Coronavirus Europe. France towards layoffs and closings. In Germany the number of infections falls
2020-05-22T09:58:38.872Z
In Germany, the number of infections and deaths caused by Covid-19 continues to fall. According to data released by the Robert Kock Institute, 460 new cases of the disease were recorded in 24 hours to a total of 177,212 and 27 deaths, which make victims rise from the beginning of the epidemic to 8,174. Yesterday 745 new infections and 57 deaths were reported, with a lethality rate of 4.6% and an infection rate of 0.92. The British government will introduce a 14-day home isolation period for all arrivals from abroad. The Sky News reports that anticipates what will be presented in the afternoon by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel. Those who do not respect the quarantine risk a fine of one thousand pounds (1,116 euros). Those who enter Britain from June will be asked to provide the address of the place of isolation. Health officials will carry out spot checks to verify compliance. Road hauliers and health workers will be exempted from the new restrictions just as Ireland will not be affected. It could instead relate to France despite London and Paris discussing a possible exemption. The coronavirus-related health crisis is expected to lead to "bankruptcies" and "layoffs" in France "in the coming months". Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an interview on radio Europa 1. "Many sectors have been hit hard" by the crisis and "even if the economy is recovering, not all sectors are doing it at the same rhythm, "explained the minister. In this context, the government plans to reduce the coverage of partial unemployment "so as to encourage the return to activity, since this is what will ultimately allow us to create jobs and create prosperity", continued Le Maire adding : "We must encourage the resumption of activity, it is not a normal situation for the state to take on 100% of wages." According to an estimate by the Ministry of Labor, the total number of requests for authorization for part-time work from 1 March reached 12.7 million, while 8.6 million employees would have benefited from the regime, which prevented an explosion unemployment in France, whose economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus. The cancellation of part-time work will result in layoffs, Francois Asselin, president of the Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CPME), warned Wednesday that he is asking the state to wait until September before any "significant" reduction in its coverage. But the government would have no intention of going beyond June.
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22 May 2020 In Germany, the number of infections and deaths caused by Covid-19 continues to decline. According to data released by the Robert Kock Institute, 460 new cases of the disease were recorded in 24 hours to a total of 177,212 and 27 deaths, which make victims rise from the beginning of the epidemic to 8,174. Yesterday 745 new infections and 57 deaths were reported, with a lethality rate of 4.6% and an infection rate of 0.92. The UK government will introduce a 14-day home isolation period for all arrivals from abroad. The Sky News reports that anticipates what will be presented in the afternoon by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel. Those who do not respect the quarantine risk a fine of one thousand pounds (1,116 euros). Those who enter Britain from June will be asked to provide the address of the place of isolation. Health officials will carry out spot checks to verify compliance. Road hauliers and health professionals will be exempted from the new restrictions just as Ireland will not be affected. It could instead relate to France despite London and Paris discussing a possible exemption. The coronavirus-related health crisis is expected to lead to "bankruptcies" and "layoffs" in France "in the coming months". Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an interview on radio Europa 1. "Many sectors have been hit hard" by the crisis and "even if the economy is recovering, not all sectors are doing it at the same rhythm, "explained the minister. In this context, the government plans to reduce the coverage of partial unemployment "so as to encourage the return to activity, since this is what will ultimately allow us to create jobs and create prosperity", continued Le Maire adding : "We must encourage the resumption of activity, it is not a normal situation for the state to take on 100% of wages." According to an estimate by the Ministry of Labor, the total number of requests for authorization for part-time work from 1 March reached 12.7 million, while 8.6 million employees would have benefited from the regime, which prevented an explosion unemployment in France, whose economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus. The cancellation of part-time work will result in layoffs, Francois Asselin, president of the Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CPME), warned Wednesday that he is asking the state to wait until September before any "significant" reduction in its coverage. But the government would have no intention of going beyond June.
