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Experts: mosquitoes do not transmit viruses

According to current knowledge, mosquitoes pose no danger in the crown pandemic. The new Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus is transmitted by droplet infection. According to the current state of knowledge, the virus cannot enter the body with a mosquito bite, said mosquito expert Doreen Werner of the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF).

Peter Ben Embarek, WHO expert for infections that can be transmitted from animal to human or vice versa, also confirms this. Studies have examined several parasites, including mosquitoes, and have found no transmission. “These viruses have specific affinities for certain species, and can only mate with certain cells, they cannot infect every species they come in contact with,” said Ben Embarek.

Trump adviser quarantined

Outstanding adviser and immunologist to the United States government, Anthony Fauci, is in a “modified quarantine” after contacting the employee of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, infected by the crown. The health expert told CNN on Saturday. However, Fauci admitted that it was a low-risk contact.

According to the report, he was not very close to the infected employee at the time he was known to be infected. But to be safe, he would work from home for fifteen days and wear a mask for so long, Fauci told the station. He would only go to his office at the National Institute of Health if he were alone there. In addition, it will be examined daily to detect the corona virus. On Friday, his test was still negative, Fauci said. If used in the White House, of course, it will comply with all precautionary measures.

The “Sprinter program” is intended to increase the production of masks

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier wants to massively expand the production of respiratory masks. The government will launch programs to promote equipment for the manufacture of safe masks, Altmaier told the Funke media group. A “sprinter program” was launched in May to promote machines that are available in the short term for national and European production of certified masks. A state investment subsidy of up to 30 percent is planned. The objective was to create incentives to develop a production capacity of around 2.5 billion protective masks per year.

According to Altmaier, the crisis shows that Germany and Europe urgently need more independence in the production of protective equipment.

Hospital open at the legendary football stadium

The provisional hospital opened its doors at the legendary Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the state government said Saturday night. The clinic was built in 38 days, initially 170 beds were put into operation. The objective is to increase capacities in the health system. But unlike the Pacaembu stadium in São Paulo, for example, the beds and the medical team are not on the field, but in the athletics stadium next door.

The traditional Flamengo and Fluminense clubs, which currently administer the Maracanã, had given their consent for its use. However, grass should be avoided for a possible return of soccer. The clubs that participated in the Rio regional championship had written a letter on Thursday asking for soccer to resume as soon as possible for financial reasons. Hundreds of families who depend on soccer would suffer, he says. Fluminense and Botafogo did not sign the letter. “We are on the verge of a pandemic, the public system is on the verge of collapse. Football can wait, “said the president of Botafogo, Nelson Mufarrej, to the portal” Globoesporte “.

So far, more than 10,000 people have died from the virus in Brazil.

Italy: large companies apply for government-guaranteed loans

Large Italian companies are apparently increasingly interested in government guaranteed loans. The volume of demand so far is 18.5 billion euros, said the national export credit agency SACE. The offer of aid is part of an emergency package that the government launched in April. So far there have been 250 inquiries, he said.

Global crown cases: more than four million people infected

Since the start of the crown pandemic, more than four million people worldwide have been infected with the new virus. That came out Saturday night from data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on the number of confirmed infections. According to this, around 278,000 people have already died after being infected with the coronavirus.

The researchers’ website is regularly updated with incoming data, and therefore shows a higher level than official figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). In some cases, however, the numbers have recently been revised downward. The WHO, for example, assumed 3.85 million known infections and 266,000 deaths worldwide on Saturday.

However, the number of individual countries can only be compared to a limited extent due to different test rates and the large number of unreported cases.

SNB wants to limit pressure on Swiss francs

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) plans to take more currency interventions to deal with a too strong Swiss franc. However, central bank president Thomas Jordan does not see a further rate cut at this time as the main instrument to combat the currency’s high valuation, which is detrimental to the country’s export economy.

“If necessary, we still have room for maneuver, but now we are focusing on currency intervention to limit pressure on the Swiss franc,” Jordan said in an interview available Saturday night for Geneve’s Tribune newspaper.

The biggest recession caused by the corona virus crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s led to “enormous upward pressure” on the Swiss currency,
It is considered a safe haven for many investors, Jordan said in an interview previously published with the “Sonntagszeitung”. The Swiss franc won against the euro, but the multi-million dollar interventions would have had a big impact. “Without the National Bank’s monetary policy, we would see a completely different frank exchange rate in the current situation,” he said.

Tesla wants to leave California

Tesla boss Elon Musk reacts sharply to California’s announcement that the electric car pioneer has yet to start its only vehicle plant in the US. USA Due to the risks of the crown.

The company will relocate its headquarters to Texas or Nevada, Musk tweeted Saturday. He also left the future of the Fremont plant in Alameda, California, with around 10,000 employees open. That will depend on how Tesla will continue to be managed there in the future.

Mourning state in Brazil

Given the continued spread of the crown pandemic, the Brazilian parliament ordered a three-day duel for the victims. Before the congress in the capital, Brasilia, the national flag was at half-staff on Saturday. Public celebrations are prohibited during the mourning period.

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 lung disease has recently increased to more than 10,000. This places the largest country in Latin America in sixth place worldwide. To date, 148,670 people in Brazil have been shown to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

Auto trade before opening

Who thinks of buying a speedy speedy in times like these? Almost nobody. Swiss auto trade has practically come to a standstill in recent weeks. 70 percent fewer new cars were registered in April compared to the previous year. Starting Monday, car dealers will be able to reopen their sales areas, but will the business recover again? The report in the «Tagesschau».