Month: November 2020

In England, a partial lockdown with far-reaching restrictions on public life has been in force since today to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, cultural facilities, sports centers and leisure facilities have to close, but schools and universities remain open. Unlike in Austria, retailers will also stay closed for a month – apart from supermarkets and other stores considered necessary. The people should only leave their homes until December 2 for good reason – for work, sports, recreation and care of relatives, for example. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their…

The number of registered new coronavirus infections in Germany has reached an all-time high of 19,990 cases within one day. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) this morning. The RKI reported the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic on Saturday with 19,059 cases. On Thursday last week, the number was 16,774. According to the RKI, a total of 597,583 people in Germany have become infected with SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic (as of November 5, 0:00 a.m.). To date, the number of deaths…

Rome. In Italy, the number of new coronavirus infections rose from 28,244 to 30,550 on Wednesday compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health. There were also 352 deaths, one less than the previous day. The number of deaths of infected persons in Italy since the beginning of the epidemic in February thus rose to 39,764. 211,831 tests were performed within 24 hours, 14.4 percent of which were positive. The number of confirmed active cases rose to 443,235 on Wednesday, with 418,827 people in quarantine. The number…

The number of cases is rising, and hospitals are threatened by overwork. Now the National Health Service in Great Britain is taking action and is again issuing the highest pandemic warning level for England. In view of the rising number of cases, the National Health Service (NHS) in England is again declaring the highest alert level. The NHS warned people that despite lockdowns, the increase in case numbers could still last at least two weeks. The reason for the decision to declare alert level 4 again is that the number…

In Poland, the number of daily new infections with the coronavirus has exceeded the 24,000 mark for the first time. Within 24 hours, 24,692 new cases were added, most of them (around 3,952) in the Wielkopolska region in the west of the country, the Polish Ministry of Health announced today. In the same period, 373 people died in connection with the virus – more than ever before. The previous record of 21,897 cases was only reached on Saturday. Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 6,475 deaths in…

US President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the presidential election – and wants to have another vote count stopped by the country’s Supreme Court. “We won this election,” Trump said in the White House the night before Wednesday, although the outcome of the election is still open in several key states. The campaign team of challenger Joe Biden sharply criticized Trump’s statements. As things stand, Trump accounted for 213 voters and Biden for 224. “Honestly, we won,” he said before supporters in the White House – although final results…

Due to the increasing number of infections with the coronavirus, Hungary imposes a night-time curfew. Restaurants and clubs have to close, theaters, cinemas and other event organizers are only allowed to allocate one third of the available seats, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in a video that appeared on his Facebook page last night. “The spread of the pandemic has accelerated,” Orban said. “It is time for us to take new steps to protect the functioning of hospitals and the lives of our elderly citizens”. The curfew will apply from…