Today’s Pandemic Data

Sources: ECDC & WHO
Outbreak situationEUWorld
Confirmed cases981,3363,557,235
Confirmed deaths110,103245,150

Shabbat Shalom

It’s Friday night. Time for rest.

שבת שלום!

Prince’s Aphorism

“Money doesn’t buy you happiness, but it will pay for the search.”

Today’s Pandemic Data

Sources: ECDC & WHO
Outbreak situationEUWorld
Confirmed cases1,026,0654,098,018
Confirmed deaths116,323283,271

Today’s Outbreak Situation in the European Union

Source: ECDC
EU CountryCasesDeathsCases/100kDeaths/100k
Spain228,69127,104489.558.0
Italy222,10431,106367.554.8
Germany172,2397,723207.79.3
France140,73427,074210.140.4
Belgium53,9818,843472.677.4
Netherlands43,2115,562250.832.3
Portugal28,1321,175273.611.4
Sweden27,9093,460274.134.0
Ireland23,4011,497482.130.8
Poland17,20486145.32.3
Romania16,0021,01682.25.2
Austria15,964624180.47.1
Denmark10,667533184.09.2
Czechia8,26929077.82.7
Finland6,054284109.75.1
Luxembourg3,904103642.416.9
Hungary3,38043634.64.5
Greece2,76015525.71.4
Croatia2,2139454.12.3
Bulgaria2,0699629.51.4
Estonia1,75161132.64.6
Lithuania1,5055454.01.9
Slovakia1,4692727.00.5
Slovenia1,46310370.85.0
Latvia9511949.41.0
Cyprus9051776.11.4
Malta5086105.11.2

Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Happened

The world is chaotic due to the coronavirus. Lockdowns, border controls, and travel restrictions have become the new normal. There are no news unrelated to this virus. My attention span is stretched to its limits and I get bored with the world.

The Price of Voting No

1 euro in Swedish kronor
October 20039.06
May 202011.28

The euro has increased its value by 24.5% against the Swedish krona since Sweden’s referendum in 2003.

Today’s Outbreak Situation in the European Union

Source: ECDC
EU CountryCases/100kDeaths/100k
Spain498.859.8
Italy377.353.8
Germany213.79.9
France215.242.1
Belgium492.380.4
Netherlands259.433.5
Sweden315.938.0
Portugal290.912.4
Ireland502.532.6
Poland53.02.6
Romania90.35.9
Austria184.67.2
Denmark192.99.7
Czechia82.42.9
Finland117.75.5
Luxembourg654.917.9
Hungary37.74.9
Greece26.61.6
Bulgaria33.81.8
Croatia54.72.4
Estonia136.34.8
Lithuania57.12.2
Slovakia27.60.5
Slovenia71.05.1
Latvia53.21.1
Cyprus77.61.4
Malta123.91.2

Jackie Jakubowski 1951–2020

I didn’t know him personally, but back in the day when I struggled as a freelance writer, he gave me assignments for Sweden’s Jewish news magazine, Judisk Krönika.

זכרונו לברכה

I’m 48 and Still Alive

It’s my birthday today. I’ve cheated death yet another year.

The Maspalomas Dunes

Desert200527

The cornoavirus has made it impossible for me to travel to my flat in Gran Canaria. I didn’t know that one could long for a desert, but I do.