Category: World News

Norway is ending its restrictions to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions would be lifted tomorrow, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced today. “It has been 561 days since we introduced the toughest measures in Norway in peacetime. (…) Now the time has come to return to normal everyday life.” Pandemic not over yetSeveral measures had already been relaxed, and now the stand-off requirement is also being dropped. Restaurants can thus once again operate at full capacity, as can nightclubs, sports arenas and other venues. “In short, we can now live…

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The US has approved a first CoV vaccine for boosters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Biontech and Pfizer’s vaccine for people over age 65, adults at high risk for severe disease, and those in occupations with a high risk of infection. Those can now get a third dose six months after the second vaccination. Among those at high risk of infection, the FDA included “health care workers, teachers and day care workers, food store workers, and workers in homeless shelters and prisons.” It is unclear at…

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CoV rapid tests will have to be paid for by most people themselves in Germany from October 11. In general, they will remain free for people who cannot be vaccinated, including children under the age of twelve. This is stipulated in a new regulation issued by the German Ministry of Health, which implements a corresponding decision by the federal and state governments. According to transitional rules, children aged twelve to 17 and pregnant women can still have at least one free test a week until Dec. 31. German Chancellor Angela…

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The number of covid-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) has dropped. Last week, 3.67 million cases were reported to WHO, nine percent fewer than in the previous seven days, the UN agency reported yesterday in Geneva. Previously, the numbers had risen steadily since early June, reaching a plateau in August. Almost all continents recorded declines. Only Africa saw a slight increase. The global number of deaths fell by seven percent week-on-week to just under 60,000. The WHO statistical report did not provide any explanation for the development…

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More U.S. citizens have now died as a result of the Corona pandemic than from Spanish flu. According to a Johns Hopkins University count, more than 675,700 died in the U.S. in connection with Corona infection. The Spanish flu, which raged between 1918 and 1919, took the lives of 675,000 people in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Thus, at least in absolute numbers, Spanish flu lost its title as the most serious pandemic in recent U.S. history. Worldwide, Spanish flu killed at least 50…

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Health ministry in Prague explicitly recommends so-called booster vaccination for seniors over 60 The Czech Republic has started booster vaccinations against the coronavirus. The first people received their third shot today. The prerequisite is that the last vaccination was more than eight months ago. The Ministry of Health in Prague explicitly recommends the so-called booster vaccination for seniors over 60, members of high-risk groups, and health and care personnel. “For everyone else, it’s up to their own will,” says Health Minister Adam Vojtech. source: kurier.at/picture:pixabay.com

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About 227 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.6 million infected people have died. About 5.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. In the Spanish capital of Madrid, some 25,000 young people celebrated a huge open-air party despite a ban. Social media showed participants dancing and drinking alcohol in open spaces between university buildings in Madrid on Saturday night (9/18), El País newspaper reported. A similar celebration with 8,000 participants was also reported from Barcelona’s Autonomous University campus, according…

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After Italy became the first country in Europe to decide to make vaccination, negative testing or convalescent detection mandatory for all workers in the private and public sectors, the number of immunizations is growing. According to Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the government commissioner in charge of the vaccination campaign, a 35 percent increase in bites was reported Saturday compared with the previous week. 40.8 million – or 75.64 percent of Italians over the age of 12 – have been vaccinated. The government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi had decided on Thursday…

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About 227 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.6 million infected people have died. About 5.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Thousands of students celebrate in Spain In the Spanish capital of Madrid, some 25,000 young people celebrated a huge open-air party despite a ban. Social media showed participants dancing and drinking alcohol in open spaces between university buildings in Madrid on Saturday night (9/18), El País newspaper reported. A similar celebration with 8,000 participants was also reported…

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