US President Donald Trump on Monday wrote on Twitter that he will be leaving the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later in the day and will continue his recovery at the White House.
Trump tested positive for the virus on October 2 and has since been in the process of recuperating. His medical staff on Monday said the president had met all criteria to be discharged from the Walter Reed Medical Center.
10% of Global Population Infected – WHO
The World Health Organization on Monday announced that approximately ten per cent of the world’s population may have already been infected with the virus. Data collected from around the world shows that there are about 35.5 million documented COVID-19 cases (0.46%) of the world’s entire population which is estimated at 7.8 billion.
According to WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan, the remaining 90% are still at risk. In a public statement, he noted that “a difficult period” is coming up as the disease spreads all over the world.
Exon Mobil Layoffs
American multinational energy firm Exxon Mobil on Monday said it will lay off about 1,600 employees in its European operations until the end of 2021.
The company said the decision was mainly because of the impact of the coronavirus on its business.
The oil and gas firm’s revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2020 fell by 53% to $32.61 billion. The company reported a net loss of $1.17 billion from a profit of $3.39 billion posted in the same period last year.
