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Yasi Baiani

Head of Product, Mental Health at Teladoc | Harvard MBA | 3x LinkedIn Top Voice

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Globally there're 111,758 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,888 deaths so far. The #COVID -19 mortality rate of 2%-4% is lower than those of SARS (10%) and MERS (34%); however, the unknowns and uncertainty around it caused human horror, significant economic impact, and possibly a start of a recession: - $9+ trillion was wiped off global stocks in nine days - 7% drop in the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the market today halted trading for 15 minutes - The S&P 500 fell ~6% & Nasdaq was down 5.4% - $2.3 trillion expected loss of real GDP globally - $63-$113 billion impact on Global Air Travel Many sectors such as travel, restaurants, events, entertainments, health & beauty, and brick and mortars have already been impacted by #coronavirus aftermath. As the businesses slowing down, they will shed full-time jobs, hourly workers won't get paid, and people will fall behind in paying rents. In this extremely difficult times, please: - be "the best human" you could be - think beyond just you, your family or your company - reach out to those who need us the most In this environment, we all could rise as leaders by doing small things! Please find at least 1 way to help others, so we all, together, can stop COVID-19 & prevent economic disaster. Share ideas below. …see more

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