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More than 4.2 million infections confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories, including at least 287,000 deaths.
The Federal Treasurer, on a day he expected to deliver Australia's first budget surplus in more than a decade, says the underlying cash deficit at the end of March was $22.4 billion, almost $10 billion above earlier forecasts.
RNZ
The future of tourism in the 'blue' Pacific must be green, according to the head of South Pacific Tourism, Chris Cocker.
Asia Times
BANGKOK – It didn’t take long for Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) – the government’s office for promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) – to spot an opportunity in the fast-evolv…
The grim milestone comes as France, Spain and Russia begin to lift restrictions.
the Guardian
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say the mutations may help the virus spread more easily
RNZ
New Zealand's Aid Programme is looking to pivot its assistance to the Pacific due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The global coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Here's the latest updates on worldwide Covid-19 cases, deaths, government responses and more.
New York Gov. Cuomo says three children there have died from a coronavirus-linked illness similar to Kawasaki disease. More COVID-19 news Saturday.
the Guardian
State reports 73 cases of children falling severely ill with toxic shock-like reaction that has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease
The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press.
AP NEWS
ROME (AP) — South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at...
Dr Vicente Estrada, a Spanish infectious disease doctor, has dedicated his career to studying and fighting HIV. But when Madrid, where he lives and works, became a hotspot for COVID-19, Dr Estrada and his colleagues pivoted their work to help find a treatment for the disease that is taking a devastating toll on many countries around the world.
gulfnews.com
Restricted movement in the wake of the pandemic has helped cut out needless expenses
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than a half of the country’s GDP, grew by just 2.84 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the first quarter, a far cry from 5.01 percent growth recorded in the same period last year.
Al-Monitor
In central Syria, factory owner Rashid al-Faysal watches his staff working tirelessly to churn out a controversial antimalarial drug that Damascus hopes can help treat the novel coronavirus. There is no proof yet hydroxychloroquine works to prevent or cure COVID-19, but Syrian doctors have been told to join others around the world in prescribing it for the time being. Faysal's factory...
Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania are the first states to announce the easing of coronavirus restrictions under the National Cabinet's plan to reopen Australia, but Victorians will have to wait until Monday to learn what rules will change for them. Follow live.
The pandemic all but shut down China for several weeks this year, wreaking havoc on the world's second largest economy and forcing millions of people out of work. The full scale of how many people have lost their jobs in the country is hard to capture, but even the official tally has started to register a spike.
Spurred on by job losses and hunger, countries are moving to ease lockdowns even when daily cases remain high.
CNET
The companies are struggling to stop the spread of a 26-minute video that includes coronavirus conspiracy theories.
AP NEWS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on the economic margins have had their lives made even harder by pandemic...
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - Just like many Singaporeans' travel arrangements, plans for the country's biggest biannual travel fairs are also up in the air.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The staggering economic pain -- perhaps the worst since the 1930s -- of the American economy in the time of coronavirus will be graphically underscored in two new rounds of unemployment data that are due on Thursday and Friday.
RNZ
The curfew imposed in French Polynesia over the Covid-19 outbreak has been lifted with immediate effect after the administrative court ruled it was illegal.
RNZ
Niue has extended its travel restrictions until the end of August.
11 Steps to Business SurvivalResponding to the Covid-19 Crisis
Communicate – every day!
Be positive – people gravitate to positive people
Know the cycles – we will move from this ‘Winter’ top a new ‘Spring’. Be prepared
Change – don’t wait! You need to act, now
Cut back – cash is king
Extend credit
Staffing changes – consider flexible work, reduce hours, extended vacations
Plan and test working from home – know what tech, people, process changes are needed and get help implementing them
Online of delivery – regardless of your industry, pivot to online customer service
Market and sell – now is not the time to stop marketing yourself. Customers need to know you are there to help them
Repeat business – profit comes from existing customers. Make sure they truly feel ‘loved'!
Chris Whelan is an organisational change leader, business coach and public speaker.
