Wuhan, the Chinese metropolis at the origin of the current coronavirus pandemic, is due this week to lift the final restrictions after more than two and a half months of stringent lockdown. From midnight on Wednesday, (1600 GMT on Tuesday) traffic is set to return to normal. Flights are also due to resume, cars will be able to leave the city again and people can travel by train, on condition that they are healthy and...

As COVID-19 spreads and global healthcare systems are getting overwhelmed, governments are implementing measures to curb the viral infection, global businesses have been affected and world’s top billionaires made huge loses in two months that have wiped out all gains made in the past two and a half years, according to Hurun research. The report, released this week, which examined the impact of two months of COVID-19 outbreak on wealth, found that the world’s top...