Month: December 2020

Boy from Mailand: infected with COVID 19 as early as November 2019

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SARS-CoV-2 was probably already in circulation in Milan in November 2019. ORF.at reports that this has been determined by physicians who have now re-examined a smear taken from a boy admitted to a hospital in Milan with breathing difficulties. According to orf.at, the four-year-old boy, who had coughed heavily, had been tested for measles in the hospital. The smear was kept in the laboratory at minus 80 degrees and these days researchers from the University of Milan checked for the corona virus. They found that the child was infected with…

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Canada approves vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer

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Canada has also granted emergency approval for the coronavirus vaccine from the Mainz-based company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. This was announced today by the Canadian health authorities and both companies. This means that the Canadians will receive the green light earlier than the EU and the USA, where corresponding applications are currently still being examined. The vaccine has been in use in the UK since Tuesday and has also been approved in the Arab Gulf State of Bahrain. The application for emergency marketing authorization was received on October…

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Great Britain: No vaccination for “significant” allergy history

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After the start of mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the British authorities have called on people with a “significant” allergy history not to be vaccinated for the time being. Two NHS staff with a history of allergic reactions after receiving the dose, NHS Chief Stephen Powis told a parliamentary committee in London today. “Both are recovering well.” Powis said the warning was just a precautionary measure, as is common with new vaccines. The UK was the first country in the world to grant emergency approval to the German pharmaceutical company Biontech…

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Health Minister Anschober appealed to the population – “use the chance to get tested!”

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The Federal Government informed in a press foyer about the current developments about the COVID v19 situation in Austria. The lockdown had worked well, but because of Christmas Austria is now facing the most difficult four weeks ever, Anschober began his analysis. “We expect that there is still a noticeable reduction”. At the same time, the minister urges caution: new infections from today will not be reflected in the statistics for another two weeks. “The direction is right, but it is extremely too high,” said Anschober with regard to the…

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Chancellor sees domestic measures confirmed by German expert council

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The German government plans a hard lockdown until January 10th – this includes the abolition of compulsory education. The members of the National Academy of Sciences “Leopoldina” in Germany plead for a hard lockdown – and the German government wants to follow. In the statement of the “Leopoldina” it says: “Use the holidays and the turn of the year for a hard lockdown”. This is to be done via a “two-stage procedure. The general conditions – Christmas vacations in educational institutions and restricted operations in many companies and public authorities…

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Nearly 3,000 new corona infections and 54 deaths in 24 hours

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In the past 24 hours, almost 3,000 new infections have been reported in Austria. In addition, the number of deaths rose by 54 to 4,056 people who have died as a result of a Covid 19 infection since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. At 3,501, the number of newly recovered patients was higher than the 2,932 new infections. The number of patients in intensive care units was stable at a high level, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. The number of…

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Sputnik for Sputniks: Russia wants to vaccinate space travelers

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Russia wants to vaccinate its space travelers against the corona virus and thus prevent the spread of the disease on the International Space Station ISS. Cosmonauts and employees of the Cosmonaut Training Center in the so-called Star City (Svyozdny Gorodok) near Moscow should be among the first to receive the vaccine “Sputnik V” developed in Russia, it was said in the night to Wednesday. However, the announcement did not say whether the vaccination is voluntary and when it should start. Before flights to the ISS from the Baikonur spaceport in…

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Another effective vaccination

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From the United Arab Emirates there is a message about the effectiveness of another corona vaccination. The vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm is currently being tested there in a Phase 3 trial. And now there are first interim figures: According to these, the vaccine is 86 percent effective. In the first report, which is distributed by the Reuters agency with reference to the UAE Ministry of Health, there is talk of “effectiveness against infection”. Whether this actually means that the vaccination prevents infection in 86 percent of cases (instead…

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High value in Germany: 590 deaths within 24 hours

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In Germany, the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported within 24 hours has risen sharply and reached a new high. The German health authorities reported 590 new deaths within one day to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to the RKI figures from Wednesday morning. This is over 100 cases more than the previous record of 487 deaths last Wednesday. A total of 20,815 new infections with the coronavirus were reported within 24 hours. On Wednesday of the previous week, the figure was still 17,270. The highest daily figure to date…

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