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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a temporary halt to booster vaccinations against the coronavirus as long as many poorer countries are still waiting for vaccine doses. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticized plans for such vaccinations being discussed in several countries Wednesday (Aug. 4) in Geneva. Booster vaccinations already underway should be suspended and plans for them put on hold until at least the end of September, he said, until at least 10 percent of people in all countries around the world are vaccinated. “High-income countries have…

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About 198 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.1 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developments Number of Corona infections in IsraelIn Israel, the number of registered new Corona infections has increased within a day. According to data released by Israel’s Health Ministry on Tuesday (Aug. 3), 3818 new cases had been confirmed on Monday. Previously, the number had been 2121. The percentage of people testing positive on Monday was…

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Travel to England is becoming easier again: as of today, the quarantine requirement previously in force will no longer apply to CoV vaccinated persons from the EU and the USA. According to the British government, travelers from France are not covered by the new regulation because of the spread of the beta variant of the coronavirus there. According to authorities, the exemption from quarantine applies to anyone who has been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…

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Incidence in Germany continues to riseIn Germany, the seven-day incidence continues to rise steadily. According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday, it was 17.5 – up from 16.9 the previous day and 4.9 at the recent low on July 6. Health departments in Germany reported 2,097 new corona infections to the RKI within a day, compared with 1,548 a week ago. Incidence has been the basis for many Corona restrictions in the pandemic so far, such as under the federal emergency brake that expired at…

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In Israel, starting Sunday, all people 60 and older can be vaccinated against the corona virus for the third time if their second vaccination was at least five months ago. From Sunday, vaccinations will also be allowed for children between the ages of five and eleven who are at particularly high risk of becoming seriously ill or dying if infected. Vaccinations have been open to children ages twelve and older since early June. Despite an intensive vaccination campaign, the number of new infections is also on the rise again in…

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About 197 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Tokyo OlympicsCorona numbers at the Tokyo Olympics continue to rise. As of Saturday (7/31), 21 more Corona cases have been recorded. The high had been reached on Friday (7/30) with 27 new infections. Athletes are not affected this time. The number of positive tests around the competitions in Japan thus rose to 241. A total of 23…

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The number of new coronavirus infections recorded in one day has increased significantly in the United States. Authorities reported 194,608 new cases yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. A week earlier, the number was 118,797. The number of deaths reported within a day with a confirmed CoV infection also rose week-over-week, from 532 to 891. The previous highs were recorded on January 2, with 300,462 new infections, and on January 12, with 4,460 deaths. The vast majority of the recorded infections in the country are…

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On the Croatian island of Pag, almost 8000 young people celebrate a beach party lasting several days. At least 215 from Austria are infected with the coronavirus – among them many first-time vaccinated. The remaining visitors are now to be tested as well. In Austria, 215 Corona infections have been registered among travelers returning from a festival in Croatia. The event “Austria goes Zrce” took place last week on the island of Pag. Nearly 8000 people between the ages of 19 and 27 had traveled to the beach party, which…

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About 195.9 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.1 million infected people have died. About 3.9 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. In Valencia, a young woman receives a dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine against Sars-CoV-2. The Spanish region is now vaccinating 20 to 29-year-olds. The latest developments Green Passport in IsraelDue to rising Corona infection numbers, the so-called Green Passport has been in effect again in Israel since Thursday (7/29). At gatherings of more than 100 people, participants…

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