The COVID Diaries – 19 8th April pm
France is now officially in recession after the most severe fall in economic activity since the Second World War. It is difficult to see how the UK will avoid what seems to be an inevitable consequence of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The lockdown is due to be reviewed early next week. Nobody is expecting it to be lifted.
In the United States, Bernie Sanders has withdrawn from the campaign to be the Democratic Candidate in November’s Presidential election. This leaves the field free for Joe Biden to take on Donald Trump, who is flailing in all directions as he struggles to cope with the current crisis. His dismantling of important health services has been exposed as the reckless act that it really is.