The world is continuously fighting against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here are some important things you need to know about the world's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic:

US Unemployment Continues to Soar 

As the COVID-19 crisis remains uncontrolled, many US citizens have been reported to have filed for unemployment benefits, says an article. The numbers had been a record high for the second week. This proves that the COVID-19 pandemic had not only resulted in a public health crisis but also an economic emergency.

The total unemployed US citizens had totaled 6.65 million. It doubled from the previous week with only 3.3 million, says the US Labor Department.

These figures mean that more US citizens have filed for unemployment in the past two weeks compared to the total from the last six months.

Other nations are experiencing similar results. Recently, Spain had become one of the nations with the highest unemployment rate in the entire eurozone.

The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Globally, at least 42,000 people lost their battle with the novel coronavirus. Currently, there are more than 911,000 confirmed cases of the deadly COVID-19, says Johns Hopkins University. Also, there are at least 191,000 people who had recovered from a dangerous illness.

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WHO Officials are 'Deeply Concerned'

World Health Organization (WHO) Officials stated that they are deeply concerned. The reason for this is the fact that almost every country in the world has reported confirmed cases of the COVID-19.

According to Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, the total deaths from the COVID-19 had more than doubled in the previous week. In a few days, the total confirmed cases in the world will reach 1 million, says the doctor.

Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that the fight with the first pandemic of the world caused by a coronavirus will need continuous acts to be resolved. He asked for unity in battling the deadly illness.

Comparing the COVID-19 to the Season Flu

COVID-19 and the Flu are different in several ways. According to WHO, 80% of the total COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild while 15% are severe cases that need oxygen and 5% are in critical conditions where ventilation is required. These figures are significantly higher than the typical seasonal flu.

COVID-19 is More Dangerous than the Seasonal Flu 

COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu. The mortality rate for the COVID-19 cases ranges from 3 to 4%, as estimated by WHO. These results were based on the current confirmed cases of the illness. The seasonal flu's mortality rate is 0.1 percent.

COVID-19's Impact on Air Traffic

The total global daily flights had declined significantly due to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the flight tracking data collected from Flightradar 24 reveals that 196,756 global flights were recorded on February 21. While there were only 64,522 reported flights on March 29. Comparing the total global flights from February 21 to March 29, the numbers had decreased by 67 percent.