Day: November 6, 2020

Biden on course to the White House

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Joe Biden has come another step closer to the White House in the US presidential election. The Democratic challenger to incumbent Donald Trump also took the lead in today’s count in the particularly hard-fought state of Georgia. A success in Georgia could lift the 77-year-old above the 270 voters needed to win a presidential election in the United States. The decision could be made this Friday. So far Biden has managed to attract 253 voters. Trump currently has 214 voters. Should Biden actually win Georgia and his success in Arizona…

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Commentary: Corona measures – will you observe them?

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November hadn’t even started yet, when the questions were already coming up: Would the measures really only last until the end of the month? Why would gastronomy, cultural and sports facilities have to close, but church services could take place? Were there no other ways to protect endangered population groups? Could we still afford this renewed shutdown of public life? Impatience and reluctance everywhere – although nobody can deny that the number of infections is growing exponentially. Although the restrictions in force since Tuesday are comparatively mild compared to those…

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Corona reproduction number slightly decreased: now 1.33

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The reproduction rate, which indicates how many more people are infected by a SARS-CoV-2 infected person on average, has fallen slightly to 1.33. A week ago the value was 1.38. The daily rate of increase in new corona infections fell from 9.4 to 6.9 percent compared to last Friday. The effective reproduction rate for November 4 is well above 1.0 for all Austrian states, according to the document published on Friday afternoon on the AGES website. The number of newly diagnosed cases every day is “at an increased level”. The…

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Next Corona Record in the USA – Infections in Europe are likewise increasing

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For the second day in a row, the USA reported a record number of new corona cases. On Thursday (local time) 121,888 new infections were reported, according to data from the University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Only the day before, with 102,831 cases, the mark of 100,000 newly registered infections within one day had been exceeded for the first time. On Thursday, according to the figures, 1,210 deaths were added in connection with the virus. In total, more than 9.6 million people in the USA with its 330 million…

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Q and A : the most important questions about the second lockdown

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Austria in second lockdown: Since Tuesday new measures have been in effect, including exit restrictions. This naturally raises questions. We answer the most important ones. Monday was the last day without massive restrictions in Austria. The “second lockdown” announced by the government will last at least until November 30. For example, exit restrictions are planned between 8 and 6 pm. Restaurants will close, shops will remain open, and the upper grades will switch to distance learning. The new measures raise questions: When can I leave my apartment? Do I need…

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The duel between Donald Trump and Joe Biden -an unbelievable thriller.

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Republican incumbent Donald Trump continues to see himself as the winner of the presidential election. “If you count the legal votes, I would easily win,” Trump said in a press appearance at the White House on Thursday evening, alluding to the bleak prospects for his re-election. He reiterated the accusation that “illegal votes” were being counted and that the Democrats were “trying to steal the election. Trump listed his successes in the presidential election and referred to his performance in Florida and Ohio. He complained that his original leadership had…

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More than 58,000 new infections in France

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In France, the coronavirus situation remains extremely tense – the pressure on intensive care units is growing. More than 58,000 people received a positive result on a coronavirus test the day before, said the director of the national health authority, Jerome Salomon, yesterday. This is a new record in the country of 67 million people. Within 24 hours, almost 450 people were admitted to intensive care units, he added. “One out of four patients admitted to intensive care units will not survive the coming weeks,” he said. According to Health…

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Number of new infections in Germany exceeds 20,000 for the first time

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For the first time, more than 20,000 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in Germany within a single day. The public health authorities in Germany reported 21,506 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. This is the result of information provided by the RKI this morning. On Friday a week ago, the number of new infections reported was 18,681. According to the RKI, a total of 619,089 people throughout Germany have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic (as of…

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All districts from Friday red

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Starting Friday, Austria will be completely red: the Coronavirus Commission has determined a very high risk of infection for all districts and regions of Austria in its meeting on Thursday afternoon. This means that the last yellow and orange districts on the map have also disappeared. To date, there are still 15 districts and regions where the risk of infection has been rated as medium or high. In all of these districts, the assessment has been tightened. Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia, Murau in Styria and the Vorarlberg regions…

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