The UNDP report calls on countries to offset the adverse impact of the virus by investing more "in prevention, preparedness and response strategies at the local, national and regional levels."
The US has restricted the company's access to core technology and chips alleging national security concerns. To further curtail its development, the US has also barred business activities of companies in Huawei's supply chain, stopping them from supplying chips or providing services to the company.
The United States' imminent "punitive tariffs" on about billion of Chinese products will not only burden the world's two largest economies, but also many other countries, said Wei Jianguo, former vice-minister of commerce.
The UN human rights office calls on the United States to renew its commitment to fighting impunity for gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law, as well as to uphold its obligations to ensure accountability for such crimes.
The US Senate Wednesday confirmed Barbara Barrett as the next secretary of the Air Force.
The United States has recorded more than 13.91 million cases with over 273,300 related deaths as of Wednesday night, according to the real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
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The US Distilled Spirits Council said in a statement said that "we strongly supported China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This resulted in a dramatic reduction in China's tariffs on US spirits, from 65 percent to 10 percent ad valorem. In addition, China last year further lowered its tariffs on whiskeys and brandies to 5 percent as part of a wider effort to lower tariffs on a range of consumer goods imports."
The US trade representative on Tuesday started a three-day hearing about the tariffs proposed under the Section 301 of US Trade Act of 1974, following an investigation into China's intellectual property policies and practices. The USTR has received more than 2,700 comments on the tariffs.
The US economy would contract by 8 percent and the eurozone by 10.2 percent, according to the IMF forecast.
The UN Children's Fund said 45 children were among the dead.