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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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The Omicron wave currently appears to be subsiding in several major U.S. cities. According to figures published on Friday, the number of registered infections in cities such as New York and Washington, which were the first to be affected by the new variant of the coronavirus, has recently declined. Nationally, infections continued to rise. New York recently averaged 28,500 new infections per day, down from an average of 42,000 infections two weeks earlier. Health officials also recorded declining numbers in the nation’s capital, Washington, which was hit hard by the…

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Anyone entering Germany from Austria who is not fully vaccinated or recovered will have to be quarantined for ten days. The German government reclassifies Austria as a high-risk area from Sunday due to high Corona infection figures. The municipalities of Mittelberg and Jungholz as well as the Rißtal in the municipality of Vomp and Eben on Lake Achensee are exempt. Thus, all nine neighboring countries of Germany are again on the risk list. In addition to Austria, more than 30 other countries are on the list, many of them in…

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In view of the rapid spread of the Omikron variant of the coronavirus, Hungary has decided to administer a fourth vaccination dose to its population. All those who wish “will be able to receive a fourth dose on medical advice,” the head of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s cabinet announced yesterday. On Thursday, authorities reported more than 9,200 new infections within 24 hours. More than 40,000 people have died in the country as a result of CoV infection since the pandemic began. In Hungary, about 60 percent of the 9.8 million…

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France has recorded a record high of more than 368,000 new CoV infections registered within one day. According to data released by the French health authority last night, 368,149 new infections were reported within 24 hours. The previous high, set last Wednesday, had been 332,252 registered infections. Case numbers in France have skyrocketed over the past few weeks. The omicron variant of coronavirus is now prevalent in the country. The incidence value was most recently 2,790 nationwide, which indicates how many infections were recorded within a week converted to 100,000…

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Since Monday, the so-called Super Green Pass has been in force in Italy. This makes it almost impossible for even unvaccinated Austrians to enter Italy. In Italy, first-time vaccinations are increasing as strongly as they last did in the fall. Especially people in middle age and older are getting vaccinated. This has to do with the new vaccination obligation for over 50-year-olds, as the government in Rome explains, as the newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” writes. The special commissioner for Italy’s mandatory vaccination, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, says: “It’s not easy to…

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