Category: World News

Cuba has become the first country in the world to begin CoV vaccination for young children. Yesterday, authorities in Cienfuegos province began vaccinations for the two- to 11-year-old age group. The children receive the vaccines Abdala and Soberana, developed in Cuba, but not recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Children as young as twelve have been vaccinated since Friday. Schools closed at least until OctoberDue to the pandemic, Cuba’s schools have been closed most of the time since March 2020. Yesterday, the new school year began – via television,…

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More than 220 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.5 million infected people have died. More than 5.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Health ministers from the top 20 industrialized and emerging economies (G-20) plan to push for greater equity in the distribution of Corona vaccines worldwide. The conditions are in place to agree on a “Rome Pact” for this purpose, Italy’s health minister, Roberto Speranza, said Sunday evening (Sept. 5) in Rome. A mandatory point of the…

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According to the Robert Koch Institute, more than four million corona infections have been detected in Germany. Once again, public health departments report more than 10,000 new infections. The incidence of hospitalization in Germany continues to rise. In addition, more than four million infections with Sars-CoV-2 have now been detected. Since the start of the Corona pandemic, more than four million people in Germany have been confirmed to be infected with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen. So far, public health departments have reported 4,005,641 infections, according to data from the Robert Koch…

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A possible general vaccination requirement brought into play by head of government Mario Draghi is causing criticism in Italy. The head of the right-wing nationalist party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), Giorgia Meloni, said Friday (Aug. 3) in an interview with the newspaper La Stampa that she opposes mandatory vaccination. Earlier, Matteo Salvini, the former interior minister of the right-wing Lega, spoke out against the duty. The head of the Social Democrats, Enrico Letta, on the other hand, expressed positive views on compulsory vaccination. Draghi had affirmed at a press…

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The number of new Corona infections in Israel has risen to the highest level since the pandemic began. There have been 11,187 new cases have been registered, the Health Ministry announced Thursday (Sept. 2). The new high was published the day after school started. It is the third consecutive day with more than 10,000 new cases in Israel. At the same time, the number of seriously ill people has steadily decreased and is about half of what it was in January. Projected per 100,000 population, the number of Corona cases…

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In Italy, a third vaccination dose is now being offered to certain population groups. This was announced by Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday (Sept. 2) after a meeting of his government. A third dose will be given to people with a weak immune response from the end of September, Health Minister Roberto Speranza specified. Italy considers itself on a good track with vaccinations, Draghi stressed. On Thursday, more than 70 percent of the population over the age of twelve to be vaccinated had been vaccinated. In addition, stricter rules…

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Despite a lockdown that has lasted for ten weeks, the Australian state of New South Wales continues to report record CoV figures. Today, authorities in the east coast region recorded 1,431 new cases and 12 deaths – more than at any time since the pandemic began. The Sydney metropolitan area has been particularly hard hit. It is likely that the peak of the most severe wave so far will be reached in the next 14 days, said Regional Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian. At the same time, restrictions in parts of…

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Despite continued high corona numbers, the government in Thailand intends to stick to a wide-ranging opening of the country to tourism from October. With the largest islands of Phuket and Ko Samui already welcoming fully vaccinated guests again since July, the capital Bangkok and Chon Buri province with the popular seaside resort of Pattaya, among others, are to follow suit from Oct. 1. The cultural center of Chiang Mai in the north and Prachuap Khiri Khan with the resort of Hua Hin are also scheduled to open then. In mid-October,…

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Stricter CoV rules are in effect in Italy as of today. Those traveling on long-distance buses and on high-speed and intercity trains will need proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, tested negative or have recovered. This 3-G rule is not provided for public transportation. At stations or on trains, rail staff should check certificates, according to Trenitalia. In Italy, the Green Pass is now mandatory for travelers on domestic flights. Anyone traveling by ferry between two Italian regions, for example from Lazio to Sardinia, also needs this proof.…

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