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The most important things in the overview:
- The Corona crisis is changing the labor market in Switzerland: demand for skilled workers is generally declining, but nurses are being sought.
- Following the extension and tightening of the blockade decided by the federal and state governments, business and industry are calling for quick help and additional relief for businesses.
- In the US, concerns are mounting about even more infections at the beginning of the Christmas season. The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, addresses the people. It will be a long and hard fight.
9.58 am.: Another decrease in total employment
The Swiss labor market also felt the effects of the corona pandemic in the third quarter of 2020. The number of jobs fell by 0.4 percent in one year. Also, the job prospects are worse than in the previous year.
Overall, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) had 5.138 million employees in Switzerland in the third quarter of this year, as it announced on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted, the value was 5.122 million, which represents a slight increase of 0.5 percent over the previous quarter.
In full-time equivalents, total employment in Switzerland in the third quarter amounted to 4,016 million jobs. Compared to the same quarter last year, this is less than -0.1 percent.
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Employment fell both in the secondary sector, that is, in industry and construction, and in the tertiary sector (services). It decreased 1.0 percent (-11,000 positions) and 0.2 percent (-9,000 positions).
9.23 am.: Walt Disney Launches 32,000 Employees
In the midst of the Corona crisis, the entertainment company Walt Disney is laying off 32,000 employees. The US company announced Thursday that theme park employees are particularly affected. That’s about 14 percent of the around 223,000 employees still working for the US group at the end of 2019.
In September, the company, which operates amusement parks, produces movies and offers television channels, spoke of 28,000 layoffs. Most recently, only its own Disney + streaming service delivered positive news.
The layoffs should take place in the first half of 2021, the company said. Disney has suffered heavy losses since the crisis erupted. Although the group can now re-operate some amusement parks, it has to strictly control the flow of visitors and therefore only achieves a fraction of possible capacity.
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8.52am.: St. Gallen district president Damann infected
St. Gallen District President Bruno Damann (CVP) has contracted the corona virus. According to the State Chancellery, he has only mild symptoms and is isolated.
Damann tested positive on Wednesday, as the canton of St. Gallen announced Thursday. Depending on the circumstances, you are doing well and will be able to fulfill most of your obligations digitally. However, Damann will not be able to participate in the November session of the Cantonal Council, which begins on Monday.
According to the State Chancellery, it is not known where Damann was infected. The government meets with masks and enough space. There was no indication that other people in the district president’s professional background were infected.
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8.40 am .: Again more than 1000 new infections in Israel
The number of new infections with the coronavirus in Israel surpassed the 1,000 mark for the first time in more than four weeks. As the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday, 1,069 new cases were registered in 24 hours. More new infections in one day were last reported on October 21 with 1,172. The number of tests carried out in the Mediterranean country was, however, very high, almost 60,000; the positive test rate was 1.8 percent, still at the level of the previous days.
In the country of nine million people, the pandemic was comparatively mild in spring, also due to strict government measures. However, after a controversial relaxation, the numbers jumped enormously in the summer. The government imposed a second nationwide blockade in mid-September. Since mid-October, the government began to implement gradual easing.
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8.02 a.m.: 389 deaths in one day in Germany
In Germany, more than 22,200 new coronavirus infections were recorded in one day. As announced by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Thursday morning, citing information from health authorities, 22,268 new cases of infection were registered in 24 hours. According to the RKI, the number of deaths from corona in Germany increased by 389 to 15,160.
According to the latest figures from the institute, a total of 983,588 cases of infection have been registered in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The number of people recovered was 676,100.
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7.12 am.: Demand for skilled workers decreased
The crisis in the crown is changing the situation on the Swiss labor market. Since the outbreak of the Corona crisis, the demand for skilled workers has fallen, but this can vary greatly by profession. Nurses, for example, are in high demand.
Between 2016, when the skilled labor shortage index of personnel service provider Adecco was surveyed for the first time in cooperation with the University of Zurich, and 2019, the skilled labor shortage increased annually. In 2020, the index fell for the first time, by 17 percent, as the group announced Thursday.
In most professions, the number of job openings is decreasing, while the number of job applicants is increasing. In professions with a glut of skilled workers, the situation for job seekers is getting worse. This mainly includes professions in sales and commerce, in the hotel industry, as well as in the commercial and administrative area.
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6.22am.: Infections in South Korea continue to advance
The number of new coronavirus infections recorded in South Korea has risen by more than 500 per day for the first time in more than eight months. Health authorities announced this Thursday that 583 cases had been detected the day before. Most of them were, therefore, in the Seoul metropolitan area. The total number amounted to more than 32,000 infections. So far, 515 virus-related deaths have been reported in the country with 52 million people.
According to authorities, South Korea is currently experiencing the third wave of Sars-Cov-2 infection. “As the third wave of infections increases in scope and pace, we must strictly adhere to the rules of social distancing,” Health Minister Park Neung Hoo was quoted as saying by the national Yonhap news agency. The government had recently tightened restrictions on social contacts after the number of new infections rose again by triple digits since early November.
Of the newly infected, 553 people were infected in the country, while 30 cases were brought from abroad. One reason for the increase in local infections is accumulation in military bases, gyms, schools, churches, and other facilities. So far, South Korea has managed without a large-scale blockade.
5.30am.: German economy wants more lockdown money
In Germany, people should continue to be patient. And be careful even at Christmas. With his decision, the chancellor and the country’s leaders put Germans in the mood for a difficult annual financial statement.
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The reaction of the economy was swift. The air is getting thinner and thinner for more and more entrepreneurs, not only the industry complains. Businesses are also asking for quick help and additional relief for businesses.
Now it is about providing liquidity to companies as quickly as possible in difficult times, demanded the industrial association BDI and the artisan association ZDH. The situation is increasingly threatening for many companies. The harsh criticism of the adopted rules, which are aimed at avoiding overcrowding in stores, especially during the Christmas season, come from the retail association HDE.
In light of the continued high number of new coronavirus infections, the federal and state governments agreed to additional restrictions. The partial closure, which has been in effect since the beginning of November, will run until at least December 20, so pubs, restaurants, cultural and leisure facilities must remain closed. At the same time, the “November aid” for companies and institutions affected by the partial blockade will continue in December. The federal government foresees an aid of about 17,000 million euros.
Wholesalers and retailers remain open, but now also in front of stores and in parking lots with a mask requirement. In stores with a sales area of up to 800 square meters, there should be a maximum of one person for every 10 square meters of sales area. In the case of larger businesses, a maximum of one person may enter the additional area for every 20 square meters of sales area.
5.10am.: Biden prepares America for a tough fight
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US President-elect Joe Biden has called on Americans to join in the fight against the corona pandemic. «I know that the country has tired of fighting. We must not forget that we are at war with the virus, not each other, not each other, ”Biden said in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden addressed Americans with words of warning Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Families and friends often get together for big Thanksgiving celebrations. Biden again asked the Americans to refrain from doing so because of the corona risk. In light of the “dramatic increase” in new infections, Biden called for “doubling down” efforts to contain the pandemic.
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