Category: Corona

Puppets distract children from corona crisis

With quadriga and quantus she takes a photo and a video every day to report on her time in quarantane. Currently, the two hand puppets give tips to small and large spectators on what to do with barlauch or how to prepare for easter. "I simply wanted to contribute something to get people thinking differently", she describes her motivation.

Carolin sell is a social pedagogue and works as a specialist for language education in the hammelburg kindergarten st. Josef. Carolin sell grew up in frankfurt, but in 2016 she moved to hammelburg with her husband. For the 1300th anniversary, she made the hand puppet hamfred hammel. She regularly tours kindergartens and plays at festivals with her small mobile stage. Besides hamfred hammel, she has designed several other dolls, for example saalea saalenixe. The idea for quadriga and quantus came to her on the very day of the exit restrictions: "i bought some fabric and spontaneously started the close-up," she says, they tell. The result are two fuzzy hand puppets in yellow and purple, which since then have been telling a little story every day and for the "picture of the day model.

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Deadline 30. June – the contract dilemma in the corona crisis

Deadline 30. June - the contract dilemma in the corona crisis

FIFA seeks clarity in corona crisis with new transfer market guidelines. But even after the recommendation to adjust the contracts of players worldwide to the real conclusion of the currently interrupted season, many questions are still open.

The bundesliga continues to face plenty of problems around the 30. June – the date of the previously agreed end of the season in almost all european top leagues.

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First locations in franconia have to withdraw loosenings – this is the situation in forchheim

The upper franconian district of coburg is gaining doubtful fame these days. The number of the three municipalities that, along with the districts of coesfeld and sonneberg, currently stand out in deep red on a map of germany published by the robert koch institute (RKI). All three have the same value of more than 50 corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants within one week. This makes them candidates for the "emergency brake" announced by the federal and state governments, the withdrawal of the relaxation of corona decreases. Since the increase in the number of cases in the coburg district was due to the old people’s and nursing homes affected, bans on visiting these homes were again imposed.

What is the situation in the city and district of forchheim, which are currently still highlighted in pale yellow on the RKI map?? A look at the developments and figures so far.

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Engine manufacturer rolls-royce wants to sell off its subsidiary

Engine manufacturer rolls-royce wants to sell off its subsidiary

British engine manufacturer rolls-royce plans to raise money by selling off parts of its business following a billion-dollar loss in the corona crisis.

The sale of investments such as the spanish manufacturer ITP aero could bring in more than two billion british pounds (2.2 billion euros), the company announced in london on thursday. Recovery of business to pre-crisis levels may take several years, management estimates.

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Buffett buys back his own shares for billions of dollars

Buffett buys back his own shares for billions of dollars

Warren buffett’s investment company berkshire hathaway bought back its own shares for more money than ever before in the corona year 2020.

In total, the conglomerate spent 24.7 billion dollars (20.5 billion euros) on this type of stock price maintenance, according to berkshire hathaway’s annual report released on saturday. In the fourth quarter, the 90-year-old star investor’s holding company invested 9.0 billion dollars in its own shares, almost exactly matching the record volume of the previous quarter. Berkshire hathaway was able to increase its net profit strongly at the end of the year.

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160 People in quarantine after corona outbreak in gottingen

160 people in quarantine after corona outbreak in gottingen

After a corona outbreak in connection with several parties in gottingen, the authorities are working hard to find contacts.

As of sunday evening, 170 first degree contacts had been identified in the city and district of gottingen, including dozens of children and teenagers. So far, 36 people have tested positive for sars-cov-2. A person is seriously ill and is undergoing inpatient treatment. According to NDR information, the person must be artificially respirated. All others are symptom-free so far.

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The trade is sounding the alarm

The trade is sounding the alarm

Queues in front of supermarkets, empty fashion stores in city centers: the retail sector in germany warns of dramatic consequences of the tightening and extension of the partial lockdown decided by the federal government and the lander. "The big losers are many downtown retailers who lose customers and sales under the corona conditions", complained the chief executive of the trade association of germany (HDE), stefan genth. Instead, more purchases will be made on the internet. Edeka boss markus mosa warned that food retailers would not be able to "meet the high demand, especially in the christmas business" under these conditions.

On wednesday evening, the federal government and the lander decided that the partial lockdown with the closure of restaurants, theaters, gyms and recreational facilities, among other things, would last until the 20th century. December is requested. At the same time, it was decided to tighten the rules for the retail trade.

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