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The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to have severe economic impacts according to the document. It estimates that between 88-115 million additional people will fall into extreme poverty due to the crisis in 2020. The pandemic also resulted in a contraction of over 4% of global GDP and the loss of the equivalent of 225 million full time jobs worldwide. The largest number of new people living in extreme poverty are expected to be in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Corona - 26-30

The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to have severe economic impacts according to the document. It estimates that between 88-115 million additional people will fall into extreme poverty due to the crisis in 2020. The pandemic also resulted in a contraction of over 4% of global GDP and the loss of the equivalent of 225 million full time jobs worldwide. The largest number of new people living in extreme poverty are expected to be in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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MEDICAL COUNTER MEASURES

Stage 5
Economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

> 4% contraction of 88-115 million people 9% of global working


GDP in 2020 living in extreme poverty hours lost in 2020 –
due to the crisis the equivalent of 225
million full time jobs

The World Bank Group: [Link]


Lakner et al. (2020) (updated), PovcalNet, Global Economic Prospects
Source: [Link]

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MEDICAL COUNTER MEASURES

Stage 5
Extreme poverty is predicted to increase sharply
• Baseline analysis by the World Figure. Forecast of number of people living in extreme poverty (From Wold Bank Blogs)

Bank Group estimated that


COVID-19 could push an
additional 88 million people
into extreme poverty in 2020.
In the worst case scenario, it
could be 115 million people
• The largest share of the ‘new
poor’ are living in South Asia
and Sub-Saharan Africa

Sources: Lakner et al. (2020) (updated), PovcalNet, Global Economic Prospects


Note: Extreme poverty is measured as the number of people living on less than $1.90 per day.

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Resources
WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard
[Link]

R&D Blueprint and COVID-19


[Link]

Global research and innovation forum to mobilize international action in response to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emergency
[Link]
international-action-in-response-to-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-emergency

Considerations for implementing and adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19
[Link]
interim-guidance

Non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza
[Link]

Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO


[Link]

Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 30 October 2020
[Link]

IMF: New predictions suggest a deeper recession and a slower recovery


[Link]

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Resources (2)
Three factors help you make safer choices during COVID-19
[Link]

Infodemic management
[Link]

COVID-19 vaccines
[Link]

Fair allocation mechanism for COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
[Link]

Draft landscape and tracker of COVID-19 candidate vaccines


[Link]

Bloomberg
[Link]

Our World in Data


[Link]

World Bank
[Link]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by external sites.
The mention of specific companies does not imply that they are endorsed by WHO.

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