Project coordinator roles and responsibilities

When asked about who would stand-in for the prime minister, his spokesman said: "The prime minister has the power to delegate responsibility to any of his ministers, but for now it is the prime minister and then the foreign secretary." … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic | UK’s plan B if ‘Team Johnson’ is incapacitated? Answer is unclear

In a statement, Fareportal said that the company's employee terminations have been modest compared to other firms. "Many of these people are trainees who have only been with the company a short time. These are the first economic terminations in Fareportal’s 25-year history," the statement added. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus impact | IT firms start issuing pink slips; around 1.5 lakh employees may lose their jobs

Widespread surveillance has yet to be implemented across the U.S., but it has become a common pandemic-fighting tool elsewhere. In China, individuals receive a color-coded health rating: green, yellow, or red. While the details of how the system operates are opaque, individuals who are deemed at higher risk are denied access to education, work, or even transit. Get a yellow or a red rating? Sorry, there’s no way to know why, and you certainly can’t appeal. And the details aren’t merely given to health authorities, which would be invasive on its own. Data are also given to police. … [Read more...] about Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19

Bernanke says “no one is recommending the use of such policies in ordinary times; it’s precisely in the most difficult or extreme circumstances, in which other monetary and fiscal tools might be unavailable or ineffective, that MFFPs might be considered.” The way to work around independence issues is that US Government passes a statute wherein a special account is created at the Federal Reserve. If the Government requests funds under MFFP, the Federal Reserve alone can determine whether there is a case for MFFP and accordingly credit the account. The Government will have to use the funds judiciously towards real resources and if funds remain unspent in a given time, the Federal Reserve can withdraw the funds. … [Read more...] about The Money Helicopters are on their way

Another positive about the Homeland Security Advisory System is its brevity, which doesn’t saddle a reader with too much information. Adler also points out that, in at least the New Zealand chart above, there’s too much text, period. The government has published a confusing mishmash of guidelines, presented without any uniformity of organization or even grammar. She suggests that a more grounded approach would be to use icons in addition to colors. “With each alert, if you had an icon for travel, and an icon of gatherings, and an icon of handwashing, you’d know what to look for, and you quickly understand it,” says Adler. “I [also] think it would help with people retaining information.” These icons should be arranged in the same, predictable spot under each color. And they’d come with an added bonus: You could read them with no understanding of English required. … [Read more...] about To stomp out COVID-19, America will need a better warning system