Coronavirus update

[davidc4430]

Coronavirus update: Formula One Grand Prix called off, Trump announces travel ban, Tom Hanks tests positive

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/coronavirus-live-updates-mclaren-lewis-hamilton-travel-ban/12...

[davidc4430]

COVID-19 stimulus may not provide the hoped for boost as JobKeeper tensions mount

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/jobkeeper-coronavirus-payments-begin-balancing-act-economy/12...

want fast stimulus raise the pension to the same level as the dole ( imean jobseeker wage), pensioners will spend it!

in fact raise to the level where they arnt below the poverty line!

[lyhargr_0]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

COVID-19 stimulus may not provide the hoped for boost as JobKeeper tensions mount

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/jobkeeper-coronavirus-payments-begin-balancing-act-economy/12...

want fast stimulus raise the pension to the same level as the dole ( imean jobseeker wage), pensioners will spend it!

in fact raise to the level where they arnt below the poverty line!

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And where is the money coming from to give this raise?

[tommy.irene]

[tommy.irene]

A mural thanks NHS staff and paying tribute to Captain Tom Moore has appeared in east Belfast.
The Second World War veteran raised more than £29 million for the NHS by walking laps around his garden ahead of his 100th birthday on Thursday.
Captain Tom, from Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire, initially hoped to raise £1,000 during his challenge for NHS Charities Together as he had wanted to thank the health service.
His landmark birthday will also be marked with an RAF flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
The veteran also became the oldest person to land a number one single with his cover of You’ll Never Walk Alone, recorded alongside Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care choir.

[rogevibe]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

COVID-19 stimulus may not provide the hoped for boost as JobKeeper tensions mount

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/jobkeeper-coronavirus-payments-begin-balancing-act-economy/12...

want fast stimulus raise the pension to the same level as the dole ( imean jobseeker wage), pensioners will spend it!

in fact raise to the level where they arnt below the poverty line!

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Is jobseeker coronavirus suppliment tax free ? 

[lyhargr_0]

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@rogevibe wrote:

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@davidc4430 wrote:

COVID-19 stimulus may not provide the hoped for boost as JobKeeper tensions mount

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/jobkeeper-coronavirus-payments-begin-balancing-act-economy/12...

want fast stimulus raise the pension to the same level as the dole ( imean jobseeker wage), pensioners will spend it!

in fact raise to the level where they arnt below the poverty line!

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Is jobseeker coronavirus suppliment tax free ? 

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I dont think so, plus many business cant afford to pay their staff  upfront, another LCP fiasco

[rogevibe]

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@tommy.irene wrote:

After listening to some pretty harsh comments & arguing over reopening or completely shutting down for another two weeks, someone in their right mind wrote this.
Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on.
Perspective:
WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ...
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.
For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.
For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.
With the weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.
For some not getting on with Family domestic abuse is rife...we never know whwt goes on behind closed doors.
Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.
Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.
Realize that and be kind.
Unknown author
COPY AND PASTE THIS POST - IT NEEDS GO GO VIRAL..

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Upon reflection 

A good case for ongoing contigency preparedness relative to ones resources needed to maintain a reasonable standard of living during a calamity , but we who find ourselves sheltered should be noble enough to do what can be done for those less fortunate , if possible or at least what the "Unknown Author" wrote : realise different journeys and be kind. 

[davidc4430]

Coronavirus update: Trump continues attack on China, France and Italy suffer economic contractions, 30 million Americans now unemployed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-01/coronavirus-update-australia-covid-19-world-economic-crisis/1...

[davidc4430]

Coronavirus update: Forbidden City reopens as China, Spain and South Africa lift strict lockdowns

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-02/coronavirus-update-australia-covid-19/12207690?section=politi...

[*kazumi*]

That is interesting:
"The research community is reacting with alarm and anger to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) abrupt and unusual termination of a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses—such as the one causing the current pandemic—move from bats to humans."

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/nih-s-axing-bat-coronavirus-grant-horrible-precedent-and-mig...