Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz expects a “clear return to normality” in the first half of 2021

Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) expects a “clear return to normality” in the first half of 2021, provided that an effective vaccine is available, Kurz said yesterday at the 37th Vorarlberg Economic Forum. He could not yet say whether the government would respond to the second wave by tightening measures. The evaluation of the measures taken is currently being carried out. “You have to give me another day or two,” Kurz said. Current situation “extremely serious”He assumes that vaccination of certain parts of the population can be started in the…

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US authorities see no irregularities in election

According to several US authorities, there were no irregularities in the US presidential election. Ballot papers were neither deleted nor lost, according to a joint statement issued by various security authorities yesterday by the US Cyber Security Agency. There is no evidence that the November 3 election was rigged in any way. Twitter announced that around 300,000 tweets around the U.S. presidential election had been posted with warnings about controversial or misleading content. In 456 cases, these posts were also completely covered by a warning so that users had to…

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New record: 143,000 new infections in the USA

For the second day in a row, the USA recorded a peak in daily new infections with the coronavirus. For Wednesday, 143,231 cases were recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday. This is the highest level of SARS-CoV-2 infections in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, the university corrected Tuesday’s figure – the highest daily figure to date – from 136,325 to 140,290. In the USA, with its 330 million inhabitants, more than 10.4 million people have been proven to be…

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Almost 38,000 newly infected in Italy, 636 deaths

In Italy today, the number of coronavirus death victims has continued to rise. 636 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, the highest level since April 6. The day before there were 623. The number of newly infected persons rose from 32,961 to 37,978 in 24 hours. 234,672 tests were performed within 24 hours. The number of confirmed active cases rose from 613,358 to 635,054. The number of CoV-infected patients in quarantine exceeded the 600,000 threshold – exactly to 602,011. The number of Covid-19 patients treated in hospitals increased from 29,444…

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143,000 new infections in the USA

For the second day in a row, the USA recorded a peak in daily new infections with the coronavirus. For yesterday, 143,231 cases were recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University today. This is the highest level of SARS-CoV-2 infections in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, the university corrected Tuesday’s figure – the highest daily figure to date – from 136,325 to 140,290. In the USA, with its 330 million inhabitants, more than 10.4 million people have been proven to be infected…

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EU traffic light: Everything shines red – except Finland

All EU countries except Finland and parts of Greece are still rated by the EU Coronavirus traffic light with the highest warning level of red. According to an update from today, besides Finland, only some regions of Greece are rated orange on the EU map to assess the coronavirus situation. In contrast to the previous week now also the Azores belonging to Portugal are classified red. Green light only exists for Western Finland and Denmark’s autonomous territory Greenland. Orange are marked in Greece Crete, the Kykladen, central Greece as well…

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9262 cases: New record and criticism of data situation in Austria

The number of people infected with the coronavirus climbed to a new record level on Thursday. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 9,262 people tested positive for Covid-19 were added to the number. So far there have been 181,642 positive test results in Austria. On Thursday, 3,811 infected persons were undergoing treatment in a hospital. 546 of the infected persons were in intensive care units. The numbers by federal states: Burgenland: 194, Carinthia: 399, Lower Austria: 634, Upper Austria: 2,554, Salzburg: 798, Styria: 1,116, Tyrol: 879, Vorarlberg: 537 and…

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Most critical Corona Day in Austria

Number of new corona infections in Austria remains extremely high. With over 9,100 new corona infections, a new negative record has been reached. The virus situation throughout Austria remains dramatic. In the midst of the political discussion about corona-related school closures, the number of new infections in Austria has reached a new high: According to “Krone”, “Heute” and “oe24.at” there have been 9,105 new cases within the last 24 hours – more than ever before since the outbreak of the pandemic in Austria. However, this figure also includes the late…

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Anschober appeal because of masses in shopping malls

Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) has described the latest pictures of large crowds of people in some shopping centers today as “alarming”. “We currently have a very high level of virological activity in Austria and therefore a high risk. We must therefore do everything possible to massively reduce contacts and reduce the risk. The pictures from last weekend must not be repeated this weekend,” warned Anschober today. “I appeal to the operators of shopping centers to protect the health of their customers and make appropriate preparations. The operators must ensure…

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