30 November Constantin Gurdgiev, an economist, re-tweeted about how Swedish life expectancy is set to decline for the first time in over a century due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country’s statistics agency, Statistics Sweden stated that the average life expectancy of people living in the country had risen between 1900 and 2019. However, the …

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27 November Global: Global coronavirus infections have passed 61 million. Meanwhile, the global coronavirus death toll exceeds 1.4 million according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. US: US Covid-19 infections are nearing 12.9 million, meanwhile, the US coronavirus death toll is 263,455 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. California reported 14,640 new cases on …

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27 November Samuel Tombs, an economist, shared the latest indicators for the UK economy and society based on several surveys, data, and experiments. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Impact of Covid-19 Survey (BICS) revealed a 3 to 4% hit to the gross domestic product (GDP) from the lockdown 2.0, a painful hit but …

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26 November The defence ministry of South Korea has announced a temporary ban on all troops from vacationing, as well as taking off-installation visits after the Army boot camp reported cluster infections amid a nationwide spike in coronavirus cases. The troops will face tighter social distancing rules in the barracks and suspend holidays and travel …

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26 November Global: Global coronavirus infections have passed 60.3 million. Meanwhile, the global coronavirus death toll exceeds 1.4 million according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Americas: The Americas reported more than 1.5m cases in the last seven days; the highest weekly number since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization regional branch …

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26 November The UK government’s decision to ease coronavirus restrictions over the festive period will lead to a third wave of infection, amounting to increased transmission, unnecessary deaths and overrun hospitals, say scientists. Richard Murphy, a chartered accountant and political economist, shared an article on UK scientists warning of a third wave of Covid infection …

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25 November Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 59,888,000 with over 1,411,000 deaths and 38,361,000 recoveries. New daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 have slowed this week, however, new confirmed deaths have continued to increase. The US, India and Brazil remain as the three most heavily affected countries, reporting the highest number …

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25 November The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the US Army have collaborated to open a 16-bed mobile intensive care unit (ICU) on the William Beaumont Army Medical Centre (WBAMC) campus and the El Paso VA Health Care System to tackle the Covid-19 crisis. The mobile ICU hospital provides unique and affordable care …

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25 November Global: Global coronavirus infections have passed 59.7 million. Meanwhile, the global coronavirus death toll exceeds 1.4 million according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. US: US Covid-19 infections have passed 12.5 million, meanwhile, the US coronavirus death toll is 259,925 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. President-elect Joe Biden said his transition …

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25 November Teresa Ghilarducci, a labour economist focusing on retirement security, re-tweeted about how US cities face Covid surges and budget crises due to repeated lockdowns, and also protests as to which sectors should close. According to Bridget Fisher, Director of SCEPA’s Critical Public Finance project, the pandemic has deepened urban income and racial inequalities, …

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