This map illustrates the global coronavirus lockdown With India ordering its 1.3 billion residents to stay at home, there are now roughly 3 billion people in some form of lockdown around the world. This map by the Daily Mail shows where full and partial lockdowns have been enacted. Read more here. Image: Daily Mail G20 leaders to meet by video conference to discuss COVID-19 Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will meet by video conference on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. Summit leaders will discuss developing a response to the outbreak's economic impact. Read more here. What is the World Economic Forum doing about the coronavirus outbreak? Show COVID-19 is "Public Enemy #1": These 6 steps can help fight it Lockdowns have created a second window of opportunity to fight coronavirus, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. But as reported cases climbed above
Only 15% of Bangladeshi workers earn more than $6 a day. The economic shutdown sparked by COVID-19 threatens millions of livelihoods in the country imminently. But there are reasons for optimism, too - not least the country's resilience. Dhaka’s streets are eerily empty. When 10 million rickshaw drivers, day labourers, factory workers, maids and others raced to get home before the start of the shutdown - announced by the government on 26 March - the city became unnaturally quiet. Dhaka is usually full of the sounds of interaction, energy, and a growing economy. These are the sounds of people earning money; people who were able to get by financially. Have you read? Nearly 3 billion people around the globe under COVID-19 lockdowns - Today's coronavirus updates Here's what countries are doing to slow the coronavirus outbreak These new gadgets were designed to fight COVID-19 Where are they now? What will they eat? How long can a rickshaw puller like