Coronavirus Pandemic: Global death toll surges past 16,500; nearly 190 nations affected
World | March 24, 2020 7:58 ISTAs the COVID-19 is unfolding, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that the coronavirus will cause a global recession in 2020 that will be as bad as 2008 financial crisis, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said.