World Coronavirus Dispatch: Company insiders make $1 bn in rush for vaccine

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Corporate insiders pocket $1 billion in rush for coronavirus vaccine: Well-timed stock bets have generated big profits for senior executives and board members at companies developing vaccines and treatments. Company insiders, who weeks earlier had received stock options worth a few million dollars, saw the value of those awards increase six-fold. And a hedge fund that partly controlled the company walked away with more than $200 million in instant profits. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics

Total Confirmed Cases: 16,055,909


Change Over Yesterday: 309,457


Total Deaths: 644,661


Total Recovered: 9,267,601

Nations hit with most cases: