Global economic growth could rebound next year but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain unchanged after a huge surge this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Tuesday. The bank said three countries (India – 24%, Nigeria – 12%, DR Congo …
Read More »South Africa relocates some poor people in Gauteng
In three years, Isaac Mbatha got used to the lack of space, running water and electricity in a tent he shared with his wife and three children in Wilgespruit, a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. But he never got used to the rain. The coronavirus brought an unexpected respite …
Read More »“Poor people are immune to coronavirus” – Mexican governor says
A Mexican governor, Miguel Barbosa, has stated that poor people are immune to the coronavirus as he argued that majority of the country’s cases are wealthy people. The coronavirus is an ongoing global pandemic, which is responsible for the death of over 23,000, and the governor of the city of Puebla, in Mexico has …
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