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Buyer Beware – Ricardo and Ebay Corona Virus Time

Ricardo and Ebay are two sources many use to purchase used goods and “unknown label” products often sold by drop shippers who themselves use Amazon or Alibaba as a source. What do you need to watch out for during a pandemic like the coronavirus? The same applies to any purchase on Ebay or Ricardo, the most common things to be aware of include: Buyer Purchase Protection Ebay has a stronger purchasing protection policy through PayPal, Ricardo is notorious amongst expats or those new to Switzerland for their poor response times and inability to resolve problems. The customer service premium rate phone line will often lead to advice for you the buyer to “resolve” your differences with the seller. For low value purchases you simply end up with a new purchase being put into the  recycling or trash. Times of shortage – Corona Virus Ricardo.ch actual offers and pricing: Desinfektionsmittel (Hand) 6x 500ml = CHF 120 Total +post 10.70 Desinfektionsmittel (Hand) 2L = CHF 70 Total + Post CHF 10.70 Desinfektionsmittel 500ml = CHF 15 + Post 7.00 Desinfektionsgel 250ml = CHF 12.50 + Post 12.50 No 3 was made with 98% Ethanol and No.2 80% Ethanol, 1 and 4 had

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Corona Virus Zurich Update

How to make your own hand sanitiser using “Spiritus” pharmacy alcohol

This is a post for those who are a little more scientific amongst the Zurich Networking Group and cannot get any hand sanitiser at the local pharmacies or from elsewhere, or who simply have some “Spiritus” ( Pharmacy supplied alcohol rubbing alcohol or surgical spirit as it is known to as well by expats). It is also because the Federal authorities seem to have a supply issue because stocks of ethanol seem to be quite low. Disinfectants are in short supply and you only need three or four ingredients to make your own hand sanitiser at home. A word of warning – if in doubt, do not make it. Keep washing your wrists and hands properly with soap and water.  Only use homemade hand sanitisers in extreme situations when hand washing isn’t available and do not use homemade hand sanitisers on children’s skin or on anyone with a skin condition. Before usage, consider a patch test on a small area of your skin, to test for any sensitivities. If after 24 hours there has been no reaction then you should be good to continue usage. The key to making an effective, germ-busting hand sanitiser is to stick to a 2:1

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Corona Virus Zurich Update

Coronavirus Zurich information and measures

Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Contents Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Line open daily 24 hours Infoline (ogni giorno 24 ore): +41 58 463 00 00 Ligne Coronavirus infos (tous les jours 24 heures sur 24) : +41 58 463 00 00   Latest Advisory Switzerland Unemployment and Business Measures – Swiss Federal Government – 25.03.2020 The Federal Council issued new regulations for people and business regarding RAV and Kurzarbeit (short-time work  – translation of German language page using Deepl.com): Bern, 25.03.2020 – On 25 March 2020, the Federal Council adopted further measures to cushion the economic consequences of the spread of the coronavirus. They concern compulsory job registration, unemployment insurance, short-time working compensation and occupational pensions. The new measures in favour of employees will lead to estimated additional costs for unemployment insurance of around CHF 600 million per month. The new measures are designed in particular to reduce the administrative burden on both the applicants and the cantonal implementing bodies. The latter must be able to process applications for compensation as quickly as possible. In the case of the obligation to register a job (STMP), the obligation to

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