Hello to everyone from geneva, and that uh o headquarters. Welcome who headquarters. Welcome to this regular covid19 briefing. There were more than. Thank you. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. E are delighted to be joined thank you, tarik. Good morning. Good afternoon and good evening. As tarik said we are delighted krytalina, the managing director of the monetarily fund. Elcome, my sister. She will say more in a few minutes about the Economic Impact of the pandemic and what the imf is doing to support countries and the Global Economy more than one million confirmed cases of covid19 have been eported to who, including more than 50,000 deaths, but we know that this is much more than a Health Crisis. We are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic. The restrictions many countries have put into place to protect health are taking a heavy toll on the income individuals and families and economies of communities and nations. We are in a shared
As you will recall Public Health authorities in Trump Administration put possible loss of life in a range between 100,000 and 240,000. Just 8 days ago. But of now institute for Health Metrics and model at university of washington showing a death toll as a result of wuhan virus by fourth of august, to likely reach 60,000 americans. That is still a tragic toll but far better than 100 to 2 240,00. And peak number of deaths to arrive easter sunday, april 12. That number has been revised lower as well. Our Public Health Officials Say this is not a time for anyone to lessen their, forths in following all protocols for social distancing, washing your hands and quarantine. It is going to be a bad week for deaths, well start to see the beginning of a turn around, yee nee. We need to keep pushing on mitigation strategy. David presidenstrategy. The president is not only leading us in this. But he developing planning and preparations i to restart our economy. No one knows better than this presiden
As you will recall Public Health authorities in Trump Administration put possible loss of life in a range between 100,000 and 240,000. Just 8 days ago. But of now institute for Health Metrics and model at university of washington showing a death toll as a result of wuhan virus by fourth of august, to likely reach 60,000 americans. That is still a tragic toll but far better than 100 to 2 240,00. And peak number of deaths to arrive easter sunday, april 12. That number has been revised lower as well. Our Public Health Officials Say this is not a time for anyone to lessen their, forths in following all protocols for social distancing, washing your hands and quarantine. It is going to be a bad week for deaths, well start to see the beginning of a turn around, yee nee. We need to keep pushing on mitigation strategy. David presidenstrategy. The president is not only leading us in this. But he developing planning and preparations i to restart our economy. No one knows better than this presiden
[bell] street asmmet on all investors panic about the pandemics devastating economic impact. The pandemic is putting millions out of work, as shops and restaurant close around the world. Stocks plummet on wall street. Hello. Countries across the world are wrapping up the response to the coronavirus epidemic. The french president has cleared were on the up break and is borders from 11 gmt on tuesday. The eu as a whole is considering banning all but essential travel. The British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is asking britains to avoid nonessential travel and pubs, clubs and theaters. This President Donald Trump has issued similar advice and urging no social gatherings higher than 10 people. This comes as the head of the World Health Organization implores governments to test far more people with suspected cases of covid19. The mounting concerned that the pandemic will cause a global recession. Another toward day on the market. Stock markets plunged arou
Hello to everyone from geneva, and that uh o headquarters. Welcome who headquarters. Welcome to this regular covid19 briefing. There were more than 400 journalists watching us on zoom, as well, with a number of questions waiting for our guests today and today we have a special guest. That is the managing director of the International Monetary fund. She will join this briefing to about the Economic Impact of the covid19 pandemic and the response of the International Monetary fund for journalists who are online and wish to ask questions, please click rays hand. We will start. Thank you. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. We are delighted to be joined by the managing director of the International Monetary fund. Welcome, my sister. She will say more in a few minutes about the Economic Impact of the pandemic and what the imf is doing to support countries and the global economy. More than one million confirmed have beenovid19 reported to who, including more than 50,000 deaths, b