Day 69 and 1st day of the 3rd week of controlled de-confinement
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I have quite an issue with the webpage software I normally use. It has been updated “for the better” and I am having great difficulties understanding how it now all works. It is apparently a brand new concept. I have tried to go back to the old version but to no avail. As a result I do not know how things will turn out and everytime I try to have a “preview”, it does not find the file!!! I do not appear to have the drag and drop functionality which made things much easier.
Very frustrating indeed.
(I have stopped uploading music as I do not think this is quite legal and would not want to be caught out. Starting now, it will be drawings I quite like)
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Nothing really exciting happening locally at the moment. We have to wait till the end of the 3rd week of deconfinement for real news on what will happen next.
▶︎ Space
I am looking forward to the launch of two astronauts from NASA on Wednesday, May 27th to the International Space Station, a first that is coupled with another historic milestone: it will be the first manned flight launched from the United States in nine long years.
Food & Drinks
When this is over, we need to try the new restaurant La Food (3 place Carnot)
On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 10 countries according to the deaths count
Sunday May 24th
Saturday May 23rd
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Sunday May 24th
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
I hope this is not the start of a negative trend i.e there is no reduction in the number of cases hospitalised for the 1st time in weeks…
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & Aude
Data will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
Not an actual picture of the car I was using but exactly the same model. I shared an apartment with a group of friends near King of Prussia near Villanova. This car was kind of “spare” and I simply had the full use of it for a few months.
We used it a lot for the runs into Delaware to go and purchase booze for our parties. It was much cheaper than in Pennsylvania and not everyone had the legal age of 21 required in Pennsylvania.
We also has access to the Navy base for these purchases and it made everything much cheaper.
This brings back a load of memories
King of Prussia also reminds me of a night club called Cahoots which was in the basement of the Sheraton hotel. I see on line that the hotel still exists, so does the indoor swimming pool but no mention of a night club. Shame as I would love to get in touch with some of the many people I knew there at the time.
La vérité d’aujourd’hui n’est pas forcément vraie demain
Day 68 in Carcassonne and 7th day of controlled de-confinement
🎶 A favorite oldie to brighten up the day and bring back memories 🎶
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Today marks the end of the second week of the controlled de-confinement and by the looks of it and despite a few trouble spots there are no major crisis to report. The number of hospitalised people and people in intensive care is gently diminishing in France. The figures for Occitanie and Aude are a bit disappointing despite the relatively small numbers. It however should be clear to everyone that the virus is still around and active. I guess we have to wait another week as originally announced for a new set of rules for the second controlled de-confinement period.
Surprisingly the day it is announced that tourists will be allowed back in Spain as of July 1st, the UK annouces a 14 days quarantine for all visitors (except the Irish). This closely followed by the annoucement by France that effective June 8th, visitors from the UK will also be subject to a 14 days quarantine.
In the meantime and despite the small relaxation of the rules, I am staying as much as possible at home.It is surely the safest place as I consider myself at risk due to age and historical medical conditions. But who cares, the pool is now 25ºC and going up and I have ample supplies of Rosé.
With all the money I saved by not going out for lunches or diners, I have ordered myself a brand new Apple iPad Pro to replace my Hong Kong bought 10 years old one. It still works despite the fact that no updates or new apps have been available for the past 5 years. Something must be done about software obsolecence. Maybe it is a fight I should get involved in.
Anyway, the sun is back so we can all enjoy a warm and lazy Sunday.
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▶︎ France’s data
It has been announced that the data regarding deaths will be “re-evaluated” on Monday. Not sure why but I doubt it will be for the better. In the meantime the death in retirement homes has not been reported for the past 2 days.
▶︎ Tourist attractions
After two months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tourist sites in the Aude are gradually reopening their doors to the public, applying the health measures required by the authorities.
1873: General Mac-Mahon becomes President of the French Republic.
1899 : Birth of French tennis champion Suzanne Lenglen (died July 4, 1938)
1937: the Palais de la découverte opens its doors as part of the Paris International Exhibition.
1964: 320 spectators were killed and 1,000 injured during a Peru-Argentina match in Lima as a result of crowd movement in the stands.
1974: Death of jazz musician Duke Ellington.
1979 : in Cannes, the Palme d’Or is awarded to Francis Ford Coppola for “Apocalypse now” and Volker Schlöndorff for “The Drum”.
2014: A man opens fire in the Jewish Museum in Brussels killing four people.
2017: Taiwan’s courts render landmark ruling on gay marriage, making the island the first Asian territory to legalize same-sex unions
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On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 10 countries according to the deaths count
Saturday May 23rd
Friday May 22nd 2020
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Saturday May 23rd
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & Aude
Data will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
La vérité d’aujourd’hui n’est pas forcément vraie demain
Day 67 in Carcassonne and 6th day of controlled de-confinement
🎶 A favorite oldie to brighten up the day and bring back memories 🎶
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It is now official, the second round of the municipal elections, assuming the current epidemic status does not deteriorate will take place on June 28th. The campaign will be mostly “virtual”. There are a few who obviously quite unhappy about this and the comments and debates on the news channels are plenty. For my part I would like to get this over with. There are approx. 5.000 towns out of the 36.000 which need a second round. Unfortunately most are the larger towns like Paris, Marseille, Lyon etc. What one must realise is that whilst there is no new mayor, all large projects are at a stop. The cureent mayor not being in a poisiyion to sanction large expenses for the next few years in case he does not get re-elected.
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▶︎ UK quarantine
The United Kingdom will impose a 14 days quarantine on travellers arriving from abroad in order to “contain” the spread of the new coronavirus, said the Minister for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, on Friday 22 May. “Obviously, returning British citizens will be able to quarantine themselves at home. Visitors will have to make arrangements to carry out this quarantine for 14 days,” he added.
Minister Lewis said there is no exemption “at this time” for travellers arriving from countries with low transmission rates. According to British media reports, travellers will be required to fill out a form with their details on arrival and will be subject to random checks.
Offenders will face a fine of £1,000 (about €1,117). However, exceptions are made for road hauliers and medical staff, as well as for Irish people, but not for travellers arriving from France, as recently suggested by London and Paris.
▶︎ French quarantine
France announced that they will also impose a quarantine from travelers from the UK when the UK starts.
▶︎ Aviation guidelines
If you manage to catch a plane, EASA (European Union Aviation Safet Agency) has issued new guidelines in view of COVID-19.
It makes interesting reading and new rules are being introduced like only passengers can enter terminals etc etc.
▶︎ Chloroquine
Analysis of nearly 15,000 Covid-19 patients treated with these drugs within 24 hours of diagnosis shows a significant increase in mortality. The study was published on May 22 in the leading scientific journal The Lancet.
This is not yet a signal that the use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) against Covid-19 has been completely discontinued, but it is looking more and more like it. The study, published on May 22 in the leading scientific journal The Lancet, should challenge those who, like U.S. President Donald Trump, still think that if it doesn’t do any good, it can’t do any harm!
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On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 10 countries according to the deaths count
Friday May 22nd 2020
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Friday May 22nd 2020
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & Aude
Data will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
La vérité d’aujourd’hui n’est pas forcément vraie demain
Day 66 in Carcassonne and 5th day of the 2nd week of the controlled de-confinement
🎶 A favorite oldie to brighten up the day and bring back memories 🎶
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Another very pleasant day in front of us. From my point of view and because I am lucky enough to have a garden / pool, it is quite a pleasur to be confined. I am still observing a very strict routine and voluntarily stay at home unless I am confident of no risk like our trip to the beach earlier this week where we did not meet a soul.
Fairly little new in the French news apart from the usual controversial and nonsense debates. Today the proposed date for the 2nd round of the municipa elections will be announced. The scientific council has given the ok, based on today’s situation and subject to a final check 10 days before, for June 28th. Let us see what happens
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▶︎ Port Leucate beach
As an experiment, you can reserve your patch of sand on the beach for a 4 hours maximum sunbathing period. Just follow this link
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On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 13 countries according to the deaths count
Thursday May 21st 2020
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Thursday May 21st 2020
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & AudeData will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
La vérité d’aujourd’hui n’est pas forcément vraie demain
Day 65 in Carcassonne and 4th day of the 2nd week of the controlled de-confinement
🎶 A favorite oldie to brighten up the day and bring back memories 🎶
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Today is Ascencion day, a bank holiday and also father’s day if you live in Germany. The bank holiday part does not make any real change to our current day to day life at this time of confinement.
EasyJet just announced that planes will be able to take off again. The British airline announced that it intends to resume certain flights from 15 June, mainly on routes “within the United Kingdom and France”.
I have taken the opportunity to taste the whisky which was offered to me and I must says it is really worth it. Strong but smooth and an extremely pleasant after taste.
I shal treasure the ret of the bottle for special occasions.
Thank you again to those who participated in this gift.
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▶︎ Prefecture
MODALITIES FOR THE RE-OPENING OF THE FOREIGNERS’ OFFICE OF THE PREFECTURE
DE L’AUDE AS OF TUESDAY 02 JUNE 2020
From the 2nd of June, the reception of the foreigners’ service of the Aude prefecture will be strictly limited to appointments and titles withdrawals.
All residence permits, receipts, provisional residence permits and long-stay visas, which expired between 16 March and 15 June 2020, are extended by 6 months; the certificates of application asylum applications that expired between 16 March and 15 June 2020 are extended by 3 months.
Any person whose appointment was scheduled between March 16 and June 15, 2020 will have to make a further appointment which will be fixed from September 15, 2020, via the functional mailbox : pref-etrangers@aude.gouv.fr
Inquiries and appointment requests should be sent by e-mail. Exchanges of foreign driving licences will only be made by way of mail.
Send your questions by courier to the following addresses: pref-etrangers@aude.gouv.fr and pref-brexit@aude.gouv.fr (only for British nationals).
▶︎ Additional derogations
The Prefect Sophie Elizéon signed between Monday 18 May and this Wednesday 20 May a series of decrees which extend the number of natural and cultural sites concerned by derogatory authorizations of access or opening.
On 15 May, the Prefect of the Aude, Sophie Elizéon, signed a decree signifying the opening of access to numerous beaches along the Aude coast, reminding us of the importance of respecting barrier gestures and physical distance. Sites where walking, swimming, leisure fishing, individual sports and leisure activities and boating were authorised. On the other hand, sunbathing; the hiring of deckchairs and mattresses; groups of more than 5 people; group sports and activities; picnics; barbecues; the consumption of alcohol; any festive practice; the circulation and parking of motorised vehicles were forbidden.
On Tuesday 19 May, a new prefectoral decree was issued to extend the list of beaches and bodies of water of the coastal municipalities concerned by these authorisations, including the Grazel beach in Gruissan. A new article also specifies that nautical activities are authorised after the opinion of the mayor of the municipality if the establishment of physical and sports activities (EAPS) has and applies a plan for the prevention and protection of the risk of human-to-human contamination and a protocol of sanitary measures defined by the sports federation.
The list of beaches and bodies of water updated on 19 May (in boldthe sites that were not included in the order of 15 May).
Commune of Bages: pond of Bages-Sigean.
Commune of Fleury d’Aude: beach of Saint-Pierre la mer; beach of Cabanes; pond of Pissevaches.
Commune of Gruissan: Mateille Nord beach; Mateille Sud beach; Chalets beach; Vieille Nouvelle beach; Grazel beach; Ayrolle pond; Mateille pond; Ayguades pond; Rue du Fortin lake; port and fore-port lake.
Commune of La Palme: beach of the Rouet; pond of La Palme; pond of the Salins.
Commune of Leucate: beach of Coussoules; beach of Leucate-Plage; beach of Mouret; beach of the naturist zone; beach of Port-Leucate; pond of Salses Leucate.
Commune of Narbonne: Narbonne Plage beach; pond of Bages and Port de la Nautique.
Commune of Peyriac-de-Mer: pond of Bages-Sigean, pond of Doul.
Commune de Port la Nouvelle: Vieille Nouvelle beach; Front de mer beach; Montilles beach; harbour channel.
Commune de Sigean: étang de Bages-Sigean; Port Mahon.
Another new derogation in terms of leisure activities, with a decree authorising the gradual resumption of pleasure boating on the Canal des Deux-Mers. The prefectoral decree, signed this Wednesday 20 May, thus authorises the navigation of passenger boats of tourist type, without catering or berths, without crossing navigational structures; the wearing of a protective mask is obligatory for all persons over 11 years of age. The text lays down the same provisions for pleasure boats and craft, whether privately owned or hired, recalling that the rule of limited movement within a radius of 100 km also applies.
Finally, on Monday 18 May, a series of prefectoral decrees granted derogatory authorisations to open a multitude of , while recalling the ban on gatherings of more than 10 people: Fontfroide Abbey, the castles of Saissac, Lastours, Aguilar (commune of Tuchan), Peyrepertuse (commune of Duilhac), the parts and private areas of Lagrasse Abbey, the Essar(t)s site in Bram, the museum on the estate of Abbot Saunière in Rennes-le-Château.
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On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 13 countries according to the deaths count
Wednesday May 20th 2020
Tuesday May 19th 2020
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Wednesday May 20th 2020
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & Aude
Data will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
La vérité d’aujourd’hui n’est pas forcément vraie demain
Day 64 in Carcassonne and the 3rd day of the 2nd week of the controlled de-confinement
🎶 A favorite oldie to brighten up the day and bring back memories 🎶
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It looks like summer has finally arrived. Yesterday was the warmest May day on record for parts of the Aude Departement. So far the figures on new cases and hospitalised persons have still adownward trend in France but it is too early to see the real effects of the de-confinement. Another 10 days are needed.
A slightly worrying thing for me is the sudden new clusters in slaughterhouses. This is the case in a few countries. To be followed I think.
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▶︎ Trains
Reservations are open again since today for travels within France starting July 1st till August 31st.
▶︎ Menthol
It does not affect me, but as of today the sale of menthol cigarettes is prohibited in the EU.
▶︎ The Archers
For fans like myself, this is good news.
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On the official database, the current day’s data is updated approximately every hour and the current day fills up as the figures are announced in each country. More info on: https://coronavirus.politologue.com/
1. International Statistics: Top 13 countries according to the deaths count
Tuesday May 19th 2020
Monday May 18th 2020
2. International Statistics: Percentage increase of deaths from one day to the other:
Tuesday May 19th 2020
3.International Statistics: Cases by country v population (1.000 cases or more only)
4. National Statistics: France follow-up
5. Regional Statistics: Occitanie & Aude
Data will no longer be published by ARS Occitanie (Agence Regionale de Santé) on a daily basis but only twice a week.
When this is over, we need to try the new restaurant La Food (3 place Carnot)
