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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 3 June
Jun 3, 2020
This daily round-up brings you a selection of the latest news updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as well as tips and tools to help you stay informed and protected. Today's headlines: Employment in Spain grows for the first time during COVID-19; Brazil forecast to reach 1 million cases in next few weeks: study; One-third of small businesses surveyed in India are say they're shutting their doors.
1. How COVID-19 is affecting the globe
2. What the COVID-19 pandemic teaches us about cybersecurity
A cyber pandemic is as inevitable as a future disease pandemic, writes Nicholas Davis , a professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity. The vulnerabilities are varied and businesses and workers should keep the following in mind:
A cyberattack with characteristics similar to the coronavirus would spread faster and further than any biological virus. The economic impact of a widespread digital shutdown would be of the same magnitude – or greater – than what we’re currently seeing. Recovery from the widespread destruction of digital systems would be extremely challenging. [Replacing 5% of the world’s connected devices would require around 71 million new devices .]
3. Infection risks at one metre and two metres distance: Lancet
A new analysis from the Lancet explains that two-metre social distancing can halve the risk of infection from coronavirus. Researchers reviewed studies in more than 170 countries and leveraged statistical analysis and modeling to better understand the potential risk to infection. According to the review, infection risk can rise around 3% when people are one meter away from each other and around 13% when people stand closer than one meter. The insights help to give clarity regarding distance guidelines, which currently vary by country and agency.
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