Daily Mail Online (18.03.2020) Australian workers who lose their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic will reportedly receive welfare benefits which pay more than the dole. The enhanced Centrelink payments will reportedly be a part of a second government package to keep the economy alive following last week's $17.6billion stimulus - which promised a cheque of $750 for six million Australians. Small and medium businesses given tax breaks and subsidies under the original plan are also expected to be given a boost in the upcoming support package.

 The Guardian (17.03.2020) New Zealand’s government has announced a spending package equivalent to 4% of GDP in an attempt to fight the effects of Covid-19 on the economy, in what ministers called the most significant peace-time economic plan in the country’s modern history. It includes covering wages for people who are required to self-isolate but cannot work from home, or those caring for relatives who are sick with the virus, even if they are not sick or do not test positive for Covid-19.

bmas.de (16.03.2020)

Unternehmen bekommen in dieser besonderen Situation Unterstützung, damit sie Entlassungen vermeiden und sie zusammen mit ihren Beschäftigten nach der Krise unmittelbar wieder durchstarten können. So sichern wir gemeinsam Arbeitsplätze. Dazu werden die Voraussetzungen für den Bezug von Kurzarbeitergeld erleichtert:

nytimes.com (18.03.2020) A relief package to provide sick leave, unemployment benefits, free coronavirus testing, and food and medical aid to people affected by the pandemic was signed into law by President Trump on Wednesday evening after the Senate passed it by a wide margin. It was approved by the House last week. 

“This is a time for urgent bipartisan action, and in this case, I do not believe we should let perfection be the enemy of something that will help even a subset of workers,” Mr. McConnell said on the Senate floor Wednesday morning.

argentina.gob.ar (17.03.2020) 

Los ministros de Economía, Martín Guzmán, y de Desarrollo Productivo, Matías Kulfas, anunciaron esta tarde un paquete de medidas para proteger la producción y el empleo, garantizar el abastecimiento en sectores esenciales y controlar abusos de precios, ante el impacto económico de la pandemia del COVID-19.

resvista.seg-social.es (17.03.2020)

mitramiss.gob.es (17.03.2020)

Bern, 13.03.2020

elconfidencial.com (12.03.2020)

In this first phase, the government has prioritized the following measures: