Coronavirus live news: Spain passes 100,000 cases, as UN says world faces worst crisis since WW2

US has one 1 in 5 cases globally; global cases pass 860,000; record daily fatalities in UK, France, Spain and RussiaUS coronavirus - latest updatesUK coronavirus – live updatesLatest developments at a glanceThe most extreme lockdown controls around the worldSee all our coronavirus coverage3.34pmBSTAbout 8 million more people in the Arab world will be plunged into poverty by the economic spasm caused by the Covid-19 crisis, leading to a likely 2 million becoming undernourished, the UN ’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia says.ESCWA said that a lack of social security in many Arab countries will leave the most vulnerable with little means to make it through the pandemic. Currently, a total of 101.4 million people in the region would be classified as poor, and 52 million as undernourished. ESCWA Executive Secretary, Rola Dashti, said:The consequences of this crisis will be particularly severe on vulnerable groups, especially women and young adults, and those working in the informal sector who have no access to social protection and unemployment insurance.Arab Governments must ensure a swift emergency response to protect their people from falling into poverty and food insecurity owing to the impact of COVID-19.3.22pmBSTDeaths from the coronavirus surged past 1,000 in New York City on Wednesday, as an emergency field hospital was opened in Central Park, theAssociated Press reports.Data released by the city ’s health department shows that the disease is having a...
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