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Chilean congressmen and women approve a bill to allow a 10% withdrawal of pension funds in Santiago after a night of protests and the in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
A hasty lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization warns. "WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone. At the same time, lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence. The way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not managed properly," the UN health body's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during a virtual press conference in Geneva. IMAGES
The COVID-19 pandemic could provoke the deepest recession in living memory, World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo warns. "As we face what may well be the deepest economic recession or downturn of our lifetimes, we should aim to make the most of all potential drivers of sustainable growth to reverse this situation," he says during a virtual news conference in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
As of this morning, Germans must wear masks on public transportation to protect themselves and other passengers from COVID-19. IMAGES of people wearing masks in Berlin
The Covid-19 pandemic is in a critical phase, says Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on Covid-19 for the World Health Organization, warning cases were surging despite proven measures to rein in the spread. SOUNDBITE
Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest plane, comes back to Ukraine from China with medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
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