Surveillance, control and arrests: how Israel fights against coronavirus

The Israeli authorities have taken emergency measures to monitor compliance with quarantine rules, the BBC reported. Intelligence agencies have received permission to track the movement of people through their mobile phones without notice. On the subject: Ukraine and Moldova have introduced nationwide quarantines due to coronavirus: Israel isolates visitors Published ...

Coronavirus and work: what a boss can and cannot make you do

The spread of the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus is taking the relationship between employers and employees to a new level. Both sides are now trying to understand their rights and responsibilities to contain the spread of this virus, according to The Wall Street Journal. Caught in between trying to keep the virus from spreading ...

Financial assistance from the government to quarantined victims: who and how much will be able to receive

Many Americans may soon receive checks from the government as compensation for financial losses due to the coronavirus quarantine. However, there are several bills. Which one will be approved is still unclear, CNBC reports. On Thursday, March 19, Majority Leader in ...

Why coronavirus doesn't start an apocalypse: calming statistics

The daily updated 2019-nCoV coronavirus data can make even the most cold-blooded skeptics worry. Hundreds of thousands of those infected, more than 11 thousand dead, and all this against the backdrop of tense uncertainty due to the global quarantine and the economic decline. Fear has big eyes, and many see ...

Due to quarantine, the Immigration Service has changed the process for submitting forms and documents: what you need to know

US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that from March 21, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, all signed forms and documents, including Form I-129, as well as applications on…

An online bar has opened where you can drink during quarantine

The St. Petersburg agency shishki.collective has launched Stay the Fuck Home Bar - an online bar where you can drink during quarantine and self-isolation, The Village reports. The creators of the service urge people to stay at home so as not to get infected with the coronavirus (and not infect others with it). Their project is part of the #StayTheFuckHome global initiative. How the online bar Stay the ... works

Coronavirus isolation regime introduced in Illinois: what does this mean for residents

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker issued a decree urging state residents to stay at home. The purpose of the decree is to stop the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. It operates throughout the state, according to NBC. The decree will enter into force on March 21 at 17:00 and will be valid until April 7. ...

Israel announces first coronavirus death

On the evening of Friday, March 20, an 88-year-old man who was diagnosed with COVID-19 disease, caused by the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, died at the Sheare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. He was admitted here a week ago in very serious condition and was sent to a special isolation ward, VESTI reports. The man had...

Border closure and pause in loan repayments: what else did Trump promise at a coronavirus briefing

US President Donald Trump said that the closure of the border with Mexico and Canada will not affect trade goods. He said this today, March 20, during a daily briefing at the White House, reports the Voice of America. On Friday, March 20, at the White House, President Donald ...

Why is Asia better at managing coronavirus than Europe

Hygiene and compliance with quarantine rules are among the reasons why the densely populated countries of East Asia were able to quickly contain the rate of spread of the COVID-19 disease. My friend Xiao is from Beijing. She came to study in the USA 8 years ago, speaks almost without an accent and ...

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