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China’s imported coronavirus cases jump as students, expats flock home
The total number of confirmed cases in mainland China stood at 81,008 at the end of Friday, the health authority said. The death toll was 3,255, up by seven, a much slower rate than at the height of the crisis.
The lack of locally transmitted cases for the third day running underscored a recovery that has prompted officials to relax restrictions, even in the virus epicentre of Wuhan, which was responsible for all seven new deaths.
Stay-at-home orders in major states mark next phase of U.S. coronavirus crisis
The pandemic that has swept the globe has also shattered lifestyles across much of the United States in the past week, shuttering schools and businesses, prompting millions to work from home, forcing many out of jobs and curtailing travel.
Swiss Re, Zurich insurance in talks with Swiss regulator about Coronavirus Impact
Insurers — as well as the re-insurers who take up their losses — are assessing the cost of disruptions related to the virus – which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 and put swathes of the U.S. and Europe on lockdown. The industry has worked to reduce its exposure to pandemics since the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Asia. Over recent years, that’s included tightening their policies by inserting communicable-disease exclusions in contracts.
California issues ‘stay home’ order; U.S. death toll hits 200
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged by the most since 2012 to a 2-1/2-year high last week, as companies in the services sector laid off workers with businesses shutting down due to the pandemic.
Millions could die if virus allowed to spread unchecked: UN chief Antonio Guterres
“The health catastrophe makes clear that we are only as strong as the weakest health system,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Asia stocks dive, dollar soars as ECB bazooka fails to ease fears
Asian markets initially climbed on the news but soon went into a tailspin as investors contemplate months of economic hardship with countries around the world in lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has now infected more than 200,000 people and killed almost 9,000.
About 25 mn jobs could be lost worldwide due to coronavirus: UN
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 8,809 people and infected 218,631 across 157 countries and territories, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
EU insurers must preserve capital positions as Coronavirus crisis escalates: Watchdog
“Insurers are likely to face progressively difficult conditions in the immediate future, both in terms of navigating challenging market conditions and in maintaining operations,” the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) said in a statement.
Lloyd’s to close its underwriting room from today,asks market insurers to provide estimates for coronavirus losses
Lloyd’s of London chief executive John Neal said last week that the impact for the 330-year old commercial insurance market was likely to be felt through claims for supply chain disruption.
COVID-19: How many people will die?
The Imperial study looked at the effects of two containment methods: mitigation, which seeks to slow the spread of the virus; and suppression, which aims to reverse epidemic growth and maintaining that indefinitely.It found that even strict mitigation measures would still see British and American intensive care capacity overwhelmed and lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths.