CDC update

 

October 20, 2020 This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

8 Things to Know about Vaccine Planning  There is currently no authorized or approved vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States; however, the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program has been working since the pandemic started to make a COVID-19 vaccine available as soon as possible. There may be a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of 2020. If there is limited supply, some groups may be recommended to get a COVID-19 vaccine first. Find out the 8 things you need to know about vaccine planning.

COVID-19 Vaccines

Considerations for Wearing Masks CDC recommends that you wear masks in public settings around people who don’t live in your household and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others.  This recommendation is based on what we know about the role respiratory droplets play in the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, paired with emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies showing masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are within about 6 feet of one another, so the use of masks is particularly important in settings where social distancing is hard to maintain.

Mask Info

Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic Travel increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. Your chances of getting COVID-19 while traveling also depend on whether you and those around you take steps to protect yourself and others, such as wearing masks and staying 6 feet away from people outside your household. Airports, bus stations, train stations, and rest stops are all places travelers can be exposed to the virus in the air and on surfaces. These are also places where it can be hard to keep your distance from others. In general, the longer you are around a person with COVID-19, the more likely you are to get infected.

COVID-19 and Travel

Test for Current Infection Not everyone needs to be tested for COVID-19. People who have symptoms of COVID-19, people who have been within 6 feet of someone with confirmed COVID-19 for a total of at least 15 minutes, and people who have been asked or referred by a healthcare provider may need to be tested for COVID-19. If you do get tested, you should stay home until you get your test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional. If you test negative for COVID-19, it means you did not have COVID-19 at the time of testing, or that your sample was collected too early in your infection. If you have symptoms later, you may need another test to determine if you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Remember, you can be exposed to COVID-19 after the test and then get infected and spread the virus to others.

COVID-19 Testing

How to Protect Yourself and Others in the Workplace If you have or think you have symptoms, or have tested positive for COVID-19, stay home and find out what to do if you are sick and when you can be around others. If you are well, but you have a sick family member or recently had close contact with someone with COVID-19, notify your supervisor and follow CDC-recommended precautions. Other steps to protect yourself and others include monitoring your health and being alert for symptoms, and wearing a mask in public settings.

Workplace Protection

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

As of October 20, 2020 In the United States, there have been 8,188,585 confirmed cases of COVID-19 detected through U.S. public health surveillance systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.  CDC provides updated U.S. case information online daily.

U.S. Cases

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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION update

 

20 Oct 2020 Latest news

Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS, Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website

NEWS ITEM New portal reveals progress in attaining trade-related Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals Trade Monitor was launched on 20 October by the WTO, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). The online portal collates the latest progress in achieving the trade-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. News item   ⟶

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION :Latest on COVID-19

 

Latest on COVID-19 How to cope with stress during the pandemic WHO's Health Alert on WhatsApp has launched a new feature to help you cope with stress during COVID-19 pandemic. Follow the short programme and learn some ways to manage stress. Access on WhatsApp Global Handwashing Day Today is the Global Handwashing Day. WHO and Disney Junior have joined forces to remind children around the world of the importance of thorough handwashing in preventing the spread of germs and disease. Watch now! Impact of COVID-19 The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year. Serological surveys What are serological surveys? How do they help you assess your risk of COVID-19? WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains in Science in 5. More Info on WHO’s response to the pandemic Other hot topics Global tuberculosis progress is at risk Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were making steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB), with a 9% reduction in incidence seen between 2015 and 2019 and a 14% drop in deaths in the same period. However, a new report from WHO shows that access to TB services remains a challenge, and that global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed without urgent action and investments.  Find out more

ΓΣΕΕ: Διαδικτυακή Παρουσίαση Ετήσιας Έκθεσης 2020

 

 

20/10/2020

 

ΙΝΕ/ΓΣΕΕ: Διαδικτυακή Παρουσίαση Ετήσιας Έκθεσης 2020                                                                                           για την Ελληνική Οικονομία και την Απασχόληση

 

 

Το Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας της ΓΣΕΕ σας προσκαλεί στην παρουσίαση της Ετήσιας Έκθεσης 2020 για την ελληνική οικονομία και την απασχόληση, η οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί διαδικτυακά την προσεχή Πέμπτη 22 Οκτωβρίου και ώρα 11.00.

 

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να βρείτε στην επισυναπτόμενη πρόσκληση.

 

Η παρουσίαση είναι ανοικτή για το κοινό, με απαραίτητη την προεγγραφή, η οποία πραγματοποιείται πατώντας στον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο:  https://bit.ly/2TbpVXq

 

 

ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΩΝ ΣΧΕΣΕΩΝ

 

 

 

EEOC news

 

Washington, D.C. Headquarters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 19, 2020 ANDREA R. LUCAS SWORN IN AS EEOC COMMISSIONER   WASHINGTON – Andrea R. Lucas was sworn in today as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced this afternoon.  Lucas was nominated by President Trump on March 16, 2020 and was confirmed on September 22, 2020 to serve as Commissioner, for a term expiring July 1, 2025. Lucas joins Chair Janet Dhillon, Vice Chair Keith Sonderling, and Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels on the presidentially appointed bipartisan Commission.  "Ms. Lucas will make an excellent addition to the EEOC," said Chair Janet Dhillon.  "Her extensive experience focusing on employment law, and in particular working with employers to comply with discrimination laws will be very helpful to the work of the Commission. I look forward to working with her.” Prior to her appointment to the EEOC, Ms. Lucas was a senior associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  She was a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice group as well as its litigation department.  She has represented and advised employers on a wide-range of matters, including significant work around employment discrimination.  Ms. Lucas received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the University of Virginia.   "I’m honored to serve as a Commissioner of the EEOC.  The American workforce is our country’s most valuable resource and ensuring that all workers have equal opportunity is critical to keeping our workplaces strong and safe,” Lucas said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to prevent and remedy employment discrimination across our country and to address the new challenges for our country and the Commission posed by the complexities of the twenty-first century workplace and the COVID-19 pandemic.” The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting emp­loyment discrimination. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov.  Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates.