29 September The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in unemployment rates across the world. Trevon D Logan, professor of economics at Ohio State University, shared an article on how one in three families with children in the US are experiencing food insecurity due to the unemployment caused by the pandemic. The level …

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28 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 33,138,000 with over 998,000 deaths and 22,952,000 recoveries. Global deaths are likely to reach over one million in the coming days. The US, India and Brazil remain the top three worst-hit countries. The US has confirmed more than 204,000 deaths due to Covid-19. …

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28 September Global: global Covid-19 infections have passed 33 million. The global death toll has passed 997,799 according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. However, the true toll is likely already over one million, due to differing definitions, time lags and suspected underreporting in some countries. Mexico’s top coronavirus official said on Sunday that definitive …

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28 September Industrial companies in China registered profits for the fourth straight month in August although the growth is lower than that of 2020. Despite the growth, the recovery of China from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remains uneven, with industrial production growing by 5.6% in August compared to the previously year. John Ashcroft, …

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The West Virginia National Guard is increasing its testing capabilities for Covid-19 as part of the statewide effort to test more West Virginians for the virus. It has nearly doubled the capacity for testing teams to a total of 15 as the unit approaches 200 days of assisting at the direction of Governor Jim Justice. …

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25 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 32,273,000 with more than 983,000 deaths and 22,255,000 recoveries. The US, India and Brazil remain top three worst-hit countries. The US will soon reach 7 million total confirmed cases of Covid-19. After several weeks seeing an overall downward trend in new cases, the …

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25 September Global: The global Covid-19 death toll passed 983,000 on Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With the number of deaths confirmed daily averaging more than 5,000, it looks likely the toll will pass one million within days. There are 32.2 million Covid-19 cases worldwide. The virus is continuing to mutate throughout …

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25 September The US has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Sri Lanka as part of its on-going assistance to the country in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation includes 23,000 masks, 24,000 nitrile gloves, 600 isolation gowns with hoods, 60 infrared thermometers, 50 portable oxygen concentrators and disinfectants. The $191,000 donation, which …

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25 September The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting state and local tax revenues similar to any other recession. The level of impact, however, is far higher than historical figures. David Wessel, director of Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy, shared an article on how state and local tax revenues have been impacted by the Covid-19 …

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24 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 31,920,000 with more than 977,000 deaths and 22,002,000 recoveries. The US, India and Brazil remain top three worst-hit countries. India has started reopening tourist attractions and easing restrictions to revive its economy. The Taj Mahal reopened for the first time in six months …

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