In view of the sharp increase in the number of new corona infections in Saxony caused by Omikron, the Free State will retain almost all previous restrictions in everyday life beyond the beginning of spring. The black-green-red cabinet agreed on Tuesday to continue most of the corona measures until April 2nd. With that it made…
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March 15, 2022
The United States may soon abandon daylight saving time
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Have Americans wound up their watches for the last time? The Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to permanently abandon winter time and make summer time permanent.
• Read also: Time change: one hour less sleep, one hour more sunshine
“Changing the clock is an outdated concept that causes frustration and confusion. It’s just stupid, there’s no other way to put it,” argued Senator Marco Rubio, author of the bill.
In the hemicycle on Tuesday, the elected official from Florida drew up a direct causal link between the time changes and the increase in “heart attacks and car accidents”.
Daylight saving time “literally darkens our lives,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a state senator from Rhode Island on the east coast, where — with daylight saving time — night falls around from 4:15 p.m. in December.
With daylight saving time, the sun rises… and sets later.
However, the fate of this bill is uncertain: to enter into force, it will now have to be passed in the House and signed into law by Joe Biden – who has the power to veto it. The president has not yet made known his position on this file.
The main idea behind the time change was originally to match hours of activity with hours of sunshine to limit the use of artificial lighting.
But its detractors denounce the negative effects on biological rhythms, especially in children.
On the other side of the Atlantic, the abandonment of winter time is also in the pipeline: the European Commission had proposed in September 2018 to abolish it… in 2019. But the European Parliament voted in March 2019 to postpone it to 2021 Since then, the Covid-19 crisis has been there, and the file is pending.
There are 26 confirmed cases of asymptomatic infection in Chongqing High-tech Zone – Xinhua English.news.cn
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
On the evening of March 15, the reporter learned from the 102nd press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Chongqing that there were 26 confirmed cases and 5 asymptomatic infections in Chongqing High-tech Zone. Found in the nucleic acid test of risk personnel.
According to reports, in terms of tracing the source of flow control, the city has organized 81 municipal-level flow control experts to guide and carry out flow control work. As of 18:00 on the 15th, a total of 1,872 people in Chongqing and 2,909 people in sub-close contacts have been investigated, and all control measures have been implemented. . The current traceability of the epidemic situation shows that the transmission chain of the epidemic in Chongqing High-tech Zone is clear, and they all belong to the same transmission chain. In terms of nucleic acid testing, 604 nucleic acid sampling personnel from adjacent areas have been mobilized to carry out nucleic acid testing together with Chongqing High-tech Zone. At present, the nucleic acid testing workflow is standardized and personnel are organized in an orderly manner, achieving “quick sampling, rapid inspection, and quick results”.
As of 18:00 on the 15th, 3,480 people in the first round of nucleic acid testing in Chongqing and the second round of nucleic acid testing have been tested, 3,310 people have received results, 1,722 people have received results in the second round of nucleic acid testing, and 473 people have received results in the third round of nucleic acid testing. As a result of 280 people, except for the announced confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections, the rest were negative; 292 environmental samples were collected, and the results were all negative; the first and second rounds of nucleic acid testing for the expanded population in Chongqing High-tech Zone accumulated a total of 721,000 496,000 people have received results, all of which are negative. Among them, Chongqing Vocational College of Urban Management has completed two rounds of nucleic acid testing.
The referee affected the outcome of the Al-Ittihad and Al-Nasr match
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Swiss Manuel Navarro, head of the referees department in the Saudi Football Association, confirmed that the referee affected the outcome of the Al-Ittihad match and Al-Nassr in the league due to the mistakes that occurred, especially the incorrect penalty kick for the leader of the standings.
Navarro said in an interview with the “Into the Goal” program on Tuesday: The referee affected the final result of the Al-Ittihad and Al-Nasr match, because Hamdallah’s penalty kick once morest Al-Nasr was incorrect, and the decision to expel Talisca also deserved a yellow card and not an expulsion.
He added: I am not satisfied with the level of refereeing, I will be satisfied when a Saudi referee participates in the World Cup finals.
And regarding the arbitration cases of the Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad match in the league, Navarro explained: The penalty kick awarded to Al-Hilal is incorrect.
He continued: In the Al-Shabab match once morest Al-Ittihad in the league, there was a penalty kick in the 90th minute for Al-Shabab because the Al-Ittihad player made an extra movement towards the ball, but it was not calculated.