2020 Archives

State of emergency in Spain might be proclaimed

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

In Spain, the rapidly rising coronavirus numbers indicate a return to the state of alert as during the first pandemic wave in spring. The newspapers “El Pais” and “La Vanguardia” reported yesterday with reference to government circles that this should provide the regional governments with a legal basis for drastic measures to contain the virus. The decision is to be made already today at a crisis meeting of the cabinet, the two papers continued. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had prepared his compatriots for “very hard months” the day before and…

Church tightens rules for funerals and choirs

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

From Sunday onwards, stricter rules apply in the church area for funerals, choirs and music groups. On Saturday, the Bishops’ Conference tightened the previous framework for the Catholic Church. The rules have been adapted to the new legal requirements for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic, which come into force on Sunday, October 25. Specifically, from Sunday onwards, no more than 100 people will be allowed to attend funerals. This upper limit does not apply to the wake, funeral mass or the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the church.…

Slovenia classifies almost all of Austria as a risk area

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

Our neighbouring country issues a travel warning for almost all of Austria. Starting Monday, Slovenia will put all of Austria, with the exception of Carinthia, on the “red list” of countries with a high risk of corona infections. This was decided by the Slovenian government on Friday evening, as the news agency STA reported on Saturday. According to the decision, when entering Slovenia one will have to present a negative Covid-19 test not older than 48 hours or enter a ten-day quarantine. So far these regulations were only valid for…

UPDATE! Absolute record: 3,614 new infections in just one day

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

For the first time in Austria, more than 3,000 new cases were reported within 24 hours. Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise rapidly. Within 24 hours, 3,614 new infections were reported throughout Austria, most of them in Vienna. So far there have been 78,029 positive test results in Austria. As of today (October 24, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 965 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 56,791 have recovered. At present, 1,177 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 175…

More than one million corona infections in France

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

Starting Saturday, the nightly curfew will affect about two thirds of the country’s population, or about 46 million people. As the second EU country after Spain, France exceeded the threshold of one million corona infections on Friday. In the past 24 hours, a record number of 42,032 new infections were recorded, the French health authorities announced. The total number of detected infections thus rose to 1,041,075, and a total of 34,508 infected persons have died since the beginning of the pandemic in France. Strict measuresStarting Saturday, the nightly curfew will…

Trump mocks Biden

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

Shortly before the election in the USA, President Donald Trump mocked his challenger Joe Biden during a telephone conference with the governments of Sudan and Israel. Speaking to journalists during yesterday’s circuit at the White House, Trump announced that Sudan and Israel had agreed to normalize their relations under his mediation. “Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal, Bibi,” Trump asked Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I do not think so.” Netanyahu replied diplomatically: “We appreciate the help for peace from everyone in America. At the same…

AGES: 25,825 active cases in Austria

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria (as of yesterday, 2 p.m.) is 25,825, according to the figures of the AGES dashboard, which recently replaced that of the Ministry of Health. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of those currently infected, as convalescents are registered more slowly in the new system. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the time of registration, but to the time of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days before. This makes the curve of the epidemic more…

More than 80,000 new corona infections: daily US record

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

The number of new infections with the coronavirus within one day in the USA has risen to over 80,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recorded 83,757 new cases on Friday, about 12,000 more than the day before. In Germany, too, 14,714 new infections were registered within one day, more than ever before since the beginning of the pandemic. However, it must be taken into account that more testing is being done than in spring. The number of deaths associated with Covid…

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

In the midst of the still unresolved corona crisis, daylight saving time ends on Sunday. On October 25, the clocks in Europe are turned back to 2.00 a.m. at 3.00 a.m. and thus to normal time. Otherwise always good for discussions, humanity is currently dealing with a more important topic, the pandemic. Therefore it is still completely unclear how the time change in the EU will continue and when the planned abolition can be implemented. After all, the ball is still in the court of the EU Council of Ministers,…