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The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published an advisory on its website recommending that “for the next 8 weeks, organisers (whether groups or individuals)
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The Events of any size should only be continued if they can be carried out with adherence to guidelines for protecting vulnerable populations , hand hygiene, and social distancing . When feasible, organisers could modify events to be virtual.
This recommendation does not apply to the day to day operation of organizations such as schools, institutes of higher learning, or businesses .
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Charlotte Graham-McLay
New Zealand’s education ministry is asking principals to consider how they will teach students online if schools are forced to close due to the virus.
In a memo to head teachers, the ministry said officials would call every school on Monday and Tuesday to find out what support teachers would need to enact online learning, according to Radio New Zealand .
The ministry will ask principals about students’ access to devices and the internet at home, RNZ said.
There has not yet been any suggestion from either the ministry or New Zealand’s government that school closures are expected or inevitable at this stage. The country has eight cases of Covid – 32.
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Oliver Laughland
In the US, Massachusetts has become the latest state in the US to close its schooling system in a bid to mitigate the spread of Covid – 34.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. Photograph: Scott Eisen / Getty Images The state’s governor, Charlie Baker has just Announced that public and private schools will be closed from Tuesday until 6 April. Baker also announced that the state has banned gatherings of people or more. “With the steps we are taking today, we can ensure residents can still access key state services while taking necessary precautions to limit the spread of COVID – 34, ”he said. (The news comes just hours after South Carolina to close it public schools until the end of March, and California announced it would enforce closure of bars and nightclubs, as well as limiting the capacity of restaurants. New York City also announced today that public schools will close. 42 states have now announced some form of school closure in the wake of the crisis. (8. (pm) EDT : A clinical trial evaluating a The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the trial has not been publicly announced yet. The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at a Kaiser Permanente research facility in Washington state, the official said. As the next Democratic debate is about to begin, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have sought to underscore the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic, while Trump consistently downplayed the health threat. Earlier this evening, at a White House press conference, Trump said the government has “tremendous control” over the virus. In contrast, Dr Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said moments later that the worst of the crisis was still yet to come in the US. In contrast, (Joe Biden) delivered a speech Thursday afternoon saying Americans need to take serious steps and listen to medical experts to help combat the virus. Joe Biden (Text Join to 81342) (@ JoeBiden) The coronavirus will not discriminate based on national origin, race, gender, or zip code. It will touch people in positions of power and the most vulnerable in our society. We need to take action to combat it. (https://t.co/6TVMKr9ygx) pic. twitter.com/E7J9olEhIR(March) , “We lead by science,” Biden said. “Downplaying it, being overly dismissive, or spreading misinformation is only going to hurt us and further advantage the spread of the disease.” Bernie Sanders said in a Friday speech that the crisis demonstrated the need for the Medicare for all healthcare system he has championed, arguing the policy could save lives during the pandemic. “We cannot live in a nation where if you have the money you get the treatment you need to survive, but if you’re working-class or poor, you get to the end of the line,” Sanders said. “In my view, the most cost effective way to reform our dysfunctional and cruel system is to move to a Medicare for all, single-payer healthcare system. … And I think in the midst of this crisis, more and more Americans understand the truth of that. ” Our country is facing a medical and economic crisis the likes of which we’ve not seen in generations. Our response must meet the enormous scale of the pandemic. Now is the time for solidarity, and robust action. https: // t .co / B1Rq0FtGkt 7 . PM EDT 34: In more football news, in Australia football will continue despite fears over the spread of the coronavirus, but the remainder of the A-League season and next weekend’s W -League grand final will be played behind closed doors. FFA announced on Monday that fans will not be able to attend the remaining six rounds of the men’s competition and the women’s title decider between Melbourne City and Sydney FC. “This is an unprecedented time and extremely complex for the sport and society at large,” FFA CEO James Johnson said. 32: Here is how the football world is coping with coronavirus – with the help of home workouts, soap and face masks: Face masks, home workouts and soap: how the football world is coping with coronavirus – video : In another sign of the turmoil in the travel industry, Hanover-based holiday firm TUI Group announced last night it was temporarily suspending the “vast majority of all travel operations until further notice”. The TUI Group logo is picture outside the venue of the travel and tourism company in Hanover, northern Germany. Photograph: Focke Strangmann / EPA This includes TUI’s package holidays, cruises and hotel operations. “This temporary suspension is aimed at contributing to global financial efforts to mitigate the effects of the spread of the Covid – , “TUI said, which also plans to apply for ‘state aid guarantees’ to support its business. Updated (at 8.) pm EDT (7.) (pm) EDT : Goldman Sachs says US economy to shrink 5% Goldman Sachs has downgraded its US growth forecast for the first and second quarters in the wake of the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Goldman Sachs has downgraded its US growth forecast for the first and second quarters in the wake of the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: David Gray / Reuters In a note sent on Sunday, the US bank said it now sees real gross domestic product growth of 0% in the first three months of the year, from its original estimate of 0.7% expansion. For the second quarter, it sees US growth contracting to -5.0% from its initial forecast of 0%. Goldman raised its third- quarter US GDP estimate to 3% from 1% originally. “We expect US economic activity to contract sharply in the remainder of March and throughout April as virus fears lead consumers and businesses to continue to cut back on spending such as travel, entertainment, and restaurant meals, ”Goldman said in its latest research note. Apart from the impact on consumer spending, Goldman said it also revised its growth forecasts. as significant supply chain disruptions have grown. Updated (at 7.) pm EDT
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