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Last Updated:October 15, 2020

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Will UK schools fully reopen before September and can parents refuse to send their children? (The Independent) Published on: June 9, 2020 | Category: Global Response

“To reflect the fact that children will still be doing part of their learning at home, we are going to invest a further £30 million to provide laptops for disadvantaged children and young people to study online,” the first minister stated. Kirsty Williams, education minister for Wales, said that schools in the country will not reopen on 1 June in line with England as any update would need to be “communicated well in advance”.
It is currently understood that while children can contract the coronavirus, they are less likely than adults to become seriously ill. “The evidence to date [as of 24 April 2020] suggests that although children do develop Covid-19, very few children develop severe symptoms, even if they have an underlying health condition,” Great Ormond Street Hospital states.
In Switzerland, authorities said on 29 April that it was safe for children under 10 to hug their grandparents because young children “do not transmit” the virus.

Why can’t the GTA lift COVID-19 restrictions? These 5 charts explain our lockdown limbo, how the virus is multiplying and more (Toronto Star) Published on: June 9, 2020 | Category: Canadian Business, Global Response

The inability to scale back cases here could be due a number of reasons, including increased testing, which has led to the discovery of more positive cases, or an increase in public gatherings, said Dr. Jennifer Kwan, a family physician who’s been tracking COVID-19 data in the province.
As well, she said, delayed reports of positive tests to public health units, which the province acknowledged happened earlier this month at a drive-thru assessment centre in Etobicoke, could have allowed people to spread the virus unknowingly.
On Monday evening, the province’s regional health units reported 314 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of 101 cases reported the same time Sunday.

Pandemic measures expose work-from-home inequality says StatsCan (CBC) Published on: June 8, 2020 | Category: Canadian Business, Economic Impact

Statistics Canada says that women, people with higher earnings and those with more education are more likely to be able to work from home and therefore less likely to suffer a loss of income due to measures to limit spread of COVID-19.
About 50 per cent of single women have jobs that allow them to work from home, compared with about one-third of single men, the report found, while 62 per cent of women in dual-income families hold jobs that can be done from home, compared with 38 per cent for men.
Statistics Canada also finds that while less than 30 per cent of primary earners with a high school diploma can work from home, roughly two-thirds of their counterparts with at least a bachelor’s degree could do so.

World Bank says coronavirus to shrink 2020 global output by 5.2% (Reuters) Published on: June 8, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact

The coronavirus will cause global economic output to contract by 5.2% in 2020, the World Bank said on Monday, warning that its latest forecasts would be revised downward if uncertainty over the pandemic and business lockdowns persist.
In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said that advanced economies are expected to shrink 7.0% in 2020, while emerging market economies will contract 2.5%, their first since aggregate data became available in 1960.
The updated forecasts show more damage to the economy than estimates released in April by the International Monetary Fund, which predicted a 3.0% global contraction in 2020.

Energy Firm BP to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (TIME) Published on: June 8, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact, Global Response

Energy company BP said Monday that its global workforce will be trimmed by 10,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic slams the oil and gas industry.
The changes are expected to significantly impact senior levels, cutting the number of group leaders by a third. The company said it will make the senior structure flatter.

The careful economy (McKinsey) Published on: June 8, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact, Leadership

How financial stability, security, and safety are being redefined for an uncertain future.
Discretionary spending has fallen, the result of mass unemployment, wage decreases, the realities of living under shelter-in-place orders, and general uncertainty about the future.
Looking ahead, consumers globally have a pessimistic or unsure view of their country’s economic outlook.
China is a notable exception: half of consumers there expect the economy to rebound in the next few months as the country emerges from lockdown.

How Reskilling Can Soften the Economic Blow of Covid-19 (HBR) Published on: June 8, 2020 | Category: Leadership

Under normal conditions, workers constantly shift between different industries, albeit at a slow pace. However, the Covid-19 pandemic created an urgent need to make labor shifts happen much more quickly.
To correct this imbalance, we need mechanisms to assess missing skillsets quickly and rapidly retrain laid-off workers.
They quickly decided to design a three-and-a-half-day training program for an assistant nurse role and offered this program to about 1100 SAS cabin staff members who had previously undergone basic medical training, and had experience in dealing with people in difficult situations as part of their work as cabin attendants.

Asia Today: New Zealand succeeds in eradicating coronavirus (660 News) Published on: June 7, 2020 | Category: Global Response

New Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported Monday that the final person known to have been infected has recovered.
It has been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and Monday also marked the first time since late February that there have been no active cases.

Shipping industry warns of trade logjam as crews remain stranded (FT) Published on: June 7, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact, Global Response

The international shipping industry has warned of a threat to global trade from a mounting crisis on board merchant vessels, with up to 400,000 crew stranded either at sea or at home by travel restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many crew have worked several months beyond their contracts, exceeding regulatory limits, and ship owners, unions and captains have sounded the alarm over safety.
Many seafarers are also struggling to obtain entry or exit visas, while the suspension of commercial flights increase the difficulties in moving crew around.

Same old Vegas? Here’s what coronavirus has and hasn’t changed about Sin City (USA Today) Published on: June 7, 2020 | Category: Global Response

The Las Vegas Strip is slowly awakening after a nearly 80-day slumber due to the coronavirus crisis.
There’s a giant hand-washing station on the casino floor at the luxe Bellagio.
What happens if you have a fever? You’ll be given time to cool down before being tested again. Those with a fever will be evaluated by a medical professional and may not be able to check in.

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