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rjzimmerman · 4 years

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Another trump outrage, this time jeopardizing the ability of professionals in the federal government to manage federal responses to the coronovirus pandemic, and therefore public health. Excerpt from this story from Reuters:

The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials.

The officials said that dozens of classified discussions about such topics as the scope of infections, quarantines and travel restrictions have been held since mid-January in a high-security meeting room at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), a key player in the fight against the coronavirus.

Staffers without security clearances, including government experts, were excluded from the interagency meetings, which included video conference calls, the sources said.

“We had some very critical people who did not have security clearances who could not go,” one official said. “These should not be classified meetings. It was unnecessary.”

The sources said the National Security Council (NSC), which advises the president on security issues, ordered the classification. “This came directly from the White House,” one official said.

The White House insistence on secrecy at the nation’s premier public health organization, which has not been previously disclosed, has put a lid on certain information - and potentially delayed the response to the crisis. COVID19, the disease caused by the virus, has killed about 30 people in the United States and infected more than 1,000 people.

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raftaar24 · 3 years

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The European economy slid at the end of 2020 because of new lockdowns.

The European economy slid at the end of 2020 because of new lockdowns. The eurozone economy shrunk in the last three months of 2020 as European countries closed shops and restaurants and restricted travel to try to stop the coronovirus. Eurozone-related economic output in 19 countries fell 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to the previous quarter, according to A. Initial estimate The…

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desinew05 · 3 years

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Britain's Johnson hopes England schools may reopen on 8 March

Britain’s Johnson hopes England schools may reopen on 8 March

London: – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated on Wednesday that the coronovirus lockdown in England would last until at least 8 March as he rejected any imminent return to school for most students. In a statement by lawmakers, Johnson also confirmed new restrictions for travelers arriving from England in high-risk countries. He said the UK remains in a “dangerous situation”, with more…

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viralhai · 4 years

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Thailand's elite 'pay to stay' visa program aims to entice migrants during the coronovirus epidemic. | ViralHai News [ad_1]

Thailand's "pay to stay" visa program for wealthy foreigners is seeing an expansion opportunity, becoming a haven for expats for their relative success in the country's philosophy coronovirus.

The Thailand Elite Card is a residential-visa program for affluent migrants, investors and long-stay groups. Memberships, which range from 500,000 baht to 2 million baht ($ 16,000 to $ 64,000), provide renewable five-year visas. It also comes with perks, including limousine transport, jet and yacht charters, medical checkups and golf at championship courses in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya at the top end.

With borders currently closed and global travel at a near standstill, this would seem like the worst time for a visa program. But Thailand Elite, which has been around for 17 years, is catching on during the epidemic. It forecasts 2,288 new enrols in the fiscal year through September, up 6.8% from the previous year, and revenue climbing 7.7% to 1.4 billion baht.

Officials already on other types of visas in the country accounted for 70% of the membership this year, concluding that it is better than a one-year work, retirement or marriage permit that often goes to government offices, lawyers and fixed -Deposits in local banks require multiple visits.

Somchai Songasang, president of the card's state-controlled operator, said, "We have resumed our business by targeting people living within the country who want to persist longer and are not convinced of the virus's condition. " , In an interview, Thailand Privilege Card Company.

The possibilities of attracting customers outside of Thailand are currently limited due to tight border controls, but Somachi believes there is a growing market for people abroad who want safe, comfortable homes, as well as Thailand being a good one. Option.

Thailand is heavily dependent on tourism, and virus prevention measures have heavily impacted the economy, with expectations to be down 8.5% this year.

Its coronovirus status is relatively under control - it has about 3,400 cases, and has been free of local broadcasts since May 26 - Thailand is looking for ways to ease the restrictions.

Currently, mainland Chinese account for a quarter of Thailand's ilite card holders. The company will make another push to attract foreign markets in 2021, expected when the border restrictions are relaxed. Somchai said residents in Hong Kong and Australia are potential customers.

He said membership is essentially open to those looking for long-term migration and "ready to contribute to the economy".

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without textual modifications. Only the title has been changed.)

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lightscriptor1 · 4 years

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Woman walking across #templemount square. Not many tourists around - Israel began travel restrictions that day due to the #coronovirus situation, which was still then only developing. I only cheated a little 😁 I wasn’t aware of the restrictions until I got back to #browntlvurbanhotel. It was worth it 😊 #alaqsamosque #domeoftherock #eastjerusalem #travelgram #travelphotography #israelphoto (at East Jerusalem) https://www.instagram.com/p/CADUCisggNH/?igshid=12b5lnyf37x6l

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bangkokjacknews · 4 years

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Thailand's Orwellian Nightmare STARTED TODAY

#Bangkok awoke to a relatively quiet morning on Thursday (March 26) after the state of emergency came into effect at midnight.

And there were certainly less people around as many of them are working from home in an attempt to fend off the invisible menace. The emergency decree, which will stay in place until April 30, if you are lucky, bans certain activities and imposes many restrictions, including the closure of public venues in Bangkok and most provinces. In scenes straight from George Orwell's 1984 there are now check-points set up across the country where men in uniform are stopping citizens, checking IDs, noting where they are traveling to and from and asking why they are out on the streets. People are also being subject to rudimentary medical examinations carried out by unqualified members of a police force who appear to have unlimited stop and detain powers.

Strange days indeed... The Thais themselves seem to have very little idea of what is going on. Corner-shops don't know if they are deemed 'essential' and whether they should be open or not. Local hairdressers don't know enough and so sit with their doors open and lights off, just in case. 7/11 staff don't know anything and stare at you vacantly. Restaurant owners are unclear whether they are deemed to be bars and if they should be at home or at work And nobody understands why having a beer, when there is a Coronovirus going around, is any different to having a beer when Influenza, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, SARS or Chicken Pox is in the air. Why does THIS TIME mean they all have to loose their incomes until the government, who nobody believes in or trust, tells them otherwise? These are troubling times indeed and it is only DAY ONE. - Winston Smith, Political Correspondent – Stay up to date with BangkokJack on Twitter, Instagram, & Reddit. Or join the free mailing list (top right) Please help us continue to bring the REAL NEWS - PayPal Read the full article

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joannaarobinson · 4 years

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Don’t Let the Coronavirus Ruin Your Wedding Plans

As if wedding planning isn’t stressful enough on its own, engaged couples and event planners are feeling the extra stress and pressure of planning weddings and events with so many unknowns due to the Coronavirus.

As a professional wedding and event planner, your clients are looking to you for guidance as they grapple with tough decisions on what to do about upcoming weddings and events.

Here are 6 smart ways to plan weddings around the Coronavirus

1) Top Priority: Safety

The safety of your clients and their guests is the top priority.

Stay informed by the CDC and WHO which have the most up-to-date information about the spread of the virus. Keep your clients updated and encourage them to follow the recommended procedures to stay safe including following travel advisories and mandatory quarantines.

Encourage couples to communicate regularly with their guests. No one wants to put his or her family or friends in a risky situation. Couples should acknowledge the situation with their guests and communicate that they understand if guests choose not to travel.

2) Plan Smart and Create Plan B Now

As wedding and event planners, we are used to creating backup plans in case of unexpected weather issues. In the case of the Coronavirus, it is critical to create a backup plan scenario with each of your couples now.

First, review all client venue and vendor contracts to determine cancellation, postponement, and refund policies. Evaluate the event insurance policy that your clients (hopefully) have. Then, discuss the financial obligations with clients so that you can create a backup plan with the financial implications and venue/vendor rules in mind.

Backup plans to consider:

Postponing the entire wedding until later this year or for 2021.

Hosting a small local ceremony with a reception planned for later in the year or in 2021.

Moving the wedding to a different location, especially if the clients are planning a destination wedding in another country outside of the US.

Cancel the wedding. Keep in mind that couples who postpone may lose their deposits, but couples will likely lose everything if they cancel the wedding.

In your backup plan, determine how guests, the venue, and vendors will be contacted if the clients decide to move forward with an alternative plan for the wedding. Decide on a cut off date that the decision needs to be made by.

Your wedding clients may also need an alternative plan for the rehearsal dinner, wedding shower, bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Quick tip: When booking venues and vendors for your 2020 and 2021 weddings and events, ask for more flexibility in the cancellation and postponement clauses in the contracts.

As a planner, make sure your wedding planning contract covers how you are paid for extra time to assist clients with changes to their original wedding plans, date, and location. This includes what happens if it is postponed for a year, cancelled, or rescheduled to a specific date. You will be spending A LOT more time on a wedding if it is postponed or rescheduled and need to be compensated for the extra time. Your contract should also detail what happens if you choose not to attend the wedding or event due to the risk of the Coronavirus or another possible illness or injury.

3) Consider Postponing the Wedding

There are times when postponing the wedding or event makes the most sense such as:

If most guests are traveling for the event, many are likely to be apprehensive about making expensive travel plans right now.

Your clients are beyond stressed with trying to plan around the Coronavirus.

The couple or their immediate family members are considered high risk if they contract the virus.

Multiple vendors (or the venue) are backing out of the wedding or event due to the risk.

4) Honeymoon Planning

Remind your couples to do extensive research prior to booking their honeymoon. Travel insurance is likely a good recommendation for most couples but keep in mind that “epidemics” are often listed as exclusions in travel insurance policies.

For wedding clients who already have their honeymoon booked, encourage them to review the cancellation and refund policies of the airline, hotel, and other honeymoon-related services they have booked. Advise them to create an alternative plan for their honeymoon in case of travel restrictions, outbreaks, or quarantines. Ideally, your clients should work with an experienced travel agent for guidance.

5) Check On the Wedding Gown

Over 80% of wedding gowns are produced in China. At this point in time, retailers are seeing major delays in shipping schedules. If your clients have ordered a gown, check with the retailer now about possible delays so your clients have the most time to find an alternative gown if necessary.

If you have wedding clients who are ready to shop for gowns soon, encourage them to buy off-the-rack or shop at retailers who already have gowns in stock in the USA. BHLDN and Azazie carry inventory in the US for wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses.

6) Get Event Cancellation Insurance

This is one of the most important details that wedding couples should purchase regardless if there is a threat such as the Coronavirus or not. Event cancellation insurance can help reimburse your clients for non-refundable deposits and expenses if they have to cancel or postpone the event due to unforeseen circumstances, such as:

Vendor bankruptcy

Extreme weather

Accident or illness of host, honoree, or immediate family member.

It can also provide coverage for damage to special attire, delayed wedding gown shipments, lost/stolen gifts, photographs, lost deposits from no-show vendors, and more. Coverage can be purchased up to 14 days before an event.

Our recommendation for wedding insurance is Markel. For over 15 years, Markel Specialty has been the leader in providing complete event insurance coverage at an affordable price. Event cancellation insurance starts as low as $130.

Coverage for cancellation or postponement due to the Coronavirus can be tricky. We asked Markel to answer a few questions regarding their policy.

What if someone in my family gets sick before the event? Would that be covered?

If an accident or illness prevents the guest of honor or an immediate family member from attending the event, we provide coverage, as long as the illness is not due to a preexisting medical condition.

What if a governmental authority or the venue itself restricts the event?

This type of situation is generally considered a covered loss.

What if we decide to cancel the event because of fear of outbreak or safety-related concerns of guests?

We understand that this is a difficult decision to make, but just remember that any cancellation or postponement resulting from a voluntary decision not to proceed with the event would not be covered.

What if my guests are unable to attend the event?

We understand that the illness of guests is a concern for your event. Unfortunately, there is no coverage for either event cancellation or postponement for this situation. The only time we provide coverage for guests not being able to attend the event is for weather-related issues. In these cases, 50% or more of the guests would have to be unable to attend in order for there to be coverage under an event cancellation insurance policy.

It is important to point out that every claim is handled individually, based upon its own merits.

When it comes to planning a wedding or event with the unknowns of the Coronavirus, you and your clients will make the best decisions based on the information available. By following the advice in this post, you will have done your best as a planner to prepare your clients.

Important Resources: CDC Risk Assessment Summary for Coronavirus

Current WHO Recommendations for Mass Gatherings

World Health Organization Latest Coronovirus News

Coronavirus Travel Information – Latest Updates from the CDC

Markel Event Liability and Cancellation Insurance

*this is a sponsored post from Markel Event Insurance

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aspiringbillionaires · 4 years

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Coronavirus: Travel restrictions imposed on Chinese residents so far! Countries and regions from around the world are closing borders to people who had been in China. Some have halted flights to and from China, although experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended against such measures. "Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering info-sharing, medical supply chains and harming economies," the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Instead, the health committee recommended screening at border control areas. How are countries & regions around the world responding? - United States (denies entry to all foreign visitors who had visited China, this does not apply to immediate family members of American citizens and permanent residents) - Australia (denies entry to all foreign visitors who had visited China; exempted are immediate family members of Australian citizens and permanent residents) - Israel (denies entry to all foreign visitors who had visited China) - Japan (denies entry to Hubei residents or foreign visitors who had been to Hubei recently) - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (denies entry to all foreign visitors) - The Philippines (denies entry to Chinese citizens) - Singapore (denies entry to Chinese citizens) - Russia (suspends visa-free travel from and to China) - Taiwan (denies entry to visitors from Guangdong Province) - Uzbekistan (suspends flights to and from China) - Iran (suspends flights to and from China) - Vietnam (suspends flights to and from China) - Italy (suspends flights to and from China) - Pakistan (suspends flights to and from China) #world #china #borders #who #close #coronovirus #mzp_news #vaccine #virus #outbreak #disease (at Wuhan, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Dpqk3JLkP/?igshid=1kqkp6jvs24yd

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edsenger · 4 years

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Trump Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency And Restricts Travel From China

The coronovirus has been declared a public health emergency in the U.S. and Trump Administration officials say the govenment is taking measures to contain the spread of the virus.

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raftaar24 · 3 years

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UK company launches $30 bottled air range for homesick expats

UK company launches $30 bottled air range for homesick expats (CNN) – Due to the ever-changing Kovid-19 travel restrictions, many people around the world have found themselves stranded away from home this year. In Britain, a rapidly spreading new coronovirus variant occurred Many countries around the world are banning And a ban on travel to the nation, meaning that large numbers of residents…

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liliannorman · 4 years

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Coronavirus lockdowns may have avoided 531 million infections

As the COVID-19 pandemic developed, some countries imposed “lockdowns.” These included stay-at-home orders for most workers and school children. It also included shutting down all but the most essential businesses. Such measures proved extremely effective. They limited the spread of the new coronavirus. They also saved millions of lives. That’s the conclusion of two new studies.

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One of them assessed these impacts in countries hit early: China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, France and the United States. Lockdowns there prevented or delayed an estimated 531 million coronavirus infections, the study concludes. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley shared their findings June 8 in Nature.

Scientists in England at Imperial College London conducted the second study. It focused on impacts in 11 European countries. Shutdowns there saved about 3.1 million lives. Those interventions brought infection rates down by an average of 81 percent. That is compared to levels before social distancing went into effect. These findings, too, appeared in the June 8 Nature.

R naught — written as R0 — is an estimate of how many other people someone with the virus might infect. In all countries analyzed for the second study, that number was less than one. On average, then, each infected person spread the virus to no more than one other.

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That suggests the pandemic would eventually die out if those strict lockdowns had continued.

The new studies suggest “these control measures have worked,” says Alun Lloyd. He’s an epidemiologist who uses math to study the spread of disease. He works at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He took no part in either study. COVID-19 lockdowns, he concludes, “have saved or delayed many infections and deaths.”

But as countries reopen, a new surge of infections may develop.

Fewer cases

A new study estimates that without social-distancing policies, the coronavirus pandemic’s U.S. impact would have been much worse. How much? An extra 4.8 million confirmed cases by April 6. This analysis comes from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. It analyzed impacts of stay-at-home orders and business closures. The map at left depicts the reported COVID-19 cases in each state with social distancing in place. The right map shows the estimate of cases if there had been no control measures. The size of the circles indicates case numbers.

U.S. coronavirus cases as of April 6, actual and estimate without social distancing

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Worth the trouble, data suggest

COVID-19 cases around the world first began to spike in January, February and March. At that time, China, the United States and Italy enacted tough, temporary measures to slow spread of the virus. These included social distancing and the closure of schools, many stores and restaurants. Many places also restricted all but essential travel.

Such measures disrupted communities across the globe. In many places, a large share of people lost their jobs. With no money coming in, those people have had trouble paying bills. Some even had a hard time buying food. People could no longer meet with friends or family, even for major life events (such as weddings, graduations and funerals). Many people asked whether those changes were worth it: How much did they actually slow the spread of COVID-19?

Many businesses deemed essential, such as groceries, only made their food available for pickup. Restaurants could no longer seat diners inside.halbergman/iStock/Getty Images Plus

That’s what the new studies wanted to learn.

“Herd immunity” develops when a large share of the population becomes immune to some disease. Herd immunity can occur when people may already have gotten a disease, recovered and become immune to the disease. It can also happen if enough people have gotten a vaccine that rendered them immune. Among such immune people, a germ now has a hard time finding a new host. How many people must get sick and recover for this to happen depends on how infectious a disease is. And that is defined by the germ’s R0.

Seth Flaxman is an epidemiologist at Imperial College London. When it comes to COVID-19, “We’re very far from herd immunity.” He said that at a June 8 news briefing. In hard-hit places like Italy and Spain, only one in every 20 people have been infected, his team estimates. That’s far from the seven in 10 people that researchers estimate will be needed for herd immunity to this virus.

If people give up the precautions that have protected them thus far, he says, the risk of the pandemic creating a huge new wave of infections “is very real.”

Another way to assess impacts

To gauge how well various virus controls worked, researchers at Berkeley analyzed data in a manner typically used in the field of economics, not health. That method allowed the team to estimate the effect of more than 1,700 local, regional and national policies for the six countries it studied. The team analyzed how fast outbreaks were growing daily. They contrasted the rates before governments had set up virus-control policies to those after.

“Without these policies deployed, we would have lived through a very different April and May,” reports Solomon Hsiang. He’s a data scientist at UC Berkeley. He shared his team’s findings at the June 8 news briefing.

Overall, his group found, lockdowns prevented — or delayed (as the pandemic is not over yet) — some 62 million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the six countries surveyed. Not everyone who gets infected gets tested or even shows symptoms. After accounting for that, Hsiang’s team greatly upped its estimate of the true number of infections avoided. They now think it’s about 530 million people!

Sign outside a school. The coronavirus pandemic closed many schools across the globe. These closures did not appear to slow the spread of the pandemic, a new study finds.Colleen Michaels/iStock/Getty Images Plus

That tally covers the time until the lockdowns started being lifted. In the United States, this shows, without lockdowns there could have been 4.8 million more confirmed cases through April and 60 million total infections.

One surprise: Closing schools did not appear to cut the outbreak’s growth, at least in the United States. The data don’t show why. Adding to the problem, Hsiang notes, schools were already closed in some places when the collection of data used in the study began. Who knows how different the results might have been if all schools had been open when the analysis started?

The Imperial College London study used the number of reported COVID-19 deaths from the beginning of the pandemic up to May 4. That’s when Italy and Spain relaxed their lockdowns. By May 4, the study now suggests, up to 15 million people in 11 European countries — including Denmark, Germany, Italy, France and Spain — may have been infected. The team then compared the number of deaths that the analysis predicted without lockdowns to the deaths actually reported. This suggested the lockdowns saved some 3.1 million lives.

Those estimates may be too high, says Julie Swann. She’s a systems engineer at North Carolina State University. The study used a death rate — a measure of deaths per peopled infected — that includes people who never got symptoms. And, she adds, that death rate is at the upper end of current estimates for COVID-19.

This study also assumed that things like school closures or social distancing had the same effect in all countries. No one knows if that’s true. The study’s estimates also assumed people would behave the same way throughout the pandemic. In fact, “people’s behavior changes in response to what they see is going on around them,” Lloyd says. “If things don’t seem bad, people might be less likely to comply [with control measures].” When things are much worse, the opposite may be true.

A host of controls went into effect at about the same time. Which worked best at limiting spread of the virus? Was it social distancing? Shutting down businesses? Limiting long-distance travel? Right now, no one knows.

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