Global Statistics
| Country | Total Cases | New Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | Total Recovered |
| World | 2,481,541 | +73,928 | 170,439 | +5,366 | 647,744 |
| USA | 792,913 | +28,123 | 42,517 | +1,939 | 72,389 |
| Spain | 200,210 | +1,536 | 20,852 | +399 | 80,587 |
| Italy | 181,228 | +2,256 | 24,114 | +454 | 48,877 |
| France | 155,383 | +2,489 | 20,265 | +547 | 37,409 |
| Germany | 147,065 | +1,323 | 4,862 | +220 | 91,500 |
| South Africa | 3,300 | +142 | 58 | +4 | 1,055 |
| Zambia | 65 | +4 | 3 | 35 | |
| Mozambique | 39 | 8 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Eswatini | 24 | +2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Botswana | 20 | 1 |
Confirmed cases of the Covid-19 pandemic are now at 2,481,541; new cases that were reported were 73,928 with 5,366new death recorded worldwide. A total of 647,744 cases are reported to have recovered from the virus.
President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the US, as the nation battles coronavirus. He added that the measure was done “in light of the attack from the invisible enemy,” or the coronavirus pandemic, and to protect US jobs.
The number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus in Italy has fallen for the first time since the country’s outbreak began.
An increase by 142 cases was reported in South Africa making the total number of cases 3,300. Egypt has 3,333 cases making them the country with the highest confirmed cases.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is now at 2,332,450; there were 81,930 new cases recorded yesterday and 6, 505 new deaths to bring the total number of deaths to 160,783.
Zambia and Eswatini’s new cases increased by 4 and 2 respectively bringing the total number of infections in the two countries to 65 and 24.
US oil prices turn negative as demand dries up
The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears that storage capacity could run out in May. Demand for oil has all but dried up as lockdowns across the world have kept people inside
Health & Wellness• Whether you’re working on your computer or bingeing on Netflix, put on some comfortable clothes that you can move in. Every 25 minutes, drop into a squat and spend some time switching between different ground-rest positions e.g. a double-leg kneel, single-leg kneel, shin box. These help to reinforce a strong superstructure and ‘rewild’ your posture.
Metal Prices Asia/Europe/NY markets
21/04/2020
| METAL | BID | ASK | CHANGE | LOW | HIGH |
| GOLD | 1687.20 | 1688.20 | -8.70 | 1686.00 | 1691.40 |
| SILVER | 15.14 | 15.23 | -0.10 | 15.13 | 15.28 |
| PLATINUM | 766.00 | 771.00 | -8.00 | 762.00 | 773.00 |
| PALLADIUM | 2078.00 | 2228.00 | -9.00 | 2049.00 | 2228.00 |
| RHODIUM | 6000.00 | 9000.00 | 0.00 | – | – |
