Day: December 6, 2020

UNO World Food Program fears more famines

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According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which is based in Rome, the coronavirus pandemic threatens to increase the number of famines. 149 million people are currently suffering from acute hunger, said the organization’s Assistant Executive Director Ute Klamert in an interview with “Welt am Sonntag”, as Kathpress reported. There were reliable indications that this number could rise to 270 million through Covid-19. In total, 690 million people worldwide do not have enough food. No school meals because of lockdownsThe effects of the pandemic have already become apparent, according…

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Virologist disclosed: Infections despite corona vaccination

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Virologist Florian Krammer explains in the Ö3- Programm “Frühstück bei mir” on Sunday morning how safe the new corona vaccination is and when we would no longer need to wear mask. This week, the corona vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer in Great Britain was the first Covid 19 vaccine to be approved in Europe. The vaccination campaign is scheduled to start in Austria in January 2021. For the virologist Florian Krammer, this is a first, big step towards normality: “The masks will probably be able to fall in late spring.”…

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Corona rise: Bavaria again calls for state of emergency

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Because of the persistently high corona figures, Bavaria is again declaring a state of emergency on December 9. As in Baden-Württemberg, a night-time curfew has also been imposed in Bavaria for all cities and districts with an incidence of more than 200 new corona infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants. In the fight against the corona pandemic, Bavaria is also banning the consumption of alcohol in the open air from Wednesday onwards. Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder had already indicated time and again in the past few days that he…

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COVID 19 shopping regulations: Non-compliance threaten penalties up to 1.450 €

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Starting tomorrow, shopping malls and other trade establishments will open again after a three week hard lockdown because of the widespread of corona infections. Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) appeals to people not to rush into shopping centers immediately and announces drastic penalties. Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) warns people to be extremely cautious when shopping and appeals to the Austrian population to be careful when Christmas shopping and beyond: “Take care of yourself and others. Avoid situations in which the distance cannot be maintained. There…

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THIS can save Austria from another lockdown

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One day before the end of the second hard lockdown in Austria, the Federal Chancellor addresses admonishing and appealing words to the population. One day before the end of the hard lockdown, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addressed the population in a written statement. In it, the head of government calls for the measures that are still in force to be adhered to. Only in this way could the positive development of the past days continue. Kurz is pleased about this positive news, saying that in recent weeks it has…

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COVID 19: Mass testing in Vienna, calm and orderly

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The influx to the mass tests in Vienna is also rather low on Sunday. 19,550 people (as of Sunday morning) have registered for a test appointment at one of the three locations for the mass tests, as the city hall informed the APA at noon. To illustrate: the daily capacity is designed for 150,000 tests. According to the preliminary interim results, 79 positive cases – verified by PCR tests – were found on the first two days of testing. The results in detail: On Friday a total of 107 PCR…

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17,767 new infections in Germany

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The German Robert Koch Institute reports 17,767 new corona infections. That is a good 5,500 fewer than on Saturday, but 3,156 more than a week ago. On Sunday, the numbers are usually somewhat lower because less testing is done on the weekend and less data is submitted. Despite the extended partial lockdown, the number of infections thus remains at a high level and even increases significantly compared to the previous week. 255 more people died from or with the virus. This brings the number of deaths to 18,772, a new…

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USA again registered a peak in new infections

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For the third day in a row, the USA registered a new record in the number of new coronavirus infections. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 230,000 new cases were registered within 24 hours yesterday, about 5,000 more than the day before. The number of deaths within one day was 2,527. The USA is one of the countries worst affected by the pandemic worldwide. In total, the United States has already recorded more than 14.6 million coronavirus cases. More than 281,000 infected persons died. According to the COVID-19 Data…

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Russia started with mass vaccinations

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Russia has started large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus in its capital Moscow. The vaccine “Sputnik V” developed by Russian scientists was administered to more than 25,000 volunteers in a total of 70 clinics over the weekend. The state media celebrated the start of the vaccination campaign and compared it with the Soviet Union’s advance into space. One of the headlines was: “The launch of the Sputnik! The “Sputnik” was the first artificial earth satellite in the cosmos in 1957. Mayor: 25,000 vaccinated so farThis makes Russia one of the first…

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