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Lockdown Exit

AlJazeera The US death toll from the coronavirus topped 200000 on Tuesday a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the worlds richest nation with its sparkling laboratories topflight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies. It is completely unfathomable that weve reached this point said Jennifer Nuzzo a Johns Hopkins University public health researcher. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/22/covid-19-reaches 22nd Sep 2020

Lockdown Exit

The Guardian Covid19 restrictions have been dropped and schools almost out for a fortnight to the delight of mayors in New Zealands tourism hotspots where there are hopes the holidays will boost coffers in the struggling tourism sector. Bring it on bring it on said David Trewavas the mayor of Taup district an area in the central North Island that is home to some of the countrys most famed skiing and hiking. You can even have a mass gathering down here. He added Hopefully the Ministry of Health boys have got it all under control which Im sure they have. The removal of restrictions in New Zealand highlights the dilemma for governments trying to balance exhortations from struggling businesses to allow them more freedom with the views of health experts many of whom have urged more caution. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/bring-it-on-new-zealand-tourist-hotspots-bank-on-holidays-to-ease-covid-pressures 22nd Sep 2020

Lockdown Exit

Manila Bulletin With the easing up of lockdowns the Department of Labor and Employment DoLE on Tuesday reported that most Filipino workers in Australia have returned to their respective jobs. The labor department cited the report of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Canberra to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III saying workers have now resumed their employment which gives hope to OFWs in Australia to continue holding on to their aspirations for a better life here. POLO Canberra launched a series of online consultations with OFWs all over Australia since last month to reach out to Filipino workers whose employment were affected by the pandemic https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/22/filipinos-return-to-work-in-australia-as-lockdown-eases/ 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

The Guardian The number of schools in England badly affected by Covid19 cases among students and staff has quadrupled in the space of a week and the number of pupils absent rose by 50 according to estimates released by the Department for Education. The DfEs figures revealed that 4 of state schools were classed as not fully open last week because of Covid19 compared with 1 of schools seven days before including cases where entire year groups had been sent home. Around 20 schools were closed outright for Covidrelated reasons. Nine hundred schools were affected in a week during which many headteachers and parents complained they were unable to access coronavirus tests forcing those showing symptoms to be kept away from the classroom and selfisolate. Including independent schools at a similar rate would bring the figure for England close to 1000 schools. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/22/covid-19-number-of-schools-in-england-not-fully-open-quadruples 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

Reuters UK The Spanish government and regional authorities are set to cut the quarantine imposed on those who have had contacts with people tested positive to coronavirus to 10 days from a previous 14 days Cadena SER radio station reported on Tuesday. Spain has the highest number of COVID19 cases in western Europe and regional authorities have ordered a partial lockdown from Monday in some Madrid neighbourhoods and other regions are taking measures to curb contagion. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-spain-quarantine/spain-to-cut-coronavirus-quarantine-to-10-from-14-days-ser-radio-says-idUKKCN26D1IT 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters UK All wine industry workers in Spains Riojaproducing region of Alava must undergo a coronavirus test before they start work to prevent COVID19 outbreaks putting the grape harvest at risk. Grape pickers who have dubbed 2020 the harvest of the masks will be given their own equipment including baskets and scissors which cannot be exchanged to avoid infections said a spokeswoman for the Rioja wine regulatory board. Authorities in the Basque Country have made it compulsory for wine estates to provide a list of workers. The health department then carries out the PCR tests. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-wine-workers-idUKKCN26D1QG 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

CGTN Face masks are obligatory there are separate entrances and exits on campus and many onsite facilities are restricted or closed. But despite a range of sanitary measures at universities in France at least a dozen COVID19 clusters have emerged since some classrooms reopened earlier this month. September marks the start of a new academic year and the French government says children and students should return to the classrooms again. But in a postlockdown France where cases are surging again lectures look and sound very different. https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-09-22/French-universities-new-rules-seek-to-prevent-new-COVID-19-clusters-TZOboNykWA/index.html 22nd Sep 2020

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AlJazeera India has reported 75083 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours according to federal health data released on Tuesday the lowest daily tally in almost a month. There were 1053 deaths over the same period. India also reported a record number of singleday recoveries with 101468 people in 24 hours now virusfree taking the total to 4497867 according to its health ministry. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/india-coronavirus-infections-lowest-month-200922081959072.html 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

ABC News For months Mr Hargreaves had been seriously ill basically homeless and stranded in a nightmare unable to return to his home in Berry on the New South Wales South Coast. Mr Hargreaves and his wife travelled to France to housesit in January. As concern around the pandemic spread in February his wife returned home but he felt obliged to stay a few more weeks to honour his commitment. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-22/australians-stranded-overseas-betrayed-by-government/12683270 22nd Sep 2020

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RTE.ie Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has admitted that his government had made a mistake when it eased restrictions aimed at containing Covid19 over the summer. His comments came as governments across Europe struggle with a second wave of Covid19 infections following the holiday months in which the number of cases began rising sharply. Even I got carried away by the coming summer and the general mood. That was a mistake I dont want to make again the billionaire populist said in a televised speech. https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0921/1166444-coronavirus-global/ 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

Newshub A psychiatrist believes COVID19 is impacting mental health now more than ever despite alert level restrictions easing overnight. Auckland will move to COVID19 alert level 2 on Wednesday and stay there for at least a fortnight while the rest of the country is now at level 1. But Professor Christopher Gale a psychiatrist from the University of Otago says the possibility of another lockdown is still a worry for some. Prof Gale told Newshub concerns do remain about peoples wellbeing and the future of businesses. Whats happening now is a lot of people are finding personal hurt he said on Monday. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/coronavirus-the-possibility-of-another-lockdown-still-a-worry-for-some-despite-restrictions-easing.html 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

Reuters UK The Spanish government has agreed with unions and business leaders that employers must cover home working expenses after the coronavirus pandemic caused millions to work from their living rooms. It was fundamental to regulate remote working to protect the rights of workers Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias told stateowned TV channel TVE on Tuesday. This new rule will boost productivity and the competitiveness of the Spanish economy as well as the working conditions of the Spaniards who partly worked from home in 2020 Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz told a news conference later. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-spain-homeworking/spains-home-working-draft-bill-to-make-employers-pay-for-expenses-idUKKCN26D102 22nd Sep 2020

Exit Strategies

Financial Times Companies across England were left scrambling to reverse plans to return thousands of staff to their offices on Tuesday after the government abandoned its push to get more people working in towns and city centres. The government has encouraged workers to return to offices since August ramping up the pressure on businesses to bring back employees after schools returned at the start of September. But just three weeks later the prime minister announced an abrupt Uturn following a surge in Covid19 infections leaving companies frantically rethinking plans for office staff. https://www.ft.com/content/ef5ae898-4fd9-405a-9749-2932ef92e81f 22nd Sep 2020

Partisan Exits

Daily Mail In a new poll 39 of US adults said they are not likely to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available down from 53 surveyed last month. About 43 of Democrats and 41 of Republicans said they were likely to get the jab during the rollout a drop from 56 and 49 respectively. Just 9 of surveyors said they were very likely to be immunized with the first available vaccine a decrease from 17 in August. Thirty percent of respondents said they would wait a few months before being given the shot while nearly onequarter said they will not get the shot at all https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8761693/Fewer-40-Americans-plan-coronavirus-vaccine-soon-one-available.html 23rd Sep 2020

Partisan Exits

Daily Mail President Trump incorrectly claimed that COVID19 affects virtually nobody who is a young American. He made the remarks during a Make America Great Again campaign stop in Toledo Ohio on Monday night. He added that COVID19 affects elderly people and those with preexisting conditions but not a risk for young Americans. Hundreds of children across the country have tested positive and been infected with COVID19 since the pandemic began. Washington D.C. reported 766 infected children between the ages of zero and 14. The U.S. death toll is approaching 200000 and there are more than 6.8million known cases https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8758627/Trump-tells-Ohio-campaign-rally-COVID-19-affects-virtually-no-one-elderly-people.html 22nd Sep 2020

Partisan Exits

The Times Britain cannot afford another lockdown. Boris Johnson has said it would be disastrous for the country. Jonathan Ashworth the shadow health secretary warned that it would cause unimaginable damage to our economy and peoples wellbeing. They are right. But neither can Britain afford a spike in deaths like the last. Policymakers are walking a fine line Chris Whitty Englands chief medical officer said at yesterdays government briefing. He too is right. This is exactly the conundrum the country faced in March. But it would be a mistake to assume the options are the same of lockdown or herd immunity. Yet once again the epidemiologists are pitted against the economists. Save lives or save jobs. There is only one winner if the argument is framed like this https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-second-lockdown-would-be-a-failure-of-leadership-v30vqx9hd 22nd Sep 2020

Partisan Exits

Australian Financial Review Leaders in the property retail and hospitality sectors have called for border closures to be abandoned across the country and for Victorias strict lockdown to be eased more quickly warning the economic harm of a prolonged recession far outweighs any medical benefit from the controls. With Victoria recording just 11 new coronavirus cases on Monday property executives are urging the southern state to accelerate plans to reopen the economy. As well Queenslands border closure is ringing alarm bells over the future of that states tourism sector as summer approaches. https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/property-leaders-plea-open-the-borders-end-the-lockdown-20200921-p55xnr 22nd Sep 2020

Partisan Exits

Sky News Australia New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in the draconian lockdown mode and now the countrys economy has contracted by a record 12.2 per cent in three months says Sky News host Alan Jones. Jacinda Ardern thought she could totally eliminate the virus Mr Jones said. The lockdowns were amongst the toughest in the world. It is not only opposition accusations in New Zealand which are saying that these things have pushed the economy off the cliff he said. https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6193030749001 21st Sep 2020

Continued Lockdown

Hindustan Times Moved by the plight of lakhs of sex workers rendered jobless and without an alternate source of livelihood following the Covid19 lockdown the Supreme Court gave a weeks time to the states to respond on providing them free ration and asked Centre if something could be immediately provided to them in the exercise of its powers under the National Disaster Management Act. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/provide-food-to-sex-workers-during-lockdown-sc-tells-centre-states/story-JlAtJ064xSaw9QB4WRzrPK.html 22nd Sep 2020

Continued Lockdown

Global News As Canadas coronavirus cases continue to climb many health experts are warning the public that a second lockdown may be around the corner. And as Canadians prepare for a potential fall or winter shutdown experts argue we may want to look at Australias strict second lockdown measures in order to figure out how to tackle spiking coronavirus cases. https://globalnews.ca/news/7347955/australia-coronavirus-lockdown-canada/ 22nd Sep 2020

Continued Lockdown

Byline Times Aday after declaring the worlds strictest lockdown on 24 March Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India would win the war against the Coronavirus in 21 days. The country has now passed five million recorded cases of COVID19 with more than 87000 reported deaths. In the past 21 days 28 August to 17 September India added 1.7 million infections to its numbers more than the total case count in Russia the fourth worst affected nation. When India just had more than 500 cases a 21day lockdown was declared by Modi giving 1.3 billion people a mere four hours notice to prepare themselves. All activities were brought to a halt including public transport. The result was a 23.9 contraction in the countrys GDP. Experts warned that it was too early for India to go into lockdown. It didnt help to flatten the curve of the pandemic either. https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/21/populism-and-ostracism-living-with-covid-19-in-india/ 21st Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

Evening Standard Imperial College Londons coronavirus vaccine could be approved for use by the middle of next year an expert has said. Professor Robin Shattock who is leading the universitys vaccine effort against Covid19 told the European Parliament trials are showing promising results. He said human volunteers seem to be responding well to the jab and the aim is to launch a large 20000person trial before the end of the year. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/imperial-covid-vaccine-ready-middle-next-year-a4553566.html 23rd Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

The Guardian The evidence for the double whammy is currently limited and comes mostly from a study with small numbers 58 people carried out in the UK during the early phase of the pandemic. As I understand it its 43 of those with coinfection died compared with 26.9 of those who tested positive for Covid only said Englands deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan VanTam. These were people who had been hospitalised and had been tested for both viruses he said and so were very ill but the rate of death from Covid alone in the study between January and April was similar to the known rate of Covid hospital mortality generally of around 25 or 26. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/flu-and-covid-19-at-same-time-significantly-increases-risk-of-death 22nd Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

Evening Standard Those infected with both flu and Covid19 have a serious increased risk of death new research has found. Public Health England PHE warned that both illnesses could be circulating at the same time as they urged people who are eligible to get vaccinated. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/infected-with-flu-and-covid19-serious-increased-risk-of-death-a4552796.html 22nd Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

Diabetes.co.uk Peoples health weight age and sex will determine whether they will need to shield from COVID19 over the winter months according to reports. The Sunday Telegraph has said that up to 4.5million people will be advised to stay at home as part of the governments new shielding plan. The risk model is still being considered although Professor Peter Openshaw an adviser to the governments Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies SAGE has urged experts to act fast because he said a delay of just a few days could be dangerous. In an interview with Sophy Ridge on Sundays Sky News he said he thought the country was on the edge of losing control. He added Its a bit like water seeping through a dam. It starts as a trickle and if you dont do something about it it can turn into a real cascade. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2020/sep/potential-risk-model-could-see-4-5m-people-shielding-from-covid-19-this-winter.html 22nd Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

The Guardian Rival groups of scientists are at loggerheads over how government should handle the Covid pandemic with one advising that only over65s and the vulnerable should be shielded while the other backs nationwide measures. The conflicting advice to the UK government and chief medical officers CMOs came in two open letters issued on Monday by the rival camps. It came as Prof Chris Whitty Englands CMO and the chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance made a national TV broadcast to set out the risk of the virus spreading exponentially with a corresponding increase in cases and deaths if public behaviour does not change. Thirtytwo scientists signed one letter warning the government is heading down the wrong road and must reconsider its policy to suppress the virus adopting a targeted approach instead. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/22/scientists-disagree-over-targeted-versus-nationwide-measures-to-tackle-covid 22nd Sep 2020

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WIRED Data from Australia and across Europe indicate a surge of at least one other ailment that has been lying mostly dormant the common cold. Colds are caused by many viruses but the culprits at this point are largely rhinoviruses. That isnt especially surprising. Rhinoviruses are ubiquitous bugs that normally spread this time of year as schools and day care centers reopen which in many places they have. This is exactly what wed expect during a normal backtoschool season says Catherine Moore a virologist at Public Health Wales. https://www.wired.com/story/colds-nearly-vanished-under-lockdown-now-theyre-coming-back/ 22nd Sep 2020

Scientific Viewpoint

Daily Mail Professor Neil Ferguson was a member of SAGE until dramatic resignation in May Imperial College epidemiologist said he was not in favour of lockdown to begin Original prediction of 510000 UK deaths didnt account for hospital overload https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8759609/Professor-Lockdown-stands-doomsday-forecast-sent-Britain-lockdown.html 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters David Fleyrat had almost cleared his Marseille hospitals intensive care ward of COVID19 patients during the summer lull in new cases. Now the private unit is filling fast again and Fleyrat can barely conceal his frustration. Its not doing our job that is tiring. Whats tiring is a second wave because people do not respect social distancing Fleyrat who is managing director of the private Clinique BouchardElsan told Reuters. Marseille is at the epicenter of a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases throughout France. Intensive care wards in the Mediterranean citys public hospitals are full and so hospitals like Fleyrats are handling the spillover. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-marseille/get-serious-careless-french-public-riles-covid-medics-idUSKCN26D11C 22nd Sep 2020

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HeraldScotland.com Writing in her column for the Guardian she said The world has fundamentally changed over the past nine months since a small pneumonia cluster was reported in Wuhan China ... She also dismissed the efficacy of lockdown which she said just ... https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18736949.coronavirus-scotland-top-government-advisor-shares-unpleasant-truths-amidst-circuit-break-lockdown-fears/ 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters Britain will face an exponentially growing death rate from COVID19 within weeks unless urgent action is taken to halt a rapidly spreading second wave of the outbreak the countrys senior medics said on Monday. The United Kingdom already has the biggest official COVID19 death toll in Europe and the fifth largest in the world while it is borrowing record amounts in an attempt to pump emergency money through the damaged economy. But new COVID19 cases are rising by at least 6000 per day in Britain according to weekold data hospital admissions are doubling every eight days and the testing system is buckling. Chris Whitty the governments chief medical officer and Patrick Vallance its chief scientific adviser cautioned that if left unrestricted the epidemic would reach 50000 new cases per day by midOctober in the United Kingdom. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-faces-soaring-covid-19-death-rate-unless-it-moves-fast-medics-warn-idUSKCN26C0JH 22nd Sep 2020

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Financial Times Scientists are demanding to know why AstraZenecas trial of its Covid19 vaccine is still on hold in the US while it has been restarted elsewhere worrying it could damage public trust. The trial was originally halted because a UK participant developed a serious inflammatory condition. In the US it has been on hold for almost two weeks while trials in other countries including the UK have restarted. Ashish Jha dean of the school of public health at Brown University said Normally companies wouldnt give out information in the middle of a trial but this is an exceptional case and we need to have radical transparency. Otherwise there is a risk the public will lose confidence in the whole process. https://www.ft.com/content/06015bd9-ed4b-44ef-a243-2bd67557d2c0 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters UK The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many are skeptical a vaccine will be safe and effective. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/22/fda-covid-vaccine-approval-standard/ 22nd Sep 2020

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CNBC As the coronavirus pandemic continues to haunt policymakers and the public around the world a lot of hope is being placed in finding an effective and safe vaccine against Covid19. The chances of finding an effective vaccine soon are not that high one expert told CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/coronavirus-vaccine-wont-bring-about-a-fairytale-ending-expert-.html 22nd Sep 2020

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The Independent What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russias new coronavirus vaccine for free United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice after the Russian president offered Tuesday to provide them the SputnikV vaccine in a speech to this years General Assembly marking the bodys 75th birthday. Only results from small early studies on Russian vaccine have been published raising concerns among some scientists that the vaccine isnt ready yet for widespread use and prompting worldwide memes about potential bizarre side effects. Any one of us could face this dangerous virus. The virus has not spared the staff of the United Nations its headquarters and regional entities Putin said in a prerecorded speech from Moscow. The coronavirus pandemic means this years General Assembly is a workfromhome production for the first time in its history. https://www.independent.co.uk/wires/us/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-un-staff-covid-sputnik-v-b536274.html 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters UK Statebacked vaccine maker China National Biotec Group CNBG is hopeful of two of its novel coronavirus vaccine candidates receiving conditional regulatory approval for general public use within the year its vice president said on Tuesday. https://uk.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-cnbg-vaccines/chinese-state-backed-firm-expects-coronavirus-vaccine-approval-for-public-use-within-months-idUKL3N2GJ0Y3 22nd Sep 2020

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Daily Mail Dr Zhang Wenhong who led Shanghais COVID19 fight made the stark warning A looming second wave of coronavirus outbreak is inevitable in China he says The expert also predicted the world would need at least a year to reopen again https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8756653/Chinas-second-wave-coronavirus-outbreak-winter-inevitable-Chinese-expert-warns.html 21st Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

The Guardian Britains economy is heading for a prolonged recession lasting until next spring as the number of coronavirus infections climbs and tougher restrictions are introduced to contain the virus. As a Covid19 second wave spreads and the government launches fresh measures to restrict business and social life City economists warned that the fightback from the deepest recession in history begun this summer was running out of steam. Dashing hopes that the Covid recession could be among the shortest downturns in history analysts from Bank of America said growth in gross domestic product GDP would probably stall in the fourth quarter and the first three months of 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/22/uk-recession-expected-continue-until-spring-covid-19-surge 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

Yahoo Finance UK The southern German state of Bavaria was the first one to announce a complete shutdown of public life in March after people failed to heed warnings to stay home and practice social distancing. On Tuesday Bavarian state premier Markus Sder and his cabinet approved a number of new restrictions aimed at curbing a recent surge in coronavirus infections. Sder said in a press conference that returning holiday makers are a key reason for the spike in the numbers as well as general carelessness especially among young people. The tighter regulations which Sder described as the basic principle of more masks less alcohol will come into force later this week for areas municipalities and communities with a high instance of new infections areas reporting more than 50 new infections per 100000 inhabitants per week. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bavaria-the-german-state-that-first-locked-down-in-march-re-issues-rules-as-cases-surge-135120329.html 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

The Wall Street Journal Months after Italys lockdown against the coronavirus ended Enrica Grazioli still sanitizes everything that comes into her Milan apartment wears face masks diligently and limits interactions between her sons and their grandparents. The 16 health areas with an incidence rate above 1000 cases but that are not under the new restrictions are Lavapis Canillejas Garca Noblejas San Isidro Rafael Alberti Orcasitas ViclvaroArtilleros Campo de la Paloma Villaamil all located in the city of Madrid Doctor Trueta and Miguel Servet both in Alcorcn Las Fronteras Torrejn de Ardoz Panaderas Fuenlabrada Villa del Prado in the municipality of the same name Alcalde Bartolom Gonzlez Mstoles and Sierra de Guadarrama Collado Villalba. https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-covid-fatigue-fuels-infections-in-europe-italy-resists-the-second-wave-11600772400 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

EL PAS in English The coronavirus pandemic continues to rapidly expand across Madrid. According to data published on Tuesday by the regional government 16 health areas in the region have a Covid19 incidence rate above 1000 cases per 100000 inhabitants. Despite this these hotspots are not subject to the new restrictions on mobility that came into effect in 37 basic health areas on Monday. A basic health area is much smaller than a city district and can include several primary healthcare centers. There are around 286 basic health areas in the Madrid region according to the regional health department. https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-09-22/covid-19-incidence-exceeds-1000-cases-per-100000-inhabitants-in-16-areas-of-madrid-with-no-new-restrictions.html 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

The Associated Press Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths are rising again in Frances nursing homes for the first time in months. French President Emmanuel Macron who visited a nursing home in the town of Bracieux in central France on Tuesday tweeted shortly after his arrival that our elders more fragile are more exposed to the virus. We must collectively redouble our attention. Families fear that French authorities have not absorbed the lessons from earlier in the pandemic when nursing homes across the country shuttered elderly residents inside and were short of protective equipment for employees. https://apnews.com/1c2a2608870e0b0c71929a5a8f15006f 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

CNBC Europe is facing the muchfeared second wave of coronavirus cases after a lull in new infections in summer. There is a reluctance to return to full lockdowns so other measures are being implemented first. To date there have been almost 2.9 million confirmed cases of the virus in Europe and over 186000 people have died data from the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention shows. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/what-europe-is-doing-to-tackle-its-coronavirus-surge-.html 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

Sky News Protesters have taken place in Spains capital Madrid demonstrate against strict new lockdown measures. https://news.sky.com/story/spike-in-covid-19-cases-in-spain-and-france-12078634 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

Bloomberg This brainteaser is how Martin Hirsch head of the Paris regions hospital network describes the brutal first wave of Covid19 that triggered lockdowns across Europe in March and April. The answer is 28 because once the pond is halfcovered it only takes one extra day for the lily pads spread to double in size. One days delay means double the cases double the seriously ill and double the deaths he writes in a new book about hospitals battling the virus. Every day counts. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-22/coronavirus-spain-france-u-k-shouldn-t-sleepwalk-into-new-lockdowns?srnd=opinion 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

The Japan Times British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home and will impose new curbs on pubs bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the swiftly accelerating second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. In an address to Parliament and then to the nation Johnson will stop some way short of a full national lockdown of the sort he imposed in March. We know this wont be easy but we must take further action to control the resurgence in cases of the virus and protect the NHS Johnson will say according to excerpts of his remarks distributed by his Downing Street office. The measures come after senior medics warned on Monday that Britain faced an exponentially growing death rate within weeks unless urgent action was taken. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/22/world/boris-johnson-shut-down-uk-coronavirus/ 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

Pharmaceutical Technology Daniel Lacalle chief economist at Tressis SV shared his article on the possibility of imposing new lockdowns in Europe. Countries such as France and Spain are witnessing a rise in Covid19 infection cases which may call for new lockdown measures to control the outbreak. Lacalle notes the lockdowns will have devastating impact on the economy through jobs losses and business insolvencies. Countries such as South Korea Taiwan Sweden and Austria have implemented effective measures to control the pandemic instead of implementing a total lockdown the article noted. Lacalle added that economies in Europe will not be able to survive a new series of lockdowns as it may lead to an economic crisis characterised by massive job losses highly indebted corporations and record high government debt. https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/lockdowns-europe-economic-crisis/ 22nd Sep 2020

Coronavirus Resurgence

Reuters UK Inside the fastfilling coronavirus ward of a major Tel Aviv hospital doctors rush to treat critical patients amid a surge in cases that has forced Israel into a second lockdown. Health officials fear that even the threeweek closure imposed nationwide on Friday may not be long enough or restrictive enough to slow the daily case toll. On the front lines of Israels second wave are doctors and nurses working around the clock on the COVID19 wards of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center widely known as Ichilov Hospital to which a Reuters photographer was granted access on Monday. Coronavirus Isolation Zone Entry Forbidden and Corona Commando read the signs on the ward door inside which nurses wearing headtotoe protective gear and working twohour shifts wove through the crowded ward to check on patients separated from one another by glass and metal partitions. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-israel-hospital-idUKKCN26D0T6 22nd Sep 2020

New Lockdown

Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home and will impose new curbs on pubs bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the swiftly accelerating second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain/work-from-home-johnson-starts-shutting-down-britain-again-as-covid-19-spreads-idUKKCN26D0MT 22nd Sep 2020

New Lockdown

Sky News Face masks will become compulsory for bar staff shop workers waiters and taxi passengers in an effort to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England the prime minister has announced. Fines for failing to wear a face mask will rise to 200 and will be extended to customers when they are not seated at a table Boris Johnson told MPs. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-boris-johnson-reveals-new-covid-rules-on-face-masks-fines-pubs-and-working-from-home-12078624 22nd Sep 2020

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Daily Record 08.30am Boris Johnson chairs UK cabinet to sign off new lockdown measures which could be a mild as making pubs close at 10pm in England from Thursday and limiting pubs to table service only. 09.00am Keir Starmer makes a speech in Doncaster to the online Labour conference before rushing back to the Commons. The Labour leaders speech is likely to be overshadowed on a big political day. 10.00am Cobra crisis meeting with relevant cabinet members experts and leaders of the devolved parliaments. It will be the first Cobra for four months and Nicola Sturgeon and other leaders have demanded a session in light of the rising numbers of infections. Having spoken to the First Ministers by telephone yesterday the PM will hope for a smoother session. However London mayor Sadiq Khan has not been asked to attend which will cause fury in the capital. Neither have any regional English mayors adding to the impression that Whitehall doesnt get how devolution is changing the UK. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/new-coronavirus-restrictions-nicola-sturgeon-22721531 22nd Sep 2020

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New York Post Britain was put under tough new lockdown measures Tuesday because of an alarming second wave of the coronavirus with the nations beloved pubs forced to close early and the military put on standby. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons that the stringent new measures were needed because the nation had reached a perilous turning point soon after relaxing earlier lockdowns. Confirmed infection rates had almost quadrupled and hospitalizations from the contagion more than doubled in the last fortnight Johnson said noting the pandemic is likely to spread more in colder weather. https://nypost.com/2020/09/22/uk-closing-pubs-early-amid-perilous-second-wave-of-covid-19/ 22nd Sep 2020

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POLITICO Johnson said pubs bars restaurants and other hospitality venues in England must close at 10 p.m. from Thursday while venues will be forced by law to provide table service. The government also ditched its attempts to encourage workers back to their offices instead telling them to work from home if possible with immediate effect. The move marks a significant Uturn after ministers previously insisted staff should return to their desks. https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-cautious-approach-second-uk-coronavirus-lockdown/ 22nd Sep 2020

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Forbes Today Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell the British people to work from home as he imposes strict new curbs on pubs bars and restaurants according to released excerpts of his intended remarks to parliament. This follows last weeks new rule of six law that bans gatherings of seven people or more. Yesterday the British government raised its Covid19 alert status to level four the second highest level meaning that an epidemic is in general circulation and transmission is high or rising exponentially. Britain was at this level during the UK lockdown Johnson imposed back in March. https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/09/22/britain-moves-toward-lockdown-as-covid-19-surges/ 22nd Sep 2020

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The Independent Shoppers have been urged to remain calm in the nations supermarkets amid fears of a return to the panicbuying seen in the days approaching the UKs March lockdown. Some supermarkets across the UK have been left with empty shelves in certain aisles with toilet roll depleted in scenes reminiscent of the run on shops that occurred in ahead of the first introduction of coronavirus restrictions. A spree of panicbuying in the early stages of the nations outbreak saw some forced to turn to foodbanks after being unable to get the essentials they needed to get by. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-lockdown-uk-panic-buying-supermarkets-asda-tesco-sainsburys-lidl-aldi-b519843.html 22nd Sep 2020

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Financial Times Boris Johnson will announce a 10pm closing time for pubs and restaurants across England on Tuesday as the UK prime minister begins to reinstate national lockdown measures to contain a second wave of coronavirus. He hopes the new restrictions on social life will help to control Covid19 while keeping businesses and schools open. But he said Nobody underestimates the challenges the new measures will pose to many individuals and businesses. In another blow for the economy Mr Johnson was set to reverse his recent attempt to coax workers back into city centres only last month he told people to have the confidence to go back to the office. https://www.ft.com/content/4c8de0a9-e18d-47aa-b4af-81893a5ddc32 22nd Sep 2020

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The Financial Times Spains government said it was ready to step up measures to try to bring the coronavirus pandemic in Madrid under control even as new restrictions came into force in much of the city in response to a surge in infections. With the highest rate of contagion in Europe Madrids regional administration has introduced mobility controls on some 850000 inhabitants largely in poor southern districts who account for 13 per cent of the regions population but 24 per cent of coronavirus infections. https://www.ft.com/content/d6797777-704a-4bf3-bf30-8ffb02879468 22nd Sep 2020

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The Independent Spain deploys army to Madrid to help enforce lockdownTelegraph.co.ukLockdown measures and rising anger in Madrid as Covid19 takes hold againThe GuardianProtests in Madrid over coronavirus lockdown measuresThe GuardianSpain ready to take further action to fight Madrids second Covid waveFinancial TimesView Full coverage on Google News https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/madrid-spain-coronavirus-lockdown-restrictions-army-b526693.html 22nd Sep 2020

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ITV News New lockdown restrictions in England which include a curfew on pubs and a tightening of the rule of six are likely to be in place for six months the prime minister has announced. In a bid to curb a surge in Covid19 infections Boris Johnson said it will be a legal requirement for people to follow the new rules and the military could be drafted in to help police enforce them. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-22/coronavirus-boris-johnson-outlines-new-restrictions-for-england-as-curfew-imposed-on-pubs 22nd Sep 2020

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India Today Ten districts in Chhattisgarh went into a strict lockdown for a week that is ending on September 28 after the state witnessed a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths. State capital Raipur has been declared a containment zone to facilitate the lockown after the Union home ministry announced in Unlock 4 lockdowns would not be possible without consulting the Centre. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chhattisgarh-strict-lockdown-in-10-districts-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-1724225-2020-09-22 22nd Sep 2020

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The Financial Times Hospitality bosses in the UK have warned that restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus could be the nail in the coffin for the industry which had only just begun to recover from the first period of lockdown. Fears of further curfews or a second shutdown on the sector sent share prices of leisure and travel businesses tumbling on Monday before the government said it would impose a 10pm curfew on pubs starting Tuesday. Operators urged the government to provide evidence their establishments were the cause of a sharp uptick in cases over the past week. https://www.ft.com/content/1c911e1f-8fb2-4180-a36f-70d0a3a7381f 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters New partial lockdown measures became effective on Monday in Madrids working class district of Vallecas the morning after residents took to the streets to call for better health provisions complaining of discrimination by the authorities. https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idPSVQ?now=true 22nd Sep 2020

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Reuters UK Large parts of Wales will go into lockdown from 1700 GMT on Tuesday as the novel coronavirus spreads. Coronavirus laws are being tightened in four Welsh authorities Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil and Newport following a sharp rise in cases Health Minister Vaughan Gething said. People will not be allowed to enter or leave these areas without a reasonable excuse such as travel for work or education and people will only be able to meet others they dont live with outdoors for the time being. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-wales-idUKKCN26C1M7 22nd Sep 2020