The World Health Organization warned on March 3, 2020 that COVID-19 might be transmissible via banknote handling. According to the WHO, coronavirus particles might be able to live on cash for a few days. China’s central bank recently announced that it would sanitize its yuan notes, exposing them to high temperatures and ultraviolet light, and […]
Global economic GDP growth could fall to as low as 1.5% because of COVID-19 shutdowns, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The group projects that the economic growth of the global economy could have been as high as 2.9% before the viral outbreak. Based in Paris, France, the OECD is an […]
To say that the global outbreak of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, is causing unprecedented amounts of traveler anxiety is an understatement. The International Air Transport Association projects that more than $113 billion in revenue will be lost if the coronavirus isn’t resolved soon. So far, the cruise industry has arguably been the most devastatingly affected. […]
