1. As of last night, there were 15,511 newly infected folks in Germany....putting the current quarantine number up to around 311k folks. Deaths since day one? 14,089.
2. South Tyrol, Italy in a couple of days is going to hold a mass testing in the region. They figure a total of 310-odd thousand people will be tested. Free of charge...an effort by the government to ID everyone who might be sick.
3. N-TV had a piece this morning....talking over the number of German school kids who have the virus, and are barely showing any real symptoms. They think it's a substantial number.
4. Lot of chatter going on presently (via social media in Germany) that the big Wednesday meeting between Merkel and the 16 state Premier-Presidents....will result in a fireworks ban for 31 December (typically the only day allowed for this). Issues? Well...the fireworks are mostly all in transit now....bought and paid for by the grocery stores. So if this occurs....there's tons of money thrown down the pit, and fireworks just sitting there.
5. The German Health Minister (Spahn) is suggesting a new Covid-program for school kids. Basically, once symptoms show in class 'X' (teacher and 25 kids)....there's a rapid test done and all 26 are sent home for five days. All negative results on the 5th day? They go back to school. If you review this idea....a lot of micro-management has to take place, and a Corona-program director for each school probably has to manage each group.
6. From the CDU Chancellor candidate Merz....he is suggesting that empty hotels now be used in some fashion as schools. How this would be worked, be paid for, or serve in any practice? Unknown.
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