Brief economic corona news from December 3
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – December 3, 2020
- The RIVM reported 5,641 new corona infections on Thursday, 706 more than on Wednesday and above the weekly average of 5,012. 153 new corona patients were admitted to hospitals.
- The cabinet is working on a new version of the roadmap with corona measures. According to The Telegraph the adjusted roadmap also weighs factors such as the vaccination rate and the testing policy. When the new roadmap will be ready is not yet known. A press conference is planned for Tuesday.
- The government is also working on setting aside hundreds of millions of euros extra for companies that are losing a lot of turnover due to the corona crisis, including the hospitality industry and the events industry. The compensation is for companies that have a turnover loss of more than 70 percent. They must get back up to 85 percent of their fixed costs retroactively from October 1, writes the NOS.
- Germany extends corona measures until January 10, reports Die Welt. Initially, the measures were supposed to run until December 20, but due to the high number of infections, it was decided to extend them. Among other things, the catering industry will remain closed and gatherings will be limited to five people from two households.
- In week 48, 40 companies and institutions were declared bankrupt, let CBS knowThat is 17 fewer than in week 47. The financial services sector had the most victims, with six bankruptcies.
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