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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 20 May
May 20, 2020
This daily roundup 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 top stories: France looks to localize mask making; Cambridge will hold lectures online next year .
1. How COVID-19 is impacting the globe
Confirmed coronavirus cases have reached 4.9 million worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University . More than 322,000 people have died from the virus, while over 1.7 million have recovered. France puts in an order for 1 billion masks from local makers. British workers will be asked to help with summer harvest. Cambridge will hold lectures online next year . A cyclone moving toward India could threaten the country's COVID-19 response.
2. Why the world’s recovery from COVID-19 could be doughnut shaped
An economic model shaped like a doughnut is being embraced by Amsterdam as a way to help both people and the planet thrive.
The model, developed by Kate Raworth, a senior research associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute , is a way of achieving societal goals and thinking about economics based on the priorities set out by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Those in the middle of the doughnut fall short of life's essentials while those in the ring around that centre occupy a sweet spot where the Earth's resources aren't exploited. Everything outside the doughnut overburdens the planet.
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