Month: December 2020

Humble Christmas Mass with Pope in Corona year

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No handshaking for the greeting of peace, no preparation of gifts: under Corona conditions Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At the Mass on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ, the head of the Catholic Church recalled charity. “Insatiably we want more and so we rush to the many feeding places of vanity, forgetting the manger of Bethlehem,” he said Thursday evening at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Referring to the Christmas story, Francis added in his homily that this manger was poor…

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First Corona vaccinations in Latin America

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Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica have become the first countries in Latin America to start vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus. The vaccination launch in Mexico was broadcast live during President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s morning press conference Thursday (local time). The head nurse of the intensive care unit of Rubén Leñero Hospital in Mexico City was the first Latin American woman to receive the Corona vaccination, as reported by El Universal newspaper. María Irene Ramírez is one of the frontline health workers treating patients related to Covid-19. “This is…

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Christmas with lockdown: Italy becomes a red zone

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For Italy, the Christmas season begins as a red zone. As of today, the highest level of CoV measures is in effect in the country. Stores and restaurants are closed. Only urgent errands such as food or pharmacy purchases are allowed. Freedom of travel is severely restricted. Until January 6, it is forbidden to leave one’s own municipality, with the exception of villages with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Two people are allowed to visit relatives or friends in their own community once per day. Children under the age of 14…

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Nearly 3,000 new Corona cases and 91 dead at Christmas

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The number of new infections in Austria has risen again in the last 24 hours. Almost 3,000 new cases were reported at Christmas. Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise this week. 1,519 new infections on Monday, 1,853 on Tuesday, 2,131 yesterday (Wednesday) – and today (Thursday) saw another increase in numbers in the country. In the last 24 hours, there have been nearly 3,000 new Corona cases across Austria. A total of 2,847 new infections and 91 deaths were reported on Christmas in just one day. To date, there…

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Moderna says vaccine should work against new virus variant

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The pharmaceutical company assumes that its vaccine is also effective against the mutation discovered in Great Britain.Moderna assumes that its vaccine also protects against the more contagious variant of the Corona virus first detected in Great Britain. This is based on the data available so far, the pharmaceutical company says. Tests are planned for each variant. On Wednesday, Canada joined the U.S. in allowing the use of the Moderna vaccine, and it is expected to be approved soon in the EU as well. The Moderna vaccine needs two doses of…

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Shopping on December 24, 2020 in Vienna: opening hours of the stores

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Those who still have shopping to do on December 24, 2020, can still do so in various storesDecember 24 falls on a Thursday this year. In Vienna, there are still some opportunities to go shopping or get presents on Christmas Eve. We provide the info for last-minute shopping on December 24. Christmas tree sales in Vienna: Info Those who still have to get Christmas presents, groceries, a Christmas tree or the like on Christmas Eve still have a few hours to do so. Last-minute gifts can still be shopped for…

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More than one million infections in Peru

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Peru has registered more than one million Corona cases. According to health ministry data released Wednesday, the number of confirmed infections with the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen in the South American country has risen to 1,000,153 since the pandemic began, and more than 37,000 patients have died so far in connection with Corona. By the end of August, Peru, a nation of nearly 32 million people, had become the country with the highest mortality associated with the virus, with 89.99 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Despite major efforts, the Peruvian government had failed…

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Christmas mass at the Vatican under Corona restrictions

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Even in times of the Corona pandemic, Pope Francis plans to celebrate the traditional Christmas Mass this year. However, in light of Corona rules, the Vatican had to move up the Mass on Thursday. It is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., according to the Holy See, slightly earlier than usual because Italy has a Christmas curfew from 10 p.m. until early morning the following day. The Mass will be held with a limited number of participants to protect against contagion. The dreary setting of this year’s Christmas festivities is…

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The rules for 24 and 25. December

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Slightly relaxed CoV rules apply today and tomorrow (December 24 and 25). On these two days, nighttime curfew restrictions are completely lifted. Contact restrictions will also be significantly relaxed, with a maximum of ten people from up to ten different households allowed to meet. The rule of one meter distance is lifted, the mask obligation with meetings inside off the own private living range does not apply likewise. This also applies to barns, garden sheds and garages, which (like gardens) may exceptionally be used for meetings of more than two…

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