Year: 2020

UNICEF wants to send two billion vaccine doses to poor countries

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In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) plans to deliver two billion doses of vaccine to a total of 92 low-income countries. The logistical preparations are already underway, UNICEF announced today. One billion injections are also to be shipped. “As work on the development of Covid-19 vaccines continues, UNICEF is stepping up efforts with airlines, freight companies, shipping lines and other logistical associations to deliver life-saving vaccines as quickly and safely as possible,” said UNICEF’s Director of Supply, Etleva Kadilli. “Historic mammoth task”This should…

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3,145 new infections, but 71 corona deaths since Sunday

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The second week of the hard lockdown started today and the number of new infections is decreasing. From Sunday to Monday there are 3,145 new positive corona tests in Austria. Unfortunately there were 71 deaths. 175,527 people have recovered. Currently, 4,548 people are undergoing hospital treatment and 685 of them are in intensive care units.Currently, 4,548 people are undergoing hospital treatment and 685 of them are in intensive care units.As the Ministry of the Interior reports in its daily report, there have been 3,145 new infections with the coronavirus throughout…

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Frequent hand disinfection does not harm

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Can constant hand disinfection also be harmful? No, says a hygiene expert. His advice on the use of disinfectant dispensers is therefore clear. The increased use of disinfectants since the beginning of the corona pandemic is completely harmless in the opinion of a hygiene expert.Only in very rare cases could there be a tolerance of disinfectants for bacteria, says Johannes Knobloch, head of hygiene at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). This means that the bacteria do not die off so quickly. “We have never seen this with viruses before,”…

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Going back to normal life – Great Britain plans a ‘Normal Life Passport”

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Those who get tested regularly can lead a life almost without corona measures. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not want to extend the corona lockdown in England. The restrictions expired on December 2 after four weeks, Downing Street announced on Saturday. The prime minister will announce this on Monday and present a three-stage plan for corona restrictions at regional level Everyday life without restrictionsOne part of the new strategy is the so-called “normal life passport” or “freedom pass”. As the “Telegraph” reports, people with two negative corona tests…

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Numbers of infections must be reduced – do we expect a corona miracle?

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This week, experts will calculate how strongly the lockdown slows down new infections. The first week of the hard lockdown is almost over. Yesterday we had 5,226 new infections and 60 deaths in Austria. “A dramatically high figure for a Sunday,” says Health Minister Rudolf Anschober. The country trembles before the next few days: Will the lockdown bring us the numbers miracle? The goal: new infections must be reduced to 1,000 to a maximum of 2,000 new cases per day. The R-value (which indicates how many people a person infected…

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Vaccination starts in the US on 11 December

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The authorities in the USA expect the first corona vaccinations as early as mid-December. “Our plan is to deliver the vaccines to the vaccination centers within 24 hours of approval,” the head of the U.S. government’s vaccine working group, Moncef Slaoui, told CNN on Sunday. According to media reports, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet between December 8 and 10 to decide on the approval of corona vaccines. hp with reports from derstandard.at. picture: pixabay.com

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German Minister of Health: Vaccinations still in December

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The German Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) assumes that the first citizens can be immunized against the corona virus in vaccination centers before the end of this year. “There is cause for optimism that there will be an approval for a vaccine in Europe before the end of this year. And then we can start with the vaccinations immediately,” Spahn told the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland”. He had asked the countries to ensure that the vaccination centers were ready for use by mid-December. That seems to be working. “I’d rather have a…

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Germany on track for extended partial lockdown

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In Germany, the federal and state governments will almost certainly decide on further-reaching corona measures on Wednesday. In a state paper from Sunday, which is available to the Reuters news agency, there is talk of a further closure of restaurants and leisure facilities by December 20. If, however, the so-called seven-day incidence in a state falls below 35, the following measures are to be taken restaurants may also open again before. Both Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) had previously said that they expected…

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5226 New infections with the coronavirus

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Within 24 hours, 5226 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in Austria. As usual on a Sunday, these were significantly fewer than on the previous days. However, the number of deaths, with 60 others, was also well below the triple-digit figures for Friday and Saturday. The occupancy rate in the normal and intensive care units of the hospitals also fell slightly, according to the 9:30 a.m. data from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. According to these data, 4,458 Covid 19 patients were undergoing…

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