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Daily Archives: 18. März 2020
Trump invokes Defense Production Act in response to coronavirus
Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
Blue and White going to court to force Knesset to meet
Blue and White expressed outrage, accusing Edelstein of „trampling Israeli democracy at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s behest.“ The party said it would appeal to the Supreme Court against Edelstein on Thursday to force him to convene the plenum and „end the craziness.“
Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Coup: Israelis’ Basic Rights Are Now on Life Support
We are about to let the government gain absolute control over our lives – and thus know who we are, where we have been, when and with whom and who we speak to and when – without any form of consent or restriction.
Coronavirus: Bundestag erwägt Grundgesetzänderung
(16.03.2020)
Im Bundestag wurde in kleiner Runde erstmals eine Grundgesetzänderung angesprochen, um die Handlungsfähigkeit des Parlaments auch dann zu erhalten, wenn das Parlament wegen der Corona-Pandemie nicht zusammentreten kann. Nach SPIEGEL-Informationen hat Bundestagspräsident Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) in der Runde mit den Parlamentarischen Geschäftsführern der Fraktionen das Thema tatsächlich aufgebracht.
Speaker Adjourns Parliament, Israeli President Warns Him Against ‚Undermining Democracy‘
By preventing the formation of the organizing committee, Speaker Yuli Edelstein also hampers the formation of the Knesset oversight committees on the coronavirus crisis
Rivlin warns Edelstein that adjourning the Knesset is ‚undermining Israeli democracy‘
Edelstein has effectively prorogued parliament and with a total coronavirus shutdown expected in Israel any day now, politicians and political commentators have argued that the speaker‘s actions have engendered one of Israel‘s severest constitutional crises ever.
Edelstein: Still unsure how Knesset inauguration will occur on Monday
(14.03.2020)
„The manner of how the inauguration will take place will be decided after another assessment tomorrow with relevant professionals,“ Edelstein said.
Gantz‘s Party Seeks Vote on New Knesset Speaker on Monday
(13.03.2020)
Replacing Edelstein could let Kahol Lavan push through legislation to prevent Netanyahu from forming a government while under indictment
Coronavirus surveillance: What can the Israeli gov‘t know about its citizens?
Israel’s interim government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, approved an emergency regulation on Monday, March 16, that allows the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to track citizens’ cell phones in an unprecedented move to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
SPD-Innenminister Pistorius fordert Strafen gegen Fake News
Falschnachrichten und Gerüchte verunsichern in der Coronakrise die Bevölkerung. Niedersachsens SPD-Innenminister Pistorius ruft die Bundesregierung nun zum Einschreiten auf.
NSO Group: Israelischer Spyware-Hersteller will Corona-Tracker verkaufen
Die Cyber-Intelligence-Firma NSO Group behauptet, eine Software entwickelt zu haben, mit der Gesundheitsministerien die Ausbreitung des Corona-Virus verfolgen können. Angeblich nutzen rund ein Dutzend Staaten sie bereits zu Testzwecken.
Österreich überwacht Handydaten
Doch halten sich die Menschen in Österreich daran? Es sieht so aus, sagt die Bundesregierung in Wien. Denn eine Auswertung der “Bewegungsströme“ von Handynutzern habe ergeben, dass sich Bewegungen im Vergleich zur vergangenen Woche fast halbiert hätten. Die Daten stammen von A1 – mit fast fünfeinhalb Millionen Handykunden ist das der größte Mobilfunkanbieter des Landes.
RKI prüft mit Handydaten Mobilität
Angesichts sich rasant beschleunigender Infektionszahlen greift das RKI zur Überprüfung der Mobilität der Bürger nun auf Handydaten zurück. Der Marktführer Deutsche Telekom stellte den Wissenschaftlern erstmals anonymisierte Kundeninformationen zur Verfügung.
President Maduro thanks China’s support to fight COVID-19 in Venezuela
(12.03.2020)
He informed that the Venezuelan government has formally requested Xi Jinping’s government to send specialists, scientists and doctors that took part in controlling coronavirus in China “to unite knowledge and efforts.”
President Maduro pointed out that Venezuela has received 10,000 doses of Interferon alfa 2b, a Cuban antiviral used to fight COVID-19 in China.
: Corona-Ticker: +++ RKI-Präsident Wieler: Ohne Regelbefolgung 10 Millionen Infizierte in 2-3 Monaten
+++ Stau an Grenze zu Polen wächst auf 60 Kilometer +++ Bayern verschiebt Start der Abitur-Prüfungen +++.
COUNTING ON CUBA: Chief Medical Officer seeks more info to combat COVID-19
Trinidad and Tobago’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Roshan Parasram, says he has requested more information on a Cuban drug known as Interferon alfa-2b which is said to be successful in treating the deadly COVID-19 virus and has saved the lives of thousands in China.
The drug is giving hope in the face of the pandemic and neighbouring governments such as St Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela and Panama have already turned to Cuba for help.
Ecuadorian government asked to purchase interferon from Cuba
Quito, March 17 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Ecuador on Tuesday demanded the government to make every effort to acquire the recombinant Alpha 2B, a drug produced in Cuba, which has proven effective in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
The political party pointed out that the request is made under the protection of Article 358 of the Constitution,
Salvador requests Interferon Alpha 2B from Cuba to treat COVID-19
San Salvador, Mar 16, (Prensa Latina) The governemnt of Salvador informed that it requisitioned some six thousand units of the Interferon Alpha 2B medicine, used successfully in China to treat the COVID-19.
According to a statement of the Presidential House, the request responds to the policy of President Nayib Bukele of anticipating the eventual impact of the pandemic, although so far no positive cases have been reported in the country.
Positiver Corona-Test bei Friedrich Merz: CDU-Kreisverband rät nach Großveranstaltung Kontaktpersonen zu Quarantäne
(17.03.2020)
„Ich rufe alle zu Ruhe und Besonnenheit auf“, schreibt der Kreisvorsitzende Armin Schwarz. Als „Vorsichtsmaßnahme“ empfehle man jedoch „denjenigen Personen, die mit Friedrich Merz in der Ederberglandhalle direkten Kontakt hatten“ zu Hause zu bleiben und mit dem Gesundheitsamt des Landkreises Kontakt aufzunehmen. Für alle, die keinen direkten Kontakt zu Merz hatten, „besteht kein Risiko“.
Coronavirus pandemic straining medical supplies, forcing nurses to reuse masks with „no protection“
(17.03.2020)
„Nurses are being asked to actually reuse masks, including surgical masks, which provide no protection,“ Executive Director of National Nurses United Bonnie Castillo said.
She told CBS News that one of the group‘s main concerns is a shortage of N-95 masks, which filter out 95% of airborne particles. Last week, the CDC posted new guidelines saying health care workers could use looser-fitting surgical masks as „an acceptable alternative.“
Coronavirus is airborne, Chinese official confirms
(10.02.2020)
A Chinese official has confirmed a scary new fact about the deadly coronavirus: it is airborne.
Update: China takes countermeasures against restrictive measures on Chinese media agencies in U.S.
China on Wednesday announced countermeasures against restrictive measures on Chinese media agencies in the United States, according to an official statement.
U.S. Puts Restrictions on Five Chinese State Media Outlets
(18.02.2020)
The U.S. designated five Chinese media companies as “foreign missions,” a decision that reflects the Trump administration’s view that the communist party of Xi Jinping is imposing increasingly draconian government-control over news services, senior State Department officials said.
China approves vaccine trials for coronavirus, on par with US
Dozens of countries and regions have joined a „vaccine race“ since the outbreak. Now as China and the US come to the same position in vaccine development, Chinese experts held that China would probably go one step ahead due to systematic advantages.
Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths
Published March 13, 2020
Updated March 17, 2020
Daegu reports another cluster infection from nursing hospital
The pace of daily new infections has slowed markedly as the KCDC completed extensive testing of 210,000 Shincheonji followers at the center of the rapid spread, but the authorities are still on high alert over new clusters of infections, including at a call center in Seoul‘s Guro district and a new case linked to a church in Seongnam.