That's how long it took the world's top 1,000 billionaires to recoup their fortunes after the coronavirus pandemic hit. The pandemic could increase economic inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened, Oxfam found. The deep divide between the rich and poor is proving as deadly as the virus," said Gabriela Bucher, Oxfam's executive director. The coronavirus, which has infected nearly 100 million people and killed more than 2.1 million globally, has thrust inequality into the spotlight. How people cope has differed by race, by gender and by income

Source: CNN January 25, 2021 00:00 UTC