Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Wednesday Whatnot - Part 2

As a rainy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the vast majority of Germans trust Chancellor Angela Merkel to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany's school-leaving exams will take place as planned despite the coronavirus.

From the CPH Post, if Danes don't stay at home, they could face a regional travel ban.

From Voice Of Europe, migrants at an asylum center north of Stockholm, Sweden riot after one of them tests positive for the coronavirus.  (If you read Swedish, read the story at Aftonbladet.)

From Polskie Radio, Polish engineers design a 3D-printable ventilator that could help patients with the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, why did Czech authorities seize Chinese masks bound for Italy?

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak people unite in times of crisis to help medical personnel.

From Daily News Hungary, the mayor of Csopak, Hungary makes disinfectant out of pálinka.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at VEOL.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary and Romania will reopen their common border to commuters.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, the Hungarian company MOL will produce 50,000 liters of disinfectant per day.

From Russia Today, Russian President Putin unveils his emergency coronavirus plan.

From Sputnik International, some "key takeaways" from Putin's speech.

From The Moscow Times, a Russian convoy arrives in Italy with coronavirus aid.

From Romania-Insider, according to Romanian Health Minister Victor Costache, everyone in Budapest will be tested for the coronavirus.

From Novinite, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev lifts a ban on trucks entering from Turkey.

From The Sofia Globe, according to Bulgaria's coronavirus crisis staff, if the prime minister "can follow recommendations, so can everyone".

From Radio Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government launches measures against the coronavirus.

From Ekathimerini, Greek police report 1,795 lockdown violations in two days.

From the Greek Reporter, a Greek army unit celebrates Independence Day at the Evros border as Turkish planes allegedly violate Greek airspace.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, China will be Serbia's "most popular partner" in the future.

From Balkan Insight, Romanian students deliver supplies to elderly people isolated due to the coronavirus.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković will request from the Constitutional Court an opinion on efforts to contain the coronavirus.

From Total Slovenia News, despite the coronavirus, construction workers from Bosnia continue to work in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, an explanation of Malta's coronavirus financial package.

From Malta Today, Malta opens two new coronavirus swabbing centers.

From ANSA, according to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Italian government will never forget the efforts by health workers against the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland extends entry restrictions to all Schengen states.

From El País, Spain now reports more deaths from the coronavirus than China.

From The Portugal News, Portugal moves into a mitigation phase of its response to the coronavirus.

From France24, President Emmanuel Macron launches the French army's Operation Resilience against the coronavirus.

From RFI, French nursing homes warn that France's coronavirus mortality rate could be higher than reported.

From EuroNews, the mayor of Madeleine, France removes public benches to get people to obey lockdown rules.

From VRT NWS, the rush on Belgian supermarkets is reportedly over.

From The Brussels Times, passengers arriving at Brussels Airport are ordered to self-quarantine for two weeks.

From the NL Times, the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland urges tourists to stay away.

From Dutch News, the Dutch government will decide next week whether to extend coronavirus-related measures.

From Euractiv, the European Parliament suspends its four-day sessions in Strasbourg, France until September.

From The Guardian, home testing kits will soon be made available to millions of people in the U.K.  (via the New York Post)

From the Express, Prince Charles has the coronavirus, which should show us all that no one is safe.

From the Evening Standard, Queen Elizabeth salutes the 405,000 people who volunteered to help vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis.

From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hints at new laws against profiteering during the coronavirus outbreak.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Health Minister Simon Harris sharply criticizes people who deliberately cough or spit on others, including a couple who coughed at him.

From the Irish Examiner, the son of a man who died from the coronavirus also criticizes such "stupidity".

From The Conservative Woman, there isn't yet any coronavirus exit strategy.

And from Snouts in the Trough, a three-part article on comparing the coronavirus to the flu, epidemiologists and climatologists, and the disease-ridden Chinese.

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