Month: October 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out new far-reaching restrictions on public life in the United States despite further increases in coronavirus numbers. “We will never again have a lockdown,” Trump announced yesterday at an election campaign appearance in Tampa, Florida. He also made explicit reference to the restrictions announced in Germany and France. Trump pointed out that effective drugs such as antibody drugs and vaccines would soon be available. However, experts, including those from Trump’s government, warned that months are likely to pass until then. They therefore advocated the…

A few days before the presidential election in the USA, a record number of new coronavirus infections have been recorded in the country. As Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore announced on Thursday (local time), 91,295 new cases of infection were recorded within 24 hours. This was the first time the threshold of 90,000 new infections within one day was broken. Most recently, the novel virus has been spreading rapidly, especially in the North and Midwest of the United States. According to the University, the total number of recorded cases of…

The coronavirus is spreading at record speed in Germany. On Friday, the Robert Koch Institute, the responsible epidemic authority, reported more than 18,000 new infections in one day for the first time. According to the RKI, the health authorities reported 18,681 proven cases of infection within 24 hours. On Thursday the figure was 16,774. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, a total of 499,694 infections have been registered. The number of people who died with or from the virus rose by 77 to a total of 10,349. In the fight…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of negative side effects of nationwide lockdowns in the fight against the corona pandemic. Strict restrictions could help to break chains of infection and contribute to the recovery of the health system, said the organization’s European Director, Hans Kluge, on Thursday. However, this comes at a price: an increase in mental illness and domestic violence is to be expected. Kluge also referred to the economic damage caused by strict restrictions. “In view of these realities, we consider national lockdowns to be the means…

France is one of the countries in Europe most affected by the corona pandemic. Due to the sharp rise in infection figures over the past weeks, the government in Paris imposed a new nationwide lockdown. The measure has been in effect since midnight; by December 1, restaurants, bars and all non-essential businesses must close. The French are now only allowed to leave their homes for compelling reasons, such as to go to work or to the doctor. Private meetings are to be restricted to the nuclear family. French President Emmanuel…

The number of registered new corona infections in Germany has reached a new record of 16,774 cases within one day. The previous record value of the previous day was 14,964 cases. The numbers are also rising sharply in Sweden. In India, the mark of eight million corona cases was broken. On Thursday a week ago, the health authorities in Germany reported 11,287 new infections. This was the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic that the figure had exceeded the 10,000 mark in Germany. The current figures are…