Open Thread: World Economic Forum Edition

Worst European health minister Karl Lauterbach is off to Davos.

Precisely as I post this text, the World Economic Forum annual meeting is kicking off in Davos. If you want to bore yourself to death or you can’t sleep, you might like to know that the proceedings will be streamed live here. First up is the Crystal Awards Ceremony, to honour “exceptional cultural leaders … for their work to promote environmental conservation, food security, climate change, mental health and education.” Hilde Schwab will be filling in for her husband Klaus; it’s rumoured he’s suffering from an unspecified “health issue.”

Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton

Everyone at the World Economic Forum annual meeting — including journalists and participants — has to take a PCR test upon arrival. If you don’t take a test, the chip in your ID badge is deactivated. If you test positive for Covid the badge is also deactivated.