Coronakrise: Welche Hilfen IT-Freelancer bekommen

Das Hilfspaket des Bundes in Milliardenhöhe sieht kaum Leistungen vor, mit denen IT-Freelancer etwas anfangen können. Den Bitkom empört das nicht. Ein Bericht von Gerd Mischler (Arbeit, Anti-Virus)

Das Hilfspaket des Bundes in Milliardenhöhe sieht kaum Leistungen vor, mit denen IT-Freelancer etwas anfangen können. Den Bitkom empört das nicht. Ein Bericht von Gerd Mischler (Arbeit, Anti-Virus)

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending March 7, 2020

The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending March 7, 2020, are in. This controversial film was the top selling new release in an otherwise quiet week. Find out what movie it was in our weekly DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats and analysis feature.



The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending March 7, 2020, are in. This controversial film was the top selling new release in an otherwise quiet week. Find out what movie it was in our weekly DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats and analysis feature.

Coronavirus: Is it too much to ask for an actual plan?

Editorial: We need someone who can explain how we’ll deal with the pandemic.

Image of President Trump gesturing during a press conference.

Enlarge / To call the government's response to the pandemic unsteady would be an understatement. (credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

In difficult and frightening times, it's normal for a certain amount of confusion and misinformation to spread. The existence of social media and hyperpartisan "news" outlets undoubtedly exacerbate the problem, but even those are just exaggerated versions of things that have been with us for some time.

But two things make the torrent of coronavirus misinformation distinct. The first one is simple: much of the misinformation starts at the top, where President Donald Trump seems willing to say whatever crosses his mind when he finds himself in front of a microphone.

But the second is trickier: unlike a national disaster or terrorist attack, we have no models for how long the coronavirus pandemic will last or how we will recover from it. There's no "we'll rebuild" mindset that people can use to make sense out of what's going to happen and guide their expectations.

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Feds decline to release list of 147 nursing homes stricken by coronavirus

Elderly people are at higher risk from COVID-19.

Closeup photograph of the hands of an old woman in bed.

Enlarge / Elder Hands (credit: Mary Smyth / Getty Images)

Two federal agencies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), have a list of 147 nursing homes where at least one resident has contracted COVID-19. But The Washington Post reports that the agencies are refusing to release this list to the public.

"According to CDC data shared with CMS, 147 nursing homes across 27 states have at least one resident with COVID-19," the CMS wrote in the sixth paragraph of a Monday press release about increased nursing home inspections. But when the Post asked the CMS for the list, the agency referred the paper to the CDC. A CDC spokesman told the Post that he was "not sure" the list would be "released at this time."

"It's terrible—people have a right to know where this is happening," nursing professor Charlene Harrington told the paper. "These nursing homes should be made public so that people have the option to take people out."

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