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Coronavirus came to Italy almost 6 months before the first official case, new study shows
Italy’s first official COVID-19 case was detected in February, but two studies suggest coronavirus could have been present in Italy from as early as September 2019.
Here's how many people COVID-19 could push into poverty, according to the World Bank
COVID-19 is likely to push between 88 and 115 million people into extreme poverty, according to the Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020.
If pandemic productivity is up, why is innovation slowing down?
A new study by commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Boston Consulting Group and KRC Research, shows that working from home has caused productivity to go up, but at the expense of in...
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 16 November
Top stories: US confirmed cases pass 11 million; new cases in South Korea cause concern; Italian research suggests coronavirus was circulating much earlier than previously thought.
Here's how to empower people for grassroots change
The upheavals caused by the pandemic can be a lever for systemic change - and we'll need the expertise of social innovators and scientists to make it work.
6 ways the pandemic has changed businesses
Sectors like healthcare and banking are battered but not beaten by COVID-19 disruption, McKinsey analysis finds. Digital delivery features large in the post-pandemic futures of six sector...
5 ways to tackle the housing crisis after COVID-19
Our approach to housing could either help or hinder to the global recovery from COVID-19. Here are five steps we should thinking about today.
This is why one of Europe’s leading economists is calling for an EU development bank
President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, makes the case for a European development bank to ensure a level playing field with the US and China.
Google adds COVID-related health and safety info to Google Travel
Google has added COVID-19 related information to its travel system Google Travel. Hosts can add information like cleaning procedures and contact-free check-in.
Are you an infodemiologist? Here are 7 tips on how to spot false information about the pandemic
The world is facing an 'infodemic' of misleading news about coronavirus. Here are some tips from the World Health Organization to help you sort the facts from fiction.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 12 November
Top stories: French confirmed cases overtake Russia; WHO warning in Americas; UK deaths pass 50,000.
The world’s first effective COVID-19 vaccine stops more than 90% of people getting the virus
The vaccine’s makers, Pfizer and BioNTech, say they have found no serious safety concerns. After testing the vaccine on 43,500 people in 6 countries.