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Global supply of masks, gloves and gowns is ‘rapidly depleting’ WHO says

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Supplies of face masks and other protective equipment against the coronavirus are ‘rapidly depleting’ around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday.  ‘Shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and health care workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients,’ said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO.  An estimated 89 million masks, 1.6 … Read more

Microsoft issues financial warning as coronavirus disrupts its Chinese supply chain

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Microsoft issues financial warning as coronavirus disrupts its Chinese supply chain for Windows and Surface devices Microsoft’s sales for this quarter had been projected at $10.75–$11.15 billion The firm has not yet provided a revised estimated based on the virus’ impact  Microsoft does not expect its cloud-computing business to be affected, however The warning came … Read more