May 2021 Archives

Malta announces herd immunity

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

Malta has become the first EU country to vaccinate 70 percent of its adult population with at least one dose of Covid-19, according to its health minister. “We have achieved herd immunity today,” Minister Chris Fearne said at a press conference. More than 475,000 doses of vaccine have been administered so far in the country of about 500,000 people, according to health ministry data. According to Fearne, of people over 16, just under 42 percent have been vaccinated. In Malta, the number of new Corona infections dropped sharply in recent…

Germany: RKI reports 1911 new infections

May 25, 2021 admin

Germany – The number of new infections is lower than it has been in months, but appearances are deceptive: fewer people than usual went to the doctor because of the Whitsun holidays. Meanwhile, the incidence is approaching the 50 mark. Health authorities in Germany have reported 1911 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from the morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 06:05. For comparison, a week ago the figure had been 4209 infections. The…

Corona: Next relaxation steps on June 17

May 25, 2021 admin

On the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) made it clear that the next opening steps will take place on June 17. Another stage is scheduled for July 1. Next Wednesday he will discuss their proposals with social partners and regional governors, and on Friday a decision will be made at a summit to which experts have also been invited. 360 Corona new infections: Lowest number since fall 2020Kurz saw the current development as extremely positive. One proceeds cautiously and carefully. But if it is…

Moderna to apply for approval for children in the EU in June

May 25, 2021 admin

U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna plans to apply for approval of its Corona vaccine in the EU for children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 in early June. Ideally, this age group should be vaccinated before the end of August, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told the French Sunday newspaper Journal du dimanche. Otherwise, a fourth Corona wave could loom. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is already considering approval of Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. In the USA, the vaccine is already approved for this age group.…

UNO: Guterres calls for “global war” against pandemic

May 24, 2021 admin

At the opening of the World Health Organization’s annual meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to confront the global corona crisis with the same strategy as in a war. “We are at war with a virus,” Guterres said Monday. He said the world needs “the logic and urgency of a war economy” to ensure that all countries have equal access to the “weapons” to fight the pandemic. The pandemic has unleashed a “tsunami of suffering,” Guterres lamented. More than 3.4 million people have died since it…

New COVID breath test provisionally approved in Singapore

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 admin

The unloved Corona rapid tests by swabbing the nose or throat may soon be a thing of the past: Health authorities in Singapore have given preliminary approval to a novel breath test that is said to detect the virus “accurately within one minute,” the National University of Singapore (NUS) said Monday. The test was developed by the company Breathonix. The company, founded by NUS graduates, is working closely with the Southeast Asian city-state’s Ministry of Health during the trial phase. The “BreFence Go Covid-19 Breath Test System” will reportedly now…

India counts more than 300,000 dead

May 24, 2021 admin

More than 300,000 people have died in India as a result of the coronavirus. The country’s health authorities today recorded 4,454 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 303,720. More than 26.7 million infections have also been recorded since the pandemic began. In India, the coronavirus has also spread rapidly recently because of mass religious and political events. Hospitals are hopelessly overcrowded, often lacking oxygen. Almost half of the registered deaths have been reported since the end of March. Experts believe that the actual number of infections…

Corona numbers continue to fall: only 360 new infections

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 admin

The positive trend remains: Within 24 hours, 360 new infections and one death were reported. Corona numbers continue to decline: at the beginning of the week, 360 new infections and one death were reported. These are the lowest numbers since the summer of 2020, compared to 476 new Corona cases last Monday. source: sozialministerium.at

Coronavirus worldwide

May 24, 2021 admin

More than 300,000 people who tested positive for corona have now died in India. The number rises by 4454 to 303,720, according to health ministry data released Monday. The number of new positive tests is reported at 222,315. The total now stands at 26.75 million. More than 50 million vaccine doses have now been injected in England. As revealed on Saturday by the latest figures from the health authority NHS, around 31.5 million people in England have received their first vaccine dose against Covid-19 since the start of the vaccination…