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Apr 22, 2020

Europe prepares stimulus as US Senate passes $484 billion in relief; CDC warns of virus second wave

By Atlantic Council

US Senators passed a $484 billion in relief for small businesses and hospitals, while Europe’s leaders prepared for a stimulus package of their own. A second wave of coronavirus could be even worse because of flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Cases of coronavirus emerged in California earlier than first thought. Press reports revised the death toll upwards in the UK and beyond.

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Apr 21, 2020

Italy, Iran on path to ease restrictions; Trump plans immigration halt citing jobs

By Atlantic Council

Countries including Italy and Iran set out plans to ease coronavirus restrictions. US President Donald J. Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to halt immigration temporarily to protect jobs. Georgia’s plans to reopen businesses highlighted tensions around a tentative return to normality.

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Apr 20, 2020

Coronavirus deaths top 40,000 in US, as poll highlights lockdown concern; cases seen slowing in Europe

By Atlantic Council

The number of coronavirus cases surpassed 40,000 in the United States, where protestors gathered in some state capitals to call for lockdowns to be lifted. Testing stayed in the news, while a poll indicated that a majority of Americans concerned about a rushed easing of restrictions. Germany started a cautious reopening of its economy and the pace of the outbreak in Europe showed signs of slowing.

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Apr 17, 2020

China economy contracts for first time in forty years, UN says Africa faces up to 300,000 virus deaths

By Atlantic Council

China’s economy contracted for the first time in more than forty years. Early plans to reopen the United States spark concerns. And as global cases of coronavirus approached 2.2 million worldwide, a United Nations agency said Africa faces up to 300,000 deaths from the disease.

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Apr 16, 2020

Asian economic growth grinds to sixty-year halt on coronavirus pandemic, US adds five million more jobless

By Atlantic Council

Economic growth in Asia will come to a halt for the first time in sixty years as the region grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. More than five million new jobless were added to the US economy in a week. Japan declared a state of national emergency and plans cash payments for each of its citizens.

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Apr 15, 2020

World leaders criticize Trump’s WHO decision, IMF says coronavirus biggest economic toll since Great Depression

By Atlantic Council

US President Donald J. Trump’s suspension of funding to the World Health Organization (WTO) was criticized by top world leaders, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the coronavirus crisis will take the biggest toll on the global economy since the 1930s Great Depression. A ninety-nine-year-old army veteran has raised millions for the UK’s health service by walking laps of his garden.

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Apr 14, 2020

Ten US states mull joint approach on lifting restrictions; Europe starts on early ‘balancing act’

By Atlantic Council

Ten US states on the East and West coasts plan to work on a joint approach to reopen the economy gradually. Not their decision to make, US President Donald J. Trump said during a testy press conference. Lockdowns in Europe were extended even as some countries started on tentative steps to reopen some economic activity while remaining wary of new infections of coronavirus.

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Apr 10, 2020

Global death toll nears 100,000, United Nations chief warns of global threat to peace and security

By Atlantic Council

As the global death toll from coronavirus approaches 100,000, the Easter weekend is marked by continuing lockdowns and virtual acts of worship. The pandemic is a threat to international peace and security, the United Nations’ secretary general warned. Europe finance chiefs finally agreed on a stimulus package, but tensions remain over pooled debt arrangements.

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Apr 9, 2020

WHO’s Tedros urges unity, officials and experts urge no let-up in efforts to contain coronavirus

By Atlantic Council

The World Health Organization urges unity even as its director general reveals death threats and racial abuse. Early signs that new cases of coronavirus may be levelling off is no reason to let up in efforts to contain its spread, experts say. Spain may suffer most damage among European economies from a shutdown that looks set to be extended there and in Italy, another virus hot spot.

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Apr 8, 2020

Trump takes aim at WHO, Wuhan reopens (nervously), economic toll mounts with France in recession

By Atlantic Council

US President Donald J. Trump took aim at the World Health Organization, threatening to pull funding. As Wuhan, the Chinese city at the first epicenter of coronavirus, reopens, many choose to leave. The economic toll of widespread shutdowns was laid bare, including France entering recession.

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