Day: November 4, 2020

Rome. In Italy, the number of new coronavirus infections rose from 28,244 to 30,550 on Wednesday compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health. There were also 352 deaths, one less than the previous day. The number of deaths of infected persons in Italy since the beginning of the epidemic in February thus rose to 39,764. 211,831 tests were performed within 24 hours, 14.4 percent of which were positive. The number of confirmed active cases rose to 443,235 on Wednesday, with 418,827 people in quarantine. The number…

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The number of cases is rising, and hospitals are threatened by overwork. Now the National Health Service in Great Britain is taking action and is again issuing the highest pandemic warning level for England. In view of the rising number of cases, the National Health Service (NHS) in England is again declaring the highest alert level. The NHS warned people that despite lockdowns, the increase in case numbers could still last at least two weeks. The reason for the decision to declare alert level 4 again is that the number…

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In Poland, the number of daily new infections with the coronavirus has exceeded the 24,000 mark for the first time. Within 24 hours, 24,692 new cases were added, most of them (around 3,952) in the Wielkopolska region in the west of the country, the Polish Ministry of Health announced today. In the same period, 373 people died in connection with the virus – more than ever before. The previous record of 21,897 cases was only reached on Saturday. Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 6,475 deaths in…

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US President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the presidential election – and wants to have another vote count stopped by the country’s Supreme Court. “We won this election,” Trump said in the White House the night before Wednesday, although the outcome of the election is still open in several key states. The campaign team of challenger Joe Biden sharply criticized Trump’s statements. As things stand, Trump accounted for 213 voters and Biden for 224. “Honestly, we won,” he said before supporters in the White House – although final results…

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Due to the increasing number of infections with the coronavirus, Hungary imposes a night-time curfew. Restaurants and clubs have to close, theaters, cinemas and other event organizers are only allowed to allocate one third of the available seats, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in a video that appeared on his Facebook page last night. “The spread of the pandemic has accelerated,” Orban said. “It is time for us to take new steps to protect the functioning of hospitals and the lives of our elderly citizens”. The curfew will apply from…

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In a speech announced at short notice, Joe Biden expressed optimism that he would emerge as the winner of the US presidential election. “I have a good feeling,” he said and appealed to his supporters to continue to believe in victory. He prepared them for the fact that the counting would take even longer. Biden’s statement was apparently intended to pre-empt Donald Trump’s unproven accusations of election fraud. Trump accused Biden immediately after his brief speech of trying to “steal the election”. This promptly earned Trump a warning from Twitter.…

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US Election Result: 4 November 2020, 7.09 AM – European Time Challenger Biden is not performing as well as predicted in the polls. Florida goes to Trump, Arizona to Biden – Trump accuses Biden of trying to “steal” the election. The race for the office of US president turns out to be tighter than many polls have predicted. Neither incumbent Donald Trump nor challenger Joe Biden could surprise with overwhelming approval. Some polls had already predicted a landslide victory for Biden. So far, however, it appears that Trump is doing…

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