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In the economies of developed European countries, so-called non-strategic production, now stopped in a number of states by the decisions of the authorities to prevent the spread of coronavirus, creates about a third of GDP, said on Monday, March 30, Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund Paul Tomsen. Thomsen's assessment is published on the International Monetary Fund's official blog. This state of affairs means that the current regime will cost developed economies 3% of GDP monthly, and this does not take into...

The number of coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan increased by 29 people, I inform the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic on the Telegram channel on March 29. The Ministry of Health also reported that seven patients with coronavirus infection were cured and sent for rehabilitation. It is noted that the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the Republic was 133. Read also: In Uzbekistan, a 39 COVID-19 year-old doctor died of cancer. According to the news agency, earlier in Uzbekistan, a 39-year-old doctor died of coronavirus, who was treated for coronavirus in...

Russian citizens will soon be removed from Zanzibar Island (Tanzania) by charter flights. This was announced on March 28 by the head of Rosavia Alexander Neradko on the TV channel Russia 24. According to him, the charter flight for the evacuation of citizens of the Russian Federation from the island of Zanzibar will be combined with the flight to Seychelles and Mauritius, where citizens of the Russian Federation are also located. According to the news agency, on March 19, the head of the Ministry of Health of Tanzania Hamad Rashid at a press conference reported that the...

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach agreed to postpone the Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021, this was previously reported by journalist Devon Eru on his Twitter page. Thomas Bach responded positively to the offer of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to move the Summer Olympics scheduled for the period from July 24 to August 9 in Tokyo to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The exact new dates of the event have not yet been reported. We confirmed that there can be no cancellation of the Olympic Games. On the basis of considerations that athletes come to the Olympic Games in the best form, and for the audience it would be safe competitions, we offered to consider to postpone the Olympic Games for about a year. We agreed to hold the Olympic Games and Paramiad by the summer of 2021 at the latest, And to work closely together to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games in full after mankind's final victory over a new type of coronavirus infection and as a si...

Ways to overcome the pandemic-caused crisis were discussed on March 24 by German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the press service of the Head of Government of Israel reported on March 24. It is specified that Netanyahu and Merkel held a detailed conversation, during which proposals for a solution to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 were exchanged. In particular, the economic side of the issue was discussed, including the supply of medical equipment. The panellists agreed to maintain constant...