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The number of new Corona infections has risen sharply, exceeding 50,000 for the first time in the Corona pandemic. Health offices in Germany reported a peak of 50,196 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 3:40 a.m. Thursday morning. The previous day, the figure was 39,676 infections. Exactly a week ago, the figure had been 33,949 infections. Already the value of Wednesday had been a high. The Germany-wide seven-day incidence also…

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Health authorities in Germany have reported more new CoV infections to the Robert Koch Institute than at any time since the pandemic began. They transmitted 39,676 new cases within one day, according to figures from the RKI. The previous high of 37,120 had been reported on Friday. The seven-day incidence is 232.1, according to the RKI dashboard, marking the third consecutive day it has reached a high. Across Germany, 236 deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to the new data. Drosten expects ‘very strenuous winter’German virologist Christian Drosten expects…

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The popular vacation destination will become the first country in the world to introduce 1-G on January 8. The Central American country on the Pacific and Caribbean Seas will be the first in the world to introduce 1-G. The regulation will come into effect on January 8, 2022, and will apply to locals aged 12 and older, as well as tourists aged 18 and older. With this effective date, only fully vaccinated people will be able to participate in public life. Visiting hotels, restaurants, stores, museums and national parks, which…

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Two days after Austria set a record for new infections, Germany reported an all-time high in 7-day incidence, with the Robert Koch Institute reporting the number of confirmed cases per 100,000 population per week at 201.1 this morning. The previous record was set at the peak of the second CoV wave on December 22, 2020, at 197.6. In Austria, this value is around 600. It is important to note that, unlike a year ago, many people are now vaccinated; the rate is particularly high among the very elderly, who are…

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More than 249 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5 million infected people have died. More than 7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developmentsAustralia, after a delayed start to its vaccination campaign due to a lack of vaccine, has now reached its goal of a nationwide complete vaccination rate of 80 percent of all residents over the age of 16. “We did it” wrote Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Twitter. Now, he said, the country can…

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Due to the exploding CoV numbers, Slovenia is also tightening restrictions as of Monday. As Health Minister Janez Poklukar announced at a press conference last night, public gatherings and private celebrations such as weddings will be banned. Contact restrictions will apply, and only the closest family members will be allowed to meet. Nightclubs will have to close, and restaurants will only be allowed to stay open from 5 am to 10 pm. Slovenia has already had a strict 3G rule in place at the workplace since mid-September. The center-right government…

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WHO finds the pace of corona transmission in Europe “extremely worrying.” It said it is currently at a critical point in the pandemic, but the situation varies widely between individual countries.Europe is once again at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office responsible. “We are at another critical point in the resurgence of the pandemic,” WHO Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge said Thursday at a press conference broadcast online. The current pace of virus transmission in the 53 countries of the…

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The corona situation in Europe is coming to a head: in several countries, the number of new daily infections has multiplied in the last four weeks. Austria is not the only country where the number of new covid infections is skyrocketing: A month ago, 2,693 people became infected within one day; on Thursday, 8,593 cases were already reported – 219 percent more. The situation is similarly dramatic in our neighboring countries: The 28 days from Oct. 6 to Nov. 3 saw a 196 percent increase in infections in Germany, 184…

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The number of daily reported new Corona infections in Germany has exceeded the peak of the third infection wave in spring. Within one day, 33,949 new infections have been reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The record had been recorded on April 22 with 29,518 new infections. A week ago, the value was 28,037 infections, the seven-day incidence rose to 154.5 (Wednesday: 146.6, previous week: 130.2). It initially remained open to what extent Monday’s All Saints’ Day holiday in five states played a role in the numbers. Within 24…

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