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Coronavirus Pandemic:Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021
Japan’s Olympics committee said the games were now untenable this year after Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday to postpone them due to measures taken to combat COVID-19.
U.S. could become ‘coronavirus epicentre’, UK locks down,
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in Geneva there had been a “very large acceleration” in coronavirus infections in the United States which had the potential of becoming the new epicentre.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Surveys show pandemic savaging global economy
With the International Monetary Fund predicting a global recession, the world’s 20 largest economies agreed on Monday to develop an “action plan”, but without specifics.
PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown, says this is only way to fight coronavirus
Though 21 days lock down include almost all institutions in the country, a few establishments including banks, insurance offices, and ATMs will allowed to remain open..
Caronavirus Pandemic: Companies’ recruitment strategy shift to virtual platforms
Companies are checking the travel history (official and personal) of the past three months, also their medical history is getting checked. However, if they have any illness, status of illness, track of residence locations, any address update that need to be done is also done.
India faces spike in coronavirus cases, says study, in test for health system
According to the estimates, the number of confirmed cases could rise to more than 4,000 by the end of March and to between 30,000 and 230,000 by end-April.
India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future
The issue highlights how difficult it is for countries to tackle the virus without destroying livelihoods – a challenge that is especially acute in developing nations with significant populations living hand-to-mouth.
E-commerce companies face disruption as India locks down to curb coronavirus
Similar delivery or warehouse disruptions hit Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart and Softbank-backed e-commerce website Snapdeal across states, industry executives said. The full extent of the disruptions was not immediately clear.
Trump says U.S. to make a decision on coronavirus at end of 15-day plan
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told “Fox News Sunday” the package would include loans for small businesses, direct deposits that could give an average family of four $3,000, and up to $4 trillion in liquidity for the U.S. Federal Reserve to help businesses get through the next 90 to 120 days.