Covid-19 wrap | EU coronavirus recovery initiative, Japan recession, sex doll controversy in South Korea, and coronavirus probe gains momentum

Macron, Merkel to present EU recovery initiative on Monday

Europe is just beginning to emerge from the lockdowns to halt the outbreak, which has taken a huge bite out of national economies and raised the prospects of damaging recessions that could last for months. The Indian capital has become one of the country's Covid-19 hotspots, with media reports based on graveyard records saying there are 450 dead - triple the official tally.

A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth and some analysts predicted the Japanese economy would suffer worse as the effects of the coronavirus become clearer.One of South Korea's top football clubs apologised for causing"deep concern" after being accused of using sex dolls to fill empty seats at a weekend game.

The plant has been closed until further notice and staff have been placed in quarantine, joining a string of German slaughterhouses that have suffered similar outbreaks. To date, the Central American country has confirmed just 25 cases of the coronavirus and eight deaths. But rights groups and experts believe the numbers are far higher.

Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt was quoted by news reports as saying the motion was"expected to be endorsed" at the assembly as early as Tuesday. Hunt is representing his country in the virtual WHA meeting, which is set to begin later on Monday. The coronavirus pandemic was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December. It has since spread around the world with some 4.7 million cases confirmed by Monday and at least 315 000 deaths.

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