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No more restrictions in Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand is lifting all crown restrictions in the largest city, Auckland. After 10 days without infection within the country, this is justified, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Starting Wednesday, there will be no further restrictions in the coastal city of 1.6 million people.
Local virus infections reappeared for the first time on August 12, after which the authorities ordered the closure. Since then, gatherings with more than 100 participants have been banned in Auckland and masks are mandatory on public transport.
Prime Minister Ardern appealed for discipline to be maintained once the restrictions are lifted. So far, around 1,500 corona infections and 25 deaths have been recorded in New Zealand. In June, the country was declared crown-free, until another setback occurred in August.
New BAG numbers with late registrations
- The Federal Office of Public Health has noon today 1548 new cases who tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days. The BAG does not report any cases during the weekend. Therefore, Monday’s number includes late registrations from the previous week and the weekend.
- So that lies 7-Day Avg at 421. These are 25 percent more than in the previous week. Therefore, the trend increases to a medium level.
- The positive rate on a 7-day average is currently at 4.8 percent. This means that out of 100 tests, an average of 5 tests were positive. According to the WHO, the tests and case numbers provide a reliable picture of the spread of the coronavirus if the positive rate is less than 5 percent. The test volume is included in an average of 7 days. 9,396 tests per day and it’s over compared to the week before 8 percent diminished.
- The BAG reports 3 new deceased. Hospital admissions are included in an average of 7 days. 8 people. These are 10 percent less than in the previous week.
Czech Health Minister threatens to toughen
Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula has threatened to tighten the crown’s restrictions. If a third of the population does not comply with the current softer measures, they must resort to tougher means, the 56-year-old said after Monday’s cabinet meeting. For the moment, however, he does not expect a second confinement as in Israel or Madrid. “We can no longer afford to damage the economy,” emphasized Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
In the Czech Republic, the emergency came back into effect on Monday. The state of emergency allows the government to restrict civil rights such as freedom of assembly and to take action without the consent of parliament. For events and meetings, a maximum of ten people applies indoors and 20 outdoors. Sport has to do without spectators. Companies and businesses are not affected. The borders remain open.
Roman Prymula, Czech Minister of Health
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Swiss hotels also receive fewer guests in August
Swiss hotels also registered fewer overnight stays in the August summer month. Once again, the higher demand from Swiss guests could not offset the sharp drop in foreign tourists.
Compared to the previous year, overnight stays in August fell 28.1 percent to 3.2 million, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). In July the FSO accounted for only 3.4 million overnight stays, in June the figure was 1.4 million.
More than two-thirds of the guests came from Switzerland. Overnight stays by domestic guests increased 15.6 percent to 2.2 million compared to the previous year, while demand from foreign tourists fell 60 percent to a total of 1 million in June.
There are still far fewer job postings than last year
The situation in the Swiss labor market is improving, but it remains tense: in the third quarter, companies in this country announced more jobs compared to the previous quarter, but the number of job advertisements decreased significantly compared to the last year.
Overall, job postings in German-speaking Switzerland fell 15 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous year, as did one from the Adecco employment agency and the University of Zurich., The link opens in a new windowdisplays the published survey. In French and Italian-speaking Switzerland, 14 percent fewer jobs were advertised.
Therefore, the situation in the job advertising market has improved compared to the previous quarter. In the second quarter, job postings as measured by Adecco’s Swiss Labor Market Index collapsed by 27 percent due to uncertainties surrounding the corona pandemic.
Ursula von der Leyen in self-isolation
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will be in self-isolation until Tuesday. “I was informed that yesterday I was at a meeting attended by a person who tested positive for Covid-19,” von der Leyen said on Twitter.
“In accordance with the applicable regulations, I will go into self-isolation until tomorrow morning. I tested negative on Thursday and again today. “Von der Leyen participated in the summit of EU heads of state and government on Thursday and Friday.
Cineworld to temporarily close all theaters in the US and UK
The world’s second-largest cinema operator is temporarily closing all its cinemas in the United States and Britain. The company announced. Around 45,000 employees are affected. Cineworld had signaled the move over the weekend and justified it, among other things, with the lack of movie premieres. The new “James Bond” movie was recently postponed again and will only be shown in spring 2021.
World Bank chief David Malpass warns of new debt and financial crisis
Many emerging and developing countries are financially on the brink and burdened by debt service, Malpass told the German “Handelsblatt”.
“It is obvious that some countries cannot pay the debts that they have taken on,” Malpass said. Therefore, he called for debt relief for countries that can no longer meet their obligations. The American criticized the unwillingness of Chinese private financial investors and lenders to help.
The President of the World Bank also warned of growing inequality around the world. The pandemic ended decades of progress in the fight against poverty and could push more than 150 million people below the extreme poverty line again by 2021. The World Bank itself wants to contribute up to twelve billion US dollars (approximately 11 billion Swiss francs) so that coronavirus vaccines are also available in the poorest countries.
In Paris, cafes and bars could close
For the French capital, Paris, and its immediate surroundings, the “maximum alert level” applies, said Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne on Twitter. She called on employers and employees to switch to working from home if possible to contain the spread of the virus.
French news agency AFP reported that cafes and bars may have to close, citing the position of French Prime Minister Jean Castex. On the other hand, restaurants could remain open with greater precautionary measures from Corona. In universities there should be new restrictions on access to classrooms.
Until now, the “maximum alert” only applies in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe and in Marseille. The new measures will be presented this Monday by the Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo and will have an initial validity of 15 days, according to AFP.
The most important of the night
Good Morning! We welcome you to our live ticker for the latest news on the crown crisis. The most important news of the night:
- US President Donald Trump briefly emerged from his hospital room Sunday to greet supporters outside the clinic. In a van, he greeted fans in Bethesda, north of Washington. That was not well received by doctors and senators. “Every person in the vehicle must be quarantined for 14 days due to this completely unnecessary driving by the president,” said Dr. James Phillips, general practitioner at Walter Reed Military Hospital. “You could get sick. You could die for the political theater. “The irresponsibility is staggering.
- Due to the corona infection of US President Donald Trump in the US state of New Jersey, his contacts are being closely monitored. The White House has given authorities more than 200 names of people who attended two of the president’s events last Thursday, the state Health Ministry wrote on Twitter. Participants were contacted to inform them of a possible infection. Trump traveled to New Jersey for two events Thursday afternoon after a positive test result from Trump’s adviser Hope Hicks became available.
- According to a media report, the Irish health authorities recommend that the government return to a complete “lockdown”. The authority (NPHET) recommends raising the restrictions to level 5, reports the RTE station. Almost all districts are currently at level 2. At level 5, citizens are asked to stay in their houses and apartments. So it is only allowed to move within a five kilometer radius from there. Meetings are only allowed at funerals or weddings, and even there with only a few people.
You can find an overview of the last days here.
