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Taiwan: The Ministry of Labor's "Relaxed Real-Time Work Plan"

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The Ministry of Labor (27.04.2020) The Ministry of Labor relaxes eligibility of "Relaxed Real-Time Work Plan", and those with insurance records within one year can apply for the job opportunities provided by local governments and central authorities. The job includes document sorting, environmental cleaning, and epidemic prevention-related work, such as measuring temperature and disinfecting the environment. The maximum allowance is 12,640 yuan per month and maximum duration per person is 6 months.

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Taiwan: Taiwan’s digital fence technologies dra... | Taiwan News

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Taiwan News (08.04.2020)Taiwan's phone-based tracking system to monitor quarantined people sought by multiple countries. 

The apparatus identifies a person’s whereabouts based on the location of his/her mobile phone relative to nearby cell towers, which reveals the distance of the phone from a specific cell reception tower and its direction in relation to the tower.

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Taiwan, China
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EU leaders back budget reboot for coronavirus recovery

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politico.eu (24.04.2020) EU national leaders directed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to draw up plans for a new long-term financial blueprint for the bloc that would also drive an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis with a combination of loans and grants. 

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EU leaders endorse COVID-19 safety nets

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European Council (23.04.2020) On 23 April 2020 EU leaders discussed progress on the various dimensions of the European response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It was the fourth video meeting of this kind. The heads of state or government endorsed the agreement of the Eurogroup on three safety nets for workers, businesses and sovereigns, amounting to a package worth 540 billion euro. They called for the package to be operational by 1 June 2020.

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Myanmar: Free psychosocial services | COVID-19 Myanmar

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Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement (10.04.2020)  In order to promote mental health for people under stress due to Covid-19 quarantine isolation, the Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement provides psychosocial consultation services. Contact numbers are listed by state and region and available from 9:30 to 16:30.

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myanmar
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Advanced pension payment

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nissvg.org (03.04.2020) Advanced Pension Payment covering 8 weeks of payments. Implementation is on April 3rd, 2020 for the 4-week period March 30th, 2020 to April 25th, 2020. This will be followed by a payment on April 30th, 2020, which will cover the 4-week period from April 27th, 2020 to May 23rd, 2020. Regular fortnightly payment will resume on June 5th, 2020.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Emergency Unemployment Benefit

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nissvg.org (17.04.2020) The NIS has implemented the COVID-19 Emergency Unemployment Benefit for workers who have been laid-off as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a cap of XCD 2 million, with a fixed amount of $300.00 per month ($75.00 East Caribbean Dollars/USD $27 per week. ) and duration is earlier of 3 months  and date of exhausti

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Japan: Online medical treatment in the spread of Covid-19

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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare  (10.04.2010) Online medical care in the spread of Covid-19
Patients can receive medical examinations and prescriptions online or via telephone.
Patients are also able to get their prescribed medicines at home via courier after receiving instructions on their use from a pharmacist by telephone.

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japan
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Croatia: Wage subsidies to help companies retain employees

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vlada.gov.hr (02.04.2020) The Government elaborated the April package of measures through several conclusions and decisions, as well as legislative proposals, such as amendments to the General Tax Law, the Budget Execution Act, and the Accounting Act, which it referred to for urgent parliamentary procedure. The government has thus decided to increase support for entrepreneurs in difficulties in preserving jobs by paying workers' salaries from HRK 3,250 to HRK 4,000 net.

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