1. What is said around 10 PM last night in Germany....the vaccine business is approved as of next Monday (Biontech version). From that day forward, it'll be 'issued'.
Why the long wait? Well...the Germans didn't want to go on their own and approve it. They wanted the EU to take the action.
2. Newly infected number for Germany last night (past 24 hours): 17,084. It's a hefty number.
Number of deaths in the past 24 hours? 660.
Locally, for my town of Wiesbaden, five new deaths....which brings the year up to 93. The vast majority....over the age of 70.
3. The hardware stores? Well....a new reading of the ban rules says that they can remain open, but ONLY for craftsmen....not regular people. This is a bit different from back in March/April.
4. Free masks? A deal started yesterday at all German pharmacy operations....compliments of a government program, if you are over the age of 60, you can pick up three masks free of charge.
5. Lufthansa is having a discussion with the union. The airline needs to trim the force by a serious number. The union is now bringing up the idea of a part-time pilot status....to prevent the layoffs. How this would work is unknown, and you have to figure that short-time work deals by the government would have to figure into this.
Added to this discussion....there is the anticipation that by the summer of 2022....things will return to a norm on vacation travel.
6. I noticed via N-TV this morning....a brief chat over a new version of Covid-19....seen now in England. Serious difference or more of a threat? Zero evidence at this point.
Any real risk? The only risk-player in this...is that the vaccines being developed are for x-version of the virus. There's nothing scientific to say that the vaccine would be 95-percent effective for this new version.
7. I watched a short news piece off RBB (the Berlin public TV news) this morning, and they talked about homeless people in Berlin who have a unique problem.
Because of a huge decrease in people walking around....people putting a Euro in their 'tin-cup' has dramatically dropped in the past month or two.
If you are homeless....it's a bit tougher during the ban-rule period.
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