国际英语资讯:European economy devastated by pandemic as COVID-19 cases well pass 500,000
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>/<span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 2-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="some">some</span> 900,000 <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 45,000 <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lastest">lastest</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="UNWTO">UNWTO</span>) <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 27 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="between">between</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300-450 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="receipts">receipts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> (<span word="UNCTAD">UNCTAD</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> (<span word="FDI">FDI</span>) <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="during">during</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 18 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="underemployment">underemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bode">bode</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="over">over</span> 500,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 33,000 <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p>
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