Brief economic corona news from October 21
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – October 21, 2020
- The RIVM reports 8764 confirmed corona infections on Wednesday. That is 589 more than Tuesday and again a daily record. There are 232 new corona patients admitted to the hospital wards and 52 new patients are in the ICU.
- The demand for European bonds for social corona support is many times greater than the supply. The order book is up to fourteen times oversubscribed, writes the FDThe loans should help Europe through the corona crisis.
- The CoronaMelder app has already been downloaded at least 3.4 million times, reports NRC. The number of active users is not known, however. Early November, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport expects to be able to share the first results of the use of the app with the House of Representatives.
- The National Association of General Practitioners wantsz that rapid tests are made available to GP practices as a matter of urgency. Many practices are unable to provide optimal care because GPs or staff are absent.
- At Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific 8,500 jobs will disappearThe company is making a monthly loss of 200 million euros.
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