Despite containment measures which affect nearly one inhabitant of the planet on two, the balance sheets are getting heavier: more than 13,000 dead in Italy, 9,000 in Spain, more than 5,000 in the United States, 4,000 in France... And the country fears to see overwhelmed the intensive care units which are already working at the limit of their capacities. But doctors worry about convalescents, who leave the hospital as soon as their lives are no longer threatened, even if they are still contagious. But it is the United States, where 85% of Americans now live confined, who are preparing to be submerged. Won by anxiety, the stock markets returned to strong declines, the Dow Jones index closing down 4.44% in particular.

Source: Standard Digital April 02, 2020 04:52 UTC