Monday, March 30, 2020

Monday Mania - Part 1

On a warm sunny Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Brooks Brothers repurposes its factories to make face masks.

From FrontpageMag, former Vice President Biden is accused of sexual assault, and the #MeToo movement becomes Sergeant Schultz.

From Townhall, credible accusations against Biden are greeted by tumbleweeds.

From The Washington Free Beacon, as the FDA approves drugs which could help against the coronavirus, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak's (D) ban on them raises concerns.

From the Washington Examiner, a company plans to make millions of coronavirus test kits that could detect a positive results in five minutes.

From The Federalist, how Republicans helped House Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) pass another gigantic pile of pork.

From American Thinker, New York and California sow the seeds of their own destruction.

From CNS News, Pelosi is indeed blaming some coronavirus deaths on President Trump.

From LifeZette, so does actress Rosanna Arquette.

From NewsBusters, NBC worries that the coronavirus night hinder Joe Biden's campaign "momentum".

From Canada Free Press, do we realize that quarantines restrict the movements of the healthy as well as the sick?

From CBC News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils wage subsidies for businesses that have revenue losses.

From Global News, how to apply for Canada's wage subsidy, and who's eligible.

From CTV News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford extends the province's state of emergency for two more weeks.

From TeleSUR, Chinese medical specialists arrive in Venezuela to help fight the coronavirus.

From Free West Media, Peruvians take out their coronavirus frustrations on bats.

From The Conservative Woman, amid the coronavirus, reason goes out the window.

From the Express, the E.U.'s most powerful bloc orders U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend the Brexit transition period.

From the Evening Standard, the private school Eton offers free online courses to all U.K. teenagers during the coronavirus-related lockdown.

From the (U.K.) Independent, coronavirus testing in the U.K. is still below target.

From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish party Fianna Fáil calls on the E.U. to watch out for "predatory" foreign investors looking to buy cheap assets amid the coronavirus crisis.

From the Irish Examiner, even with more reported cases of the coronavirus and more deaths, Ireland's chief medical officer "sees encouraging signs".

From VRT NWS, this week will be critical for Belgium in dealing with the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, if you want to socially distance while shopping in Belgium, there's an app for that.

From the NL Times, a Van Gogh painting is stolen from the Singer Museum in Laren, Netherlands.

From Dutch News, the Dutch government decides to extend its lockdown.

From Deutsche Welle, international love amid the coronavirus.

From the CPH Post, according to Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen, Denmark could gradually open up in the near future.

From Voice Of Europe, in Sweden, illegal migrants might have a higher priority for health care than elderly Swedes.  (There is a corresponding article in Swedish at Nyheter Idag, but it appears to be behind a paywall.)

From Radio Poland, according to a Catholic Church spokesman, over 100,000 volunteers are helping the needy in Poland amid the coronavirus outbreak.

From Radio Prague, a "smart quarantine" plan is launched in the southern part of the Czech region of Moravia.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak scientists develop an alternative to artificial lung ventilation.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungary's chief medical officer, a surge in coronavirus infections was prevented by a nationwide curfew.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian President János Áder signs a law giving his government advanced powers to contain the coronavirus.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at InfoStart.)

From About Hungary, some things to know about Hungary's Coronavirus Protection Act.

From Russia Today, St. Petersburg, Russia imposes a partial lockdown.

From Sputnik International, according to President Putin, Russia "managed to prevent significant growth" in the number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.

From The Moscow Times, Moscow starts a strick lockdown to combat the coronavirus.

From Romania-Insider, Romania enters the fourth stage of its coronavirus epidemic.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian government makes face masks mandatory for all public spaces.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian cabinet lists economic sectors eligible for aid and prepares to revise the government's budget.

From Radio Bulgaria, the 14-day quarantine in Bansko, Bulgaria is set to end on March 31st.

From Ekathimerini, Greek goverment ministers visit the Evros border with Turkey, and warn that the "state of emergency" is not over.

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek anarchist group Rubicon donates tons of supplies to a nursing home in Athens.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Amnesty International demands better conditions for migrants in Bosnia and Hercegovina.

From Balkan Insight, President Hashim Thaci's push for a unity government in Kosovo appears futile.

From Total Croatia News, the main hospital in Sisak becomes the first in Croatia to fight the coronavirus with robots.

From Total Slovenia News, a Slovenian developer creates a free game in which the player hunts coronaviruses with toilet paper.

From the Malta Independent, where more than three are gathered in Malta, the gathered will be fined €100 each.

From Malta Today, children hospitalized with the coronavirus in Malta will be allowed visits by a parent.

From ANSA, Italy now has more than 100,000 coronavirus cases, but the rise of new infections has again slowed.

From Euractiv, Austria announces new restrictions due to the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, some Swiss hospitals start testing for coronavirus immunity.

From France24, Paris adapts to a new way of life under a coronavirus lockdown.

From RFI, due to the coronavirus keeping foreign workers away, France needs fruit and vegetable pickers.

From El País, some questions and answers about Spain's coronavirus restrictions for non-essential workers.

From The Portugal News, about 1,400 companies have asked to Portugal's simplified lay-off plan.

From EuroNews, Interpol warns of "new crime trends" amid the coronavirus outbreak.

From The Stream, a Catholic politician who said "no" to pro-abortionists passed away last week.

From TechRepublic, staying at home has resulted in a 200 percent increase in game and app usage.

From Ars Technica, a court in D.C. rules that violating a website's terms of service does not constitute criminal hacking.

From Fox News, as the USNS Comfort arrives in New York City, her captain can't wait to get to work.

From WPVI-TV, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) extends his stay-at-home order until April 30th for 26 counties, and keeps schools and businesses closed indefinitely statewide.

From the New York Post, hospitals in New York City convert other machines into ventilators.

And from The Babylon Bee, President Trump tells liberals and the media to "destroy this economy", and he "will raise it up in three days".

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