491 deaths and nearly 12,000 new infections in Italy

The death toll related to coronavirus in Italy has risen slightly. On Monday, 491 people were reported to have died from or with covid-19. This is seven more than the previous day. This means that the number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in Italy exceeded the 65,000 threshold and rose to 65,011. As of the weekend, Italy is the European country with the most coronavirus deaths, ahead of the United Kingdom. The number of new infections registered in Italy dropped from 17,938 to 12,030 within 24 hours,…

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Airport expands CoV test offer

Vienna Airport in Schwechat is expanding its CoV test offering. In addition to PCR tests, rapid antigen tests are now also offered. The medical certificate of the antigen rapid test already leads to entry facilitations in some countries. At the airport’s Health Center, it has already been possible since the beginning of May to take a molecular biological Covid-19 test (so-called PCR test). With immediate effect, interested parties can now also have rapid antigen tests performed. Such a test quickly provides information about an existing Covid 19 infection, and the…

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First vaccinations started in the USA

Vaccinations against coronavirus began today in the U.S. following an emergency approval. The CNN television channel broadcast images of a nurse being vaccinated with the drug from the Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer in the eastern New York borough of Queens. A few minutes after the vaccination, President Donald Trump tweeted, “First vaccine administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations World!”. Trump claims the vaccine’s rapid scientific success, but Pfizer has repeatedly stressed it is not part of the U.S. government program so it can act independently politically. Now,…

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Netherlands, Italy and London close to implementing strict lockdown

According to media reports, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will announce a strict lockdown this evening. Among other things, a closure of all schools by January 19 is planned, report the broadcasters NOS and RTL with reference to government circles. Also the trade is to close – thus the measures would be harder than in the first Lockdown in April. At that time, stores were allowed to stay open. London is also likely to face a tightening of Corona restrictions. It is likely that the highest level of the early…

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Slovenia softens lockdown before Christmas

In Slovenia, the coronavirus lockdown that has been in place for almost two months will be partially softened before Christmas. From tomorrow until December 23, hairdressing and beauty salons, florists, dry cleaners and car washes will be allowed to open again throughout the country. Public transport will also restart, as decided by the government last night. In four regions with the best epidemiological situation, clothing, shoe and sports stores and car dealerships will also reopen. In central Slovenia, with the capital Ljubljana, the regions of Gorenjska in the north, Goriska…

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Health Minister Anschober: Austria needs 100,000 additional nursing staff by 2030

By January 2021, the package for the content of the care reform will be completed. This was announced today by Social Minister Rudolf Anschober. Currently, he said, they are in the midst of implementation, where the main goal will be to attract 100,000 additional employees to the nursing profession through appropriate incentives. Anschober said staff is the most important area, citing two problem areas: First, of the current 127,000 employees, more than 30 percent are currently over 50 years old and will retire in the next ten years, he said.…

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2,588 new corona infections in Austria

3,068 new recovered within 24 hours. 57 new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. Within the past 24 hours, there are 2,588 new Corona infections in Austria. After the slight increases at the end of last week, this is again a lower value. However, as is well known, new infections are to be taken with a grain of salt, especially on Monday, as the testing capacity is somewhat lower on weekends. The results of the PCR tests of the mass tests come into the statistics only with a certain time delay.…

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England launches vaccinations in doctor’s practice

In England, starting this week, Corona vaccinations will be administered in GP surgeries across the country. This was announced by the National Health Service (NHS). According to the announcement, at one hundred sites across the country, 80-year-olds and residents and nursing home staff are being vaccinated with the Biontech and Pfizer drug, which was recently licensed in the country. Initially, the vaccine could only be administered in hospitals because of the complexity of storing it at about minus 70 degrees.Vaccinations of nursing home residents are also planned this week in…

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16,362 new infections in Germany

The German Robert Koch Institute reported 16,362 new infections at the beginning of the week.On Monday, the figures are usually lower because there is less testing and fewer tests are carried out over the weekend and less data is transmitted.However, 4,030 fewer new infections were reported last Monday.The total number of infections in Germany is therefore 1.337.078. An additional 188 people died from or with the virus, for a total ofThe seven-day incidence is reported to have risen to 176.4, moving further away from the goal of 50 that the…

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