Hundreds of times we get asked what is the best daily routine to prevent the spread of Covid 19 and it is quite simple:
Follow the instructions of the attached graphics.
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Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: How To Protect Yourself From Covid 19 – The Latest News From CDC
Know How it Spreads
- There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.
- The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
- Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
- Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
- These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
- Some recent studies have suggested that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.
More details: How COVID-19 Spreads
Everyone Should
Clean your hands often
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid close contact
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Stay home as much as possible.pdf iconexternal icon | [Españolpdf iconexternal icon]
- Put distance between yourself and other people.
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- Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread virus.
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- Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick.
Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others
- You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick.
- Everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public, for example to the grocery store or to pick up other necessities.
- Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
- The cloth face cover is meant to protect other people in case you are infected.
- Do NOT use a facemask meant for a healthcare worker.
- Continue to keep about 6 feet between yourself and others. The cloth face cover is not a substitute for social distancing.
More details: Cloth Face Covers
Cover coughs and sneezes
- If you are in a private setting and do not have on your cloth face covering, remember to always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
- Throw used tissues in the trash.
- Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
Clean and disinfect
- Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.
- If surfaces are dirty, clean them. Use detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
- Then, use a household disinfectant. Most common EPA-registered household disinfectantexternal icon will work.
More details: Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Palm Springs Chief of Police Bryan Reyes Works Hard To Prevent the spread of the Coronavirus
Chief of Police Bryan Reyes and Amy Blaisdell Communications Director City of Palm Springs adressed residents with a helpful message and service to stop spread Covid-19.
In an effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, the Palm Springs Police Department has launched a new COVID-19 Violation Hotline for citizens to report non-compliance with City and County Orders such as individuals not wearing appropriate face coverings in essential businesses.
The new hotline number is (760) 323-8159 and will operate seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
“We are taking compliance seriously and violators may be fined. We appreciate the community’s support and ask everyone to practice vigilance while remaining kind and compassionate,” said Chief of Police Bryan Reyes. “Our absolute goal is to gain cooperation through education. Please join us in our efforts to educate each other on the directives that are in place in the City of Palm Springs.”
Bravo Palm Springs ! And thank you for your service to the law enforcement and city staff all over the United States.
For further Covid 19 / Coronavirus Info please see the current City updates under:
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Julien’s Auction House In Beverly Hills Goes Online With Irresistible Collection
Julien’s Auctions is proud to present an elegant online only auction titled “Golden Era Glamour Photography.”
The auction comprises beautiful black and white photographs of some of Hollywood’s most fascinating stars such as Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as shot by the best portrait photographers of the day including George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and Edwin Bower Hesser, to name just a few.
All images evoke a Hollywood past that was chic, sophisticated, intriguing and dynamic, and all lots are being offered at no reserve, enabling you to bring some of this “Golden Era” glamour into your own home!
The auction is now online for advance bidding and the auction will start closing in real time and in lot order for live bidding at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, May 11th, 2020.
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Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Cedars Sinai Hospital President CEO Tom Priselac With His Touching Message
We are so grateful for the community and for the outpouring of kindness and generosity toward Cedars-Sinai during this time. We are truly touched by this extraordinary commitment as the world continues to face the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic—from offering kind words that fill our hearts to donating money and supplies that keep our front-line staff prepared, rested, fed and, most importantly, safe. Your thoughtful gestures mean so much to everyone here.
As we continue to treat and care for patients across the community, we wanted to share more about new initiatives in development across the Cedars-Sinai enterprise. Right now, we are preparing for projected increases in patients with COVID-19 seeking treatment at Cedars-Sinai. Over the last few weeks, we have been preparing for this surge by doing the following:
- Ensuring that our front-line clinical staff have the supplies and equipment needed to protect themselves and to care for patients. Our leadership team is in ongoing contact with a variety of suppliers worldwide to sustain our needs to support our staff and our patients over an extended period.
- Strengthening our care teams and training nurses who specialize in other areas to have the skills needed to also work in our intensive care unit. Every day, nurses at Cedars-Sinai provide the best in care to patients and their families, and as we prepare for this projected surge, we want to be sure that our nurses have the expertise to treat patients in every scenario. Cedars-Sinai is built on this tradition of teamwork—especially in times of great need.
- Establishing a COVID-19 Research Task Force to centralize all COVID-19 research-related activities at Cedars-Sinai. This group is coordinating all ongoing, planned and already initiated COVID-19 research efforts; identifying collaborative opportunities both within Cedars-Sinai and at institutions around the world; and sharing all that is learned about COVID-19 with our investigators.
You play a key role in these important developments—your gifts make these efforts possible. If you would like to support our COVID-19 response or would like to learn more about our care and research efforts, please visit cedars-sinai.org. We can only do this work with your partnership.
Thank you for all that you do for Cedars-Sinai and the patients and families who come to us for health and hope.
About Thomas Priselac
An advocate for improving quality and access in healthcare, Thomas M. Priselac has developed strategic and operational innovations to foster high-quality, safe and efficient care for patients. Under his leadership, Cedars-Sinai has earned an international reputation for quality care, community service, research and education while evolving from a community hospital to a major health system that continues to expand to better serve patients. Priselac, who holds the Warschaw Law Chair in Healthcare Leadership at Cedars-Sinai, first joined Cedars-Sinai in 1979, and has been president and CEO since 1994.
Before being appointed to his current role, he was executive vice president of Cedars-Sinai from 1988 to 1993. Earlier in his career, he was on the executive staff of Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh.
An authority on healthcare delivery and policy, Priselac is a past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. When he was chair of the American Hospital Association in 2009, he had an instrumental role in the development of Affordable Care Act. He also formerly chaired the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California.
He is a member of the Board of Councilors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Civic Alliance, the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Priselac has received numerous awards for his leadership in healthcare and his commitment to improving the health of the underserved, including the American Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award, B’nai Brith International’s National Healthcare Award, the Special Needs Network’s Distinguished Community Champion Corporate Leadership Award and the Charles R. Drew University Board of Trustees Medal of Honor.
Priselac writes and speaks on a variety of policy issues related to the delivery and financing of healthcare, healthcare quality and safety, and the adoption and implementation of information technology. He is an adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he teaches principles of organizational leadership.
Priselac earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in public health, health services administration and planning from the University of Pittsburgh.
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: NYC PR Tycoon Jon Marder Endorses Fabulous New Art Project – ‘Bouquet of Hope’ by Abhishek Poddar
The NYC PR Pope Jonathan Marder who is a former Vice President of The New Yorker magazine, Random House, Inc., and BBC Worldwide Americas plus a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves as a board member of The American Friends of Versailles and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute has endorsed a wonderful new initiative called ‘Bouquet of Hope’.
The movement tries to create the largest bouquet of flowers in history. The ‘Bouquet of Hope’, a new initiative by Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bangalore, India and its founder Abhishek Poddar. His message is below. Their museum will soon become south India’s premier art museum with an existing collection of over 18,000 artworks from India and South Asia (and growing fast).
I was recently reminded of a time when my sister and I pulled off the surprise of their life for our parents’ silver wedding anniversary. The image above is the blossoming of that idea when we requested 25 of India’s well-known artists to create a single flower, one for each year of our parents’ married life together till then, in the artists’ own inimitable style. All we told our parents in the weeks leading up to the big day was that they were going to receive a very special bouquet of flowers from us. And then on the day of their anniversary, amidst all the beautiful flowers that poured in from friends and family from around the country, they wondered why our ‘bouquet’ had not yet arrived. In the evening, as they celebrated with friends, the ‘bouquet’ was quietly installed in their bedroom in just the way it is presented above. Their expressions of bewildered joy are unforgettable!
Every image reminds us, as a family, of a friendship, an incident or a story behind each painting.
We have now created a website that allows people to upload a flower – be it an artwork, something from their garden, an embroidered motif, anything floral – as a symbolic gesture of hope against this pandemic that currently rages the world.
We hope for this to become a beautiful global voice of hope that encourages and stands up against the despondency of COVID-19. Will you please join us and forward the bouquet to your dear ones?
Abhishek Poddar
(in case you wish to contact Abhishek to find out more about MAP, you can reach him at abhishek.poddar@map-india.org)
Jonathan Marder + Company specializes in marketing, strategies, and public relations for arts, cultural, and not for profit organizations. Our advantage is a tactical, goal-oriented strategy, created to suit each client’s individual needs combined with contacts at the highest level. Our successes include events on five continents.
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: How Dr. Cameron Kaiser The Riverside County Health Officer Department of Public Health Protects People Effectively Plus Tests For Everyone
The renown and respected M.D. Cameron Kaiser has banned all gatherings and ordered residents to wear face coverings outside of their homes in Riverside County. Violations of the order are punishable by imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,000 per violation per day.
Teaming up with Sheriff Chad Bianco who urged county residents to stay in their own communities with their families made the efforts of the counties leaders clear: Stop the spread of Corona Virus and keep people safe at their homes.
Residents are also protected from landlords who start to gauge on included utilities that change when people are at home and arrangements of property managers trying sneaky evictions are banned by additional state and county orders in place that can result in criminal charges and severe civil fines.
Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, Dr. Cameron Kaiser and Sheriff Chad Bianco deserve a grand salute for the fabulous work handling the crisis ! Even testing for coronavirus expanded to residents without symptoms is offered now.
Riverside County residents who do not have symptoms but want to be tested for coronavirus will now be able to after health officials modified the guidelines for testing. Meanwhile, a fifth Riverside County community testing site has been established in Blythe for residents who want to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19). The site, located at the Blythe Fairgrounds (591 N. Olive Lake Blvd.), will open on Wednesday (April 22) and operate for four days. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 for an appointment. Drive-ups without appointments cannot be accommodated. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer, said the modification of the testing criteria will allow anyone who wants to be tested the opportunity to see whether they have the illness. Officials have said expanded testing – for those with and without symptoms — will give health experts a better idea of the extent of the illness in Riverside County. About 30,000 tests have been administered so far at the county’s four community test sites, clinics, hospitals and other locations.
“We’re testing people already when they’re sick, but we need to understand how COVID-19 is affecting people who may generally feel well, including kids,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, public health officer for the County of Riverside.
“That’s going to be a key indicator for understanding how it spreads and knowing where our areas of concern are when we think about if and how much to open things again.” The Blythe site is the fifth location for testing in Riverside County. Testing sites are also located at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio (Tuesdays through Saturdays), at The Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore (Sundays through Thursdays), the parking lot at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Riverside (Tuesdays through Saturdays) and the Perris Fairgrounds (Tuesdays through Saturdays). “This is great news that we will have a community testing site in Blythe. I want to thank Riverside County Public Health for bringing this much-needed resource to the Blythe area, and also thank Palo Verde Hospital which has been providing testing,” said Board Chair V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District Supervisor.
“Testing, especially with the expanded criteria, will give us a better picture of the situation.”
The Indio, Lake Elsinore and Riverside locations have been in operation for weeks and the Perris location opened on Tuesday (April 14), resulting in thousands of residents receiving help. As of April 16, Riverside County health officials confirmed 2,105 cases of COVID-19 and 54 residents died from the virus. More than 400 county residents have recovered from COVID-19 and more than 29,000 residents have been tested. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 and specify which location is preferable. Appointments for the Lake Elsinore site can also be made online by going to http://www.projectbaseline.com/study/covid-19.
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: New Guidelines Of Opening Up America Again And The International Plans
Proposed State or Regional Gating Criteria (Satisfy Before Proceeding to Phased Opening)
SYMPTOMS
Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period.
CASES
Downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests).
HOSPITALS
Treat all patients without crisis care Robust testing program in place for at-risk healthcare workers, including emerging antibody testing.
*State and local officials may need to tailor the application of these criteria to local circumstances (e.g., metropolitan areas that have suffered severe COVID outbreaks, rural and suburban areas where outbreaks have not occurred or have been mild). Additionally, where appropriate, Governors should work on a regional basis to satisfy these criteria and to progress through the phases outlined below.
Core State Preparedness Responsibilities
TESTING & CONTACT TRACING
Ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites for symptomatic individuals and trace contacts of COVID+ results
Ability to test Syndromic/ILI-indicated persons for COVID and trace contacts of COVID+ results
Ensure sentinel surveillance sites are screening for asymptomatic cases and contacts for COVID+ results are traced (sites operate at locations that serve older individuals, lower-income Americans, racial minorities, and Native Americans)
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY
Ability to quickly and independently supply sufficient Personal Protective Equipment and critical medical equipment to handle dramatic surge in need
Ability to surge ICU capacity
PLANS
Protect the health and safety of workers in critical industries
Protect the health and safety of those living and working in high-risk facilities (e.g., senior care facilities)
Protect employees and users of mass transit
Advise citizens regarding protocols for social distancing and face coverings
Monitor conditions and immediately take steps to limit and mitigate any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on severity.
Proposed Phased Approach
BASED ON UP-TO-DATE DATA AND READINESS
MITIGATES RISK OF RESURGENCE
PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE
IMPLEMENTABLE ON STATEWIDE OR COUNTYBY-COUNTY BASIS AT GOVERNORS’ DISCRETION
Guidelines for All Phases: Individuals
CONTINUE TO PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE
Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces.
Avoid touching your face.
Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow.
Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
Strongly consider using face coverings while in public, and particularly when using mass transit.
PEOPLE WHO FEEL SICK SHOULD STAY HOME
Do not go to work or school.
Contact and follow the advice of your medical provider.
Guidelines for All Phases: Employers
Develop and implement appropriate policies, in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance, and informed by industry best practices, regarding:
Social distancing and protective equipment
Temperature checks
Testing, isolating, and contact tracing
Sanitation
Use and disinfection of common and high-traffic areas
Business travel
Monitor workforce for indicative symptoms. Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider. Develop and implement policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following employee COVID+ test.
Phase One FOR STATES AND REGIONS THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA
ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS* should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 10 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. Avoid SOCIALIZING in groups of more than 10 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing (e.g., receptions, trade shows) MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.
Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. If possible, RETURN TO WORK IN PHASES. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce strict social distancing protocols. Minimize NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.
SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) that are currently closed should remain closed. VISITS TO SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under strict physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS should remain closed.
Phase Two FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A SECOND TIME.
ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 50 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume.
Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce moderate social distancing protocols. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.
SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) can reopen. VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under moderate physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient and in-patient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with diminished standing-room occupancy, where applicable and appropriate.
Phase Three FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A THIRD TIME
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS can resume public interactions, but should practice physical distancing, minimizing exposure to social settings where distancing may not be practical, unless precautionary measures are observed. LOW-RISK POPULATIONS should consider minimizing time spent in crowded environments.
Resume UNRESTRICTED STAFFING of worksites.
VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS can resume. Those who interact with residents and patients must be diligent regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under limited physical distancing protocols. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to standard sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with increased standing room occupancy, where applicable.
Appendix 1. Elderly individuals. 2. Individuals with serious underlying health conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune system is compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy.
International Agenda
- Germany is easing restrictions, shops may open as early as next week
- Austria has reopened thousands of shops
- France has extended its lockdown to 11 May
- Italy is allowing limited number of shops to reopen in less-affected regions
- India has extended its lockdown until 3 May
- The UK has extended lockdown for at least three more weeks
- Denmark has said it intends to ease its lockdown faster than originally planned
- Spain has allowed some businesses to return to work
- Poland will begin lifting restrictions this weekend
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: The Corona Virus Impact On The Art World And Why You Should Buy Now
Art enthusiasts wearing protective face mask walking in front of El Prado museum in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris and the LACMA in Los Angeles. Sorry We Are Closed! All of world leading museums are closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Corona Virus / COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of its global spread museums, art fairs, galleries, and many other art institutions and industry events have been faced with the decision to cancel, postpone or alter their 2020 editions or planned programming.
Good News for Non Profits ! Art nonprofits can now apply for COVID-19 relief grants through the National Endowment for the Arts.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will provide nonprofit art organizations with emergency funding via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Out of the recently approved $2-trillion national stimulus plan, $75 million has been allocated to the NEA.
Arts organizations own $10-million relief fund for artists affected by COVID-19.
7 United States art grantmakers, including the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists, are launching a national emergency relief fund for artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The fund will distribute unrestricted grants of $5,000 on a continuing basis over the next six months. With $10 million already raised, the fund will provide support to U.S. artists with financial need during the pandemic.
Museums across the U.S., facing the effects of COVID-19, laid off staff or closed permanently.
The Museum of Modern Art, New Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art are among the institutions impacted. The J. Paul Getty Trust is committing $10 million to a COVID-19 relief fund to support nonprofit art organizations and museums in Los Angeles. The L.A. Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund was announced on Thursday and will be administered by the California Community Foundation (CCF). It will give emergency operational funding and recovery support for smaller and mid sized arts nonprofits based in Los Angeles County. Also Getty is encouraging other organizations and individuals to contribute to the relief fund if you can.
Sotheby’s furloughed nearly 200 employees in response to COVID-19 and Andy Warhol Foundations Help.
Art auctioneer Sotheby’s furloughed 12 percent of its staff—roughly 200 employees—in response to the financial effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the art market, the Wall Street Journal reports. U.S. and U.K. employees who have not been furloughed will receive a 20 percent pay cut until June 1st, and executives will take an additional 10 percent reduction plus overtime pay has also been temporarily suspended.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will provide $1.6 million in emergency grants to artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the foundation is teaming up with partner organizations in its Regional Program to distribute individual artist grants of $100,000 to artists in 16 U.S. cities. These funds may be used to help cover everyday expenses like food, rent, medical costs, and childcare.
Why you should invest your cash in art now!
You see the price hike in gold, the rollercoaster of stock but one valuable asset being completely unaffected by the Coronavirus: Art!
As pieces of art are not replicable their value will likely go up after the Coronavirus has settled. Art galleries are still open for online business and the variety is enormous. From a hidden treasure of Wiener Werkstaetten to a rare Warhol. Go Shop!
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Disney Furloughed 30,000 SoCal And 43,000 In Florida
Disney to Furlough 73,000 Employees During Indefinite Closure. After it was announced last week, the Walt Disney Co. will begin to furlough employees on April 19 the workers’ union said Saturday.
The Service Trades Council Union said that the employees will be able to file for unemployment benefits in Florida immediately, and those with insurance will retain their medical, dental and life insurance benefits for up to one year. “Disney will pay 100% of all insurance costs. There will be no cost to any employee who’s on furlough for use of their medical insurance and the continued coverage of it,” the union said in a release. Disney will also pay for any coronavirus test for employees covered by its insurance. As of now all employees will be able to return to their jobs after the furlough is over. “Everyone’s job, seniority, wage rate and benefits are guaranteed through the furlough, even if you stay on furlough after Disney reopens. Seniority continues indefinitely beyond 12 months,” the union said.
Less than 200 workers will remain to do essential tasks during the park’s temporary closure. Other unions, including non-essential food and beverage workers, have already completed negotiations with Disney over the park’s closure.
The company’s film labels, including Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Searchlight, have also been hit with furloughs.
The entire world is already excited for Disneyland and Disneyworld to reopen as it will always be The Happiest Place On The Planet AGAIN…
Photo: Disneyland.com
