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Spain Reports 620,000 Temporary Layoffs Since Coronavirus Lockdown – Lockdown News

2 April 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Spain Reports 620,000 Temporary Layoffs Since Coronavirus Lockdown: MADRID — Spain has so far processed temporary layoff applications for at least 620,000 workers since the country imposed a nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus in mid March, Labour …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

The Latest: Taiwan plans to donate 10 million face masks: JOHANNESBURG — The first country in sub-Saharan Africa to impose a coronavirus lockdown has now extended it by two weeks. Rwanda’s announcement is a likely sign of what’s to come as more African …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Spanish league wants mini-camp, testing before resuming: The Spanish league is putting together a detailed plan to get teams ready for when the league restarts, recommending a mini-preseason and a large number of tests for players, their close relatives and …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Syrian refugees adapt to life under coronavirus lockdown in Jordan camps: On a sunny afternoon, the usually bustling main shopping thoroughfare of Jordan’s Za’atari camp – the largest refugee camp in the Middle East – is eerily quiet. A handful of people walk briskly past …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

EV Company News For The Month Of March 2020: Global electric car sales for February 2020 were up 16% YoY. Chinese sales collapsed under coronavirus and Europe sales boomed. EV market news – The UK extends …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Israel Faces Challenges In Fighting Coronavirus In Ultra-Orthodox Communities: The virus is also hitting ultra-Orthodox communities in the U.S., but in Israel, the crisis highlights a long-running friction between the government and the community’s leaders, some of whom …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Stars pay tribute to Adam Schlesinger: Adam Schlesinger . Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert and Darren Criss are among the stars to have paid tribute to Adam Schlesinger. The Fountains of Wayne frontman passed …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Merseyrail alter limited timetable to accommodate NHS workers during coronavirus crisis: Merseyrail have added an additional service to their limited timetable amid the coronavirus outbreak. The train operator originally said yesterday (April 1) that no trains would run after 7pm across …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

‘Shoot them dead:’ Philippine leader on lockdown violators: (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, RODRIGO DUTERTE, SAYING: “Shoot them dead.” That’s the order Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave his military on Wednesday (April 1) to punish those …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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