Month: November 2020

Corona: Questions & Answers about the possible vaccine

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The news about a new corona vaccine gives hope. How does it work? And when could it be used in Austria? We get to the bottom of the most important questions. What is known about the effect of the vaccine so far?According to the German company Biontech and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the vaccine candidate BNT162b2 is said to offer a 90 percent protection rate. Serious side effects have not been registered to date. This information is based on interim results of the Phase 3 study, which is crucial for…

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According to the government: Almost 600 new corona deaths in one day in the UK

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1.25 million infections since the beginning of the pandemic. London. In Great Britain, almost 600 people have died from or with Covid-19 within one day. Overall, the number of infections on Wednesday exceeded the threshold of 1.25 million since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest government figures. Due to different counting methods, however, the national statistics office already comes to more than 65,000 corona deaths. The office counts the cases where Covid-19 is noted on the death certificate – the other number refers to cases previously tested…

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Severe flooding caused by typhoon “Vamco” (local Name: Ulysses)

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Typhoon “Vamco” caused severe flooding in the Philippine capital Manila. Numerous streets of the metropolis of twelve million inhabitants were now highly flooded, some inhabitants were trapped on the roofs of their houses. The storm reached the island state yesterday with wind speeds of up to 155 kilometers per hour.At least one person was killed by the typhoon, according to the civil defense of the Southeast Asian country. This death was recorded in the province of Camarines Norte on the island of Luzon, where three other people were also missing…

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New York tightens measures

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In view of rising coronavirus numbers, the US state of New York wants to use new restrictions to combat an impending relapse into the pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday (local time) that restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 22:00. In addition, meetings in private homes will be restricted to a maximum of ten people. The new regulations are to come into force on Friday, Cuomo announced. “It really is getting worse every day,” said the governor, referring to new coronavirus highs in the US. If the…

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21,866 new infections in Germany

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In Germany, health authorities have reported 21,866 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within the last 24 hours. This is almost 3,400 more cases than on Wednesday, according to the RKI’s data from Thursday morning. Compared to last Thursday, the figure is slightly higher. At that time, the number of reported new infections was 19,990. A peak had been reached on Saturday with 23,399 recorded cases. The RKI counts a total of 727,553 confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic (as of…

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8,925 corona cases in the Czech Republic

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Czech Republic reports 8,925 new corona cases for November 11. For the same period the country recorded 247 deaths related to the virus. In total, there are 438,805 registered corona infections and 5,570 deaths associated with the virus in the Czech Republic so far. The Czech Republic has one of the highest infection rates in Europe. Last Wednesday a record number of new infections was set with 15,727 new infections within 24 hours. Hector Pascua, Source: News Agencies. Picture: pixabay.com

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Corona Lockdown light: How it affects the psyche – and what you can do against depression

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Corona. Lockdown. All over again? Not quite, but the newly imposed lockdown light is still a huge psychological blow to all of us. When the Corona pandemic brought everything to a standstill in the spring, the summer was full of rays of hope. And it gave us courage. Now not only are all restaurants, bars and museums closing again, but we are also facing the darkest, dimmest and longest season of the year. A low mood or even depression is pre-programmed. Corona Lockdown light: How it affects the psycheGeneral frustration…

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Formal green light for EU contract with Biontech/Pfizer

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The European Union can purchase up to 300 million doses of the promising corona vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer. The EU Commission formally approved the framework agreement with the two companies on Wednesday, as EU circles confirmed. The EU states will thus be entitled to purchase the vaccine as soon as it is approved. It is not yet clear when this will happen. The EU agreement provides for the purchase of 200 million vaccine doses from Biontech/Pfizer and the option of a further 100 million doses. Under an EU agreement,…

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More than one million corona cases in Italy

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Since the beginning of the epidemic in February, the neighbouring country has recorded more than one million infections. 623 people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Rome. In Italy, the threshold of one million coronavirus cases since the beginning of the epidemic in February was exceeded on Wednesday. The number of people infected since the outbreak of the pandemic in Italy on February 20 rose to 1,028,424 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health announced. On Wednesday there was another sharp increase in the number of fatalities. 623…

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