Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Germany and Covid-19: 23 Feb 2021

 1.  Locally in my state (Hessen), school is set to reopen....1st grade to 6th grade, with classes split in half....alternating days.  It would appear that this will be the strategy for the rest of the school-year.

2.  A survey was done on Hessen school kids, and 77-percent said that they felt overwhelmed and stressed-out while doing the in-home schooling routine.  

3.  N-TV reports this morning that Dusseldorf's city council are very worried about people now standing around (we've had terrific weather for the past five days....very warm), and eating ice cream while sitting on benches, or having picnics on grassy park areas.  So they made up a new ban rule....no lingering (just keep walking)....for the 'old-town' area. Fear of Covid-19 passing around....just means you eat ice cream 'on-the-go'.

4.  This 'free' fast at-home test deal talked about with the Health Minister (Spahn).....now on the back-burner.  More questions being asked.  New date of 8 March for decision on this.  

I sat and watched the test demonstrated yesterday....with both adults and kindergarten kids.  Easy to use....basic claims of 99-percent accuracy.  Relative cost is a couple of Euro, which appears that the government will take on (at least at this stage). 

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