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In France, more than one million people have been infected since the beginning of the corona crisis. The number of new infections is also at a record level. And in Berlin, too, the number of infections continues to rise. The overview. Number of infections in Berlin continues to rise21.17 hrs: The number of new corona infections within one day in the capital continues to remain at a high level. According to the Corona situation report of the Senate, 893 new cases were registered in Berlin on Friday. The day before…

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Coronavirus infections in Europe have more than doubled in the last ten days, according to a Reuters census. On Thursday, the number of new cases in Europe rose above the 200,000 mark for the first time, and on October 12, the 100,000 mark was exceeded for the first time. According to the census, the total number of infections in Europe amounts to 7.8 million and 247,000 deaths. In France, for example, the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. The country’s Ministry of Health reported 41,622 new infections, the highest number ever…

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19 disorders. This was announced in a press release published on Thursday. Previously, the drug from US manufacturer Gilead Sciences had emergency approval there. In Europe, Remdesivir was the first drug to receive conditional approval in July for the specific treatment of certain covid-19 patients. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Remdesivir may shorten the duration of coronavirus infection. This has been sufficiently proven. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week…

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The number of registered new coronavirus infections in Germany exceeded 11,000 for the second day in a row. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this morning, citing information from the health authorities, 11,242 new cases of infection were recorded the previous day. That was 45 fewer than on Wednesday, when the previous record of new infections with the virus in Germany was set. According to the RKI, the total number of infection cases recorded in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic had risen to 403,291 by yesterday, and…

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New rules made the second TV duel between Donald Trump and Joe Biden more civilized. The US president was put on the defensive on the subject of Corona. So they had something to say to each other after all. In fact, during the TV debate of the presidential candidates on Friday night, there was an exchange of arguments at times. This was not possible without coercive measures: while one candidate was commenting on a new topic, the microphone of the other was muted briefly. For the duel between Donald Trump…

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In Portugal, there have been more than 3,000 new infections for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. Within 24 hours, 3,270 new infections with the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been reported, the health authorities announced yesterday in Lisbon. According to the latest figures from the EU agency ECDC, 243.4 per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with the virus within 14 days in Portugal. For the three worst-affected districts Felgueiras, Lousada and Pacos de Ferreira in the north of the country, the government decided on drastic measures for an initial…

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In many European countries, new record levels of new corona infections were recorded within one day on Thursday. In Germany there were for the first time more than 10,000 new infections, exactly 11,287, and in the Netherlands more than 9,000 new cases were registered for the first time. Record values were also reported from Poland, Slovenia and Croatia, among others. Slovenia is now responding to this development with a lockdown. France extends the nightly curfew. In Germany, according to RKI, at least 392,049 people are now demonstrably infected with the…

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A participant in the test series of the British University of Oxford for a vaccine against the coronavirus has died. However, the man was allegedly not given the potential serum during the tests in Brazil, but only a placebo, as reported by Brazilian media yesterday (local time). The university said that a review by independent experts had concluded that there were no safety issues and that the tests could be continued. According to media reports, the deceased was a 28-year-old doctor who had been active in the fight against the…

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For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to more than 10,000 registered cases within one day. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this morning, 11,287 new cases of infection were recorded the day before. The number of deaths reported in connection with the virus rose by 30 to 9,905. The previous record was 7,830 infections within one day and was reported by the health authorities on Friday. hp, Source: orf.at. Picture: stockilyapp.com

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