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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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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has again reported an increase in 7-day incidence in Germany, setting a new record. The RKI reported the value of new coronavirus infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week at 553.2 this morning. For comparison, the previous day the value was 528.2, a week ago 387.9 (previous month: 306.4). Health offices in Germany reported 74,405 new infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 5:06 am. A week ago, there were 45,690 infections.…

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More than 323 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.5 million infected people have died. About 9.6 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far.Even when vaccinated people contract coronavirus, hospitalization numbers show vaccination protects well against severe symptoms and severe courses.Even when vaccinated people contract coronavirus, hospitalization rates show that vaccination provides good protection against severe symptoms and courses. Great Britain According to media reports, the British government plans to lift the legal requirement for self-isolation in case of…

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Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has again reported an increase in seven-day incidence nationwide, setting a new record. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday morning as 528.2. For comparison, the previous day the value had been 515.7, and a week ago 375.7 (previous month: 413.7). Health offices in Germany reported 34,145 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. A week ago, there were 25,255 infections. Across Germany, 30 deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to the new data.…

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Faced with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have registered a new high in daily new CoV infections. From Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, an average of 304,000 new infections were detected daily in the region, according to a calculation by the AFP news agency based on agency data. That’s nearly double the previous peak of 155,000 new infections daily during the previous wave in the region in May-June 2021. Number of deaths also rises significantlyThe number of daily CoV deaths also…

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