Month: November 2020

Biontech founder expects normal situation by the end of 2021

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The co-founder of the vaccine developer Biontech, Ugur Sahin, expects a return to normality by winter 2021, but to achieve this it is “absolutely essential” to achieve a high vaccination rate against the corona virus before autumn, he told the British television channel BBC today. However, he was optimistic that this could be achieved. The vaccine developed by Biontech and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is one of the most promising products in the fight against the pandemic. “Hard Winter”Sahin announced that the developed vaccine would be delivered as early…

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Caritas President Michael Landau: Charity does not go into lockdown

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Caritas President Michael Landau has made an appeal for social cohesion and confidence in the face of the Corona crisis, the recent lockdown and the Islamist terrorist attack in Vienna. “Charity does not go into the lockdown”, said Landau during a service on Sunday in St. Stephen’s Cathedral on the occasion of the church’s “World Day of the Poor”. The willingness to stand together, to tackle and not to forget the weakest had made Austria great in the past, the Caritas President stressed. “We should continue on this path in…

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Current Corona Numbers: 5,665 new cases throughout Austria – intensive care patients increase

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30 percent more intensive care patients in one week – Anschober: “Lockdown is the only chance”. For six weeks, the number of people actively infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Austria increased: Also on Sunday, 5,665 new infections were reported, but the number of active cases decreased slightly for the first time since October 2 and fell by 677 persons to 76,453, because 6,259 persons were reported to have recovered. A further 83 people died, however, the number of deaths increased to 1,829, and the number of intensive care patients rose by…

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Lockdown brings mass testing

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The second hard corona lockdown, which starts in Austria on Tuesday, will be accompanied by mass testing. This was announced by Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Sunday. Similar to Slovakia, Kurz wants to test as many people as possible before the reopening on December 7, including teachers and, in an even bigger step, carry out mass tests before Christmas in order to make holidays as safe as possible, the Chancellor announced. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) was somewhat more reserved in his comments: “We are currently in the middle…

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Over 6,000 dead in the Czech Republic

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In the Czech Republic, the number of coronavirus deaths has exceeded the threshold of 6,000. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 6,058 infected persons have died so far, according to data released today by the Czech Ministry of Health. However, a flattening of the curve could be observed in the new infections. Within 24 hours, 4,199 new cases were recorded. That was about 3,500 fewer than on the same day a week ago. The CTK news agency reported that the crematoria in several regions of the country were working at…

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Ministries report 5,665 new infections

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The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior have reported 5,665 newly registered coronavirus cases (as of 9:30 a.m. today) within the last 24 hours. However, following technical problems with the Federal Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS), there were again late reports. Approximately 1,100 new infections were reported from Lower Austria and Vienna each, and over 1,000 cases were also reported from Upper Austria. According to the ministries, the number of deaths has now risen to 1,829, and more than 4,178 Covid-19 patients had to be treated in hospital,…

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Advent traditions will fall victim to the Corona lockdown this year

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The popular “home visit” by Santa Claus is not possible this year due to the corona situation. The traditional custom celebration approximately around 5 and 6 December will fall this year to the hard Lockdown.Also in schools and kindergartens, due to the measures and closures announced yesterday, traditional St. Nicholas celebrations with songs or poems will be missed this year. Also the St. Nicholas celebration in the churches is CANCELED due to the lockdown! Perchten runs and similar events are also a thing of the past. What remains is the…

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16,947 new infections in Germany

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Within one day the health authorities reported 16,947 new corona infections in Germany according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday. That is 5,514 cases less than the day before with 22,461 newly reported cases within 24 hours. On Sundays, the recorded case numbers are usually lower, partly because less testing takes place on weekends. Last Sunday, the number of reported new infections was 16,017. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the RKI has recorded a total of 790,503 infections (as of November 15, 00:00 hrs). The number of…

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More than one million corona cases in Mexico

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As the eleventh country in the world, Mexico has exceeded the mark of one million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to new figures released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday (local time), 5,860 new infections with the Sars-CoV-2 virus were registered in the previous 24 hours. The total number is thus 1,003,253. 635 deaths due to Covid-19 disease were also recorded. Here the total number rose to 98,259 – the fourth highest figure in the world. However, due to high excess mortality, the government estimates that in reality about 50,000…

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