Jul.28 — Covid-19 is the perfect storm for the global trading system. On top of the U.S.-China trade war and an upsurge in technology nationalism, borders all over the world are closing to the flow of people, goods and services. Slowing trade and shrinking supply chains will hurt the most vulnerable countries in the developing world. How can we save the multilateral trading system?
Senior International Partner at WilmerHale Charlene Barshefsky, The Wall Street Journal Senior Editor Bob Davis, Global Counsel Co-Founder and Chairman Peter Mandelson, Husco International President and CEO Austin Ramirez, The Wall Street Journal Senior China Correspondent Lingling Wei, discuss how to save global trade in a post-covid world. They speak with Andy Browne, the editorial director of Bloomberg New Economy on this episode of New Economy Conversations: Saving Global Trade.
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.