Category: World News

In France, almost 16,000 people were newly infected with the coronavirus within 24 hours. Since Thursday evening, 15,797 new cases of infection have been registered, the health authorities announced yesterday evening. The day before, a new record of 16,096 infections had been registered. Since Thursday, 56 new deaths in hospitals have been registered. With more than 31,600 deaths, France is one of the countries in Europe most affected by the pandemic in absolute figures. As a direct result, the government imposed new restrictions – including a local lockdown for the…

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In the USA, which has a population of around 328.2 inhabitants, more than seven million people have now tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the result of calculations by the Reuters news agency. The number corresponds to more than 20 percent of all cases worldwide. The USA is therefore in first place, followed by India with 5.7 million cases and Brazil with 4.6 million. The number of deaths that tested positive exceeded the 200,000 mark in the United States a few days ago. — Hector Pascua with report from…

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The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro will be cancelled next February due to the coronavirus pandemic. The spectacle will be postponed indefinitely, the organizers announced yesterday (local time). At the Carnival of Rio every year millions of people celebrate in the streets and on the beaches. “We have come to the conclusion that the event must be postponed,” said Jorge Castanheira, head of the Samba Schools Association LIESA. The association organizes the elaborate and spectacular carnival parades. The samba schools do not have enough time and sufficient financial and organizational…

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In these European countries the situation is now particularly critical. In Austria, 832 new infections were again reported on Thursday in just one day. The number of people actively infected with Covid-19 increased from 8,258 to 8,372 confirmed cases. The number of people undergoing hospital treatment increased further to 463 (plus 50), of which 78 patients were in intensive care units (plus one). So far, there have been 40,816 positive test results in Austria. In an international comparison, Austria is roughly in the European middle field. The highest number of…

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Until now, the USA and Brazil have been considered the countries most affected by the pandemic. However, in terms of population, the situation in Argentina is now more dramatic. Observers warn of a social apocalypse – with worldwide consequences. It is a week of terror for Argentina: When the daily death and infection figures are announced on Wednesday evening, they reach dramatically high levels as in the days before, with 424 deaths and 12,624 new infections. Converted to the population, Argentina has thus long since reached the dimension of other…

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For several days now, some countries have had different rules for Viennese people than for people coming from the rest of Austria. Furthermore, free entry does not automatically mean that travel is possible so easily. After all, Austria has also issued travel warnings and sometimes strict regulations for returning to Austria. Sweden, Croatia or Romania let for example Austrians freely enter, with the return to Austria is then however a Corona test due. In principle the Foreign Ministry still advises the Austrians “urgently from all not necessary” foreign journeys. Roughly…

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by Hector Pascua with reports from News Agencies and orf.atIn the USA, the number of coronavirus deaths has exceeded the symbolic threshold of 200,000. According to the Johns Hopkins University, the mark was exceeded today. This means that the USA is responsible for around one in five deaths worldwide. Since the beginning of the pandemic, around 6.86 million cases of infection have been confirmed in the country – this is also an international record. Highest absolute death tollThe number of victims in the USA, a country with 330 million inhabitants,…

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by Hector Pascua, Source: WHO, Ministry of Health and oe24.at The coronavirus is currently spreading faster and faster worldwide, with Europe being particularly affected by this development. Last week, almost two million new infections were registered worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in Geneva during the night of Tuesday. In Europe in particular, both infection and death figures are increasing. According to WHO statistics, 1,998,897 new corona cases were registered worldwide last week. This is an increase of six percent compared to the previous week and “the highest number…

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by Hector Pascua with reports from News Agencies “The Covid 19 pandemic has shown in the most dramatic way how interconnected and interdependent we are.” This message was conveyed by Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) yesterday by video at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN at the General Assembly in New York. No country can fight the pandemic or solve other global challenges alone. International cooperation with the United Nations at its center is of crucial importance, Kurz emphasized in the text of his…

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