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March 19, 2020

WhatsApp today announces the launch of two initiatives in support of the global fight against the Coronavirus pandemic: the global launch of the WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub in partnership with the World Health Organization and UNDP as well as a $1m donation to the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). The WhatsApp Coronavirus Information […]

March 18, 2020

As we prepare for the additional demands that the COVID-19 outbreak will place on our hospital system, our operational leaders need up-to-date projections of what additional resources will be required. Informed estimates of how many patients will need hospitalization, ICU beds, and mechanical ventilation over the coming days and weeks will be crucial inputs to readiness responses […]

March 18, 2020

The day the world stopped | Amid travel bans and lockdowns, their approaches differ OF THE SUPPOSED five stages of grief, humanity’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has seemed stuck in the first three: denial (it will not happen to us), anger (it’s another country’s fault, or our government’s) and bargaining (if we make modest […]

March 18, 2020

If you’re on your company’s IT team, you’re probably used to preparing laptops for employees to use remotely, and setting up mobile phones with access to company data. However, we’re looking at something much bigger than that today. Global concerns over the current coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak have seen businesses activate their business continuity plans (BCPs) […]

March 17, 2020

Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has sparked will likely cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020, the UN’s trade and development agency, UNCTAD, said on Monday. “We envisage a slowdown in the global economy to under two per cent for this year, and that […]

March 17, 2020

The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will have a significant impact on developing Asian economies through numerous channels, including sharp declines in domestic demand, lower tourism and business travel, trade and production linkages, supply disruptions, and health effects, according to a new analysis by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The magnitude of the […]

March 17, 2020

Germany partially closed its borders with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Although goods and cross-border commuters can still enter and leave the country, other travellers are being turned away. The measures are an abrupt reversal by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, who had only […]

WhatsApp launches Coronavirus Information Hub to support health initiatives and donates $1m to International Fact-Checking Network for #CoronaVirus Facts Alliance

Announcing CHIME, A tool for COVID-19 capacity planning

Governments are still struggling to get ahead of the coronavirus

Remote working due to coronavirus? Here’s how to do it securely

Coronavirus update: COVID19 likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

COVID-19 Outbreak to Have Significant Economic Impact on Developing Asia

More than 80 countries have imposed travel bans to curb the new coronavirus