Social and economic costs from COVID-19 to persist long after the pandemic, says World Economic Forum
By Ann Wen · 20 January 2021 · Featured
By Ann Wen · 20 January 2021 · Featured
The World Economic Forum warns of a long-lasting impact on the world's economy and society. Years of progress on poverty and inequality are at risk of being undone.
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2021 has unveiled an alarming risk outlook of short-term healthcare battles and long-term environmental damage and social fragmentation. "The immediate human and economic cost of COVID-19 is severe. It threatens to scale back years of progress on reducing poverty and inequality and to further weaken social cohesion and […]
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