Category: World News

India has reported 22,775 new infections in the past 24 hours. The data show sharp increases in densely populated regions such as around the capital New Delhi, the financial center of Mumbai and the metropolis of Kolkata in the east of the country. Since the peak of the second covid wave last year, daily infection rates in India had fallen from over 400,000 to below 10,000 at times. Now experts fear a third wave due to the virus variant Omicron. Thirteen million residents of the Chinese city of Xian are…

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Shortly before the planned impressive fireworks at the turn of the year in Sydney Harbour, the Australian state of New South Wales has recorded more new corona infections than ever before. Authorities in the east coast region reported about 21,100 new cases on Friday – nearly 9,000 more than on Thursday and 15,000 more than on Wednesday. Higher numbers of new infections have never been recorded in any Australian region, broadcaster ABC reported. Australia had long pursued a zero-covid strategy and closed its national borders to visitors. Despite this, infection…

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More than one million people have died in Eastern Europe in connection with the virus since the first recorded cases of Corona in China about two years ago, according to calculations by the Reuters news agency. Among the worst-hit countries in the region are Russia, Poland and Ukraine, the data show. A total of 1.04 million people in Eastern Europe died from the virus. In Europe, a total of 1.87 million deaths were counted. In Russia alone, more than 87,000 people died in November in connection with the coronavirus, a…

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Israel will initially give a fourth dose of the Corona vaccine only to people with immunodeficiency. An expert panel had recommended that people over 60 and medical personnel be vaccinated for the fourth time, in addition to the immunocompromised, in light of the rapid spread of the Omikron variant. Nachman Asch, director general of the Ministry of Health, said he was not yet convinced that this was already necessary. However, he said, they are re-evaluating every day how to proceed. An Israeli hospital had begun a study Monday on the…

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Portugal is following Spain’s example and reducing the isolation period from ten to seven days. The reduction applies to infected people without symptoms and to people with a suspected corona infection that has not yet been confirmed. Austria does not count Spain or Portugal as a virus variant area. Therefore, 2G plus applies to entry into Austria. Persons entering Austria must present proof of vaccination or recovery and additionally a PCR test. Persons who have already received another vaccination dose (“booster”) are exempt from presenting a test. The Greek Health…

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Nearly 100,000 coronavirus infections have been recorded in Italy in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. This is a record since the outbreak of the pandemic, Italian health authorities reported. The previous day, there were 78,313. 136 deaths attributed to the coronavirus were also reported. The previous day, there were 202. More than one million coronavirus tests were counted in the past 24 hours, which is also a record. 9.5 percent of those tested were positive. According to Health Secretary Pierpaolo Sileri, more than 60 percent of cases are due…

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The number of new Corona infections in the USA continues to rise rapidly. For Monday, the public health agency CDC reported more than 440,000 new cases in one day – the highest reported daily figure since the pandemic began. However, it is likely that this figure is skewed due to the holidays, as there may have been late reports after Christmas, APA reports. The data also varies significantly – The New York Times, for example, even reported more than 500,000 new infections in the U.S. for the day. U.S. states…

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The pandemic has set a new record in the United Kingdom, with 129,471 new Corona infections. This does not include new cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it was reported. The number of recorded new infections in the United Kingdom has reached a new record of 129,471. New cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included in this data because of different procedures over the holidays, authorities said. There are 18 more deaths reported. In Turkey, the number of daily coronavirus cases exceeded 30,000 on Tuesday for the first…

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In the UK, 129,471 new infections were reported today – a new high. On Monday, the figure was 98,515, and 18 people have died from or with covid. In Portugal, there were 17,172 new infections – a new high. 19 deaths were recorded. 61.5 percent of new infections were due to the Omikron variant. In Turkey, 32,176 new infections were reported today – the most in two months. 184 deaths were recorded. In Greece, cases doubled within 24 hours, with 21,657 new infections reported today – a new high. Authorities…

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