Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Coronavirus News (79)

Offices to rotate employee hours
Pandemic's future: What we can expect
Colleges are making plans to reopen
Warren Buffett warns on airlines
Will we all work from home forever?
China, EU join 19-member temporary global trade dispute system, but US, UK, Japan, India not included Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) took effect last week after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) appeals body ceased to function in December ...... System also includes Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Switzerland, Ukraine and Uruguay
Trump says he will kill phase one trade deal if China US$200 billion spending promise falls short Slowdown in Chinese economy due to coronavirus pandemic may have affected Beijing’s ability to keep the deal but US president says ‘they have to buy’ ..... Also suggests China let the virus spread beyond its borders intentionally, while staying away from Wuhan lab theory
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says ‘enormous evidence’ coronavirus came from Chinese lab Pompeo said early Chinese efforts to play down the coronavirus amounted to ‘a classic Communist disinformation effort’
Cash-strapped governments see revenue in US$26 trillion online industry amid pandemic Six nations in Europe – Austria, France, Hungary, Italy, Turkey and the UK – have already announced plans for a digital services tax ..... Updating global tax rules could be worth as much as US$100 billion in government revenue, according to the OECD
Japan’s Shinzo Abe says he’s missed goal to amend pacifist constitution by 2020 Abe planned to amend four elements of the constitution to give more power to the cabinet in an emergency, and to describe the Self-Defence forces as the nation’s military ....... But he is unlikely to achieve that and the opposition has criticised him for using the coronavirus crisis to build momentum for his goal

+++PEOPLE READ THIS, applies to us as well+++ *For those arguing on both sides that we must open now or it is too soon...
Posted by Sagun Lawoti on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
सुरक्षित तालले लकडाउन खोल्नु पर्यो -- नत्र अब चाँहि ओर्क फ्रम होम भनेको टिक-टकका भाइरल नाचहरुको मुभलाइ 'एक्सरसाइज' भन्दै ठुलो एैनाको अगाडि हल्लिंदै त्यहि प्राक्टिस गर्दै बसिने जस्तो पो भो! ;-)
Posted by Ashutosh Tiwari on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
*** केमिकल Disinfectants मान्छेमा छर्दै *** यो नगरपालिकाको निर्णय हो भनेर सोच्दा नै कहाली लाग्छ। हैन भने यस्तो गर्न...
Posted by Prativa Pandey on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Such a pleasant sight to see clear blue sky and clean roads and fresh air in Kathmandu...
Posted by Jiblal Pokharel on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Social distancing in India works bit differently based on your income status. For poor it is two inches and for rich dudes it is 2 meters.
Posted by Rudra Raj Pandey on Monday, May 4, 2020
Testing kits in the US $119 each, Testing kits in Germany $180 for 100. Let that sink in.
Posted by Marion Anderson on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Whay
Posted by Ashmina Ranjit on Monday, May 4, 2020


The 'Slow Medicine' Approach to COVID-19 — Shift from the fast-paced mindset
Delays in Essential Care; Lasting Impact of Coronavirus — Balancing the risks of not treating chronic conditions during the pandemic
The U.S. Is Not Headed Toward a New Great Depression
Reinventing Your Career in the Time of Coronavirus
Empathy Starts with Curiosity



छिट्टै अर्को न्युयोर्क बनाउने भए यी फिरन्तेहरुले।

Posted by Rabindra Maharjan on Monday, May 4, 2020

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