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wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
I read they had an 84% furlough type thing up to to 4.5 times the minimum wage which is 1539.42 euro per month.
Supine
Newt Member
Nice article on spread in different settings
english.elpais.com
A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air
The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on the safety measures used and the length of exposure
teqniq
DisMembered
This
Scientists warn of new coronavirus variant spreading across Europe
coupled with this, does nor bode well.
Scientists warn of new coronavirus variant spreading across Europe
coupled with this, does nor bode well.
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Cloo
Banana for scale
Hard lockdown in Slovakia now according to my folks - essential shops only, people only allowed out 1-5pm, and also in their case 9-11am for 'oldies shopping', as mum puts it!
I congratulated them on being in a country that's actually attempting to bring numbers down properly.
I congratulated them on being in a country that's actually attempting to bring numbers down properly.
What is the furlough scheme like? Is there a furlough scheme?
Cloo
Banana for scale
No idea what sort of economic support is like there or indeed any EU country with a smaller economy
crossthebreeze
Well-Known Member
Don't know about Slovakia, but Czech Republic furlough (and quarantine/self-isolation funding) is 100% of employees wages up to 50,000 Crowns/month (average wage is 34,077 Crowns/month). Self employed people get 500 Crowns/day if in the most affected trades.
(Edit to add correct source)
https://www.vlada.cz/en/media-centrum/aktualne/measures-adopted-by-the-czech-government-against-coronavirus-180545/
(Edit to add correct source)
https://www.vlada.cz/en/media-centrum/aktualne/measures-adopted-by-the-czech-government-against-coronavirus-180545/
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Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
What happened to all FT coronavirus coverage being free to read?
teqniq
DisMembered
Use this to bypass it:
GitHub - iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome: Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. - iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
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krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
A Bible and gun to get the message across.
https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboi...cle_b0d01773-dd95-5b08-994e-d81fb4a175ca.html
https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboi...cle_b0d01773-dd95-5b08-994e-d81fb4a175ca.html
Mr.Bishie
pickled egg
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krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Ah, ok another link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/30/idaho-covid-lieutenant-governor/
The video shows Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R) sitting in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck, a Bible in her hand, as she rails against the coronavirus restrictions carried out in the state she helps lead.
“We recognize that all of us are by nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights,” she says, grabbing a gun and placing it on top of the Bible with a wide smile on her face. “Among which are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property and pursuing happiness and securing safety."
Plenty of Democratic and Republican governors have faced backlash from a vocal minority of residents and lawmakers for their health directives, but few have faced such vocal opposition from their No. 2 in the state capitol. Alabama’s lieutenant governor, Will Ainsworth (R), blasted a statewide mask mandate instituted by Gov. Kay Ivey (R) over the summer.
Good link from krtek a houby above
, but my best way of remembering how to get FT stories was just to Google the exact headline -- does that still work?Also, a good while back, the FT were making some of their Covid-related stories free to read anyway -- it that still the case or not?
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Long but very worthwhile article from Chuang on the pandemic, lockdown, and worker organising during both. Also has some interesting insights into the responses by elements of the Chinese State and people living in China and why they were effective.
chuangcn.org
Worker organising under the pandemic: reflections from China
The impact of job losses and declining incomes on workers’ lives is much greater than before. This has repressed the beginning of a renewed period of struggle. However, this has not affected the wi…
chuangcn.org
ice-is-forming
With dignified ease and grace..
Australia
elbows
Well-Known Member
Lockdown for Belgium. Well I should probably say this winters version of a lockdown, which has generally begun in Europe with flimsier lockdowns that attempt to keep schools and factories going.
Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown
Non-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
Supine
Newt Member
Another great website. Super Spread.
vis.sciencemag.org
Gyms. Bars. The White House. See how superspreading events are driving the pandemic
Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus
vis.sciencemag.org
elbows
Well-Known Member
545 more deaths in France. Fuck,
I'm not sure how of a mistake it might be to attribute all of the numbers in this section of their dashboard to care homes, given that EMS is also mentioned, but it looks like a lot of those deaths are coming from there rather than hospital figures. Which is tragically not a surprise as we can see from the confirmed cases stats for EHPAD & EMS that high numbers of confirmed cases have suddenly been reported in those stats recently. As shown in the orange graph part of this screenshot I took of the dashboard, along with that red tile detailing cumulative and daily deaths.
Elsewhere on the dashboard we have the hospital deaths. For both of these death statistics, the number in brackets is todays reported figure, so that total you have for today is the sum of 255 hospital deaths and 290 EHPAD & EMS deaths.
Tableau de bord COVID-19 Suivi de l’épidémie de COVID-19 en France
Suivi de l’épidémie de COVID-19 en France
I havent found time in the pandemic to study the care home aspect in France properly, but its always sounded like Frances EHPAD care home system was left especially vulnerable in this pandemic, and there are now indications that the same thing has happened again. Horrible stuff. A story repeated in many countries to somewhat varying degrees, and a very particular source of shame and future change.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Belgium has gone back into a lockdown with schools closed until November 15th, non essential shops shut etc
www.euronews.com
Belgium becomes latest European country to announce strict lockdown
Belgium becomes latest European country to announce strict lockdown amid soaring coronavirus cases
www.euronews.com
Cloo
Banana for scale
Presumably if they do this, they will isolate everyone with it, while keeping a hard lockdown on the general population for another few weeks - in theory they might then have under control.
My mum says there were intial wobbles about the logistics, but they seem mostly sorted.
My mum says there were intial wobbles about the logistics, but they seem mostly sorted.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
The West has failed – US and Europe have made a mess of handling the crisis
Western leaders have been insular slow learners at every stage of the Covid pandemic
Cloo
Banana for scale
Interestingly, the Slovak President is sceptical, but PM is pushing for it: Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for rethink
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
On what grounds?
Cloo
Banana for scale
Lack of people to carry out tests - I guess concern it will be a wasted effort. Also, the test have a 30% false negative rate, but the PM reckons this will be good enough.
Supremely wealthy and knowing the covid is not going to affect them or their family?
