Month: December 2020

In Europe, more than 25 million people have already been infected with the virus since the start of the Corona pandemic. This was the result of a count by the AFP news agency on Friday from 52 countries based on information from authorities. In terms of deaths, Europe had surpassed 500,000 on Dec. 17, and the number now stands at 540,647. In total, more than 1.74 million people worldwide have died so far in connection with the novel coronavirus. Worldwide, the number of infections is more than 79.3 million, and…

High numbers of new daily coronavirus infections and deaths have again been reported in the U.S. this Christmas. On Thursday, 192,081 new infections and 2,899 deaths with confirmed coronavirus infection were recorded within one day, according to data released today by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The highest levels to date were recorded last week with 249,709 new infections (Dec. 18) and 3,682 deaths (Dec. 16). In total, about 18.6 million people have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus in the country of about 330 million people. Since the…

Slovakia today exceeded the limit of more than 4,000 confirmed new coronavirus infections per day for the first time. In total, health authorities reported 4,046 new cases following PCR testing. Even before that, the Medical Association and other health organizations had warned of a collapse of hospitals and accused the government of a chaotic coronavirus policy. Already since Saturday (Dec. 19), most businesses in Slovakia have been closed. Only grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other outlets necessary for the basic supply of the population are allowed to stay open.…

The coronavirus mutation discovered in Great Britain was detected in a woman in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday. This is the first known case in Germany, confirmed a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Stuttgart. The woman entered Baden-Württemberg from Great Britain via Frankfurt Airport on Dec. 20, he said. She is currently visiting relatives in the Freudenstadt district and is in domestic isolation. The mutated variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus had been detected for the first time in Great Britain. The woman had already taken a rapid test on arrival…

Coronavirus continues to spread in Brazil. The Ministry of Health reported 58,428 new infections yesterday. This brings the total number of infections in Brazil to 7,423 million. The number of deaths increased by 762 to 189,982 within 24 hours. Brazil has the most infections and deaths in the world in the coronavirus pandemic after the United States. Meanwhile, Chile became the first South American country to launch a vaccination program. It is based on the first 10,000 vaccination units provided by Biontech and Pfizer. hp, Source: orf.at, picture: pixabay.com