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Newsroom
Nearly 3000 passengers and crew of the MSC Magnifica haven’t been allowed off the big cruise liner for a month, since leaving Cook Islands and New Zealand. Their luxury world tour is turning into a voyage across the oceans in search of a port – any port – where they can disembark. Jonathan Milne reports.
Delhi's chief minister says Narendra Modi has agreed to extend the measure, due to end on Tuesday.
Almost 80,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in UK where 9,875 deaths have been reported.
interest.co.nz
American jobless claims surge again; US Fed adds US$2.3 tln of expanded help; Canada's jobless in huge spike; China's food prices up +13%; Aussies rush for cash; UST 10yr yield at 0.73%; oil lower and gold higher; NZ$1 = 60.8 USc; TWI-5 = 67
The Straits Times
LONDON (REUTERS) - Britain has not yet reached the Covid-19 peak which would allow for an easing of tight restrictions of movement, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday (April 11).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US cases surpass 500,000 pushing total worldwide to nearly 1.7 million one month since WHO declared pandemic.
The pace at which Covid-19 spread around the globe left governments and international institutions paralyzed. But few experienced the scale of the whiplash currently being felt in Brussels.
www.nature.com
Doctors are reaching for drugs that dampen the immune response — but these also undermine the body’s own fight against the coronavirus. Uncertainty is hampering doctors’ ability to choose treatments.
the Guardian
Italy extends lockdown; death rate in Spain begins falling again; cases worldwide top 1.6m
AP NEWS
In Santa Barbara, forklifts chug through the warehouse of Direct Relief, hustling pallets of much-needed medical supplies into waiting FedEx trucks. Normally those gloves, masks and medicines...
In China, despite a gradual return to normal, there are signs of a concern felt across Asia: that any recovery from the virus may be fleeting, and a new wave of infections -- and the lockdowns, death and misery they bring with them -- may be just over the horizon.
The Straits Times
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD (REUTERS) - India is set to begin shipping the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to the United States where President Donald Trump has touted it as a potential weapon against the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Al-Monitor
The COVID-19 pandemic has officially struck Yemen, which war and poverty have left with a health care system in shambles.
FijiTimes
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The U.S. is already in recession, but consumers are expected to continue to spend, despite job losses, according to a survey of economists.
CNET
The two companies are working together, representing most of the phones used around the world.
Over 1.6 million infections are confirmed in at least 184 countries and territories, including more than 100,000 deaths.
With cases increasing in tightly-packed dormitories, experts say Singapore offers a salutary lesson.
www.nature.com
Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies. Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why the US has so many coronavirus deaths when compared with the rest of the world.
Coronavirus lockdowns across the globe should not be completely lifted until a vaccine for the disease is found, according to a study based on China's outbreak published in medical journal The Lancet.
Medics, opposition politicians and activists sound alarm over shortage of test kits and infrastructure challenges.
DW.COM
Domestic economic challenges due to COVID-19 are likely to force China to dial back on big-ticket infrastructure projects. But Beijing will not shy away from bankrolling virus-hit countries to score geopolitical gains.
Newshub
The coronavirus pandemic will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" in 2020.
Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy
As the U.S. confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19.
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.
