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Coronavirus worldwide: Sydney ends 106-day lockdown, Fiji opens borders to vaccinated tourists

October 11, 2021 admin

More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific will open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists on Dec. 1. The country had closed its borders 20 months ago because of the pandemic. The country began an intensive vaccination campaign. By November, all adults there should be fully vaccinated. Tourists must present proof of vaccination and…

116 years old: third oldest woman died

October 11, 2021 admin

The third oldest woman in the world has died at the age of 116. As local media reported on Sunday, Francisca Celsa dos Santos died of pneumonia 16 days before her 117th birthday in Fortaleza in the Brazilian state of Ceara. She had been born on Oct. 21, 1904, according to the U.S. Gerontology Research Group (GRG). “She was synonymous with love, will to live, everything good you can imagine,” said her granddaughter Fernanda Aliny Barroso Celsa, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. “Although she could no longer…

Van der Bellen apologizes to Austrians

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 admin

After the turbulent developments of the last 24 hours surrounding the resignation of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has now spoken out for the first time. “With his move, he has averted damage,” Van der Bellen began with a remark in the direction of Sebastian Kurz. He thanked decision-makers from the other parties who have been “working flat out on possible solutions.” “Is that the end of it? No, it is not,” Van der Bellen said. Trust had been shaken, he said, and it was now…

Cool autumn weather this week

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 admin

In Austria, cool autumn weather is expected in the coming week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), the snow line will drop to up to 800 meters above sea level.Vienna weather in detailIn the east and southeast, Monday will start with residual clouds, in southern Styria and southern Burgenland it may initially also rain a little. Further in the west and north, the sun will often shine from the beginning, only in places there will be fog patches. In the course of the…

Death toll in Russia reaches new highs

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 admin

Numbers of CoV deaths and new infections in Russia reached new highs over the weekend. According to data released today by the official CoV staff in Moscow, 962 people died of or with Covid-19 within 24 hours in the world’s largest country by area. The previous day, there had been 968. These were the highest levels since the pandemic began. The number of new infections each day is slightly less than 30,000 cases daily. The official CoV figures in Russia have long been criticized as being embellished. The portal Zona.media,…

1,675 new infections in Austria

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 admin

224 intensive care patients currently. Six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Saturday to Sunday, 1,675 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (2,445), the number of new infections decreased by 770. There are also six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,096 so far. The number of active cases is down 164 to 20,102, with a seven-day incidence of 139.23. There are currently 825 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid…

Coronavirus worldwide: easing after more than 100 days of lockdown in Sydney, heavy rioting at demonstrations in Rome

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 admin

More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales and Victoria states are preparing to ease restrictions. The two most populous constituent states reported a total of more than 2,300 cases on Sunday. Victoria announced that crowds will soon be allowed back at sporting and cultural events, but only fully vaccinated ones, while Sydney will see restrictions eased from…

Corona pandemic already claimed more than 5 million lives worldwide

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 admin

The U.S. has the highest infection and death rates.More than 237.22 million people worldwide have been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. More than 5 million people have died with or from the virus.More than 5.04 million people worldwide have died with or from the virus since the first cases were detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. That’s according to a Reuters count based on official data. The U.S. has the highest infection and death rates in the world. Health authorities there registered about 136,000 new infections within 24 hours,…

Spread of coronavirus slows worldwide

October 10, 2021 admin

Global pandemic activity has slowed for the fifth consecutive week. The number of daily new Corona infections decreased by eleven percent to 457,000.That’s according to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data released Thursday. Infection numbers had been rising since mid-June because of the highly contagious delta variant, but they have been declining for more than a month. Countries have different testing strategieshe confirmed cases reflect only a fraction of the actual infections, however, because counting and testing practices differ among countries. Nevertheless, much of the…