COVID-19 Global Roundup: Global powers unleash trillions of dollars to stem coronavirus crisis

Around the world, bad news was relentless.

With the highly contagious respiratory disease racing across the world to infect more than 196,000 people so far, governments on every continent have implemented draconian containment measures from halting travel to stopping sporting events and religious gatherings.

While the main aim is to avoid deaths – currently at over 7,800 – global powers were also focusing on how to limit the inevitably devastating economic impact.

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