170 Nations to have negative economic growth due to Covid-19: IMF

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Apr 20, 2020: India has 543 deaths so far due to Covid-19 and has recorded 17,265 coronavirus cases. India has also eased lockdown in certain areas of the nation to restart economic activity. Nationwide containment zones still continue to be under the ambit of lockdown rule, Hindustan Times reported.

 

 

Global death toll has surpassed 1,60,000 and 2.4 million continue to be affected. The United States, continues to be the nation most affected by coronavirus, recording more than 746,000 coronavirus cases and 40,000 deaths so far. US with 40,000 deaths and 700,000 cases has now become the epicentre of the coronavirus in the West.

IMF’s Georgieva says 170 countries to have negative economic growth

IMF chief K Georgieva said Covid-19’s economic effect is unprecedented since the Great Depression, and added that 170 countries will have negative impact due to the pandemic.

Dutch coronavirus cases continue to soar

With 750 fresh Covid-19 cases, Netherlands has reported 33,405 cases of Covid-19.

Total number of cases in India has touched 17,656. 2,842 have recovered while 559 lost their lives.