According to the report, the wealth of 611 billionaires in Asia has increased by 1.5 trillion US dollars since the Corona epidemic began last March. With this money, it is possible to give a check of one thousand dollars to each of the 156 million people who have become poor due to the effects of Covid-19.
According to the international organization Oxfam, when the world economy is catastrophic, the top 1,000 wealthiest people have made up for their losses in just nine months. However, it may take more than a decade for the world’s billions of poor people to overcome the economic impact of the Corona. A modern report released by Oxfam on Monday (January 25th) reveals this information. The report was released on the World Economic Forum (WEF) opening day on the ‘inequality virus’ in the world.
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Coronavirus has affected the poor more than the rich
According to the report, the wealth of 611 billionaires in Asia has increased by 1.5 trillion US dollars since the Corona epidemic began last March. With this money, it is possible to give a check of one thousand dollars to each of the 156 million people who have become poor due to the effects of Kovid-19.
And in East Asia and the Pacific, the wealth of 610 millionaires has increased by 31.3 trillion. With this money, it is possible to give a check of 20,000 to all the 84 million people who became destitute during the Coronation period. It said the recession caused by Covid’s influence has already been cut for the top rich. Since the onset of the epidemic, the combined wealth of the world’s top 10 wealthiest people has grown by half a trillion dollars. In this sense, it is possible to vaccinate everyone. Besides, it is possible to ensure that no one has to be low because of this epidemic.
