Pandemic could push 60M into extreme poverty

By Agence France-Presse

May 21, 2020 12:16 am

WASHINGTON: The head of the World Bank warned on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that the coronavirus crisis threatens to push some 60 million people into extreme poverty, wiping out the gains made over the past three years.

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province. AFP / Hector RETAMAL

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