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COVID-19 Igniting Debates About People’s Lives Vs Economy – Lockdown News

16 May 2020 By Port Elizabethan

COVID-19 Igniting Debates About People’s Lives Vs Economy: As the CCP coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, there have been demands that the lockdown across America be revoked and economic activity restarted. Opposing voices argue that such a scenario …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus lockdown pushes Germany into recession: This means Germany is now in a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. The first quarter figures are only a partial indication of how much the pandemic has harmed …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus lockdown: DMRC to run operations soon?: On March 22, three days before the nationwide lockdown came into effect, the DMRC had announced the closure of its services. The total length of the Metro network in Delhi is close to 400 kilometres …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

WATCH: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference to give an update on the state’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Venezuelans struggle to educate kids amid pandemic lockdown: María Figueroa often climbs onto the rooftop of her building in Venezuela’s capital clutching a phone and laptop looking for a signal and has paid to run an internet cable to her neighbor’s home, as …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Police Officer: No-go Zones Are “Now Foreign Enclaves … at War With France and With Western Civilization”: No-go zones, areas where civil law has broken down and to some extent been replaced by Sharia law and where authorities often fear to tread, are becoming sub-nations within nations. By Selwyn Duke …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Europe bids adieu to cheek kiss in coronavirus era: Manon Fily took advantage of France’s eased coronavirus lockdown this week to see some old high school friends after two months shut away in her home in Brittany. But there was one big thing missing …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

SE Asia Stocks-Most end lower; Vietnam marks best day in a month: Thai markets closed for a holiday By Pranav A K May 6 (Reuters) – Most Southeast Asian stocks fell in low-volume trade on Wednesday as poor economic data capped risk sentiment, but Vietnam jumped more …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Should furloughed workers offer their skills for free?: She’s been furloughed and wants desperately to return to her old job – but in the meantime, she’s working from home, volunteering for a charity called Children of Rwanda. Furloughed workers are those …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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