Could I lose my job during this corona virus lockdown?

Could I lose my job during this coronavirus lockdown?

Urban Indians are clear about what needs to be done to curtail the spread of coronavirus. An overwhelming majority, 95%, thinks the current national lockdown will successfully fight COVID-19, according to data from YouGov, a UK-based global public opinion and data company. India is now in its eighth day of a 21-day curfew prime minister Narendra Modi announced on March 24. Since then, essential services have struggled to function, mass reverse migration of daily-wage workers is on, and instances of police brutality have increased. Since then, essential services have struggled to function, mass reverse migration of daily-wage workers is on, and instances of police brutality have increased. Despite these setbacks, though, the Modi government seems to have won the confidence of residents in metropolitan cities, where 91% have said they have faith in the government’s ability to handle the pandemic. YouGuv’s data was collected from 1,000 respondents between March 24 and 27, just three days into the lockdown. Coronavirus lockdown destroys jobs at record pace in 'paralysed' Spain Some 900,000 workers have lost their job since mid-March, with those on short-term contracts in tourism or construction among the hardest hit. At least another 620,000 have seen their contracts suspended with temporary layoffs and tens of thousands are on sick leave. “The data is extraordinary, it’s unprecedented,” Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva told a news conference. “It reflects a real disruption to normal activity.” Spain, which has the world’s second-highest death toll from the epidemic after Italy with 10,003 fatalities as of Wednesday, has allowed citizens to leave home since March 14 for essential trips only.

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