Year: 2020

Hungarian government wants to test Russian vaccine

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Hungary’s government also wants to rely on Russian vaccines in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Hungary will start importing “small quantities of vaccines” from Russia in December and test them in clinical trials, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto declared yesterday. Deliveries with “large quantities” of vaccines should follow from the second week of January. The right-wing populist head of government Viktor Orban also commented on the subject of vaccines: “We are seeing the end of the tunnel, we are getting more and more good news about vaccines”, he said…

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More than 60,000 new infections in France

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France has registered more than 60,000 new infections with the coronavirus in 24 hours. This was reported by the French health authorities last night. This is the highest number since the start of large-scale tests. Within one day, around 400 people in hospitals have also died in connection with Covid-19 disease. In addition, more than 400 people died in old people’s homes and nursing homes. However, this figure is not collected daily. The news agency AFP, citing the national health authority, reported that the data on new infections had not…

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Another health emergency in Portugal

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In view of rising infection figures, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has once again declared a health emergency. In a television address yesterday, de Sousa said he had signed a decree that would put the state of emergency into effect starting next week. This is a “very limited and largely preventive measure,” the president stressed. However, the state of emergency allows the government to impose new measures to contain the pandemic, de Sousa continued. As an example he cited traffic restrictions. The parliament in Lisbon had approved the imposition…

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Biden on course to the White House

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Joe Biden has come another step closer to the White House in the US presidential election. The Democratic challenger to incumbent Donald Trump also took the lead in today’s count in the particularly hard-fought state of Georgia. A success in Georgia could lift the 77-year-old above the 270 voters needed to win a presidential election in the United States. The decision could be made this Friday. So far Biden has managed to attract 253 voters. Trump currently has 214 voters. Should Biden actually win Georgia and his success in Arizona…

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Commentary: Corona measures – will you observe them?

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November hadn’t even started yet, when the questions were already coming up: Would the measures really only last until the end of the month? Why would gastronomy, cultural and sports facilities have to close, but church services could take place? Were there no other ways to protect endangered population groups? Could we still afford this renewed shutdown of public life? Impatience and reluctance everywhere – although nobody can deny that the number of infections is growing exponentially. Although the restrictions in force since Tuesday are comparatively mild compared to those…

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Corona reproduction number slightly decreased: now 1.33

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The reproduction rate, which indicates how many more people are infected by a SARS-CoV-2 infected person on average, has fallen slightly to 1.33. A week ago the value was 1.38. The daily rate of increase in new corona infections fell from 9.4 to 6.9 percent compared to last Friday. The effective reproduction rate for November 4 is well above 1.0 for all Austrian states, according to the document published on Friday afternoon on the AGES website. The number of newly diagnosed cases every day is “at an increased level”. The…

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Next Corona Record in the USA – Infections in Europe are likewise increasing

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For the second day in a row, the USA reported a record number of new corona cases. On Thursday (local time) 121,888 new infections were reported, according to data from the University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Only the day before, with 102,831 cases, the mark of 100,000 newly registered infections within one day had been exceeded for the first time. On Thursday, according to the figures, 1,210 deaths were added in connection with the virus. In total, more than 9.6 million people in the USA with its 330 million…

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Q and A : the most important questions about the second lockdown

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Austria in second lockdown: Since Tuesday new measures have been in effect, including exit restrictions. This naturally raises questions. We answer the most important ones. Monday was the last day without massive restrictions in Austria. The “second lockdown” announced by the government will last at least until November 30. For example, exit restrictions are planned between 8 and 6 pm. Restaurants will close, shops will remain open, and the upper grades will switch to distance learning. The new measures raise questions: When can I leave my apartment? Do I need…

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The duel between Donald Trump and Joe Biden -an unbelievable thriller.

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Republican incumbent Donald Trump continues to see himself as the winner of the presidential election. “If you count the legal votes, I would easily win,” Trump said in a press appearance at the White House on Thursday evening, alluding to the bleak prospects for his re-election. He reiterated the accusation that “illegal votes” were being counted and that the Democrats were “trying to steal the election. Trump listed his successes in the presidential election and referred to his performance in Florida and Ohio. He complained that his original leadership had…

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