The Liar Tweets Tonight
Genius :o))
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Masks
As of next Monday, wearing a mask (or anything that covers your mouth and nose) is obligatory when shopping or using public transport. Because surgical masks are sold out everywhere, I dusted off my sewing machine and made some masks for the family.
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Puzzle Puzzle
MIL
Current numbers:
63929 cases/ 560 deaths in Germany; 12257 cases/ 163 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
MIL lives in a village with 340 inhabitants. 2 of them have a confirmed corona infection. No one knows how many are infected without knowing it, and unwittingly spreading the virus. The next town 10 km away has 50 cases on 8000 inhabitants and is currently under quarantine.
MIL says she's careful, not leaving the house much and keeping distance. But she also tells me about the gossip that she got from different persons. That doesn't sound much like keeping away from everybody. She's 66 and her boyfriend (do you still say boyfriend at that age?) is 73. I wish they'd take it more seriously, but 550 km away, I can't do much more than talk over the phone and hope for the best.
63929 cases/ 560 deaths in Germany; 12257 cases/ 163 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
MIL lives in a village with 340 inhabitants. 2 of them have a confirmed corona infection. No one knows how many are infected without knowing it, and unwittingly spreading the virus. The next town 10 km away has 50 cases on 8000 inhabitants and is currently under quarantine.
MIL says she's careful, not leaving the house much and keeping distance. But she also tells me about the gossip that she got from different persons. That doesn't sound much like keeping away from everybody. She's 66 and her boyfriend (do you still say boyfriend at that age?) is 73. I wish they'd take it more seriously, but 550 km away, I can't do much more than talk over the phone and hope for the best.
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The Hammer and the Dance
Current numbers:
49.039 cases/322 deaths in Germany; 9729 cases/101 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
All throughout this week, the daily rise of confirmed infections was about 11-17%, while the week before it was 25-30%. And people already ask when the lockdown will be lifted. Fortunately, our Bundeskanzlerin is someone who does the smart thing - she's asked the experts on this topic, the virologists, and then followed their advice and declared that it's way too early to consider a lift of the restrictions already. We can't even know yet whether the lockdown and the ban on groups with more than 2 people have had any effect on the speed with which the virus is spreading because this was put in place only 5 days ago. That the rise was smaller this week already probably stems from the fact that many people already did social distancing voluntarily before it became an order.
Anyway, how to go on? The method of hammer and dance is the best option for keeping the number of fatalities low and the economy alive that I've heard about so far: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/cor…
And it seems that the virologists who advice our government are favoring this solution as well.
49.039 cases/322 deaths in Germany; 9729 cases/101 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
All throughout this week, the daily rise of confirmed infections was about 11-17%, while the week before it was 25-30%. And people already ask when the lockdown will be lifted. Fortunately, our Bundeskanzlerin is someone who does the smart thing - she's asked the experts on this topic, the virologists, and then followed their advice and declared that it's way too early to consider a lift of the restrictions already. We can't even know yet whether the lockdown and the ban on groups with more than 2 people have had any effect on the speed with which the virus is spreading because this was put in place only 5 days ago. That the rise was smaller this week already probably stems from the fact that many people already did social distancing voluntarily before it became an order.
Anyway, how to go on? The method of hammer and dance is the best option for keeping the number of fatalities low and the economy alive that I've heard about so far: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/cor…
And it seems that the virologists who advice our government are favoring this solution as well.
Turnaround in sight?
Current numbers:
29056 cases/ 123 deaths in Germany; 5333 cases/ 31 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
It's Monday, the numbers missing because of the weekend have been reported now and the rise is still not as high as before the weekend. Maybe it's a glitch; maybe we are nearing the peak of the first wave. The next days will show.
Numbers in Italy give reason to hope as well - today, they had the smallest rise in the number of deaths in the last 4 days, and the smallest rise in the number of new infections in the last 5 days.
29056 cases/ 123 deaths in Germany; 5333 cases/ 31 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
It's Monday, the numbers missing because of the weekend have been reported now and the rise is still not as high as before the weekend. Maybe it's a glitch; maybe we are nearing the peak of the first wave. The next days will show.
Numbers in Italy give reason to hope as well - today, they had the smallest rise in the number of deaths in the last 4 days, and the smallest rise in the number of new infections in the last 5 days.
Puzzle Puzzle
Current numbers:
24852 cases / 94 deaths in Germany; 4300 cases / 23 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
Because the number of new infections has gone down a little, some are already rejoicing that it's over soon. Did no one hit on the idea that it's weekend and labs might do less tests than on weekdays? Or that doctor's offices are closed at weekends, so people with new symptoms probably wait for Monday before they seek advice...
Our Bundeskanzler Angela Merkel is in quarantine now as well, because she was in contact with a doctor who has tested positive. She'll be working from home now, like so many others.
In order to have something to do, I've started working on a puzzle. A puzzle of a puzzle :o)
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24852 cases / 94 deaths in Germany; 4300 cases / 23 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
Because the number of new infections has gone down a little, some are already rejoicing that it's over soon. Did no one hit on the idea that it's weekend and labs might do less tests than on weekdays? Or that doctor's offices are closed at weekends, so people with new symptoms probably wait for Monday before they seek advice...
Our Bundeskanzler Angela Merkel is in quarantine now as well, because she was in contact with a doctor who has tested positive. She'll be working from home now, like so many others.
In order to have something to do, I've started working on a puzzle. A puzzle of a puzzle :o)
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A Mouse in TehHouse
Current numbers:
22.197 cases / 83 deaths in Germany; 3818 cases / 23 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
This is gaining momentum :o(
Hospitals in Baden-Württemberg agreed to take over patients from our neighbor France because they have already more patients who need artificial ventilation than they have ventilators (and in Germany, there are still some free capacities)
It was raining all day, so the kids stayed indoors. The living room looks like a Lego bomb exploded there.
Hubby finished cleaning the storage cellar. A few days ago, he found out that there was a mouse inside. Most likely, Ronja had set it free in the house and it had found refuge in the basement. The mouse had left some empty chocolate wrappings and mouse poo all over the place. We put a piece of bread with Nutella in a trap, and about an hour later, the mouse was already caught.
Over the last three days, Hubby emptied all shelves, cleaned and disinfected them, and threw out everything that was chewed on or way over its expiration date. Then he put the rest back into the shelves and the sweets into a box with lid, for the case that Ronja brings another mouse in (the question is not if, but when).
Btw, end of last year, Hubby's company sold its part with the SAP consultants to an American company. In January, the new owner started to reduce the number of employees. Because of German laws, you can't just lay off people without a very good reason. So a common way here is to offer employees a lot of money if they sign a compromise agreement. Hubby (and about half of his co-workers) got such an offer, and after some consideration, he signed it in February. He finished his projects, instructed his co-workers so that they could take over his tasks, returned the company car and laptop, and, as of March, he is released from work, but still getting his full salary until end of July, plus about a year's salary on top.
There couldn't have been a better time for this to happen. He now has time to take care of the kids who have to stay home without having to worry about work. And time to clean the basement.
22.197 cases / 83 deaths in Germany; 3818 cases / 23 deaths in Baden-Württemberg
This is gaining momentum :o(
Hospitals in Baden-Württemberg agreed to take over patients from our neighbor France because they have already more patients who need artificial ventilation than they have ventilators (and in Germany, there are still some free capacities)
It was raining all day, so the kids stayed indoors. The living room looks like a Lego bomb exploded there.
Hubby finished cleaning the storage cellar. A few days ago, he found out that there was a mouse inside. Most likely, Ronja had set it free in the house and it had found refuge in the basement. The mouse had left some empty chocolate wrappings and mouse poo all over the place. We put a piece of bread with Nutella in a trap, and about an hour later, the mouse was already caught.
Over the last three days, Hubby emptied all shelves, cleaned and disinfected them, and threw out everything that was chewed on or way over its expiration date. Then he put the rest back into the shelves and the sweets into a box with lid, for the case that Ronja brings another mouse in (the question is not if, but when).
Btw, end of last year, Hubby's company sold its part with the SAP consultants to an American company. In January, the new owner started to reduce the number of employees. Because of German laws, you can't just lay off people without a very good reason. So a common way here is to offer employees a lot of money if they sign a compromise agreement. Hubby (and about half of his co-workers) got such an offer, and after some consideration, he signed it in February. He finished his projects, instructed his co-workers so that they could take over his tasks, returned the company car and laptop, and, as of March, he is released from work, but still getting his full salary until end of July, plus about a year's salary on top.
There couldn't have been a better time for this to happen. He now has time to take care of the kids who have to stay home without having to worry about work. And time to clean the basement.
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Current numbers:
19.848 cases/60 deaths in Germany; 3665 cases/17 deaths in Baden-Württemberg.
Bayern, Saarland, and the city of Freiburg (it is close to the region Grand Est in France, which has been hit by Corona particularly heavily) have ordered a lockdown, where people cannot leave their homes except for essential errands, going to work, or going for a walk alone. At the weekend, the other states will decide if they follow suit, and I suppose the lockdown will come for the entire Germany.
The weather has been nice, sunny and moderately warm. Wonderful spring weather. I am so glad that we have a garden. The kids have been playing outside a lot during the last days, which is much better than staying inside all the time.
19.848 cases/60 deaths in Germany; 3665 cases/17 deaths in Baden-Württemberg.
Bayern, Saarland, and the city of Freiburg (it is close to the region Grand Est in France, which has been hit by Corona particularly heavily) have ordered a lockdown, where people cannot leave their homes except for essential errands, going to work, or going for a walk alone. At the weekend, the other states will decide if they follow suit, and I suppose the lockdown will come for the entire Germany.
The weather has been nice, sunny and moderately warm. Wonderful spring weather. I am so glad that we have a garden. The kids have been playing outside a lot during the last days, which is much better than staying inside all the time.
Social Distancing Anyone?
Current numbers:
15.309 cases / 44 deaths in Germany; 2737 cases / 11 deaths in Baden-Württemberg.
Italy has now more deaths than China, with half the numbers of infected persons. This happens when the health system is hopelessly overwhelmed and not all cases can be treated properly anymore :o( Let's hope they reach the peak very soon.
All employees of my company in German locations are required to work from home now. Those who can’t, for instance data center support teams, need manager approval and must report their access requirements to a pandemic task force. For everyone else, the office buildings’ doors won’t open anymore. Canteens are closed, but there will be pick up points for take away lunches.
Meanwhile, there are a lot of people out and about who apparently haven’t understood the seriousness of the situation yet. Teenagers and young folks sit together in large groups, using the time off from school and university to drink beer and have BBQs. And even elder people who are at serious risk of dying from Corona go shopping, chitchat with others, and don’t keep any distance.
15.309 cases / 44 deaths in Germany; 2737 cases / 11 deaths in Baden-Württemberg.
Italy has now more deaths than China, with half the numbers of infected persons. This happens when the health system is hopelessly overwhelmed and not all cases can be treated properly anymore :o( Let's hope they reach the peak very soon.
All employees of my company in German locations are required to work from home now. Those who can’t, for instance data center support teams, need manager approval and must report their access requirements to a pandemic task force. For everyone else, the office buildings’ doors won’t open anymore. Canteens are closed, but there will be pick up points for take away lunches.
Meanwhile, there are a lot of people out and about who apparently haven’t understood the seriousness of the situation yet. Teenagers and young folks sit together in large groups, using the time off from school and university to drink beer and have BBQs. And even elder people who are at serious risk of dying from Corona go shopping, chitchat with others, and don’t keep any distance.