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14 days quarantine upon entering the UK
In the UK, the government wants people from all states to be quarantined for 14 days after arrival. The British airlines association confirmed the BBC media reports. Only Ireland should be exempt from the obligation. It is not yet clear how long and when the new entry regulations should apply, according to the association. Represents airlines such as British Airways and Easy Jet.
The UK government has announced that it will release details tomorrow Sunday. Airlines fear that the application of such a rule will be devastating to passenger numbers and the UK economy.
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Demonstrations against crown restrictions.
Opponents of the Crown’s restrictions have rallied in several Swiss cities. At least 100 people demonstrated in Bern. Police were at the scene with a large contingent and asked the crowd with speakers to disband.
In St. Gallen, the police broke up a demonstration with about 80 people in the morning. These have violated the Covid 19 regulation, which prohibits meetings and provides for a distance of two meters, police said. Protesters would have to wait for a complaint.
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The head of the UN development program sees many countries going backwards for years
The crown pandemic means that many countries would lose their progress in development. This was said by the head of the UN development program in an interview with “Deutschlandfunk”. States could be delayed for years, if not decades. The pandemic shows that investments in education, social security systems, and competent governments have been worthwhile to master such crises.
The world community had to think about how it would prepare the United Nations for challenges like pandemics in the future. The leadership of the United Nations Development Program is the third highest office within the United Nations.
Great military parade in Belarus
Despite the crown pandemic, the former Soviet Republic was the only country in the world to hold a major military parade on the 75th anniversary of the “victory over fascism”. Veterans and their families decorated with World War II medals also sat on a festively decorated grandstand. Few wore mouth guards. Thousands of spectators, including children and the elderly, watched the parade from the side of the road. Massive holiday events are planned across the country, despite warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the virus will spread.
May 9 is the most important holiday in Belarus, as well as in neighboring Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin postponed the largest military parade in his country due to the threat of the virus. Moscow had criticized the Minsk parade as unreasonable these days.
In general, life in the country basically continues as usual. Authoritarian President Lukashenko has repeatedly described restrictions in other countries as scaremongers.
Battle for the few pre-programmed badi locations
It is still not sure if they are allowed to open at all. But many outdoor pools hope to open on June 8. The Federal Council decides at the end of May. This would hardly be possible without a concept of protection. The Association of Indoor and Outdoor Pools has developed proposals for this. And here it is clear: not even half of the people who are in Badi will be able to visit them.
At the same time, more than half of people in Switzerland are planning to spend the summer here, as a study commissioned by the SRG on Thursday showed. The battle for the few badi places is likely to be a big one.
Bern cantonal police want to avoid concentration at Bundesplatz
The Bern cantonal police want to prevent further protests by prison opponents at the Bundesplatz. On Saturday afternoon, he already made arrangements at the Bundeshaus to avoid gathering people. Police said on Twitter.
A week ago, at least 100 people had gathered at the Bundesplatz to demonstrate against the restrictions caused by the crown pandemic. They joined the vigil of an activist who also wants to protest against “restrictions on civil rights” this Saturday.
Bern police, however, do not even allow “demonstrations” in which someone is holding a sign. Security director Reto Nause de Stadtbern again defended this approach on Saturday. It refers to the “absolute” ban on assembly in the Federal Council emergency ordinance. If someone has a banner with them, they quickly attract more people, Nause said. The security director harshly criticized protesters at the Bundesplatz. Their behavior encourages the spread of the virus and hinders the much-needed rebirth of the economy.
Gym before opening
After a week off in Corona, the gyms are opening their doors again on Monday. Visitor protection is the top priority, operators say. But how are fitness centers preparing for the new “normal”?
Protests in Slovenia
In the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, more than 5,000 people took to the streets last night. They protested against the restriction of civil rights as a result of the crown pandemic. By bicycle they went to the parliament and expressed their protest with bells and bells. Small protests also took place in other cities, as reported by the state news agency.
Slovenia has had exit restrictions since March due to the crown pandemic, which has recently been gradually eased. The ban on meetings and demonstrations also applies. The protest was also directed against the alleged corruption in the environment of the right-wing prime minister, Janez Jansa.
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Home Office and Surveillance: SRF Digital Provides Answers
In the home office, the strict boss is as far away as the curious gaze of colleagues in the office. The temptation is great to visit a website on the office PC or write an email that has nothing to do with work. Many do so with a guilty conscience and the questions in mind: Does my employer see what I am doing? Can you keep an eye on me at the home office? SRF Digital provides answers to these questions.
BAG reports 44 new crown cases
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reports the latest figures for corona infection: the number of confirmed new cases remains low. So far, 30,251 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus, 44 more than the day before. The death toll is 1532 people.
FDP party president Gössi makes a lease proposal for companies
More than 60 billion Swiss francs in aid of the crown for the economy: this week, Parliament said yes in an extraordinary session.
However, one question was left unanswered: that of corporate leases. Parliament postponed the decision until the summer. FDP party president Petra Gössi wants to present a new proposal next week, as she said on Radio SRF’s “Saturday show”. Tenants are affected differently, Gössi said. Therefore, owners must also meet with them individually.
A moment to smile
In reality, the leader of the Green Group Balthasar Glättli wants to speak in the “arena” about the failure of the CVP in the crown crisis, but it is difficult for viewers to focus on the subject. Her daughter steals the show, enters the scene, and is taken out of the room shortly thereafter by SP’s wife and national councilor Min Li Marti.
Higher youth unemployment due to Corona
Due to the crown crisis, youth unemployment is likely to rise extremely in the summer, that’s what education economist Stefan Wolter expects. Compared to the controversy surrounding final exams in vocational schools or high schools, the employment situation of dropouts and apprentices is becoming a real challenge.
“We will experience an extremely sharp increase in youth unemployment in the summer,” Wolter explained in an interview with “Tages-Anzeiger” and “The Bund” on Saturday. Research shows that those entering the labor market in recession have suffered disadvantages for up to ten years, in the form of lower wages or unemployment. According to Wolter, this also applies to academics.
The ETH teacher is skeptical about relaxation.
Starting May 11, the federal government will further loosen the crown’s measures. Tanja Stadler, professor at the ETH Biosystems Department, is skeptical about these facilities.
It may happen that there are many new infections again, said the professor. “And the problem is, we don’t see them on May 11 or May 12.”
If a person is infected on May 11, this infection will only be seen from May 21, because the person will only then be confirmed as positive. “Only then is the case statistically recorded. Before May 21 we don’t see if something goes wrong and we can’t intervene. But only a few days later,” Stadler continues.
Football: hygiene rules in the Bundesliga
If the German soccer Bundesliga is played again in a week, not only do the stadiums remain empty, but strict hygiene rules also apply.
The newspaper “Bild” reports on this, citing an internal Bundesliga circular. For example, when goals are celebrated, mutual hugs and applause are not allowed, but only short elbow or foot contacts.
A distance must be kept at the Erstazbank and there is an obligation to wear a mask. Coaches should remove the mouth and nose protection for yelling instructions if they don’t get too close.
Image of Switzerland strengthened
Nicolas Bideau, Director of Presence Switzerland, believes that Switzerland’s image abroad has been strengthened by the crown crisis. Switzerland attracted attention above all through innovation and sound political management.
“In an international comparison, the ‘Swiss brand’ did well in the crisis,” Bideau said in an interview with the French newspaper Le Temps. The Confederation has distinguished itself in several areas.
In international comparison, the ‘Swiss brand’ did well in the crisis.
Contact tracking: Berset considers cantons to be mandatory
In the opinion of the federal councilor Alain Berset, the cantons are obliged to participate in the monitoring of infection chains (contact tracing). According to the Epidemic Law, contact tracing is the responsibility of the cantons. The cantons are in the process of building the follow-up, Berset told Tamedia newspapers. Otherwise, there is a risk that Switzerland will lose control over the chains of infection. That had to be prevented.
The cantons would also have a little time to establish contact tracing. Now, in early summer, few people would have cold symptoms from other illnesses other than Covid-19. Therefore, people with symptoms can currently be easily identified and evaluated. With the low number of newly infected people, contact tracing is currently quite feasible, Berset continues. The question, however, was what would happen after the loosening; and what happens in the fall when a second wave threatens. Cantons would have to prepare for this now, especially with contact tracing.
Cassis: the Federal Council joined the crisis even more
According to Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis, the main objective of the state government is to return to normal quickly. However, it must be ensured that the curve for newly infected people does not increase again and that the economy is not further damaged. The most important loosening for next week for him is that people have a spatial and temporal structure again, Cassis the “Schaffhauser Nachrichten” said. The last few weeks have been characterized by great uncertainty. That is difficult to bear in the long term.
When asked when the borders with neighboring countries could be reopened, the Foreign Minister said that a certain normality would soon arrive. Since I was optimistic. “I am convinced that in the near future we will be able to move as freely as before,” Cassis said. However, the crisis of the crown will leave its mark. World trade would change. The crisis has exposed huge dependencies worldwide. The crisis is not yet over and the virus has not yet been defeated. Despite the gradual opening, Switzerland still lives under the emergency law and fundamental rights are restricted. The Federal Council had linked the crisis even further. “It is important to me to emphasize that we were always able to reach an agreement in the Federal Council, even if we did not always agree,” Cassis said.
I am convinced that in the near future we will be able to move as freely as before
Study: Success in Coronavirus Therapy Through a Combination of Medications
Hong Kong scientists report successful treatment of the new coronavirus with a three-drug cocktail. Combining the different active ingredients in patients with a mild to moderate course of the disease has been shown to rapidly reduce the amount of virus in the body, wrote the microbiologist Kwok-Yung Yuen in the published in the study “The Lancet”, The link opens in a new window. However, it remains to be investigated whether this is also the case for seriously ill crown patients.
127 people infected with a crown at six different hospitals in Hong Kong participated in the study. 86 of them received the antiviral drug cocktail consisting of the interferon beta-1b agent used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, the combination of anti-HIV active ingredients lopinavir / ritonavir and the anti-hepatitis drug ribavirin. The remaining study participants only received the HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir. The symptoms of the disease disappeared after an average of four days with the help of the drug cocktail, twice as fast as with the other patients.
The study provides “earlier but important” ideas, scientists say. They suggested further clinical trials, in which, in particular, the agent interferon beta-1b could be combined with another active ingredient.
Head of the United Nations: Against the Crown on the lessons of World War II
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has asked citizens of the world to recall the experiences of World War II in the fight against the coronavirus.
On the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, Guterres said on Friday that people should “remember the lessons of 1945 and work together to end the pandemic and create a future of peace, security and dignity for all.” The world still suffers from conflict. And even during the current crisis, there are attempts to divide people with hate speech, among other things. As in the past, this must be countered with international solidarity.
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