The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Today we are going to give a report on the drastic changes happened in this entire disastrous pandemic, take a look
P.s: Collected info from various authentic sources
1. The wealth of the 10 richest men has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.
2. At least 21,300 die each day around the world due to Corona
3. People who live in low-and-middle-income countries are around twice as likely to die from COVID-19 infection as people who live in rich countries, according to research cited by Oxfam.
4. In some countries, the poorest people are nearly four times more likely to die from COVID-19.
5. There’s been a new billionaire created almost every day during this pandemic, meanwhile 99% of the world’s population are worse off because of lockdowns, lower international trade, less international tourism, and as a result of that, 160 million more people have been pushed into poverty.
6. During pandemic, 60 percent of the world’s new poor are from India.
7. The richest 140 people of India have more than doubled their wealth.
8. India’s 100 billionaires have seen their fortunes increase by Rs 12,97,822 crore since March last year.
9. India’s poor population doubled from 6 crore to 13.4 crore after the first wave of the pandemic.
