umbertino Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 14 hours ago, DinarDavo said: Same here.....my brother, wife, and I all had it in December. Felt lousy for about a week and then dry hack that lasted 3-4 weeks. Happy you, your brother & wife, recovered, DD..... Best 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 How coronavirus changed the world in three months – video In just three months, the coronavirus has turned the world upside down. But how did it play out so quickly? We take a look back to where it all began.......... Laurence Topham and Katie Lamborn, Source: The Guardian Thu 9 Apr 2020 07.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/apr/09/how-coronavirus-changed-the-world-in-three-months-video 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Calls for Corona Bonds Met with Familiar "Nein" The danger of a new euro crisis is growing. Weak member states like Italy need help if they're going to survive the coronavirus lockdown financially. But the call for euro bonds has been met with stiff resistance -- especially from the Germans By Frank Hornig, Armin Mahler, Peter Müller, Anton Rainer und Christian Reiermann 27.03.2020, 18:30 Uhr https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/calls-for-corona-bonds-met-with-familiar-nein-a-6eb0e5ce-fddd-4909-95bb-ae8421ef3d2e Germany Must Abandon Its Rejection of Eurobonds The German government's rejection of eurobonds is selfish, small-minded and cowardly. Existing mechanisms will not be enough to contain the crisis we are facing. We need to act now 03.04.2020, 18:08 Uhr A DER SPIEGEL Editorial by Steffen Klusmann https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/germany-must-abandon-its-rejection-of-eurobonds-a-e5f7c467-dcf6-48fd-b4e0-71e1b84e315e 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Mafia distributes food to Italy's struggling residents Organised crime groups offer support to quarantined families who have run out of cash Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Fri 10 Apr 2020 12.29 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/mafia-distributes-food-to-italys-struggling-residents I live in the Deep North and this morning at about 10:30 I had to wait in line for about 30 mins before entering the bread shop....Nearby there are also a newspaper shop and a supermarket ...So there were 2 other lines..... Lockdown deadline previously planned was April 3 then changed to April 13 for opening at least some production things like plants and maybe other places...... Yesterday Gov't stated lockdown is further postponed to May 3...And I bet an Iraqi Dinar it will be postponed again before that date... Also...It will be perfectly senseless to open shops, bars and restaurants if people have still the obligation to stay home.....Now with Easter approaching police is tightening controls on drivers and pedestrians as well in order to avoid too much going around.... It's difficult staying inside as weather is really beautiful and warm in these days..... I hope not to pass a summer this way...Would be too much to bear....We'll see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Here's how your body gains immunity to coronavirus Unprecedented efforts and diverted resources mean we are fast learning about human defences against this new threat Fri 10 Apr 2020 09.30 BST Last modified on Fri 10 Apr 2020 14.35 BST By Zania Stamataki (senior lecturer and researcher in viral immunology at the University of Birmingham) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/10/heres-how-body-gains-immunity-coronavirus Elimination: what New Zealand's coronavirus response can teach the world New Zealand’s drive against Covid-19 is showing promise and it is not too late for other countries to follow Michael Baker and Nick Wilson Fri 10 Apr 2020 02.41 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/elimination-what-new-zealands-coronavirus-response-can-teach-the-world Edited April 10, 2020 by umbertino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 'Roast at home': Italian mayors ( and Governors)' Easter warning to coronavirus lockdown defiers – video Mayors across Italy are pleading with residents to stay indoors on Easter weekend as the country prepares to extend its lockdown until 3 May to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This is what the mayors of Bari, Reggio Calabria, Messina and Lucera and the governor of Campania had to say Source: As credited Fri 10 Apr 2020 13.58 BST Last modified on Fri 10 Apr 2020 14.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/apr/10/roast-at-home-italian-mayors-easter-warning-to-coronavirus-lockdown-defiers-video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 From blocked-off beaches to bench bans: Easter lockdowns around the world Authorities have announced measures ranging from the draconian to the quixotic Rory Carroll in Dublin and Guardian correspondents Thu 9 Apr 2020 04.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/beach-bars-bench-bans-easter-lockdown-rules-coronavirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted The truth about how you can catch coronavirus, who is most vulnerable and what you can do to avoid infection Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Sat 11 Apr 2020 11.52 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/can-a-face-mask-protect-me-from-coronavirus-covid-19-myths-busted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 The EU's new coronavirus relief deal is a gift to Europe's enemies Ignore the headlines about €500bn to rescue Europe. Refusing to share debt across the eurozone threatens the union’s future Sat 11 Apr 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Sat 11 Apr 2020 16.50 BST By Yanis Varoufakis (co-founder of DiEM25-Democracy in Europe Movement and former finance minister of Greece) https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/apr/11/eu-coronavirus-relief-deal-enemies-debt-eurozone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear Concerns grow that by downplaying threat, Brazil’s president risks public health crisis Tom Phillips and Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Sun 12 Apr 2020 16.24 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/bolsonaro-dragging-brazil-towards-coronavirus-calamity-experts-fear This man is president of 2nd most populated country (212M) in the Americas....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 How Greece is beating coronavirus despite a decade of debt Country’s hospitals bore brunt of cuts but its efforts to contain Covid-19 appear to be paying off Helena Smith in Athens Tue 14 Apr 2020 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/how-greece-is-beating-coronavirus-despite-a-decade-of-debt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Coronavirus: deaths in Italy pass 20,000 Rise in the number of infected slows to 1,363 Redazione ANSA Rome 13 April 202019:20 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/04/13/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-pass-20000_4c9db588-bafa-4b5c-81c5-e599b61fa471.html Coronavirus: Record 16,545 lockdown breaches on Easter Monday 252,000 stopped and checked, 62,000 shops inspected Redazione ANSA Rome 14 April 202013:11 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/04/14/coronavirus-record-16545-lockdown-breaches-on-easter-mon_8f9aa646-68c9-4627-8158-2311a9ce1d04.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Only a monumental effort of political imagination can end lockdown The methods – whether it’s mass testing or contact-tracing – matter less than the huge shift in thinking that is required Fri 17 Apr 2020 16.42 BST Last modified on Fri 17 Apr 2020 18.24 BST Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/17/political-imagination-end-lockdown-mass-testing-contact-tracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Coronavirus across Africa: 25,940 cases; 1,240 deaths; 6,968 recoveries By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Last updated: 14 hours ago https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/23/coronavirus-in-africa-breakdown-of-infected-virus-free-countries/ Sounds incredible given the African continent pop: 1Billion 330M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denounced for joining pro-dictatorship rally Far-right president deemed ‘deplorable’ for flouting social distancing rules again – while coughing repeatedly – to bolster protests amid coronavirus Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Mon 20 Apr 2020 15.05 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/jair-bolsonaro-dictatorship-rally-protest-brazil-president-denounced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Italy set for work, transport overhaul in phase 2 Prefects get OK to ignore cemetery limits for COVID-19 dead Redazione ANSA Rome 23 April 202018:43 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/04/23/italy-set-for-work-transport-overhaul-in-phase-2_930403ae-4341-47b3-bd4b-1dc80a63e47a.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 EU leaders clash over trillion-euro Covid-19 aid in online meeting Virtual summit debates rescue package to protect single market from slump Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Thu 23 Apr 2020 21.51 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/clashes-predicted-over-trillion-euro-covid-19-aid-as-eu-meets-online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Lockdowns leave poor Latin Americans with impossible choice: stay home or feed families Families struggle to maintain coronavirus restrictions as they seek to stay afloat: ‘My fear is my children going hungry’ by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires, Cindy Jiménez Becerra in La Paz, Lexi Parra in Caracas, Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá, and David Agren in Mexico City https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/21/latin-america-coronavirus-lockdowns-low-income Covid-19 pandemic casts long shadow as Ramadan starts Festival, normally marked by social gatherings and feasts, will be muted affair under lockdown Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Fri 24 Apr 2020 00.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/covid-19-pandemic-casts-long-shadow-as-ramadan-starts Edited April 24, 2020 by umbertino 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trident Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Yesterday Brazil's dealing with the virus in the opposite to the us, uk etc, be interesting to see whats plays out over the next few days/weeks While city mayors and state governors have closed schools, universities and businesses, and have recommended self-quarantines and social distancing, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has publicly opposed these measures. Mr Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the risks of the pandemic, says the country can’t afford to halt the economy, and instead argues for a selective isolation of elderly people and the at-risk population. Full article below, very long !!! but well worth the read. imo www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-brazil-favelas-cases-deaths-rio-de-janeiro-a9480076.html 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, trident said: Yesterday Brazil's dealing with the virus in the opposite to the us, uk etc, be interesting to see whats plays out over the next few days/weeks While city mayors and state governors have closed schools, universities and businesses, and have recommended self-quarantines and social distancing, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has publicly opposed these measures. Mr Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the risks of the pandemic, says the country can’t afford to halt the economy, and instead argues for a selective isolation of elderly people and the at-risk population. Full article below, very long !!! but well worth the read. imo www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-brazil-favelas-cases-deaths-rio-de-janeiro-a9480076.html Thanks trident 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trident Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Turkey are on lockdown only at the weekends... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Rio's favelas count the cost as deadly spread of Covid-19 hits city's poor The coronavirus was probably brought to Brazil by rich returning holidaymakers but it is threatening to explode in marginal communities by Caio Barretto Briso and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Sat 25 Apr 2020 11.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/rio-favelas-coronavirus-brazil Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution Exclusive: Scientists examine whether this route enables infections at longer distances Damian Carrington Environment editor Fri 24 Apr 2020 14.29 BST https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/24/coronavirus-detected-particles-air-pollution The coronavirus crisis has exposed China's long history of racism Today Africans in Guangzhou are being demonised over Covid-19, but the roots of this prejudice go back centuries Hsiao-Hung Pai Sat 25 Apr 2020 09.00 BST Last modified on Sat 25 Apr 2020 09.03 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/25/coronavirus-exposed-china-history-racism-africans-guangzhou Italian lessons: what we've learned from two months of home schooling Schools in northern Italy were the first in Europe to close. Since then, teachers, parents and kids across the country have all had to adapt to a new existence – and the results have surprised everyone Fri 24 Apr 2020 06.00 BST By Tobias Jones https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/apr/24/italy-home-schooling-coronavirus-lockdown-what-weve-learned Why the mafia are taking care of everyone's business Organised crime is already giving food parcels to the poor in Italy and Mexico. For the cartels and syndicates, this crisis is an opportunity Sat 25 Apr 2020 14.05 BST by Roberto Saviano (writer and mafias expert) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/why-mafia-taking-care-of-everyones-business-in-pandemic 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ardern: New Zealand has 'won battle' against community transmission of Covid-19 Ahead of move to level-3 lockdown, PM says country must remain vigilant Charles Anderson in Nelson Mon 27 Apr 2020 05.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/new-zealand-prepares-to-lift-strict-lockdown-after-eliminating-coronavirus Italy unveils plans for easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions Factories to resume as country records lowest daily rise in death toll since mid-March Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent Mon 27 Apr 2020 09.20 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/italy-unveils-plans-for-easing-of-coronavirus-lockdown-restrictions-conte Hmm...Getting boring...This ain't living.... What if Covid-19 isn't our biggest threat? Experts who assess global peril saw a pandemic coming, but they have worse worries for humanity Andrew Anthony Sun 26 Apr 2020 09.00 BST Last modified on Sun 26 Apr 2020 16.34 BST https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/26/what-if-covid-19-isnt-our-biggest-threat 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Coronavirus has revealed the EU's fatal flaw: the lack of solidarity There has been little political will to pool taxes, borrowing and spending to support states worst hit. But it is the only way out Tue 28 Apr 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Tue 28 Apr 2020 07.21 BST Shahin Vallée https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/28/eu-coronavirus-fund-share-crisis-soul-european-parliament-fiscal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 'So what?': Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll Outrage at president’s response to news that more than 5,000 people have lost their lives Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Wed 29 Apr 2020 14.37 BST Mourners attend the burial of a nursing assistant who died from new coronavirus in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/29/so-what-bolsonaro-shrugs-off-brazil-rising-coronavirus-death-toll Kick the bastard out..."But wait..He got elected in the course of democratic elections"...Well...Adolf Hitler was too...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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