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PARIS, April 8 — The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s major economies and could trigger the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned today, as rising death tolls in Europe and the US dampened hopes for a quick turnaround.  While the Chinese city where the virus...

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Germany’s economy, the biggest in Europe, is also expected to fall into a “serious recession” and contract by nearly 10 per cent in the second quarter, leading researchers warned.They say premature moves could accelerate the spread of a disease that has already infiltrated every layer of society, from refugees to royals to Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was reported to be “stable” during his third day in intensive care.

Passengers also had to pass temperatures checks and show green “health codes” on their phone, which are calculated in part by whether their neighbourhoods have been declared virus-free. Hundreds are still passing away daily in worst-affected Italy although the peak of the crisis appears to have passed, with the rise of infections falling to a new low.

President Donald Trump took aim at the WHO, accusing it of a pro-Beijing bias as he threatened to cut funding.

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