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Within 24 hours 32,087 new infections were registered. New York. In the USA, more than six million people are now infected with the coronavirus. Within 24 hours, 32,087 new infections were registered, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday. A total of 6,004,443 people were thus demonstrably infected with the coronavirus. The number of fatalities increased by 428 to 183,050. The USA is by far the country most affected by the pandemic – both in terms of infection and deaths. U.S. President Donald Trump, who…

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The number of coronavirus infections registered worldwide has exceeded the 25 million mark. This is shown by data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. According to this data, almost 845,000 people have already died from or with the Covid 19 virus. With almost six million, the USA recorded the highest number of infections, followed by Brazil with around 3.9 million cases. The Brazilian authorities again reported 16,158 new infections on Sunday. The number of corona deaths increased by 566 to 120,828, according to official figures. The figures from Brazil tend…

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Worldwide, more than 24.6 million people have already been proven to be infected with the coronavirus. Approximately 833,000 people have therefore died in connection with Covid-19 diseases. The USA continues to have by far the highest number of infections, followed by Brazil and India. In the USA, at least 47,467 new infections were registered within 24 hours. To date, 5.93 million people have been infected in the country. The total number of victims is 181,862. Chinese authorities announced nine new infections, as many as the day before. All those affected…

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Fear of a second wave: In which European countries the situation is now particularly critical. Shortly before the end of the summer vacations, the novel coronavirus is spreading again in the EU countries France and Spain. Concern also in other countries in Europe and the rest of the world. The statistics of the EU health authority (ECDC) already list Austria among the top ten EU countries with the most new infections in the past 14 days with 36 cases per hundred thousand. By comparison, Germany has 20 and Italy 13…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported more new corona infections worldwide within 24 hours than ever before. The number was almost 300,000, as the WHO reported on Saturday evening. In total, more than 21 million infections have been reported worldwide since the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 became known at the end of last year. According to experts, the number of unreported cases is considerable. The concrete figures, as of 10:00 CEST on Saturday: 294,237 new cases within 24 hours. Since the outbreak began, a total of 21,026,758 cases have been…

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In Russia 5,061 people have been tested positive for coronavirus within 24 hours. This brings the total number to 917,884, the fourth highest level worldwide. The number of deaths associated with the coronavirus climbed to 15,617 on Saturday, while the first batch of the new Russian vaccine against the coronavirus was produced. Although final testing is still ongoing, Russia has now completed pilot production of the world’s first officially approved corona vaccine. “The first batch of the new corona virus vaccine from the Gamalaya Research Center has been produced,” Russian…

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Despite the admission of various differences of opinion, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) praised the “great friendship” between the two countries at a meeting in Vienna on Friday. In a discussion with Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) the focus was on bilateral relations and the fight against the coronavirus. Pompeo and Kurz met for a joint working lunch at the Federal Chancellery. “The aim is to bring trade relations between Austria and the USA up to speed again rapidly, since the USA is…

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On Thursday afternoon US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Vienna. On Friday he will meet Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Secretary of State Schallenberg. As part of his tour of Central Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat on Thursday. The top US politician came from Slovenia, and this is his third stop. His packed programme on Friday includes top Austrian representatives, the head of the IAEA and his Greek counterpart. Pompeo, who did not attend any media appointments…

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Due to the rising number of infections among people returning from Croatia or an increase in the country itself, Austria is again issuing travel warning to Croatia. The travel warning comes into force at midnight from Sunday to Monday, as the Foreign Ministry informed the APA on Friday. Vacationers who are currently in Croatia are urgently called upon to return home. Further details are currently being coordinated with the Ministry of Health, according to the Foreign Office. Worldwide, at least the travel advice of level 4 (“high security risk”) continues…

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