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COVID-19 cases decline across South and Central America for the 8th consecutive week. A Pentagon report highlights China’s rapid expansion of nuclear stockpiles. The focus of the COP26 summit today is on energy, targeting coal use and financing of fossil fuel projects. Analysis: Defining a Level of Acceptable COVID-19 Risk for a Return to “Normal.”

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A rundown of important global risk developments in markets, in business, and region by region. [Flashpoint Daily Situation Reports]

Defining a Level of Acceptable COVID-19 Risk for a Return to “Normal”

If risk thresholds can be established at the federal level, there will be a clearer pathway for a “return to normal.” US businesses will be able to make return to office plans based on specific local criteria and will not be left to react based on what other companies are doing.

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