Coronavirus (Covid-19): Another Death Blow to the Global Economy?

Saturday, February 01 2020

Introduction

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 1 is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome. The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as of 29 March 2020, there are 575,444 confirmed cases with 26,654 deaths affecting 202 countries, areas, and territories with such case. 2 However, according to Johns Hopkins University data, total confirmed cases as on 29 March 2020 is 678,720 whereas total deaths are 31,700 and total recovery is 145,609.3

Introduction

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 1 is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome. The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as of 29 March 2020, there are 575,444 confirmed cases with 26,654 deaths affecting 202 countries, areas, and territories with such case. 2 However, according to Johns Hopkins University data, total confirmed cases as on 29 March 2020 is 678,720 whereas total deaths are 31,700 and total recovery is 145,609.3

Introduction

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 1 is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome. The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as of 29 March 2020, there are 575,444 confirmed cases with 26,654 deaths affecting 202 countries, areas, and territories with such case. 2 However, according to Johns Hopkins University data, total confirmed cases as on 29 March 2020 is 678,720 whereas total deaths are 31,700 and total recovery is 145,609.3

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