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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 poor nations The International Monetary Fund approved $500 million on April 13 to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so t....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Government , Coronavirus , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , Covid 19 , Daily scan , lockdown , G20 finance ministers , Face masks
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical Is the TB Vaccine responsible for the large deaths in West? The novel coronavirus is rampaging across the world, but its impact is not equal; it is hammering some populations, while leaving others relatively unscathe....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : G20 , COVID-19 , World Bank , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , TB Vaccine , Gilead drug – NEJM , Coronavirus research , Anti-China bills , Global pandemic , ASEAN+3 Summit , US economy
Global Impact of Covid-19 Crisis
April 12, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 is the first full-blown crisis of a hyper-connected world. It arose as the local outbreak in China at Wuhan city, and within a few weeks, it had spread all across the world. More than a million Corona positive cases have been noticed and mor....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , economy , Globalisation , COVID-19 , IMF , Multilateralism , Helpless West , US-China rivalry , capitalism , Global supply chains , Non--traditional security
COVID-19 in Central Asia: Responses and Resolutions
April 11, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has become a serious challenge for countries across the globe. The virus has stressed public health systems worldwide and disrupted the global economy. The novel Coronavirus that emerged ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , COVID-19 , Economic Slowdown , Migrants , Coronavirus Pandemic , Remittances , relief packages , precautionary measures , Kyrgyz Republic
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical Dispute among German Virologists on Heinsberg Study On April 9, the virology professor, Hendrik Streeck, presented "interim results” on the "Covid-19 Case Cluster Study" to the press. Streeck and an interdisciplinar....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese PLA , Oil , WHO , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Coronavirus Narrative , epidemic control
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic Despite COVID-19, U.S. Military Remains Ready to Fight "To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with the challenges that this disease has brought to our shores, the Department of Defense stands ready to meet....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , Daily scan , Global peace , Coronavirus crisis , Lockdowns , Parliamentary election , Economic downturn
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 9, 2020
April 09, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machine....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Wuhan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , Infections , Wildlife trade , Local healthcare
COVID-19 ails the Beijing Model
April 08, 2020 Aayush Mohanty Article

The United Nations Security Council, the Premier forum to discuss threats to global peace and security, is yet to discuss COVID-19. An attempt to address the Virus was blocked by China last month while it served as the Chair of the Security Council. ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , WHO , COVID-19 , Multilateralism
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 8, 2020
April 08, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic Land ports in China beef up drive against imported infections Chinese land ports around the country are enhancing prevention and control measures on imported coronavirus cases amid a flood of land arrivals after most ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Wuhan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , Infections , Wildlife trade , Local healthcare
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 7, 2020
April 07, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic “Sectors, People and Regions… and second lockdowns” Europe sets up taskforces to ease coronavirus lockdowns France, Spain, Belgium and Finland are among many countries that have set up expert committees to exam....

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Tags : Economic , China’s Economy , Coronavirus , WHO , COVID-19 , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , corona bonds
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