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First corona vaccine shows 95% protection against COVID 19 – approval is on the way

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The vaccine developed by the German company Biontech and the US company Pfizer shows a protection of 95 percent. The application for emergency approval is to be submitted in the USA shortly. Production will start this year. BioNTech, a biotech company based in Mainz (Germany), and its U.S. partner Pfizer have cleared the decisive hurdle for a possible approval of their corona vaccine in the U.S. After a final analysis of the pivotal study, the vaccine has shown a 95 percent protection against Covid 19 infection, the two companies announced…

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Current Corona figures for Austria: For the first time, over 100 deaths in one day

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How many people are hospitalized, which districts are most affected? The daily updated overview of all relevant corona figures for Austria. In view of the almost 6,000 laboratory-confirmed new infections, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober yesterday spoke of a “stabilization at a dramatically high level”. Now the aim is to gradually reduce the numbers. Now: From Tuesday to Wednesday, over 7,000 cases are likely to be confirmed again. The figures are not yet official – for a complete overview, Vorarlberg has not yet registered. However, it is fixed: For the first…

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17,561 new infections in Germany

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 17,561 new infections within 24 hours in the Federal Republic of Germany on Wednesday. That is 3,142 more new infections than the day before. The total number of detected infections thus rises to 833,307. 305 more people died from or with the virus according to the data. The number of deaths thus increases to 13,119. Meanwhile, in south of Australia, a six days lockdown has been imposed. After a recurrence of corona cases in the Australian metropolis of Adelaide, the state of South Australia…

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Lockdown: Church boosts online offerings again

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Public church services are suspended during the lockdown period up to and including 6 December. However, the Catholic Church in Austria is once again increasing its offer of church services via television, radio and social media. In addition, there are many other online activities with which the church wants to fulfill its pastoral duties under difficult conditions. On the web page of the archdiocese Vienna (www.erzdioezese-wien.at) there is a live stream of the Holy Mass from Monday to Saturday at 12 o’clock, presided over by the cathedral pastor Toni Faber.…

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Day one in a hard lockdown

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Austria has folded up its sidewalks, because since Tuesday the hard lockdown has been in effect. Most of the stores are closed, many people are in their home offices, and in the morning there were significantly fewer children on the road than usual. Especially in the cities yesterday, the picture was completely different than the day before. But this time it is not quite as quiet as in spring during the first lockdown. The lockdown was also clearly felt in Lower Austria. In many cities there was something like the…

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Madrid region wants to test all inhabitants by Christmas

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In the Spanish capital region around Madrid, all 6.6 million inhabitants are to be tested for the coronavirus by Christmas. Yesterday, the conservative regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso submitted a request to the EU Commission to allow antigen tests in pharmacies throughout the European Union. The Spanish central government refuses to give the green light for this. The region of Madrid and the central government have been at loggerheads over the pandemic for months. Ayuso pointed out on Twitter that such tests are already possible in France, Great Britain or…

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Walking, playing and driving in the second hard lockdown

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During the second lockdown, not only the public life, but also the social life is again significantly restricted. We are bringing some important questions and answers that deal mainly on regulations about walking, playing and driving. Question: Can I go jogging or walk with someone? Answer: It depends on two things: with whom and why you want to go jogging. If you meet up to go jogging with a close relative (parents, children, siblings) or a close person (with whom you have physical contact several times a week), this is…

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More than 165,000 new cases within 24 hours in the USA

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The USA has recorded more than 165,000 new corona infections within one day. On Monday, authorities reported 166,045 new cases, according to data released by the University of Johns Hopkins (JHU) in Baltimore on Tuesday morning (CET). The highest figure to date was recorded on Friday, when more than 177,000 cases were reported. The number of deaths within 24 hours was 995. In total, more than 11.2 million people have become infected with the coronavirus in the USA with its approximately 330 million inhabitants. Around 247,000 people have died so…

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731 Corona deaths in Italy

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In Italy, the number of coronavirus deaths in 24 hours rose sharply on Tuesday. 731 deaths were reported, compared to 503 the day before, the highest level since April 3, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. Thus, the number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in Italy is 46,464. The Italian President Sergio Mattarella called on his country on Tuesday to make further sacrifices. “Nobody should think ‘it won’t happen to me’. Anyone can get infected. We must not forget this out of respect for the many…

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