It has been business unusual since the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many witnessed the world come to a standstill as Governments across the globe instituted emergency mitigation strategies and stringent Lockdown restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. As of September 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard has indicated that over 25 million positive COVID-19 cases have been reported across the world.Similarly, hard-hitting remnants of this global crisis continue to be experienced across many industries as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has indicated a notable decline of 20-25% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the Lockdown period in several OECD countries. Furthermore, according to OECD, the June 2020 Economic Outlook forecast had shown a 6% downward spiral of the global GDP index.

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