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Coronavirus second wave fears amid economic warnings

The global economic outlook causes woe amid second wave fears

The global economic outlook causes woe amid second wave fears - we speak to the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, Gita Gopinath. India's coronavirus outbreak has put the country's healthcare system under immense strain. We hear from Vijender Singh, whose pregnant wife lost her life after being turned away by nine hospitals, and economist Ashwini Deshpande explains why India's health infrastructure is struggling. And we get an overview of the situation from former health secretary Keshav Desiraju. We hear from Marc Bain of Quartz about the growing number of firms, including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia and The North Face, which are choosing to suspend advertising on Facebook, as they call on the company to do more to counteract hate speech on the platform. And we get reaction to the move from Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League. Plus, we hear about how coral reefs could soon be farmed on land, as underwater temperatures becomes too high for them to survive - entrepreneur Sam Teicher who founded the company Coral Vita with Gator Halpern, tells us more. Finally, we hear the latest from the stock markets with Susan Schmidt from Aviva Investors in the US.

(Picture: Patients queue at a clinic in Delhi. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Wed 24 Jun 2020 22:32GMT

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