Month: October 2020

Up to 1,450 Euro fine for violation of exit restriction

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From Tuesday on, there is a curfew between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. – except for 5 reasons. Who leaves the private dwellings starting from Tuesday between 20 o’clock and 6 o’clock, must count on up to 1,450 euro penalty. This was announced today at the government press conference on the new lockdown regulations. As in spring, five exceptions apply: It is permitted to leave for the exercise of professional purposes and for the covering of necessary basic needs of the daily life (for example purchase, physician, pharmacy attendance, bank…

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Over 20,000 new infections in Belgium in one day

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For the first time in Belgium, more than 20,000 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered within a single day. According to today’s data from the national health authority Sciensano, a total of 21,448 coronavirus cases were counted on Tuesday. Consolidated figures are not yet available for the following days. Within the EU, Belgium, with a population of a good eleven million, is currently one of the countries with the most registered infections in relation to population size. Due to the dramatic situation, stricter restrictions are to apply from…

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Continued high numbers: 5,349 new infections in Austria

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The number of new corona infections in Austria remains at a high level. As announced by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior on Saturday, 5,349 new infections were registered within the past 24 hours. The number of people requiring hospital treatment for SARS-CoV-2 has risen sharply. On Friday there were 1,803, on Saturday already 64 more. 265 patients were in intensive care, two more than the day before. Currently, 36,590 people are suffering from an infection. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 100,000 people…

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Second lockdown in Austria: The measures at a glance

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From Tuesday midnight, drastic measures to combat the corona crisis will again be in force in Austria. Exit restrictions apply between 20 and 6 o’clock. The “own private living area” may only be left to avert an immediate danger to life, limb and property; to care for persons in need of support and to fulfil family rights and obligations; to cover the basic needs of daily life; to recover physically and mentally in the open air. In public spaces, a distance of one meter must be kept from all persons…

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From Tuesday: night-time exit restrictions, premises closed, events prohibited etc.

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Now it is official: A lock down for the second time in the Corona crisis in Austria will be implemented starting at 0:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Among other things, exit restrictions will then apply between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.; restaurants and leisure and cultural facilities will have to close; hotels will no longer be allowed to accommodate tourists; and events will be banned with a few exceptions. Stores as well as kindergartens and schools will remain open – but high school students will be switched to distance learning. The…

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SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN: Great Britain is also considering a nationwide lockdown

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After other countries in Europe, Great Britain is now also considering nationwide measures to combat the spread of the corona pandemic, according to a newspaper report. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a national lockdown starting next Wednesday, according to The Times (Saturday). The lockdown is to remain in force until at least 1 December. All non-essential businesses could be closed, while educational institutions would remain open. The island state has come under criticism in the past because there were no uniform measures for the entire country. 24,405 new infections…

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LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT: Now the first hamster purchases start again

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Although the stores remain open even in the renewed lockdown, people are again storming the domestic supermarkets and plundering the shelves. It is a familiar picture from March 2020: Empty shelves and long lines in front of the domestic supermarkets. But these photos are not from spring, they are brand new. After the renewed lockdown announcement by the federal government, people are once again storming the stores and hoarding food. On Twitter, a user shared a photo of a supermarket shelf in Sandleitengasse in Ottakring that had been half emptied.…

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New COVID 19 infections record in the USA

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A few days before the presidential election, a record number of new coronavirus infections have been recorded in the USA for the second day in a row. According to Johns Hopkins University, 94,125 new cases were recorded within 24 hours. A total of 9,034,295 million people in the USA have become infected with the coronavirus. The number of deaths rose to 229,544. In the final spurt of the election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump raised accusations against physicians. “Our doctors get more money if someone dies of Covid”, he said…

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Infections in France and Italy continue to rise

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The number of new coronavirus infections in France continues to rise. Yesterday 49,215 new cases were recorded, about 1,500 more than yesterday. The number of deaths rose by 256 to a total of 36,565. A record number was reported by Italy: 31,084 cases were recorded within one day, the Ministry of Health announced. The figures fuelled the debate on stricter measures to contain the pandemic. It was only on Sunday that head of government Giuseppe Conte issued new nationwide restrictions; among other things, cinemas and theaters had to close. “Over…

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