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Coronavirus Pandemic and Global Response
The World
is undergoing serious economic, social and health crisis as the Covid-19
outbreak originating from Wuhan China, has spread to almost all the continents
of the...
ADB Announces $6.5 Billion Initial Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $6.5 billion initial
package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries
(DMCs) as they respond...
Coronavirus: A blessing in disguise
Last week,
many universities and colleges in Europe and other countries canceled classes
and moved to online instruction amid coronavirus fears
as the authorities are trying to check the spread of the...
World Bank Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion To Help Sustain Economies, Protect Jobs
The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an increased
$14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries
in their efforts...
COVID-19: Commission provides guidance on EU passenger rights
In our efforts to mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, the Commission has today published guidelines to ensure EU passenger rights are applied...
ILO: Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19
The economic and labour crisis created by the
COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million,
according to a new assessment by the International...
Does the Coronavirus become a Divine punishment?
No talk
these days rises above the Corona outbreak. This deadly virus has put the globe
into a worrisome phobia, due to its speed increase and...
South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19
With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of
COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for countries to “act
now” and urgently scale-up “aggressive” measures to tackle
the disease.
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional
Director, warned...
China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’
China’s experience in containing the spread
of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for
other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior
official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has told UN News in
an in-depth interview.
While more...
Kashmir Lockdown and SAARC platform to address COVID-19
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza
on 14 March 2020 (Saturday), called for an end to the lockdown imposed in
India-occupied...