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Asia Times
The economic disruption brought about by the Covid-19 lockdown has been roiling the Indian stock market since March, but now the contagion seems to have spread to mutual funds – a favorite of risk-…
the Guardian
Leader of US group peddling bleach as âmiracleâ cure wrote to Trump before remarks; Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day from driveways
Pew Research Center
Many single-and-looking people wouldn’t want to date someone who voted for the opposing party's candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths now top 50,000, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
Beijing's deputy ambassador to the UK tells the BBC the demands are politically motivated.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Drugs needed to keep people on ventilators comfortable are running low in hospital pharmacies in many countries, including the US
www.nature.com
With politicians touting the potential benefits of malaria drugs to fight COVID-19, some people are turning away from clinical trials of other therapies. With politicians touting the potential benefits of malaria drugs to fight COVID-19, some people are turning away from clinical trials of other therapies.
The Christian Science Monitor
With stay-at-home orders emptying city streets, residents of Boston are getting a glimpse of a possible future in which the car is no longer king.
AP NEWS
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas and barbershops reopened Friday in Georgia and Oklahoma with a green light from their...
Al-Monitor
No COVID-19 furlough for imprisoned Iranian women’s rights activists; Interreligious, LGBT couples struggle to connect; Yemen’s cease-fire gets a second chance.
Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can be prevented with safe and effective vaccines, warns WHO in the lead-up to World Immunization Week (24-30 April). When immunization services are disrupted, even for brief periods during emergencies, the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, such as measles and polio, increase.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyber attacks directed at its staff, and email scams targeting the public at large.
the Guardian
More than 232,000 could have been infected in first wave, compared with then-official total of 55,000, as US envoy calls for rethink of US-China relationship
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis.
DW.COM
US President Donald Trump wants to stop green card applicants from getting into the country for at least 60 days. What exactly does it mean and does he have the power to do it? DW has the facts.
More than 2.6 million infections confirmed in at least 185 countries and territories, including some 183,000 deaths.
The Christian Science Monitor
European nations responded to the coronavirus largely on their own. But the European Union will need to come together to take the next steps forward.
Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy
Most Americans say economic problems resulting from the coronavirus outbreak will last for at least six months.
NPR.org
Richard Bright says he was removed from his post because of his "insistence" that the government spend funds on "safe and scientifically vetted solutions" to address the coronavirus.
the Guardian
Results from the study will be vital for planning an exit strategy from the pandemic
Asia Times
(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets were off lows but investors remained nervous on Wednesday after the oil-induced collapse in equities, as the earnings season gave little by way of earnings v…
The spread of today's scourge may seem breathtaking in its scale and carnage, but in some ways we are lucky. We could be dealing with a modern-day plague with global deaths measured in their hundreds of millions.
The Christian Science Monitor
Somalilandâs women are building gyms, joining leagues, and running races, showing their neighbors they can be both devout Muslims and athletes.
The Straits Times
BANGALORE - For four weeks, Mr Balappa has woken up anxious about how to feed his children. "I spend most of my day looking for rice. I can't look my wife in the eye anymore," the construction worker said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
"This virus will be with us for a long time," warns the head of the World Health Organization.
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.
