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Venezuela extends measures against the crown in 30 days
To curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Venezuelan government has extended the public emergency by 30 days. In the crisis country of South America, drastic restrictions have been placed on public life since mid-March.
However, due to the economic situation, the health system is already completely on the ground: there are hardly any medicines and materials, many doctors have already left the country and power is cut off again and again. Even soap and water are scarce.
Opposition leader and self-proclaimed transition president Juan Guaidó accuses the government of disguising the true extent of corona infections. According to the government, the number of people infected with a crown in Venezuela was recently 175.
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More than 10,000 deaths in the UK
According to official statistics in the UK, more than 10,000 people infected with the coronavirus have already died. However, a large number of unreported cases are expected; especially many deaths in nursing homes have yet to be recorded. According to official data on Sunday, around 10,500 people infected with Sars-CoV-2 died, most of whom lived in England.
Britain has not yet reached the peak of the first pandemic wave. There is a shortage of evidence, protective equipment and ventilation equipment in the country. The state health service NHS (National Health Service) is chronically underfunded and ill. Experts fear the country may soon have the highest death rate in all of Europe.
Johnson sends video message after discharge from hospital
As soon as he was released from the hospital, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent a video message on Twitter. He thanks the health workers who saved his life and thanks all Britons for keeping the rules in the Corona crisis. Progress is being made in the fight against the virus, Johnson said, but the fight is not over.
Fashion chains cancel orders in Asia
In light of the expected drop in sales in the Corona crisis, international retail companies have canceled their orders from suppliers. Hundreds of thousands of factory workers in Asia are threatened, according to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW). Seamstresses who make clothes for fashion chains like C&A or Hennes & Mauritz are particularly affected.
In Cambodia alone, according to the Labor Ministry, more than 110 garment factories, which together employ nearly 100,000 workers, have suspended production due to the pandemic.
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United States has the highest number of crown deaths worldwide
In absolute numbers, the United States has recorded the highest number of deaths worldwide as a result of the crown epidemic, and thus has overtaken Italy. That comes from figures at the American Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, more than 20,600 people died as a result of the crown pandemic on Sunday, and 19,468 deaths were recorded in Italy. The southern European country had previously been number one dead internationally.
The federal government recommends short-term job applications for trucking companies
The Federal Transport Office (FOT) recommended that railway and bus companies in Switzerland submit short-term job applications in case of damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. SBB and Postauto have done this.
The “SonntagsZeitung” quoted a letter from the Federal Transportation Office (BAV) to the transportation company, which was available to the Keystone-SDA news agency. “Loss of work due to official measures or other circumstances for which the employer is not responsible may be taken into account,” he says.
Johnson released from hospital
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been released from the hospital. According to a government spokesman, he will not start working again immediately.
The 55-year-old man had been hospitalized a week ago. He now spent three days in the intensive care unit at St. Thomas Hospital in London. He had been transferred to a normal room on Thursday.
The mafia in Palermo could benefit
Palermo has managed to push back the local mafia, the Cosa Nostra, in recent years. But influential prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi fears that these successes may disappear again.
Read Franco Battel’s article: The mafia in Palermo could benefit.
Turkey sends more aid supplies to London due to corona virus
Turkey has sent a second batch of medical supplies to the United Kingdom to combat the coronavirus. An Ankara military cargo plane landed in London, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
Furthermore, a letter from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was delivered to the authorities. The ministry did not provide details of the content of the delivery.
Turkey had already delivered aid supplies to the United Kingdom and the internationally recognized government in Libya, devastated by the civil war, on Friday. Before that, Turkey had delivered supplies of masks, disinfectants, and protective suits to countries like Spain and Italy.
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The growth rate of new infections in Spain remains low
Nearly 4,200 new cases were recorded in 24 hours, an increase of just under 2.6 percent to a total of 166,000, the health ministry said. Two weeks ago, the rate was almost 20 percent.
The number of deaths increased slightly again. 619 Covid-19 patients died within 24 hours. The number of people who are considered to have recovered is constantly increasing: almost 62,400 people are healthy again.
Ticino reports 15 more deaths
In Ticino Canton 15 more people have died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The canton now has 244 Covid-19 deaths, according to its executive staff.
This means that more people have died in relation to Covid-19 in Ticino. The canton had reported two new deaths on Saturday; on Fridays and Thursdays eight each. There have been 51 new infections in the last 24 hours.
In Canton of Bern Five people died Saturday through Easter Sunday as a result of a coronavirus infection. In contrast, only 22 new infections were recorded.
There have been 2,869 confirmed infections in Ticino since the pandemic outbreak. 269 people were hospitalized on Saturday by the virus.
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Pope calls for solidarity in the EU
In the face of the crown pandemic, Pope Francis has called for a global end to selfishness and has urged the European Union to show more internal solidarity. In his Easter message, the head of the Catholic Church in St. Peter’s Basilica, which was almost empty, said: “Indifference, selfishness, division and forgetfulness are not really the words that we want to hear right now.” Then Francis donated the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” – to the city and to the world.
Like the fair, the ceremony was broadcast on the Internet and on television channels. Due to the health crisis, pilgrims were not admitted this year.
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Berset health minister tested negative for coronavirus
Health Minister Alain Berset has been fighting the coronavirus almost continuously for weeks. After a person in his department tested positive for the virus last Tuesday, he also had to undergo a test.
The Berset test was negative, said Peter Lauener, a spokesman for the Federal Department of Internal Affairs (EDI), at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency. In this way he confirmed the information of “SonntagsBlick”. Therefore, Berset attended the Federal Council meeting from afar on Wednesday.
Berset is not the first Federal Council to be tested. Her colleague Viola Amherd had already said that she had been tested, and the result was also negative.
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The number of new corona infections increases to 25,300 cases.
The number of Covid 19 cases in Switzerland has increased again. According to the Federal Office of Public Health, there were 25,300 laboratory-confirmed cases as of Sunday, 400 more than the day before.
All cantons and the Principality of Liechtenstein are affected. The incidence is 295 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest in Europe. The extrapolation is based on information from laboratories and doctors.
Israel imposes a mask requirement
In light of the spread of the coronavirus, a mask requirement was imposed on Israel on Sunday. The people of Israel are instructed not to move more than 100 meters from their homes. This does not apply to people with jobs that are considered essential. Food and medicine purchases are also allowed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a temporary stop on all flights to Israel on Saturday. This should apply until it can be ensured that travelers can be taken to special hotels for a two-week quarantine.
According to the regulation of the Ministry of Health, a facial mask must now be worn in public.
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Russia with record number of new infections
2186 new infections have been confirmed in Russia, more than ever before in 24 hours. The coronavirus crisis center reports that the total number of known cases of infection is 15,770. The number of patients who died from the virus increased from 24 to 130.
Meanwhile, Suifenhe, a Chinese border city, tightened controls on the border with Russia. In addition, traffic would be more controlled and quarantine measures would be imposed, reports the city administration.
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Blessing “Urbi et Orbi” when Saint Peter’s Square is empty
In other years, St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Easter Sunday is full of fresh flowers and thousands flock to listen to the Pope at the traditional Easter blessing “Urbi et Orbi”. Everything is different this year: the square remains empty and Pope Francis does not deliver his speech on the balcony of the basilica as usual, but in front of the tomb of Saint Peter. However, the faithful can hear it on television. SRF is also broadcasting the fair, here at srf.ch/news, The link opens in a new window broadcast live or from 11:55 a.m. on SRF 1.
Boris Johnson thanks hospital staff
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked staff at the London hospital, where he had spent several days in intensive care after being infected with the coronavirus. I can’t thank you enough. I owe my life to them, ”Johnson said in a short message Saturday night. Johnson had made good progress on Saturday recovering from his Covid disease 19, according to the London government.
The 55-year-old politician was hospitalized last Sunday. He now spent three days in the intensive care unit at St. Thomas Hospital in London after his health deteriorated. On Thursday he was again transferred to a normal room. Johnson is currently represented by Secretary of State Dominic Raab. However, Raab does not have the powers of the Prime Minister. Britain’s unwritten constitution does not provide clear rules should the head of government fail. Johnson is expected to be absent for several more weeks.
A sign that the British Prime Minister wishes himself well soon.
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Swiss press review of the crown crisis
The Corona crisis is once again dominating the Swiss Sunday press. A compilation:
- In the “Sonntagszeitung”, the SVP national councilor, Magdalena Martullo-Blocher, said that the economic damage should not be greater, so that shops and restaurants should be able to reopen as soon as possible. Garden centers, hardware stores, flower shops and bookstores in particular, along with hygiene measures, could reopen immediately.
- The “SonntagsBlick” confronts Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga with the demands of business-related circles, which people in risk groups constantly want to protect so that everyone else can get on with their daily lives again. Sommaruga contradicts that it is inconceivable to isolate entire population groups in Switzerland and, furthermore, it is not really demandable.
- Former National Bank director Philipp Hildebrand praised the crisis management of the Federal Council in the “NZZ am Sonntag”. The state is acting very efficiently in light of the economic problems that have arisen. The crisis also shows that a welfare state is needed and refutes the arguments of critics of the welfare state.
China: new record for imported crown cases
China reported the highest number of imported coronavirus infections in one day on Sunday. Of a total of 99 recently registered infections, 97 were imported from abroad, the health commission said. More recently, a maximum of 67 imported cases were reported on March 25. As a result, on March 28, Beijing imposed a foreign entry ban that continues to apply.
In addition, 49 suspected Corona cases were reported Sunday, said to be imported cases. Therefore, the two domestic infections come from the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang, on the border with Russia.
