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Covid in the classroom?

Across my province of Canada most schools, universities and other third level institutions open this week. A private elementary school already had positive cases

Are you anxious about Covid? And is it worse or better anxiety than in March?

I have a dreading feeling that covid could ramp up and kill 5% or 10% of the population if it mutated into something more deadly or if it lingered on and on and

Cases are Declining again

In my province the daily cases have dropped by 20-30% since around a week ago so although there are 8 or 9 hundred active cases this will likely decline to 600-700

Not anyone I talked to

The person with covid19 works on a different team on the opposite side of the floor to me so it's unlikely I got it from him. Still anxious enough

Norwegian Air guarantees funds from investors to survive pandemic

The flag carrier Norwegian Air (NWC.OL) has guaranteed essential funding from investors on Thursday. The company is fighting for its survival after the decline of

U.S. SEC eases policy for firms suffering from virus-driven disruptions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pledged to ease crowdfunding requirements on Thursday. The policy will support smaller businesses in pursuit of

Shares hike on vaccine optimism, currencies await ECB

Asian shares tallied a seven-week high record on Thursday, with earnings supported by positive results of a coronavirus vaccine trial. However, bonds and currencies

Asian shares edge higher on lockdown easing, oil gains

Asian shares advanced for three consecutive sessions on Wednesday. The upbeat market mood was mainly from investors  enthusiasm that lockdown restrictions will

Pandemic’s economic impact will be drastic: SoKor President

The economic implication of the novel coronavirus is expected to severe the South Korean economy further, with the unemployment rate likely to surge to an unprecedented

Asian shares drop on weak oil prices

Asian shares and U.S. stock futures recorded a frail performance on Tuesday, erasing previous earnings as oil prices declined sharply. The weak trading activity

Bank of Japan extends monetary easing as virus concerns worsen

The Bank of Japan has been providing stimulus supports for two months already, with additional support filed on Monday to alleviate corporate funding from financial

U.S economy faces record-breaking decline, unemployment may surge to 16%

The inactivity currently faced by the U.S. economy due to the virus pandemic appears to be the sharpest contraction that will likely boost the national unemployment

COVID-19 drags down Asia’s services and factory sectors

A poll released on Thursday showed that the virus outbreaks heavily damaged Asian economies in April. The weak economic activity was brought by the implemented

South Korea’s GDP faces sharp reversal

South Korea s economy was monitored to have diminished at its most rapid pace since 2008. The contraction could be attributed to the inactivity of the virus-beaten

Asia shares perform cautiously, U.S. crude declines

A safe trading session was monitored in Asian share markets on Monday. Investors  sentiment level was supported by hopes that strong corporate earnings and

2 Million cases

Hard to believe it, over 2 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 already! 2020 has been an odd year so far. Hopefully things can improve soon. Total confirmed cases

Trump slashes WHO funds for pandemic, global death rate increases

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday reduced the World Health Organization s funds allocated to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Trump's decision drew criticism

New numbers as the world approaches 2 million cases confirmed of Covid-19

It's hard to believe the numbers are already this bad, we approach 2 million cases today. Soon deaths will outnumber those so far from seasonal flu. Per as of today

Healthcare stocks resist bearish market

NEW YORK- Healthcare stocks ran bull as coronavirus pandemic boosted demand in the U.S. healthcare sector, home to businesses and firms necessary to combat the deadly

Dollar advances as virus inflicts the economy further

SINGAPORE- The dollar is currently on track towards a 2% weekly increase on Friday. This followed after oil prices recovered and as investors resorted to safe havens