(HT)
Coronavirus restrictions are being eased across the world as economies look to begin countering the long-term slump the Covid-19 brought to the economy. Several nations will see growth in the negative zone. Germany has seen businesses reopen but their index reminds far below normal readings. India wants to give infrastructure and consumption of FMCG a boost in the rural areas to bring back demand in the economy.
Despite over 2.3 lakh people recovering, Covid-19 cases have crossed the 5.5 lakh mark across the planet. India has recorded more than 1,45,380 cases with 4,167 deaths and more than 60,000 people have recovered. Among Asian nations only Turkey has recorded more infections than India. Brazil has turned into a hotspot with Covid-19 now entering the remotest areas of the nation infecting indigenous tribes in the Amazon, some of them who have very small or dwindling populations.
