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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

There is a saying that goes:  There are two types of companies; those that have been hacked, and those that think they haven’t been hacked . Whether you like it or not, the Internet is broken from a security point of view, which is why it is crucial for you to figure out how vulnerable your business is, and find the best way to protect your customers. Some companies have already realized the business value of security, making it a habit internally, and making it a central part of the customer experience. Other companies are stuck with common misconceptions about web security, such as I’m safe because nobody would want to hack us or We’re safe because our web agency handles our web development. Reality check – over 92% of the companies we have performed security tests on are vulnerable. And if companies like Facebook, Paypal, Google etc. are vulnerable – why wouldn’t you be? There is a lot to learn from the hacks we have legally performed on many of the tech giants, and their react

 Scientists race to understand Covid-19 as number of confirmed cases continues to rise A Chinese worker dressed in a protective suit takes the temperature of a woman at a subway station in Beijing during the lunar new year and spring festival holiday © Kevin Frayer/Getty Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) Save Clive Cookson in London MARCH 18 2020Print this page520 Be the first to know about every new Coronavirus story Get instant email alerts Scientists are racing to understand the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, which is now a fast-growing global pandemic. The number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 200,000 — and many epidemiologists believe the real total of infections may be close to a million because testing and reporting are so incomplete. Though Covid-19 has passed its peak in China, cases in some western countries are doubling or tripling every week. Public health experts fear the respirator