is hoping to reopen its external borders to foreigners in July as leaders look to loosen the economic strangulation of virus lockdowns that are triggering a steep global downturn.
Spain’s Inditex, which owns fashion chain Zara, said Wednesday it would focus on growing its online business after posting its first Q1 loss in nearly 20 years as the pandemic devastated sales.
[block type="summary”]Fifty relatives of coronavirus victims filed complaints Wednesday over the handling of the pandemic in the first such legal group action in Italy, which has reported over 34,000 deaths.
