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London: Restrictions decided after lockdown end

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The British Parliament yesterday evening voted for strict new pandemic-related restrictions after the end of the nationwide lockdown in England. The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson received enough votes for its plan to reintroduce the three-tier system, despite considerable resistance from within its own ranks. This system continues to impose strict restrictions in areas with the highest coronavirus warning level. The curfew, which has been in force for a month, ends at midnight. Johnson’s Conservative government can now impose regional restrictions again, depending on the coronavirus numbers in each…

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UNO wants to help stranded sailors

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The United Nations wants to help hundreds of thousands of sailors who are stuck on their ships because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a resolution passed yesterday by 193 countries, the UN member states will call for seafarers to be classified as systemically relevant. This should ensure that the approximately 400,000 stranded seafarers can return to their home countries despite the worldwide travel restrictions and that the crews of the ships can be replaced. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had already drawn attention to the desperate situation of the stranded…

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Rules for time after lockdown are presented

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The government will decide today under what conditions schools and commerce will be allowed to reopen starting next week. Other measures of the coronavirus lockdown, which was tightened a good two weeks ago, are likely to remain in place for the time being. For example, restaurants and hotels will have to remain closed in view of the continuing high level of new infections. Hairdressers, beauticians and other “body related services” are also reportedly not allowed to offer their services for the time being. The form in which classroom instruction in…

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Government relaxes lockdown regulations on Wednesday

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The government will decide today under what conditions schools and commerce will be allowed to reopen starting next week. Other measures of the corona lockdown, which was tightened a good two weeks ago, are likely to remain in place for the time being. For example, restaurants and hotels will have to remain closed in view of the continuing high level of new infections. Hairdressers, beauticians and other “body-related services” are also reportedly not to open for the time being.The return of compulsory schooling and high school graduates to schools seemed…

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Current figures from Italy and the USA

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In Italy, the authorities report 785 coronavirus deaths, over a hundred more than the day before. In addition, 19,350 new infections are registered. After the infection rate in Italy accelerated in the first half of November, hospital admissions rose to thousands per day. The number of intensive care treatments increased by one hundred per day. In the U.S., the number of confirmed infections increased by 152,022 to 13,447,627 within one day. Accordingly, the number of deaths increased by 1251 to 267,302. hp, from news agencies. picture: pixabay.com

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Entry restrictions planned for Christmas vacations

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According to media reports, the Austrian government plans to introduce strict entry restrictions for the Christmas holidays. All those entering Austria from countries with a 7-day incidence of more than 100 (per 100,000 inhabitants) will have to spend ten days in quarantine. Corresponding reports have been confirmed to the APA from circles of officials. All neighboring countries would be affected. The measure is to come into force before Christmas and is to last at least until 10 January. Those affected should be able to leave quarantine after five days at…

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The government wants to decide on Wednesday about easing the corona lockdown

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One will have to take opening steps “carefully”, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) before the consultations on Tuesday. He wants to repeat the mass tests that will start this week – for particularly affected regions, professional groups and for entire states. Kurz had already announced a week ago that the first thing to do is to open schools and the retail sector. “The mass tests will of course be repeated,” Kurz emphasized. “In theory, it would be perfect to test the entire population two or three times.” This would “virtually…

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Just over 3,000 new corona infections – 141 deaths

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With 3,033 new infections on Tuesday, the trend is further decreasing in a week-on-week comparison after two weeks of lockdown, almost twice as many, namely 5,805 persons recovered, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. However, there were 141 more deaths, a new record – meaning that 3,325 people throughout Austria died with the coronavirus. With 54,667 active cases, the number of active cases has again decreased significantly, and the number of intensive care patients has also decreased slightly. This fell by ten…

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Virtual visit of Santa Claus

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Santa Claus will also come to many children via screen this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, parishes often rely on alternative visits to St. Nicholas in digital form, for example as a live visit via video platforms and messenger services. The latest guidelines of the Austrian government also make it possible for St. Nicholas to come home. However, he is not allowed to enter the apartments, but only to the front door. “The message of Saint Nicholas is always up to date, especially this year. To stand up for…

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