Tag: LOCKDOWNS
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France economy may contract in fourth quarter: Minister
Paris, Oct 23 (AFP/APP):France’s economy could shrink again in the final three months of this year as a result of the widespread curfews imposed by the government to rein in a second wave of the coronavirus, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Friday. “In the fourth quarter, we risk seeing a negative growth rate,”…
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WHO warns coronavirus pandemic is ‘speeding up’ as countries ease lockdown rules
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (APP):The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating around the world as many countries that reopened their economies see a resurgence in the disease, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said. Speaking at a virtual press conference in Geneva on Monday, he called for renewed global commitment to…