In the nine months since the virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan, schools, businesses, live entertainment, and international travel have been upended by strict stay-at-home measures designed to curb the contagion.
The IMF has warned that the economic upheaval could cause a"crisis like no other", though the Fund's outlook appears brighter now than it did in June. The virus initially hit major metropolises including financial hub Mumbai and capital New Delhi, but has since spread to regional and rural areas where healthcare systems are even more fragile and patchy.'We are your citizens': Australians stranded in Africa plead for government help to return home"You cannot shut down every business, because the economy cannot collapse... Covid-19 is not going to pay the rent.
Wuhan was shut down in January as other countries looked on in disbelief at China's draconian controls, even as they went about their business as usual.
Renee_Charlize Died of? Or died with SBS? The majority of deaths had co-morbidities.
And it's not going anywhere despite futile efforts to suppress. Need to follow Sweden's lead and let it flow through the community - isolate / protect the elderly and vulnerable - but let the rest of us get it and so gain herd immunity