Economic Impact of Lockdowns

Delving into the economic impact of virus lockdowns, and how they're being used to reshape economic life.



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Coronavirus: Jeremy Corbyn says he was proved 'right' on public spending

Roughly 1 in 7 U.S. workers is now jobless as the coronavirus shutters the economy

Coronavirus: UK 'facing worst recession in 300 years' if lockdown lasts until summer

Bill Gates defends China's coronavirus response but claims US handled outbreak 'poorly'

Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development – The Rockefeller Foundation

Cash could be spreading the coronavirus, warns the World Health Organization

Expect More Jobs And More Automation In The Post-COVID-19 Economy

How COVID-19 will push for an even more aggressive automation

A fifth of retailers say they have shut their doors PERMANENTLY because coronavirus has wrecked their business as MPs are warned that a third of the whole UK economy has 'SHUT DOWN'

Britain's supply chain of food and medicine could grind to a halt after nearly HALF of lorries are taken off road as hauliers struggle to stay afloat

Meat processing plants across the US are closing due to the pandemic. Will consumers feel the impact?

Groceries could see meat shortages by end of week amid plant closings

Business is booming for supermarkets - they don't need government handouts