- An area around the German town of Gütersloh is going into lockdown after hundreds of corona infections were detected following an outbreak at meat processor Tönnies. The lockdown will last until the end of June, the Frankfurt General.
- The Eurozone has now recovered from the worst of the corona crisis and shows more activity among purchasing managers in June. This can be seen from the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), reports the FD. Both industry and services are recovering.
- A quarter of the self-employed are still completely unemployed, says BNRAmong SMEs, this is currently one in ten, according to research by Motivaction and the SME Service Desk.
- US President Trump is going to temporarily halt the issuance of work visas for the US. Trump says he wants to protect the labour market, after millions of Americans have become unemployed due to the corona crisis. The measure is receiving fierce criticism from companies such as Amazon and Google, writes the BBC.
- The fastest supercomputer in the world, the Japanese Fugaku supercomputer, is being deployed in the fight against the coronavirus. The system is currently running simulations of how moisture droplets can spread in offices, for example, but later this year Fugaku should also assist in the search for a possible vaccine, so can be read in The Guardian.
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