1. "A recession is inevitable in Germany"

The German Federal Government's Council of Economic Advisers believes that a recession in the German economy this year is inevitable due to the impact of COVID-19.

The Council of Economic Advisers, currently composed only of the "Three Wise Men", issued a special 111-page assessment report in Berlin on 30 March. As it is uncertain whether the current control measures will be effective and how long the virus will continue to spread, the report lists three possible scenarios and makes three forecasts that the good momentum in economic growth in January this year will be "abruptly interrupted" and a recession will be inevitable, differing only in the extent and duration of the downturn. However, compared to other economists, the Council's forecasts for the economy are relatively optimistic.

2. Jena became the first German city to make it mandatory for its population to wear masks

On the morning of March 31, local time in Germany, Der Spiegel revealed that the Jena City Council planned to introduce mandatory rules within a week requiring people to wear masks in shops, public transport and other public places in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and infection, making Jena the first German city to make it mandatory for its population to wear masks. A day ago, the Austrian government announced that people must wear masks when shopping in supermarkets.

Photo：Reto Klar / FUNKE Foto Services

3. Food prices in Germany are rising, and some are at risk of shortages!

Stefanie Sabet, president of the Federal Association of the German Food Industry (BVE), said, "Currently, many factors in the supply chain will affect the final food price. In addition to a shortage of harvesters for some crops, there is also a shortage of manpower in food production and retail sectors."

In Germany, cereals, sugar crops and some vegetables such as carrots can be harvested mechanically and the yields are largely unaffected by the epidemic. But crops such as strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants are harvested in a labor-intensive way and rely on about 300,000 seasonal workers from Eastern Europe to sow and harvest each year. Now, workers are unable to come to Germany because of the border closure caused by COVID-19, which will lead to a reduction in the production of these crops and thus affect their prices.

4. Belgium's 12-year-old girl becomes the youngest to die in Europe

The death of a 12-year-old girl infected with COVID-19 is the first cause of death among children in Belgium, and the youngest case in Europe, according to The Picture Newspaper. A spokesman for the Belgian federal government on the epidemic said that cases of death at such a young age were "very rare" and that her death had "shocked us". He noted that the girl had a fever for three days before she died. Virologist Steven Van Gucht said her health suddenly deteriorated three days after the fever. According to official data, as of 1 April, there have been 12,775 confirmed cases in Belgium and a cumulative death toll of 700.

5. The European Commission plans to provide an additional 100 billion euros in subsidies for temporary workers of which Germany contributes a quarter

The COVID-19 epidemic has hit European economies hard, according to a French newspaper. The European Commission plans to provide up to 100 billion euros in additional subsidies for temporary workers to Italy, Spain and other "hard-hit" countries. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "There are thousands of businesses in Europe that are in trouble. The aid can help them by providing subsidies for temporary workers without having to fire them. Once the epidemic subsides, businesses can get back up and running quickly, which is good for economic restart." EU countries must share the burden according to their own economic level, with Germany contributing about a quarter of the total subsidies.

6. Italy's COVID-19 mortality rate not higher than that in other countries

As of April 1, the death rate in Italy, China, and Germany was 11.9%, 4%, and 1.12% respectively. The high mortality rate in Italy has attracted worldwide attention. People wonder whether it is due to “statistical fabrication" or "statistical error". The vast difference in the mortality rate among different countries is due to the differences in the statistics of the epidemic, preventive measures and investment of medical resources, as well as objective factors such as the differences in demographic structure and social habits.

International medical experts think that different countries are at different stages of epidemic development, which results in the differences in the social groups affected and in mortality rate. At the time of the publication of this report, the epidemic in Germany was in its early stages with the majority of the infected population being young people. As the epidemic situation progresses, more and more old people in Germany will be infected, which may lead to a continued increase in the mortality rate. Some scientists believe that the epidemic has not yet reached its peak in Germany, which could later lead to higher death figures.

As a result, as long as the epidemic continues to spread, countries and continents will continue to show significant differences in the number of cases and mortality rates. Relatively reliable figures of cases and mortality rates will be available only after the epidemic abates.

7. Mayor of Vienna received protective masks from China

At around 10 a.m. on the 31st, an Austrian medical resource transport truck equipped with 40,000 FFP2 masks slowly drove into the atrium of the Vienna City Hall, where it was awaited not only by the Austrian mainstream media, including the Austrian State Radio and Television but also by the Chinese Ambassador to Austria Li Xiaosi, Counsellor Yu Feng, Mayor of Vienna, Dr. Michael Ludwig, Honorary President of the Austrian Chinese Association, Dr. Chen Anshen and other representatives of overseas Chinese in Austria.

The 40,000 protective-grade masks were donated by the associations of overseas Chinese in Austria to the Vienna government to help Austria fight COVID-19.

It was also the first batch of the donated protective material to Austria by the associations of overseas Chinese in Austria.

Mayor of Vienna Dr. Michael Ludwig and Chinese ambassador to Austria Li Xiaosi

8. Western media: China actively shares its experience in the fight against COVID-19

Recently, "COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment Manual", written by dozens of anti-epidemic experts in the First Affiliated Hospital of Medicine School of Zhejiang University and funded by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation was released. Several Spanish media reported on the manual. Spain's Ministry of Health has been calling on people not to wear masks. Gao Fu, director of China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a media interview that this would be a huge mistake.

9. 3.55 million unemployed in Spain

“20 Minutes” reports that Spain's employment figure for March hits a record low as a result of COVDI-19. The number of people enrolled in social security fell by 833,979, the biggest drop in history, with the number of people paying social security falling to 18.4 million, while the number of unemployed jumped by 302,365. So far, the total number of unemployed in Spain has reached 3.55 million.

Also according to The Nation, as of 31 March, the Ministry of Labor has approved or is about to approve about 3 million applications for the Temporary Workers Change Plan (ERTE).

Statistics of unemployment in Spain from 2015 to 2020

10. France ordered 1 billion masks from China

France has ordered 1 billion masks from China, of which 74 million are FFP2 (N95) masks, Franceinfo news agency reported on March 28. An "air bridge" will be built between France and China to transport the materials with 56 round-trip flights, in which Air France will participate. It is reported that four times of materials delivery through Antonov transport aircraft will be made every week with each aircraft transporting 18.3 million masks. It is understood that the French government has urgently leased transport aircraft for this operation at a cost of Euro 1.5 million per round trip.

11. [Croatia] Ambassador Xu Erwin greets the arrival of medical supplies to Croatia at the airport

On 29 March, a chartered plane from China, loaded with anti-epidemic medical supplies, landed slowly at Vranio Tudjman International Airport in Zagreb, Croatia. These are the first supplies that Gram has purchased from China, and the free medical supplies from China will follow in the near future. Ambassador Xu Erwin and the Director of the Croatian Prime Minister's Office Petšić, accompanied by Liu Kai, the Commercial Counsellor of our Embassy, were pleased to greet the arrival of the supplies at the airport.

12. Mobile cabin hospital in the UK to work

The UK's first mobile cabin hospital has been established and will begin to work on the 3rd. The emergency temporary hospital at the ExCeL Conference Centre in East London is named NHS Nightingale Hospital.

The royal opening of the hospital was officiated by Prince Charles.

Since Prince Charles has just recently recovered from a mild COVID-19 symptom, he is in Scotland, hundreds of miles away, so he participated in the online launching ceremony via video.

Photo:BBC

1.“德国经济出现衰退已不可避免”

德国联邦政府经济顾问委员会认为，德国经济因受新冠病毒大流行影响，今年出现衰退已不可避免。

目前只有“三贤人”组成的经济顾问委员会3月30日在柏林发表了一份长达111页的特别评估报告。因目前防控措施是否奏效、病毒将流行多长时间尚不确定，报告列举了三种可能的情况，并作出了预估。三种预估一致的结果，今年一月份经济增长出现的良好势头“突然中断”，经济衰退已不可避免，所不同的只是衰退的程度和低迷的持续时间。不过，与其他一些经济学家相比，顾问委员会对经济的预测尚属乐观。

（欧洲时报德国版胡旭东综合报道，转载请注明公众号GermanReport）

2.耶拿成首个强制要求戴口罩的德国城市

德国当地时间3月31日上午，《明镜》披露，耶拿市政府计划在一周内引入强制性规定，要求人们在商店、公交等公共场所佩戴口罩，以降低新冠病毒的传播感染风险。这是第一个强制要求民众佩戴口罩的德国城市。一天前，奥地利政府正式宣布要求民众在超市购物必须佩戴口罩。

（欧洲时报德国版张乔楠综合报道，转载请注明公众号GermanReport）

3.德国食物正在涨价，尤其这些还面临短缺风险！

德国食品行业联邦协会（BVE）主席Stefanie Sabet表示，“当前，供应链中有很多因素会影响最终价格。除了一些农作物缺乏采收工人外，食品生产业和零售业也出现了人手匮乏的局面。”

在德国，谷物、糖类作物以及胡萝卜等部分蔬菜都可用机械收割，产量基本不受疫情的影响。但草莓、芦笋、西红柿、黄瓜、茄子等作物属于劳动密集型，每年都要靠大约30万来自东欧的季节性工人帮助播种和采收。如今由于疫情引发边境封锁，工人们无法来到德国，这就可能导致这些农作物出现减产，进而影响其价格。

（欧洲时报德国版关梦觉综合报道，转载请注明公众号GermanReport）

4.比利时12岁女孩成欧洲最年轻病亡者

据《图片报》报道，一名感染新冠病毒的12岁女孩病故，不仅是比利时首个儿童死亡病例，还是目前欧洲已知的最年轻病故者。比利时联邦政府疫情发言人表示，如此年轻的死亡病例“非常罕见”，并表示她的死亡“震惊了我们”。他又指出，女童病故前发烧了3天。病毒学家Steven Van Gucht表示，在发烧3天后她的健康状况突然恶化。根据官方数据，截至4月1日，比利时确诊患者已达12775人，死亡人数累计至700人。

（欧洲时报德国版、中东欧版编译报道，转载请注明公众号GermanReport）

5. 欧委会计划追加1000亿短时工补助，德国承担1/4

据《法汇报》报道，新冠病毒疫情对欧洲各国经济造成了严重冲击。欧盟委员会计划为意大利、西班牙及其他“重灾区”国家追加高达1000亿欧元的援助资金，用于短时工补助。欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩表示：“欧洲有成千上万个企业陷入困境。该笔援助资金能够帮助企业，为员工提供短时工补助，而无需解雇他们，一旦疫情平息，企业能够迅速恢复运行，有利于经济重启。”欧盟各国必须根据其自身经济水平共同负担，德国所应承担份额约占总数的四分之一。

（欧洲时报德国版、中东欧版编译报道，转载请注明公众号GermanReport）

6.意大利"新冠"死亡率并未高于其他国家

截至4月1日，意大利的死亡率为11.9%，中国为4%，而德国仅为1.12%。意大利的死亡率之高引起全世界的关注。究竟是统计“数字造假”，还是“统计误差”？相差悬殊的新冠疫情死亡率背后，既有在疫情统计、防疫措施和医疗资源投入方面的不同，也存在着人口结构和社会习惯不同等客观因素。

国际医疗专家认为，每个国家所处的疫情阶段不同，所波及的社会群体也存在差异，进而导致死亡率的差异。此报告发布时，德国的疫情尚处在早期阶段，感染者以社会生活更为活跃的年轻人为主；随着疫情的发展，德国新冠疫情会波及老年人群体，可能导致死亡率持续上升。一些科学家相信，在德国，疫情尚未达到高峰，这一点日后可能会导致更高的死亡数字。

因此，只要疫情还在继续，各国、各大洲在病例数量和死亡率方面就继续会显示出巨大差异。只有在疫情减弱后，才能获得相对可靠的数字和统计。

（意烩原创，翻译：尘烁，编辑：赵筱，部分资料来自北京《新京报》、广州《南方周末》、德国之声等，图片除标注外均来自意大利国际政治研究所报告，转载请注明意烩：oushitalia）

7. 维也纳市长收到来自中国的防护口罩

31日上午十时许，一辆装有四万个FFP2防护口罩的奥地利医疗资源运输卡车缓缓驶入维也纳市政厅中庭，在那里等待这辆卡车的不仅有包括奥地利国家广播电视台在内的奥地利主流媒体的长枪短炮，还有中国驻奥地利大使李晓驷、参赞余锋和维也纳市长米夏埃尔·路德维希博士，以及奥地利华人总会名誉会长陈安申博士等奥地利侨界代表。

这四万只防护级口罩，是奥地利侨界为了援助奥地利抗击新型冠状病毒感染肺炎疫情而向维也纳市政府捐赠的防护物资。

这也是奥地利侨界首批向奥地利捐赠的防护物资。

维也纳市长米夏埃尔·路德维希博士与中国驻奥地利大使李晓驷

（欧洲时报中东欧版修修原创，转载请注明EuroNews《维城》）

8.西媒：中国积极分享抗疫经验

近日，马云公益基金会和阿里巴巴公益基金会发起并资助浙江大学医学院附属第一医院数十位“抗疫”一线专家撰写的《新冠肺炎防治手册》正式发布。多家西班牙媒体对此进行报道。此外，西班牙卫生部一直呼吁大家不戴口罩，中国疾控中心主任高福在接受媒体采访时指出，欧洲不戴口罩是很大的失误。

（《欧洲时报》西班牙版微信公众号“西闻”原创、翻译或编辑整理，西闻：SpainZone ）

9.西班牙355万人失业

《20分钟报》报道，受新冠疫情影响，西班牙3月的就业数据是史上最“惨烈”的记录之一。社保登记人数减少833979人，创史上最大跌幅，缴纳社保的人数降至1840万人，而失业人数激增302365人，目前西班牙总失业人数将近355万人。

另据《国家报》报道，截至3月31日，劳工部已批准或有待批准的“临时工人变更计划”（ERTE）申请共有约300万份。

（《欧洲时报》西班牙版微信公众号“西闻”原创、翻译或编辑整理，西闻：SpainZone）

10法国向中国订购10亿只口罩

据法国Franceinfo新闻台3月28日报道，法国已向中国订购10亿只口罩，其中7400万只为FFP2型（N95）。法中两国之间将架起“空中桥梁”，通过56次往返飞行完成运送，法航将参加运送活动。据悉，每周四趟安东诺夫运输机执行口罩交运，每架运输机可运载1830万只口罩。据悉，法国政府为了此次行动紧急租赁运输机，一次往返费用150万欧元。

（欧洲时报微博）

11. 【克罗地亚】许尔文大使赴机场迎接抵达克罗地亚的抗疫医疗物资

3月29日，一架来自中国、满载抗疫医疗物资的包机徐徐降落在克罗地亚萨格勒布弗拉尼奥·图季曼国际机场。这是克自中国采购的首批物资，中国无偿援助的医疗物资将于近期跟进抵达。许尔文大使和克罗地亚总理办公厅主任佩特希奇很高兴来到机场迎接，我馆经商参赞刘恺等也陪同前往。

（转自中国驻克罗地亚大使馆）

12.英国"方舱"启用

英国首家“方舱”医院已经建立完成，3日开始正式工作。这个位于东伦敦的ExCeL会议中心的紧急临时医院，命名为NHS南丁格尔医院（NHS Nightingale Hospital）。

该医院的皇家开业仪式由查尔斯王子主持。但由于查尔斯最近刚从确诊的轻症Covid-19病例中康复，因此他在数百英里外的苏格兰，通过视频进行了线上的启动仪式。

（英伦圈原创，编辑：Enjoooy & 颗粒，参考：BBC，天空新闻，卫报等图片除标注外均来自网络，转载请注明。）