About 4.5 million people have officially died from COVID-19, but according to the model used by the Economist, the global death toll may reach from 15.2 million to 18.1 million people. The pandemic continues to undercut economic growth, writes the British weekly.
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Economist: The death toll from Covid-19 is much higher than official figures say
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200 million people have contracted the coronavirus
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1. “Economist”: The death toll from Covid-19 is much higher than official figures say
“Economist” also reports that it is spreading around the world Delta coronavirus variant again limits economic growth and increases inflation.
Official figures say 4.5 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide (Getty Images)
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In the US, Europe and China, growth is much slower than forecast and consumer prices are rising alarmingly fast. In the euro zone in August they were higher by 3%. than a year ago and this is the biggest jump in nearly a decade – reports the weekly.
Economic dynamics are also undercut by shortages of parts and components, as well as the lack of labor, transport disruptions caused by lockdowns and an increase in its costs, “Economist” explains.
The French economic daily Les Echos emphasizes that inflation is now significantly above the European Central Bank (ECB) target of 2%, and the situation is exacerbated by the lack of parts and raw materials, which is causing the prices of industrial goods to rise in the zone euro in July 2.7 percent. on a year-to-year basis.
This means that the pressure on the ECB is growing to limit the policy of supporting the economies of the monetary union, including by the so-called quantitative easing, that is, buying up assets on a large scale, explains Les Echos.
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2. 200 million people have contracted the coronavirus
According to Our World in Data portal data from Monday in Europe, 39.2 percent have already been vaccinated. residents. In North America 37.7%, in South America 19.4% and in Asia 10.8. Almost 200 million people have become infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic in the world.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved seven vaccines for use so far, 108 preparations are in the clinical trial phase, and 42 of them have proven efficacy in preventing severe COVID-19 course.
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