The figures were announced on Tuesday evening by Brazil’s health ministry, which also said the number of coronavirus cases had risen to 555,383, second only to the United States. Lufthansa announces first-quarter loss of €2.1bnLufthansa has announced it will undergo “far-reaching” restructuring as it posted a first-quarter net loss of €2.1bn (£1.9bn/$2.3bn) today, hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. At the height of the country’s coronavirus response in early March, NO2 levels were down by 38% from 2019 and levels of PM2.5 were down by 34%. Australia’s economy is in recessionTreasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed Australia is now in a recession as the economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic. His confirmation came after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the economy shrank by 0.3% in the March quarter, on the back of the bushfires, drought and coronavirus pandemic.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2020 11:30 UTC