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Across the 14 countries surveyed, 59% of respondents believed greater international cooperation would have reduced the number of coronavirus cases in their own country. In Europe, this average increases to 62%, with seven of the nine countries surveyed expressing belief in the benefits of international cooperation, which was strongest in ...
Countries are adopting different ways to contain the spread of coronavirus but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Towns and cities have been locked down and large gatherings banned. Restrictions have been imposed on travellers from hard-hit areas, such as China, Italy and Iran.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the coronavirus pandemic had instigated a global economic downturn the likes of which the world has not experienced since the Great Depression. That view is supported by the latest figures from the European Commission, which has forecast that the GDP of EU countries will contract by 7.5% in 2020.
COVID-19 is currently top of the list of the world’s worries, according to the latest research from Ipsos, with 35% saying it is one of the biggest social and political issues facing their country today. Surveying respondents across 28 countries, the Ipsos data analyzes the worries of the world between 23 December 2021 and 7 January 2022.
Research suggests that online learning has been shown to increase retention of information, and take less time, meaning the changes coronavirus have caused might be here to stay. While countries are at different points in their COVID-19 infection rates, worldwide there are currently more than 1.2 billion children in 186 countries affected by ...
CEPI is currently supporting the race to develop a vaccine against this strand of the coronavirus. One hundred and sixty billion dollars sounds like a lot. It’s entirely possible. It’s less than 10% of the US fiscal stimulus to tackle coronavirus. It’s far more than what government donors are committing already.
5 things COVID-19 has taught us about inequality. Aug 18, 2020. The pandemic has shone a light on existing inequalities. Image: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao. Coronavirus has brought to wider consciousness inequalities in areas from healthcare to technology. These inequalities are felt along various lines, from ethnicity to income.
Research has questioned the usefulness of death rates in judging countries’ success in battling COVID-19. There are high numbers of “excess deaths” in many countries, much higher than deaths officially attributed to the coronavirus. Geography and demographics play a significant role in how countries have been affected.
Ceri Parker. COVID-19 has caused an economic shock three times worse than the 2008 financial crisis. Europe and emerging markets have been hit hard economically, China has escaped a recession. But the worst could be behind us, and a greener economy could emerge after the pandemic, according to the Chief Economist at IHS Markit. Subscribe here.
The economic hit to the global economy from coronavirus was worse even than the 2008 recession, with the OECD estimating that more than 110 million jobs have been lost. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit jobs in OECD countries and around the world. Image: OECD. Governments are moving from their initial crisis response into long-term recovery plans.