The essentials in brief:
- US government expects at least 100,000 deaths
- There is a price explosion for protective clothing
- The economy is anticipating a recession for Germany
The messages in detail - all times in CEST:
11:33 - Austria further tightened the measures to contain the virus. From Wednesday, all supermarket chains will be distributing protective masks at the entrance, which must then be worn, said Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
11:29 - The German economy will shrink because of the pandemic. In a special report, the so-called economies expect the gross domestic product to collapse by up to 5.4 percent. The expert council for assessing the overall economic development presented three scenarios in the report. They differ in how long the restrictive measures last and how quickly there is a recovery. A recession in the first half of the year is inevitable at best, the paper says.
11:18 pm - In India, tens of thousands of migrant workers are to be isolated in order to contain the pandemic. People walked out of cities to their home villages, often hundreds of miles away, after losing their income due to the curfew. This has created one of the largest mass migration in India's recent history and the risk of the virus spreading rapidly.
10:44 am - In China, the number of new infections has fallen for the fourth day in a row, according to official figures. There were 31 new cases on Sunday, after 45 on Saturday. According to the National Health Commission, almost all new illnesses have been identified in immigrants, only in one case has there been a virus transmission on site. There are 81,470 confirmed infected and 3304 deaths in mainland China.
10.40 am - The Colombian guerrilla group ELN has announced a temporary unilateral ceasefire due to the corona crisis. The background to the move is the request from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to end all hostilities worldwide due to the fight against the spread of the novel corona virus, said the Colombian-based government. The measure should apply from April 1st to April 30th.
10.30 am - With four deaths and two suspected Corona cases on board, the cruise ship "Zaandam" has meanwhile set course for the Caribbean. For this, the "Zaandam" and a second cruise ship, the "Rotterdam", entered the Panama Canal, as the canal authority announced. Before that, around 400 healthy passengers were brought from the "Zaandam" to the "Rotterdam". The exact destination port of the cruise ships remained unclear. Several South American ports had previously refused to accept sick passengers for fear of the spread of the novel corona virus.
10.14 a.m. - Federal Data Protection Officer Ulrich Kelber is open to the use of an anti-corona app on a voluntary basis. If data protection is adequately observed, "there will be a great willingness to share, protect yourself and protect others," Kelber said in a TV interview.
9:30 am - Residents of Vietnam's two largest cities have to prepare for curfews, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. So far, the health authorities in the Southeast Asian country have reported 194 cases of lung disease Covid-19, so there have been no deaths so far.
9:22 am - According to a leading epidemiologist in the UK, there is hope of a slowdown in the coronavirus epidemic. According to Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London, 40 percent of people also have no symptoms. Newly developed antibody tests could be ready for use in a few days.
9:05 am - The medical union Marburger Bund demands that Germany produce the much-needed protective clothing itself on a large scale. For this, Minister of Health Jens Spahn and Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier would have to create the legal framework. Meanwhile, the industry association VDA said that the largely paralyzed German automotive industry is available to support the manufacture of medical protective equipment and respirators.
8:10 am - Short-time working in German industry will soon increase dramatically, according to a forecast by the Munich Ifo Institute. 25.6 percent of all companies expect short-time work in the next three months, according to the researchers, citing their company survey. This is the highest level since 2010. Key sectors such as the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and the electrical sector are particularly affected.
07.45 a.m. - Minister of Culture Monika Grütters considers it particularly important to continue promoting culture and art even in times of the Corona crisis. "We cannot find answers to the last questions about the meaning of life only in economic growth and in functioning public transport," said the CDU politician. Culture is an expression of humanity.
7:10 am - The Internet service Twitter has deleted two messages from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro because they violate the rules of the US company. These are two videos that show how Bolsonaro questions the meaning of isolation measures in the fight against the corona virus. The president can be seen walking through the capital BrasÃlia on Sunday, meeting with supporters and urging them to keep the economy going.
7:05 am - Within a day, the number of registered corona infected in Germany rose by 4751 to 57,298. This emerges from the data that the Robert Koch Institute has now published. A total of 455 infected people have died. 66 more than the previous day. In contrast, the Johns Hopkins University speaks of 62,435 infected and 541 dead.
6:31 am - As expected, the central bank (MAS) in Singapore has eased its monetary policy significantly in view of the expected recession. Economists speak of the most aggressive move since the 2009 financial crisis.
05.37 a.m. - The number of new infections with the coronavirus recorded in South Korea has dropped to less than 100 again. On Sunday, 78 people tested positive for the Sars CoV-2 pathogen, the health authorities in Seoul said. A total of 9661 infected people were registered. 158 people died of COVID-19.
5:02 a.m. - Integration Commissioner Annette Widmann-Mauz (CDU) calls for a relaxation of the ban on work for asylum seekers and those tolerated. Corona-related staff shortages are to be cushioned in some industries. "Now every helping hand is needed. It is therefore right if we now allow asylum seekers and tolerated persons to work temporarily as harvest helpers or in the supply chain," said Widmann-Mauz.
4:00 am - Russia wants to curb the further spread of the corona pandemic with a week off. This is one of several measures that will take effect this Monday. By order of President Vladimir Putin, large parts of the Russian business world should rest. However, wages will continue to be paid. Supermarkets, pharmacies and hospitals remain open.
3:51 am - According to the Chinese state television, Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to adjust the support policy for small and medium-sized companies to protect them from the effects of the corona virus. Xi said production should resume while efforts to combat the corona virus should continue.
02:52 - The drastic increase in the need for protective clothing in medical facilities in Germany in the Corona crisis has led to a "price explosion" according to a media report. For example, the purchase value for high-quality FFP2 respiratory masks increased by 3000 percent from EUR 0.45 to EUR 13.52 per piece within a few days, reports NDR, WDR and "Süddeutsche Zeitung" based on joint research.
1.47 a.m. - US President Donald Trump fears that the coronavirus crisis in the US could kill 100,000 people. If we can manage to limit the number of deaths through the containment measures we have taken, "then we have all done a good job together," said Trump. He added: "This is a terrible number."
01:27 - Japan extends its entry ban to citizens from the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe, reports the newspaper "Asahi". The government is considering banning entry from some countries in Southeast Asia and Africa, the newspaper writes, citing government sources.
00:38 - US President Donald Trump says he will extend the guidelines to slow the spread of the corona virus until April 30. Originally, he had planned the measures until the Easter weekend. Trump adds that the Corona virus deaths could peak around Easter.
00:23 - US President Donald Trump accuses hospitals of hoarding ventilators. We have some healthcare workers, some hospitals that bunker devices, including ventilators, "said Trump in the White House." You have to release these ventilators - especially hospitals that will never use them. "
00:00 - Researchers from the Institute of German Economics (IW) advise against the use of the ESM euro rescue package in the corona crisis, according to a media report. The economists are of the opinion that the use of precautionary credit lines is dangerous. Such loans could even worsen the situation of the countries concerned, the newspaper reports the "world".
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