Monday, March 25

Author: Michael Kitching

France: Growing Concerns for the Elderly in the Coronavirus Crisis
Europe, News

France: Growing Concerns for the Elderly in the Coronavirus Crisis

The situation in French centres for the elderly is deteriorating more and more during the corona crisis. Until Tuesday, 3,200 people had died of an infection in the nursing and older people's homes.   That is almost a third of all deceased victims in France. The head of the public hospitals association has sent a letter of fire to Minister of Health Olivier Véran. The institutions are in "an absolute emergency", writes Frédéric Valletoux. "The risk is growing that older people die without the necessary nursing." More staff for the institutions needs to be created quickly. "It is still possible to prevent the worst," said Valletoux. But in France, there is an increasing shortage of nursing staff. Demand is growing, and more and more nurses are dropping out due to illness.
195 Million Jobs Lost Worldwide Due to Corona Crisis
Business, News

195 Million Jobs Lost Worldwide Due to Corona Crisis

The pandemic with the new coronavirus will cause 195 million job losses worldwide in the second quarter.   The virus outbreak is causing a sharp fall in the number of jobs, especially in Europe, Asia and the Arab world, the International Labor Organization (ILO) expects. The loss of tens of millions of jobs results from an expected 6.7 percent decline in all full-time jobs from April through June. The blow is particularly severe in countries where wages fall in the higher middle-income segment. Many more jobs will disappear here than during the 2008 financial crisis, the UN organization warns. At the same time, the global crisis, according to ILO, the worst since World War II, threatens to hit hard workers in countries with lower wages. It is precisely in the affected sectors su...
Germany Took Over Nearly 200 Patients From Other EU Countries
Europe, Germany, News

Germany Took Over Nearly 200 Patients From Other EU Countries

Since the start of the corona crisis, Germany has taken over 198 seriously ill patients from the other EU Member States.   It concerns 130 patients from France, 44 from Italy and 24 from the Netherlands, says a spokesman for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Compared to the other EU Member States, Germany has a relatively large number of intensive care beds available. That is why patients are also admitted from other countries in the EU, where Italy is mainly affected by the pandemic. That country has reported the highest death toll worldwide. The German ministry spokesman says there are currently no plans to take more patients from Italy. He stressed that the German Länder are ready to help again if necessary.
Spain Outstrips Italy With Most Corona Infections
Europe, Italy, News, Spain

Spain Outstrips Italy With Most Corona Infections

Spain has outflanked Italy as the European country with the most corona infections. The country now has 124,736 infections, and the Italian authorities registered 124,632.   This is evident from the latest figures on Saturday evening. Italy still reports the highest number of deaths, more than 15,300. In Spain, more than 11,700 people have died of the virus so far. However, there are reports from both countries that the growth in the numbers of victims and infections seems to have peaked. For example, Italy reports the lowest number of new corona deaths since March 26 with 681. The number of hospital admissions to intensive care units has also declined for the first time since the corona pandemic exploded there more than a month ago. The number of patients in the ICU departments...
Google is Said to be Working on A Competitor for TikTok
News, Tech

Google is Said to be Working on A Competitor for TikTok

Google is said to be working on a competitor for TikTok. It comes as a function in the YouTube app.   Shots, as the future service would be called, are currently being developed and will be available by the end of this year. That writes The Information based on two sources. YouTube itself does not comment on the rumour. It is not surprising that Google is working on such a competitor via YouTube. TikTok was the most downloaded app last year and is particularly popular with young people. It mainly focuses on creating, uploading and viewing short videos. As far as is known, Shots would not be available as a separate app but as a function in YouTube. Also, all music that Google has under license (almost all major music labels) could be used with the videos. Whether such a counterfe...
White House Medical Advisers Warn about Possibly 100,000 Deaths
News, US

White House Medical Advisers Warn about Possibly 100,000 Deaths

US doctors are gloomy: the US has tens of thousands of corona deaths, White House medical advisers warn. Trump must give up his hopes for a quick economic recovery.   It was a nasty observation, in an interview with CNN: Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease specialist and White House advisor, said his models indicate that the coronavirus can cause 100,000 deaths in the US, even 200,000 at worst. They hope the predictions will not come true, Fauci's colleague Deborah Birx told NBC, but no city will be spared. Trump already took the prospects in a press conference as a fait accompli: if it remains at less than 200,000 deaths, he thinks, "We've all done well". No country has as many confirmed corona cases as the US, and the end is not yet in sight. Over the weekend, the national deat...
More Deaths, Fewer Infections in Lombardy Italy
Italy, News

More Deaths, Fewer Infections in Lombardy Italy

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicentre of Italy's contamination, has risen by 458 to 6818 in one day, according to a source of data.   The number of new deaths is higher than Sunday when 416 people died. The number of confirmed cases in the region, which also includes Milan, the country's financial capital, increased by 1154 to about 42,161, the source said. That increase was much smaller than the 1,592 new contamination cases registered on Sunday and the 2,117 on Saturday.
Polish Seniors and Those in Quarantine are Allowed to Vote by Post in Elections
Europe, News, Poland

Polish Seniors and Those in Quarantine are Allowed to Vote by Post in Elections

Polish seniors and those in quarantine are allowed to vote by post in elections. The Polish Parliament approved that measure early on Saturday morning.   Poland will hold presidential elections in May. Incumbent President Andrzej Duda is considered the favourite to win. The opposition had called for the polls to be postponed because of the corona crisis. The amendment of the electoral law was included in the package of economic support measures at the last minute. Opposition leader Borys Budka said the government apparently wants the elections to go ahead at all costs. A parliamentarian from the ruling PiS party denounced opposition protests. According to him, he first complained for weeks that the ballot box "will endanger the elderly and that people in quarantine cannot vote".
Significance of the Digital Multimeter (The Measuring Tool)
Tech

Significance of the Digital Multimeter (The Measuring Tool)

The technology is advancing every day, a digital multimeter with advanced technology is becoming the most used measuring tool in electronic engineering. Digital multimeter is the most exceptional mode of testing and measuring tool without touching it physically. There are various other measuring and testing tools, and these types of equipment are manufactured with advanced technologies by Keysight Tech. The manufacturer keeps in mind all the aspects, whether it is the tough and adverse condition where the digital multimeter can go through very well. The multimeter is the device that is used for measuring the temperature, voltage current, and resistance, and they are available in various sizes and shapes. These can be utilized for multiple options in multiple fields. High efficiency, b...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF): Africa Cannot Escape Global Crisis This Time
Business, News

The International Monetary Fund (IMF): Africa Cannot Escape Global Crisis This Time

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Africa will also not escape an economic crisis due to the corona pandemic.   During the financial crisis of 2008, the continent was still doing relatively well, partly because African countries were less interwoven with the global financial system. "This time will be different," said IMF economists Karen Ongley and Abebe Aemro Selassie in a blog. They believe that the virus outbreak in sub-Saharan African countries is causing economic damage in a variety of ways. At the same time, limited funds are available in the area to address problems. What hits Africans particularly hard is the massive collapse in oil prices. Due to the corona crisis and trade conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia, prices have fallen by more than 50 perc...