Hundreds of Peruvians Friday continue to leave Lima city on foot towards their home towns after they ran out of resources during the quarantine.
Daily Archives: 24. April 2020
EU-Gipfel: 500-Milliarden-Paket angenommen
Der EU-Gipfel hat das vereinbarte Paket mit Kredithilfen von bis zu 540 Milliarden Euro für Kurzarbeiter, Unternehmen und verschuldete Staaten gebilligt. Dies erfuhr dpa am Donnerstag abend von Teilnehmern. Die Hilfen sollen zum 1. Juni bereitstehen.
I‘ve said nice things about some Democrats on @krystalball and my show. I can‘t think of a single R who ever cared She concedes that Tucker Carlson has a point in criticism of *Trump* and hilariously the woke left is coming for her Just completely unserious losers
Krystal Ball: The woke Left tried to cancel me, that‘s why they keep losing
Krystal Ball responds to critics who accused her of treating racism like, „some type of minor policy difference that can just be hand waved away,“ for calling Tucker Carlson, an „independent thinker,“ for being willing to dissent from the Trump administration on immigration policy.
Chile: Demonstranten kehren trotz Corona auf Plaza de la Dignidad zurück
Was die Bevölkerung Chiles von der bis zu zwei Jahre andauernden „neuen Normalität“ zu erwarten hat, deutete sich bereits am 18. März an. An diesem Tag erklärte Piñera für zunächst 90 Tage den „Katastrophenzustand“. Diese Maßnahme sieht den Einsatz der Streitkräfte auf den Straßen sowie die Ernennung von Zonenchefs vor, die dem Verteidigungsministerium angehören und in den entsprechenden Gebieten das Kommando haben, um dort „die Ordnung aufrecht zu erhalten“.
Die Aufforderungen einen gesetzmäßigen Zustand wieder herzustellen blieben bislang erfolglos.
Die Teilnehmer am #Albertinaplatz wurden daher mittels Lautsprecher aufgefordert auseinanderzugehen und die Kundgebung umgehend zu beenden.
Gov. Kemp Updates Georgians on COVID-19
„Given the favorable data, enhanced testing, and approval of our healthcare professionals, we will allow gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers, nail care artists, estheticians, their respective schools, and massage therapists to reopen their doors this Friday, April 24, 2020. Unlike other businesses, these entities have been unable to manage inventory, deal with payroll, and take care of administrative items while we shelter in place. This measure allows them to undertake baseline operations that most other businesses in the state have maintained since I issued the shelter-in-place order.
„This measure will apply statewide and will be the operational standard in all jurisdictions. This means local action cannot be taken that is more or less restrictive.
“It’s much more sustainable.” Sweden has left its schools, gyms, cafes, bars and restaurants open throughout the spread of the #coronavirus pandemic. Anders Tegnell, the man behind this strategy, now says the country may be over the worst
‘Closing borders is ridiculous’: the epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy
What would you have done differently?
We underestimated the issues at care homes, and how the measures would be applied. We should have controlled this more thoroughly. By contrast, the health system, which is under unusual pressure, has nevertheless always been ahead of the curve.
Are you satisfied with the strategy?
Yes! We know that COVID-19 is extremely dangerous for very old people, which is of course bad. But looking at pandemics, there are much worse scenarios than this one. Most problems that we have right now are not because of the disease, but because of the measures that in some environments have not been applied properly: the deaths among older people is a huge problem and we are fighting hard.
Bilder Fridays for Future Demonstration am 24.04.20 in Jena
Die Demonstration hatte dabei symbolischen Charakter und die wenigen erlaubten Aktivist*innen ahmten einen großen Demonstrationszug nach.
The Seven-Step Path from Pandemic to Totalitarianism
There are just seven steps from pandemic declaration to permanent totalitarianism – and many jurisdictions are about to start Step 5
Van der Bellen: Rechtseinschränkungen brauchen Ablaufdatum
Die „dramatischen Einschränkungen“ werden auch den VfGH beschäftigen. Van der Bellen ist überzeugt, „dass der Verfassungsgerichtshof sich auch in dieser außerordentlich heiklen Situation bewähren wird“. Schließlich sei der Gerichtshof seit 100 Jahren „der Hüter der modernen, liberalen Demokratie“.
Psychological Remarks on “Authority Obedience”. Say No!
Do not give up hope that the former people of poets and thinkers, as well as the other enslaved peoples, will wake up, find rational thought and action and be ready for civil disobedience. This time they will not give the emerging world fascism a chance.
Bill Bryan, the DHS science and technology directorate, discusses a federal study indicating that coronavirus is weakened by exposure to sunlight, heat and humidity
Homeland Security official who detailed effect of temperature on coronavirus has long military background
The New York Times reported in 2018 that American and Ukranian government officials expressed concern about whether Bryan was being co-opted by a Ukranian company seen as aligned with an oligarch …
Fakten-Check: Sonne, Wärme und UV-Licht schlecht für Coronaviren?
(07.04.2020)
Ein Gerücht, das sich hartnäckig hält: Wärme, Sonne und UV-Licht sollen das Coronavirus eindämmen. Höchste Zeit, dass damit aufgeräumt wird! Denn so heiß, dass es den Coronaviren schaden könnte, wird es höchstens in der Sauna. Ausgangsbeschränkungen und Kontaktverbot dürfen vorerst also nicht gelockert werden – und das Thema Osterausflug ist nach wie vor Geschichte.
Coronavirus dies in SUNLIGHT in just minutes, groundbreaking Homeland Security study claims
The game-changing findings of the joint effort between the DHS‘s Science and Technology directorate and Donald Trump‘s coronavirus task force was revealed at Thursday‘s White House press briefing.
The virus dies quickest in the presence of direct sunlight, and it survives best in indoor conditions, the study found.
US DHS study report shows that #Covid_19 does not survive heat, sunlight and humidity. In Humidity of 80%, 30c+ temp & sunlight, #coronavirus may survive about 1 min versus 1 day. DHS suggested that people should do outside activities because sunlight impedes the virus spread.
Fact check: Trump wrongly suggests sunlight could help cure coronavirus
Immediately after the briefing, two doctors told CNN‘s Erin Burnett that Trump‘s comments did not make medical sense and warned against taking his suggestions seriously.
„Very little of what the President said as it pertains to disinfection or phototherapy makes any sense,“ said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist at The George Washington University Hospital who advised the White House during President George W. Bush‘s tenure.
Sweden’s chief epidemiologist says lockdowns may not save lives because 50% of their deaths are in care homes – and they‘ll handle second wave better because they now have higher levels of immunity
A lockdown might not have saved lives in Sweden because half its coronavirus deaths are in care homes where visits are already banned, the country‘s top disease expert said today.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said it was ‚hard to understand‘ how a full-scale lockdown would have stopped the virus spreading into nursing homes.
While Sweden has avoided introducing a lockdown, it has banned visitors from care homes in one of its few restrictive measures, with schools, bars, shops and restaurants still open.
Coronavirus: Hard to prevent care home deaths, says Chris Whitty
Coronavirus is likely to result in a high mortality rate in care homes, England‘s chief medical officer has said.
Chris Whitty said it was hard to prevent deaths in care homes „sadly because this is a very vulnerable group“.
Current statistics were likely to be an „underestimate“, he added.
Doctors launch legal action over Government‘s PPE guidance
Dr Viz and Dr Joshi said: „Every time a healthcare worker becomes hospitalised with Covid-19, it exacts an extraordinary toll on our friends, family and colleagues. To sedate and ventilate your own colleague takes a mental toll on the entire workforce.
„The Government owes an apology to these bereaved families, many of whom were unable to be with their loved ones in their dying moments. Their trauma and grief is unimaginable – we want to ensure that no other family has to endure this suffering.
Alzheimer‘s Society responds to joint statement from DHSC and CQC on the number of Covid-19 deaths in care homes
(22.04.2020)
Sally Copley, Director of Policy, Campaigns and Partnerships at Alzheimer’s Society, said:
“The true impact of the coronavirus in care homes is becoming increasingly clear, and that’s why we’re demanding swift Government action. With the further report today of a possible 2000 deaths just over Easter weekend, this is a frightening time for everyone with relatives with dementia in care homes. People with dementia’s lives matter, and every death is a terrible loss to a grieving family.
“We hear daily from desperately concerned families who want to know that the Government is doing all it can to keep people in care homes safe, and it is good to hear that the CQC is actively booking testing appointments for care staff.
Ein Drittel aller Corona-Toten in Alteneinrichtungen
(22.04.2020)
Das entspricht etwa einem Drittel aller gemeldeten Todesfälle, wie das Robert-Koch-Institut auf Anfrage von NDR Info mitteilte. 17 Prozent aller infizierten Bewohner sind gestorben, also fast jeder fünfte.
Die Zahlen dürften allerdings erheblich höher liegen, da bei 41 Prozent aller Todesfall-Meldungen Angaben fehlten, in welchen Einrichtungen die Infektionen festgestellt wurden. 966 der 4.600 Todesfälle können nicht zugeordnet werden.
Die Deutsche Stiftung Patientenschutz wies zudem darauf hin, dass auch diejenigen Todesfälle nicht mitgezählt wurden, bei denen Altenheimbewohner in Krankenhäusern starben.
Are nursing home residents expendable?
Our leaders have told us to stay home- to shelter in place. Yet for many of the 1.5 million elderly nursing home residents, the home has become an unsafe and sometimes dangerous place.
More than 1,000 coronavirus care home deaths as shock figures hint at true scale
(21.04.2020)
Yet on February 25, Public Health England guidance said: “It remains very unlikely people receiving care in a care home or the community will be infected.”
Dave Prentis, head of Unison which represents many care workers, urged the Government to “get its act together” to save lives.
Care homes should be places of safety
Practitioners complain that patients have been discharged from hospitals into care homes, potentially while infected, and staff report shortages of personal protective equipment, with the result that carers might have been left to spread the disease and fall ill themselves. Earlier this week, Matt Hancock said that 15 care workers were known to have died in England.
Coronavirus: New York to investigate nursing homes, who point finger back at state
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday launched an investigation into nursing homes‘ conduct during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has left more than 3,500 residents of long-term care facilities dead since the start of March.
The state Department of Health and Attorney General Letitia James will co-lead the investigation, which will focus on whether nursing homes and adult-care facilities appropriately followed state law and regulation as the coronavirus went on its torrid spread in New York.
@RepAOC @AOC : „It is a joke when Republicans say that they have urgency around this bill…you are not trying fix this bill for mom & pops. We have to fight to fund hospitals. Fighting to fund testing…It is unconscionable.“
Full video here: https://cs.pn/2XXiwi5
Congress just voted for the first time in a MONTH on a bill that doesn’t address the core issues facing working families. Then they adjourned again until further notice. “Someday” and “next time” doesn’t cut it. Struggling families need a timeline.
“We Are Abdicating Our Responsibility”: Why AOC Is Not Following the Pelosi Line on the Emergency Relief Bill
As Democratic and Republican leadership in Congress spent the last two weeks engaged in fraught negotiations and partisan bickering over an interim emergency relief bill to address the ballooning coronavirus crisis, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emerged as the loudest progressive critic of the legislation in Congress. While recognizing that Democrats managed to secure some wins in the nearly $500 billion legislation—which includes funding for hospitals, small businesses, and testing—Ocasio-Cortez has essentially dismissed it as a Band-Aid for a gunshot wound.
House passes $484B coronavirus relief package
The legislation, which the Senate passed unanimously on Tuesday, now goes to the desk of President Trump, who has promised to sign it quickly into law.
Protestors gather in front of Michigan governor‘s house to call on her to reopen the state
Protestors on Thursday gathered in front of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s (D) home in Lansing to call on her to reopen the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.