Category: World News

The number of new CoV infections in Poland has reached a new high. Within 24 hours, 36,665 new cases were added, the Ministry of Health announced today. This is the highest figure since the pandemic began. Poland has a population of about 38 million. About 30 percent of the new infections were due to the Omikron variant, Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska told Radio Plus. Omicron is expected to become the dominant variant in the coming days, he said. Last week, a dispute over CoV policy led to a clash…

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France is gradually easing CoV restrictions in February while significantly tightening rules for the unvaccinated. They will then no longer have access to gastronomy, cultural venues, sporting events and long-distance transport with the introduction of the nationwide vaccination and recovery certificate, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced yesterday. For all people aged 16 and older, full vaccination will thus become a prerequisite for unrestricted participation in public life. People who opt for an initial vaccination by mid-February will then temporarily be allowed to continue to present an additional negative test as…

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Sweden, Denmark and Norway have all posted record numbers of new infections. In Sweden, 37,886 new cases were added yesterday. In Denmark, the record from the previous day was broken right away: In the daily updated values of the health institute SSI, this time 38,759 reported cases were added, including 36,474 new infections and 2,285 new infections. In Norway, 15,367 new Corona cases were registered in the past day – also a clear pandemic record, as reported by the news agency NTB. The average for the past seven days was…

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Peak levels of new CoV infections have been reported in several countries today. In Germany, more than 100,000 new infections were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day for the first time since the CoV pandemic began. Health offices reported 112,323 cases in 24 hours, according to RKI data this morning. The RKI now gave the 7-day incidence as 584.4. This is also an all-time high. By comparison, the previous day, the Germany-wide incidence was 553.2, and a week ago it was 407.5. Omicron wave in Czech…

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For two years, the South Sea nation of Kiribati has managed to keep CoV almost completely off its islands. Now, the first plane allowed to land brought 36 infected people to the archipelago. The plane, which came from Fiji, had 54 fully vaccinated people on board who had undergone three tests before takeoff, all of which came back negative, the government announced today. But after arriving in Kiribati on Friday, 36 of the passengers tested positive for the virus, it said. They were taken to a quarantine center. One of…

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For the first time since the start of the Corona pandemic, more than 100,000 new Corona infections have been reported to the Robert Koch Institute in Germany within one day. Health offices reported 112,323 cases in 24 hours, according to RKI data from Wednesday morning. On Friday, the number was above the 90,000-case mark for the first time. Exactly one week ago, there had been 80,430 new infections. Along with Germany and Brazil, Mexico also reported an all-time high in new infections. Nearly 50,000 cases were registered within 24 hours,…

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France and Italy each recorded new highs of nearly 465,000 and 228,000 reported new coronavirus infections within 24 hours yesterday. As the French health authority indicated in the evening, 464,769 new infections were registered. In recent weeks, the number of cases has risen rapidly. Most recently, the incidence value, i.e. the number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants within one week, was 3,063 nationwide. The omicron variant of the coronavirus dominates. In view of this, France’s government wants to provide further incentives for Covid 19 vaccination and significantly tighten the rules…

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Italy has recorded 228,179 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. This is another high since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, Italian health authorities reported today. In addition, 434 deaths were recorded. A record 1.48 million CoV tests were analyzed in the past 24 hours, with 15.4 percent coming back positive. 1,715 CoV patients were in intensive care units of Italian hospitals. Another 19,448 Covid 19 patients were cared for in normal wards. 5.5 million Italians have recovered from coronavirus since the pandemic outbreak in February…

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Corona-infected people in England can now end their isolation after just five full days. The new rule has been in effect since the beginning of this week. It provides that after two negative antigen self-tests on day five and day six, isolation can be ended early as long as there is no fever. With the new regulation, the government wants to combat the massive shortage of personnel in the health sector and other industries. In Slovenia, changed entry regulations apply from today, Monday. Accordingly, domestic quarantine, if prescribed upon entry,…

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