Monday, May 4, 2020

Germany and the Coronavirus: 4 May 2020

1.  Deaths: 6,729   Infected:  163,465 (Focus numbers).  Note: this is infected since day one, and roughly 70-percent of those folks are now 'well'.  Reproduction rate: .75-percent (anything lower than 1-percent is considered great).

2.  As of 7 AM in Saxony-Anhalt (the state).....most of the ban rules are 'dumped'.  Five people can ride in a car.  Two people can meet on the street and have a chat.  Social distancing still applies.  On top of that, there is a state meeting on Wednesday of this week.....to open up cafes and restaurants (rules likely to follow). 

The national push to have one single system?  Dumped by individual states.  They are moving on.

Even NRW (the state) is chatting over opening daycare operations in the next week (with rules).

3.  Lot of political chatter going on about vouchers or 'deals'.  Some are suggesting money to be offered if you go out and buy an E-car right now, swapping in your gas/diesel car.  Some are suggesting a 250-Euro voucher to each adult in Germany (to wildly spend).  So far, nothing substantial to say it'll actually occur. 

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