Month: November 2020

Anschober: measures to contain the coronavirus would be tightened

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Yesterday, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) once again announced that measures to contain the coronavirus would be tightened if the daily number of new infections did not decrease and the number of Covid-19 patients requiring intensive care continued to rise. “The next few days will be days of setting the course. If the effectiveness of the partial lockdown does not provide relief, we will have to tighten the partial lockdown,” Anschober said in a broadcast. The number of reported positive test results (5,933 on Sunday!)) is “still dramatically high”, he…

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Over 50 million infections worldwide

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According to Johns Hopkins University, there are now more than 50 million confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide. The number of deaths associated with the virus since the beginning of the pandemic is 1.25 million, according to data from the University of Baltimore in the USA yesterday. On Saturday alone, the total number of reported infections had increased by more than half a million. The pandemic is spreading rapidly, probably also due to the cooler weather, especially in countries in the northern hemisphere, including Europe and North America. In the USA, almost…

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Bavaria: New quarantine rules on entry into force

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As of today, stricter quarantine regulations apply when entering Bavaria from foreign CoV risk areas. Quarantine obligation will then apply in principle to all Bavarian returnees who have stayed in Tyrol or another risk area for longer than 24 hours, as well as to all foreigners who stay in Germany for longer than 24 hours. So far the period was twice as long. The duration of the quarantine was shortened for it – as in Austria – from 14 to ten days. Compulsory testing for commuters?In Bavaria, however, there is…

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According to experts: This amount of wine per day is beneficial to health

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Are you a true wine fan? And not just since the Corona pandemic? Then we have good news for you, because wine is even good for our health. Namely this daily amount. A nice glass of wine relaxes and goes great with various dishes. No matter which variety you choose, you are not alone. Since the Corona pandemic, wine consumption has increased throughout Austria. Due to the restaurant closures at the beginning of the year, four percent more households have bought regional wine than in the previous year. In addition,…

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More than ten million corona infections in the USA for the first time

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According to the Reuters news agency, the USA is the first nation to break through the mark of ten million corona infections. In the last ten days alone, the United States recorded around one million cases, the highest infection rate since the first case in Washington State. More than 237,000 Americans have died of Covid-19. In total, more than 50 million people worldwide have now been infected and more than 1.25 million have died. Meanwhile, in Brazil the number of known infections increased by 10,554 to a total of more…

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More than 50 million corona infections worldwide

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More than 50 million infections with the novel coronavirus have already been detected worldwide since the outbreak in China in December 2019. Of the 50,010,400 registered corona infections, 1,251,980 were fatal, according to a census by the news agency AFP based on information from the authorities on Sunday. With 12.6 million confirmed corona infections, Europe is the world region most affected by the pandemic. More than 305,000 infected people have already died on the continent. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 11.6 million infections and 411,000 deaths were registered, in…

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32,616 newly infected and 331 fatalities in Italy

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In Italy, 32,616 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported today. According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 331 deaths, compared to 425 yesterday. In total, the number of deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic has risen to 41,394. 191,144 tests were carried out within 24 hours. The number of confirmed active cases rose to 558,636. 529,447 people were in quarantine. The number of Covid-19 patients treated in hospitals increased from 25,109 to 26,440 compared to the previous day, the Italian authorities further reported. There were…

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Biden visits Catholic Mass and graves of the family

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The day after his victory in the U.S. election, Joe Biden today attended church services and visited the graves of family members near his home in Wilmington. Biden’s son Beau, his first wife Neilia and daughter Naomi are buried in Greenville Cemetery. Beau died in 2015 as a result of a brain tumor. Neilia and Naomi Biden died in a car accident in 1972. According to the journalists on the spot, the elected US president was accompanied by his daughter from a second marriage, Ashley Biden, and his grandson Hunter.…

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World leaders congratulate Joe Biden

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The U.S. election is decided, on Saturday Joe Biden won the presidency. Congratulations and political wishes were quickly sent from all over the world, and spontaneous celebrations took place in many US cities. But in view of the many complaints against the results, skepticism prevails in some places. After four days of waiting, Donald Trump received the news of his election defeat in golf. He reacted by stating that he did not recognize the election results and would bring further lawsuits on Monday. In Austria people were happy about the…

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