Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’

Social damage could take 2 decades to repair, warns top UN official

Countries from Jordan to Egypt will struggle to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impact

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 

Claer Barrett wants to hear readers’ experiences of accessing business interruption loans

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact

Remote working has unearthed unexpected challenges — and surprises

Business practices undergo seismic change with flexible policies becoming standard

In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time

Easy tomatoes, beans and lettuce to sow or plug in the garden or on a patio

It’s hard to find a single trade type who thinks failing to agree an extension is anything but a potential disaster

Pledging conference underscores urgency to develop vaccine and distribute it worldwide

Akeso’s shares surge in Hong Kong as buyers brush off city’s economic downturn

Frail residents in overwhelmed sector emerge as the hidden victims of the Covid-19 crisis

English providers warn of funding shortfall as pandemic adds pressure to sector

Hospital changes and deployment of medical staff to provide specialist care pays off

Studies focus on Bame groups who are over-represented in Covid-19 cases

HC-One says rising costs and lower occupancy rates are putting strain on finances 

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

China shutdown leaves crews stuck at sea, shipyards deserted and shipowners hunting for work

Danish shipping group hit by ‘very, very weak February’ but hopes for rebound in April

Baltic Dry index shows two-thirds drop in vessel leasing rates since start of December

Warnings of disruptions heighten focus on China’s outsized role in global sourcing

China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

Spate of arson attacks on telecoms masts fuelled by disinformation over pandemic’s origins

Chinese telecoms group reports 1.4% rise in first-quarter sales to $25.7bn

The ripples from slowing Chinese production are felt down the supply chain

Transport secretary weighs support for airlines and rail operators as passenger numbers drop

Tourism in east Africa’s renowned wildlife reserves has collapsed amid the global shutdown

Holiday Inn owner outlines ‘visible’ hygiene changes as rival Hilton reports slide in revenue

Their critical public service has a price attached. Seamus Murphy photographs these key workers

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested

Dr Kate Gaynor’s executive education was soon tested as general manager of a Chinese hospital

Lockdowns and restrictions set to halt Italian coffee maker’s 17-year growth trajectory

Donald Trump wants to reopen meatpacking plants amid fears of food shortages but unions warn of ‘sacrificial workers’

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss European banks' readiness to handle a coronavirus epidemic, whether Europe’s investment banks are in full retreat in the US, and Deutsche Bank’s compliance problems in the UK. With special guest Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUK

Contrbitutors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS.

Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner.

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UN official warns that war-ravaged country cannot deal with an outbreak of the disease

Community is politically marginalised but makes up one-fifth of doctors and a quarter of nurses

Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month

Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest

Soaring fees, worthless degrees and dicey investments have hurt the economy

The US spends $3.6tn a year on health. Why does the pandemic threaten so many of its hospitals?

Rising number of low-paid staff are contracting Covid-19 or leaving posts as death toll mounts