Month: November 2020

Setbacks for Trump in the fight for US presidential election

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US President Donald Trump suffered setbacks on Friday in his attempt to overturn the presidential election. The authorities in Georgia also declared the Democrat Joe Biden the winner in the state after the second count. In Nevada, Judge Gloria Sturman refused an injunction from Trump’s campaign team to stop certification of the results. She spoke of a “shocking motion. Two senior Republican state legislators from Michigan said after a meeting with Trump at the White House that they did not yet have any information that would lead to a change…

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Corona: source of infection already unclear in 81 percent of cases

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Only ten percent of infections are asymptomatic.On Friday the Corona Commission published its indicators for the risk classification for the currently valid traffic light system – all of Austria remains red. The indicators show that, according to the latest data for calendar week 46 from November 9 to 15, the source of infection was unknown in 81 percent of SARS-CoV-2 cases throughout Austria, and in only 19 percent of cases – i.e. less than a fifth – was the infection clarified. In Upper Austria only 9 percent clarifiedUpper Austria and…

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Expert: Enough corona vaccine for all Austrians by summer

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Although the approval is still the great unknown, from the schedules of the manufacturers of the seven vaccines for which there are contracts, it is realistic that by the summer there will be so much available that anyone in Austria who wishes to be vaccinated can be vaccinated, said Clemens Martin Auer, Covid Special Representative in the Ministry of Health, on Friday in the ORF Lunchtime Journal. The first vaccines could already arrive in January. First old people’s homes and nursing homesHowever, this depends on the European regulatory authority. Here,…

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France: infection peak in second wave overcome

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According to the national health authority, France has already passed the peak of new infections in the current phase of the corona pandemic. “Although the indicators remain high, their observation suggests that the epidemiological peak of the second wave has been overcome,” the authority stated in a statement issued on Friday. Last week there was a 40 percent drop in positive tests. Accordingly, fewer patients were admitted to hospitals and intensive care units. Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday that the current strategy was beginning to show results. However,…

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Current corona figures: 6,668 cases and more than 100 deaths in one day

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The 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants was below 500 on Friday for the first time in two weeks. The daily updated overview of all corona figures for Austria. The daily number of new infections in Austria has stagnated for days at around 7,000 cases. For Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) this means the continuation of “stagnation at a dramatically high level”. From Thursday to Friday, the number of new infections was slightly lower – 6,668 cases were reported. This means that 76,644 are currently infected in Austria. For the second…

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PLAN FOR MASS TESTING IS READY: 7 million corona tests before Christmas in Austria

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The first corona mass tests are scheduled to start as early as the beginning of December. First of all, teachers are to be tested. In a first step, 7 million rapid antigen tests have already been ordered. Everyone should have the right to one or two tests, in a second phase further tests will be ordered. The costs are estimated at 500 million euros behind closed doors. “Cheaper than a lockdown,” is what the government is saying. Slovakia has succeeded in reducing the replication factor (who infects how many) from…

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Eldest son of Donald Trump tested positive

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The oldest son of US President Donald Trump has been infected with the novel corona virus. Donald Trump Jr. tested positive for the pathogen at the beginning of the week, his spokesman announced yesterday (local time). As soon as the 42-year-old received the test result, he was placed in quarantine. The son of the president did not show any Covid-19 symptoms, his spokesman said. A few hours earlier, the CoV infection of Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudy Giuliani, had become public. The son of Trump’s lawyer works in the…

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Christmas lights switched on in Vienna

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Although the corona virus has put a damper on Christmas markets – at least for now – Vienna wants to spread at least a little pre-Christmas flair. That’s why Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and Vienna’s head of the Economic Chamber Walter Ruck switched on the traditional Christmas lightsrecently at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz in the city center. 31 shopping streets will remain appropriately decorated until January. The costs for the lighting will be borne jointly by the city, the chamber and the businesses via the shopping street associations. “In these very challenging times,…

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Coronavirus: A Covid-19 death in Europe every 17 seconds

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The World Health Organization (WHO) complains of a growing number of corona deaths in Europe. In the past two weeks, the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 disease has increased by 18 percent, said Hans Kluge, Director of the WHO European Region, on Thursday. More than 29,000 deaths were recorded last week, which means that every 17 seconds one person in the European Region dies from Covid-19. The fact that 4,500 lives are currently lost to Covid-19 per day is avoidable, said Kluge. Those who adhere to guidelines and take…

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