UK 10:50 GMT 04.04.2020Get short URL Many Brits are looking for a glimmer of hope as the number of recorded deaths in their country from COVID-19 (3,605) surpasses that of even China (3, 326). A senior adviser to the UK government has announced that social distancing measures in the country may be relaxed within a matter of weeks amidst signs that the spread of the Coronavirus […]
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed concern that coronavirus restriction measures taken by Hungary go “too far” and insisted they should be time-limited and subject to scrutiny. On Monday, Hungary’s parliament granted Prime Minister Viktor Orban an open-ended right to rule by decree. It also introduced jail sentences for anyone hindering measures to curb the spread of the virus or spreading false information […]
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Edward Snowden has a warning for those who are giving up liberty for a false sense of security: the temporary mass surveillance measures put in place will be anything but temporary. Snowden says that these measures are not worth giving up even more liberty. Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program, and infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden is sounding […]
New regulations in Singapore which threaten prison time for anyone found violating “social distancing” protocols exemplify the harsh rules being imposed around the world in the fight against coronavirus. According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, Singaporeans who fail to maintain a distance of one meter from other people in “non-transient” public interactions can be fined up to 10,000 Singapore dollars ($6,985) and […]
Sanctions: Unilateral Coercive Measures For Regime Change In Venezuela By Nino Pagliccia, Counterpunch.org March 26, 2020 Sanctions: Unilateral Coercive Measures For Regime Change In Venezuela2020-03-262020-03-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/40535917193_70b4fb0585_c.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr In discussing the issue of “sanctions” there are two main points that need to be made. One is the use of the correct terminology when referring to the government actions that the US, Canada and the EU take […]
A Palestinian political prisoner has set fire to his cell in Nafha Prison in protest against the Israeli authorities’ failure to protect prisoners’ health during the coronavirus crisis, Wafa news agency has reported. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society had warned earlier that matters will escalate in Ofer, Negev and Nafha Prisons where hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are “languishing” due to alleged medical negligence. The head of the […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned on Wednesday that his government is poised to introduce tough new measures against the coronavirus, AFP reports. Rouhani said that the new measures, which could be adopted as soon as Wednesday evening, include Iran’s first restrictions on movement to try and stem the spread of the virus, and are likely to be “difficult” for the public. So far, Iran has resisted […]
Kuwait has taken a number of measures to support small and medium-sized companies and individuals to face the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kuwait Banking Association said in a statement that it has decided to postpone the repayment of loans and credit card facilitations for small and medium-sized companies for six months, as well as interest. READ: Kuwait sees decline in COVID-19 infections The […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has said that his government had announced additional measures as a precautionary procedure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. “The government [has issued] urgent measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus and reducing infection rates,” Al-Sisi said on Twitter, calling all the Egyptian citizens “to comply with the imposed measures.” Al-Sisi stressed that his government would deal […]
President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with officials on Tuesday to discuss measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. Moscow has been affected the most, he noted. The city has “some 500 coronavirus cases,” Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, adding that “some of them have not been confirmed yet.” “Aware of the dynamic,” the authorities have started taking additional measures, including increasing hospital capacities […]
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor told CNN that coronavirus social distancing “is working” and that he would “leave it to the scientists” whether such measures should be relaxed by the end of the month as President Donald Trump has proposed. Gaynor was interviewed on Tuesday morning’s edition of CNN’s New Day, and anchor John Berman asked about the social distancing measures that Trump […]
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the NIAID, has warned President Donald Trump and Republicans not to prematurely restart the economy and relax shut downs according to a new report. According to the Washington Post, which cited “people with knowledge of the conversations,” Dr. Fauci and “other leading public health experts have told administration officials and Republican […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Monday ordered the army to deploy in the streets in order to force people to respect a lockdown, according to the office of the presidency. The lockdown was imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus in the country. Tunisia has 89 confirmed cases of the virus, Reuters reported. The government imposed a curfew last week and a general lockdown from Sunday […]
Last Sunday, when the Fed threw what appeared to be the kitchen sink at crashing markets, cutting rates to 0%, unveiling a $700BN QE (since expanded to include another $100BN in MBS), and enhancing G-5 central bank FX swap lines (since expanded to include numerous non-G5 banks), many wondered why the Fed withheld the one instrument considered critical in restoring market stability, preventing the commercial paper […]
Russia 18:08 GMT 19.03.2020Get short URL While people in Russia have been advised to practice social distancing as necessary, the authorities have also moved to shut down borders and to bolster the healthcare system’s response to the infection. As the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak first reared its head in China’s Wuhan, Russian authorities wasted little time in taking precautions, limiting the flow of traffic across the border […]
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has vowed that coronavirus won’t put him off ordering a pint of beer, despite the UK government – led by his son – telling citizens to avoid pubs to limit the spread of the deadly disease. In a father-son relationship, it’s commonly accepted that the parent does the ‘telling off’, but it would appear in the case of Boris and Stanley Johnson, […]
Closing Spain’s borders is among the options under consideration to help stem the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Monday. He will discuss the potential border closure alongside other measures with fellow EU ministers, Marlaska told radio station Cadena Ser. Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos said on Monday it was “obvious” that measures imposed to restrict the spread of coronavirus in Spain will have […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned unilateral border control measures taken by some EU countries in a bid to control the coronavirus outbreak. The statement from the Elysee Palace came following a phone briefing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU officials. However, the Elysee warned that measures at the EU’s external borders could be announced “in the coming hours,” Reuters said. The discussion between […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday announced a series of banking and tax relief measures to support companies and poor families in light of the economic pressure brought about by the outbreak of the coronavirus, Bloomberg reported. Rouhani said in a meeting that employees can postpone the payment of health insurance bills, taxes and utilities for three months, while the poorest three million Iranians will receive cash […]
Spain is imposing a nationwide lockdown in a bid to tackle the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed. It prevents citizens from leaving their homes except to buy food and medicine and for work or emergencies. The government announced the drastic new measures at a news conference on Saturday and they are set to come into effect on Monday morning, according to local media. People […]
Drones are being deployed on the streets in Italy as authorities monitor more than 60 million people who are living under lockdown conditions as the mediterranean country grapples with a rampant coronavirus outbreak. Footage from the picturesque Lombardy town of Desenzano del Garda shows police and civil protection personnel parading through the streets with loudspeakers urging people to stay in their homes. Drones can be seen […]
The measures include the closure of all educational institutions from nurseries to universities, the cancellation of cultural and sporting events, a ban on serving food, and even travel restrictions for healthcare professionals. In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the Norwegian government has introduced a set of preventive measures Prime Minister Erna Solberg called “the strictest and most invasive” imposed on Norwegians since World War II, national […]
Iranian authorities failed to effectively implement quarantine measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, an Iranian virologist said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Officials should have taken strict measures before the virus known as COVID-19 spread across the country, Hossein Keyvani, a professor at Iran University of Medical Sciences Virology Department in Tehran, told Anadolu Agency. “The government failed to quarantine and disinfect all cities before it was too […]