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Just beginning, not end, says Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has appealed for greater participation of her country in the effort to help the continent of Europe recover from the crisis into which the continent has reached due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ms. Merkel has reminded her countrymen about the need to remain clever and cautious, warning indirectly that what has passed is not the end phase but still just the beginning.

The comment which deserves serious attention has been made while speaking in the country’s parliament.

The European Union is scheduled to organise a video summit to discuss the matter of the coronavirus outbreak soon.

The latest stand of Germany is to be viewed through that prism.

Earlier, the EU countries failed to reach an agreement on how to handle the financial burden imposed by the virus outbreak.

Some EU countries which wanted a burden sharing openly criticised the attitude of certain countries in the union, which opposed the demand for the burden sharing formula.

The difference even threatened the stability of the union, when some countries expressed doubt in the capacity of the union.

As per the present EU law, countries cannot be made liable for each other’s debts.

The development indicates that in the upcoming video summit Germany may take a lenient stand on the matter of burden sharing.


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Romania uses fine to prevent lockdown breach

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The European country of Romania has used the possibility of fine to present the possible break of the measures imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Over 2,00,000 people have been fined so far as they have been found to have violated the measures imposed to contain the spread of the disastrous virus.

The country has earned a huge amount through the policy. The total amount collected through the policy until now is not less than 69m Euro.

Even a mayor has been fined as he has been found to have violated the measures imposed by the Romanian government.

He has been caught with his cycle in a park closed due to the virus outbreak – almost all public spaces in the country are in a closed state due to the virus outbreak. His argument that he has come to the park to check whether any violation happens in the park has not been taken into account by the concerned authority.

The mayor has shared his plan to challenge the fine legally when he has been asked about the action taken against him.

It remains unclear whether there is any political angle in the action.

Romania at present has not less than 9,242 cases of Covid-19. It has suffered as many as 507 deaths in connection with the virus outbreak.


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Italy to announce exit plan soon

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The European country of Italy, which is under lockdown like many other countries in this part of the world, has announced its plan to launch an exit plan.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through his social media post, has assured to release the plan this week.

Mr. Conte has used his Facebook handle to publicise his plan to launch the exit plan aimed to bring everything back to normal.

From the post, it can be assumed that the country will seek the advice of all stakeholders – especially scientific experts – to develop the policy.

A statement in the post reads: a reasonable expectation is that the country will apply it from May 4.

Italy is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe, as well as in the world. Italy has suffered over 24,114 deaths due to the virus outbreak, which is the highest recorded death toll in the continent.

Anyway, the new indices are favorable to the country.

The country has passed its peak. It is slowly coming back to normal.

The bold post of the PM indicates that the country – which has suffered a lot due to the outbreak – at present is confident enough to think of an exit plan.


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Amazon not to reopen warehouses in France soon

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E-commerce giant Amazon is less likely to reopen its warehouses situated in the European country of France any time soon, as the allegation that the conglomerate has not shown any respect to the sanitary directive given by the government as part of its effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 is troubling the company based in the North American country of the United States of America.

The company has at least six warehouses in the European country of France.

Earlier, the company was pulled up by a French court as the court found that the company was involved in the delivery of non-essential goods flouting the restriction require all companies limit their supply to essential goods. The court restricted the company from delivering non-essential goods.

There are reports that the unions in France are against the conglomerate. They have recently raised their concern about the lack of respect for the sanitary directive by the company.

The closure of the warehouses has badly impacted the business of the company in the country of France.

France is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe. Over 20,000 people has suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

France is not the only country to limit the operation of this e-commerce tycoon. Lately, several countries – even those in the developing world – have imposed similar measures against the company.


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Coronavirus outbreak under control in Germany

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The European country of Germany – which is one of the most advanced countries in the continent especially in terms of its health care capability – has marked a huge achievement in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

It has successfully brought the virus outbreak – which reached the continent from the continent of Asia particularly from the Asian country of China where it originated – under control.

Since 12th April, in the country, the number of recovered patients is far higher than the number of new infections.

It seems that the European country has made a huge achievement in the task of bringing the virus outbreak under control.

It seems that the country has made an edge over all other European countries in this matter.

The commitment shown by the German healthcare workers is worth appreciable. The achievement the country have made is the natural outcome of the dedication shown by this country’s healthcare workers.

As per a latest report, the infection rate has dropped to around 0.7 – that means the rate has fallen below the rates of its counterparts in the continent.

In Germany, so far, more than 3,868 have died due to the Covid-19 outbreak – though lower than Italy and Spain, it is still a big number. The virus has by now infected around 1,34,000 people in the country.

It seems that Germany has long distance to go before sit and relax.


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Denmark to allow more relaxations

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A day after the European country of Denmark opened up its schools to its children aged below eleven, the country has decided to bring in more relaxations like those they recently announced.

The country has decided to allow its beauty salons, hairdressers and tattoo parlours to resume their operations.

Denmark, the country which was one of the first countries to impose a restriction to control the coronavirus outbreak, has become one of the first countries to announce a wide range of relaxations for its citizens to bring back them to normal life.

All establishments which are entitled for the benefit of the relaxations announced by the government have been advised to respect the guidelines provided to prevent the spread of the virus outbreak.

The people of the country has been requested to respect the directives announced by the government to prevent the spread of the outbreak.

Denmark is not a seriously affected country. It seems that the country will walk back to normal in few days.

“No-one wants to keep Denmark closed a day more than is absolutely necessary,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says.

“But we mustn’t go ahead faster than we are able to keep the epidemic under control,” he adds.


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EU apologises to Italy

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The EU has expressed its apology to the European country of Italy for the improper way it responded to the member country when the country required support in the initial stage of the Coronavirus outbreak.

The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has extended a wholehearted apology to Italy, while she was speaking at the European Union Parliament.

In her statement, the President has recognised the improper way the union behaved in the initial stage of the virus outbreak.

Italy has welcomed the statement made by the EU Commission leader. The country has termed the statement as the recognition of truth.

Earlier, Italy expressed serious dissatisfaction over the way the EU reacted when they sought for the support of the union.

It even warned that the EU’s inability to address the crisis would question the sustainability of the union in the future.

Italy is one of the worst affected country in the continent of Europe. As many as 21,000 persons have lost their lives in the country so far due to the virus outbreak.

Though it is a late admission, the statement made by the EU may help the union overcome the ire it has faced for its irresponsible reaction.

Most affected countries want the EU to take up the task of mitigating the economic impact caused by the virus outbreak, though some prime EU powers are not a fan of that idea.


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Schools return to normal in Denmark

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The European country of Denmark has become the first country in the continent to allow the relaxation of the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The country has allowed its schools to resume its operations, paving the way for the return of children up to the age of 11 back to their schools.

Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has welcomed children as they have reached back to their schools in the capital Copenhagen.

Denmark is one of the first countries in the country which has imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, some experts have warned the country about the risk it has taken through its decision to reopen its schools.

The government has given some strict directions regarding the matter of personal hygiene to the schools which have opened their gates for their students.

The Denmark experiment is being observed closely by several countries across the world.

The Denmark’s move has come shortly after the European Commission directed its member countries to create a road map to remove the restriction imposed to prevent the spread of the virus.

Denmark is not a seriously affected country. With its latest move, it has taken a serious risk. It is yet to be seen whether it will be proved beneficial in the long run.


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Predictions: Ray Kurzweil’s Interesting Predictions

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Raymond Kurzweil is a renowned inventor and futurist. He has written several books on Artificial Intelligence, transhumanism and futurism.

He is popular for his interesting predictions.

In the year 1999, his second book was published: The Age of Spiritual Machines. The final part of this book is completely devoted to his predictions.

As per his prediction, in the near future, we will have millions of blood-cell sized devices, nanobots, inside our bodies to fight against diseases.

He believes that these nano particles may take human near to the unbelievable state of immortality.

The aforesaid is not the only prediction he has made in his life, but the said is one of the most important predictions he has made so far.

Not all his predictions have worked. Some of them have miserably failed. His prediction that by the year 2009 the majority of text would be created using speech recognition has not proved real.

Some critics have termed the predictions made by the futurist as irrelevant. They have found his predictions a wage mixture of fiction and scientific facts.

Many still consider him as a genius. Since the year 2002, he has been working in Google. He is a senior officer in the tech company.


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Covid-19: Kerala model attains global attention

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With the experience the state learned from its fight against the disastrous Nipah virus outbreak – which claimed several lives in the state, the state has erected a strong defence wall against the Covid-19 outbreak – which has brought the world in a complete standstill situation.

Several International organisations have appreciated the foolproof model adopted by the state to fight the present virus outbreak.

They have found the Kerala model even better than the models put forth by several western countries including the North American country of the United States of America.

Kerala has invested too much time in educating its people about the threat. It is where the state has found its victory. It has used all available possibilities – including the possibility of social media – to reach up to the people with all necessary directions.

The state’s aggressive contact tracing method has also helped the state to contain the spread of the virus to an extent.

Other states in the country have several things to learn from this tiny state situated in the southern tip of the Asian country of India.

At present, the Kerala health infrastructure is one of the most advanced health infrastructures in the country.


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