HONG KONG/WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (AFP): The scale of economic devastation from the pandemic was laid bare as Western economies recorded historic slumps, just as resurgent caseloads forced many countries into agonising new trade-offs between health and financial stability.
Six months after the World Health Organisation declared a global emergency, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 17.8 million people worldwide.
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