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June 2020
Overview. Iran ‘reopened’ for business in the latter half of May as pressure to revive the battered economy has won out against medical advice to the contrary. With case numbers still rising, community spread will continue and the death toll rise. Politics has also restarted with a new session and a new speaker in the…
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May 2020
Overview. As C19 related deaths continue to increase in Pakistan, PM Khan welcomed debt relief measures by G-20 countries, the IMF and the World Bank. Under pressure from clergy and the faithful, the government has allowed a slight relaxation of lockdown measures for Ramadan. C19 Response. Pakistan’s initial response to the pandemic was firstly, much…
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May 2020
Overview. As C19 related deaths continue to increase in Pakistan, PM Khan welcomed debt relief measures by G-20 countries, the IMF and the World Bank. Under pressure from clergy and the faithful, the government has allowed a slight relaxation of lockdown measures for Ramadan. C19 Response. Pakistan’s initial response to the pandemic was firstly, much…
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May 2020
Overview. The national lockdown, which started towards the end of March has been extended till 5 May. The government has announced a Tk. 72,750 crore (8.5 billion USD) stimulus package, in four separate programmes. The World Bank has estimated that GDP growth will drop to between 2% and 3% this year.…… Read the rest
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May 2020
Overview. New reported cases of C19 peaked in early April, although the daily death toll seems not to have followed suit. Following the Nowruz holiday, Iranians start to resume some pre-pandemic routines, as businesses slowly reopen and travel restrictions ease. Like governments elsewhere, Rouhani’s administration is fighting domestic critics of its pandemic response and struggling…
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May 2020
Overview. Like the rest of the world, Egypt is consumed by the impact of C19 but unlike the rest of the world, Egyptians are failing to address the seriousness of social distancing. Some experts warn that the rate of infection has yet to peak and predict it will begin to in mid-May.…… Read the rest