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The pandemic has reinforced expectations Japan will slip into deep recession amid a plunge in global demand and a local state of emergency that has been extended through to the end of May.

While the month of May could become the crucial period to assess the quality and quantum of this economic rebound, analysts warn there are still a few red flags to watch out for.

Bitcoin faces a key technical event Monday known as the "halving." Industry insiders are debating what effect it might have on the market.

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on two of the country's most lucrative sectors — tourism and education — with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warning economic output could contract by 10% over the first half of the year.

Thousands of visitors streamed into Shanghai Disneyland on Monday for the first time in three months as the Chinese park became the first reopened by Walt Disney after the coronavirus pandemic brought the Magic Kingdom to a standstill.

Workplace dynamics will likely be transformed by the time everyone returns to the office again after coronavirus lockdown measures are lifted or eased, experts said.

A $2.25 billion United Airlines debt offering failed to fly last week, but that does not signal trouble for others issuing corporate debt.

Covid-19 has infected more than 4.1 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 284,536 people.

Despite local Covid-19 health orders, Tesla reopened its Fremont car plant this week.

Researchers at the University of Albany's School of Public Health analyzed more than 1,400 medical records of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 across 25 hospitals in the New York metro area.

There were an additional 5,293 deaths that weren't previously identified as confirmed or probable coronavirus cases that "might have been directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic," the CDC says.

The Nasdaq Composite climbed for a sixth straight session on Monday as shares of major technology companies added to their rally.

The new precaution comes days after two staffers close to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the coronavirus.

In Amsterdam, one restaurant will allow visitors to eat inside individual greenhouses as a way to implement social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Certainly, there have been some reported cases of putative relapse, so, people who have fallen sick again," said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program.

"The forces that will bring about inflation are aligning," Chetan Ahya, chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley, said in a note.

Several countries that have lifted coronavirus restrictions and reopened businesses have seen jumps in coronavirus cases, underscoring the "challenges that may lie ahead," the World Health Organization warned Monday.

Saudi Arabia said it will cut production further in an effort to support global oil markets.

Speaking in Parliament after the details were published, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of "the most perilous moment" for the country.

Coronavirus has brought travel and tourism to a standstill, and may irrevocably change the industry. Here's how and where we might start traveling again as we settle into a new vacation normal.