Coronavirus live updates: Virus origin debate risks reigniting US-China trade tensions
Global cases: More than 3.8 millionMost cases reported: United States , Spain , Italy , United Kingdom , and Russia .All times below are in Beijing time.A reignition in U.S.-China trade tensions would be the "the last thing" anyone needs when the world is already reeling from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic,Treves comments came as Washington and Beijing dialed up the rhetoric in recent days, with U.S.
is expected to show that a record 21.5 million jobs were lost as the U.S. shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus.Arrows pointing outwards Economists expect a high concentration of job losses will be centered in the leisure and hospitality sectors and retail because those establishments were completely shut down. But they also see the losses extending more broadly into manufacturing and construction.
"This is the biggest and most acute shock we've seen in post-war history. It's a dramatic loss of output in a very short period of time," said Michelle Meyer, head of U.S. economics at Bank of America.
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