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Prophets Of Doom: UN Projects 300,000 Coronavirus Deaths In Africa

Prophets Of Doom: UN Projects 300,000 Coronavirus Deaths In Africa

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By Elite Reporter The United Nation (UN) has projected that at least 300,000 are people likely to die from Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa this year in ‘best-case scenario’. According to a recent report from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), besides the 300,000 deaths, up to 29 million could be pushed into extreme poverty. Although Africa has reported fewer than 20,000 Coronavirus cases so far, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the continent could see as many as 10 million cases in three to six months – a number which would severely overwhelm health services. “To protect and build towards our shared prosperity at least USD100Bn (£80Bn) is needed to immediately resource a health and social safety net response,” the report by UNECA said. T...
UN Chief Guterres Says Coronavirus Is World’s Worst Crisis After World War II

UN Chief Guterres Says Coronavirus Is World’s Worst Crisis After World War II

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By Elite Reporter The global death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen Wednesday despite unprecedented lockdowns, as the head of the United Nations sounded the alarm on what he said was humanity's worst crisis since World War II.  The extraordinary economic and political upheaval spurred by the virus presents a real danger to the relative peace the world has seen over the last few decades, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday.  The "disease… represents a threat to everybody in the world and… an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past."  "The combination of the two facts and the risk that it contributes to enhanced instability, enhanced unrest, and enhanced conflict are things...