Month: November 2020

WHO advises against corona disease according to Remdesivir report

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According to a report, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises against the use of the once promising drug Remdesivir for covid-19 diseases. After careful consideration, a WHO panel of experts concluded that the drug “has no significant impact on mortality or other important effects on patients, such as the need for artificial respiration or the time to recovery,” wrote the British Medical Journal. The article, which was published on Friday, also stated that it was not excluded that the drug could also cause harm. And then there are the costs.…

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Record number of new infections in Germany

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In Germany, health authorities have reported 23,648 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. This means that a peak was reached on Friday, according to the RKI. On Friday one week ago, the previous peak value of 23,542 cases was reached. Compared to Thursday, the number of newly reported cases on Friday rose by a good 1,000. The RKI counted a total of 879,564 confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of deaths related to the virus rose…

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Coronavirus: BioNTech considers vaccine delivery in December possible

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The co-founder of the vaccine developer BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, considers a delivery of the corona vaccine possible before the end of this year. It is “within the realm of possibility that we may be able to deliver the vaccine in December,” Sahin said in an interview with the news agency AFP on Thursday. “But everyone really has to work very, very closely and intensively together. The vaccine developed by BioNTech and the U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is one of the most promising products in the fight against the pandemic. Sahin…

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More than 2,200 corona deaths within 24 hours in the USA

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In the USA, more than 2,200 people died within 24 hours as a result of corona infection. According to a census published on Thursday evening, there were also more than 200,100 new corona virus infections nationwide. Due to the sharp increase in the number of new infections, several states have now tightened their corona measures again. In Mexico, more than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Because of the corona pandemic, the health authority CDC strongly advised U.S. citizens not to travel to the…

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“Christmas present”: Biontech vaccination starts in December

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The Mainz-based biotech company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer have cleared the decisive hurdle for a possible approval of their corona vaccine in the USA. After a final analysis of the pivotal study, the vaccine has shown a 95 percent protection against Covid-19, the two companies announced on Wednesday. This protection was also achieved in people over 60 years of age, who are considered a particularly vulnerable group. The data on the safety profile of the drug are convincing, the companies added. They now plan to submit the necessary…

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Drivers license will be available on smartphones next year

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From spring 2021 it will be possible to carry your driving license stored on your cell phone. Corresponding changes in the law were initiated on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers. The next step is the digitalization of the registration certificate. The idea of extending the drivers license to other areas, such as the registration certificate, is being considered. The background to this is that Austrians have to carry a large number of ID cards with them in order to present them at checks if necessary. In order to implement…

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Despite Corona pandemic: 50,000 spectators at rugby game

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It was the world’s largest sporting event since the outbreak of the Corona crisis. There were only a few masks to be seen. In Australia, almost 50,000 people attended a rugby game in the port city of Brisbane. On Wednesday (local time) 49,155 fans watched the decisive game of the final series “State of Origin” at Suncorp Stadium as Queensland won 20:14 against New South Wales. The stadium was thus almost sold out, only a few people wearing masks could be seen on pictures. According to the organizers, it was…

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Current corona figures: Again almost 7,000 cases in Austria

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Austria, 19 November 2020 – How many people are hospitalized, which districts are most affected? The daily updated overview of all relevant corona figures for Austria. Two days after the start of the second lockdown, almost 7,000 cases were again reported in Austria, and the number of new infections from Wednesday to Thursday was 6,995. The number of patients requiring hospital treatment with Covid-19 increased only slightly. 22 more patients than on Wednesday had to be treated. The intensive care units registered one more patient than the day before. According…

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Santa Claus writes letters to the children this year

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Santa Claus also falls victim to the lockdown this year. To make sure that the children do not have to do without the wise words of the old man with the white beard and small gifts, the Wiener Hilfswerk is starting a free letter campaign. Normally, on December 6th, St. Nicholas is at the door. But not this year. “Children are only children for a certain period of time, so no year should be lost,” says Eva Bertalan from the Hernals Neighborhood Center. So she and her colleagues from the…

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