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In view of high coronavirus infection figures, people in Germany must prepare for a basic extension of the lockdown until after Easter. A draft resolution from the Chancellor’s Office for this afternoon’s federal-state round table sets April 18 as the date for this. In addition, the emergency brake regulation decided at the beginning of March must be “consistently implemented,” it says. It stresses that additional openings would be ruled out if infection numbers grow exponentially, even below an incidence threshold of 100. Facing tough negotiationsOne passage in the draft that…

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The seven-day incidence of new coronavirus infections has exceeded the important mark of 100. The Robert Koch Institute said Sunday, citing data from public health departments, that the number of new infections per 100,000 residents rose to 103.9 nationwide within seven days. The 100 mark plays a key role in the emergency brake mechanism agreed upon by the federal and state governments for easing or tightening corona requirements. Within one day, 13,733 new Corona infections were also reported – up from 10,790 cases a week ago Sunday. The seven-day incidence…

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Once again, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days has risen sharply: According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the seven-day incidence was 95.6 nationwide on Friday morning, up from 90 on Thursday and 86.2 on Wednesday. In addition, health offices in Germany reported 17,482 new Corona infections within one day – about 5,000 more than exactly one week ago. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 5:20 a.m.; subsequent changes or additions are possible. In addition, 226 more deaths were…

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Nearly 100 million vaccinations have been administered in the United States since the new U.S. administration took office almost two months ago. That mark will be surpassed as early as today, U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday at the White House. “That puts us weeks ahead of schedule,” Biden said. Biden had promised at his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20 that there should be at least 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. By the end of May, there should be enough vaccine for all of the…

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The third wave of Corona has led to a record increase in Corona victims in Hungary. According to official figures, 207 people died in connection with the virus in the past 24 hours, and 6,502 new infections were registered. A tighter lockdown had already been imposed from March 8-22. Prime Minister Viktor Orban planned to inform the state radio on Friday about further measures and possible gradual relaxations. This was stated by Chancellery Minister Gergely Gulyas at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. According to the politician, the peak…

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France has recorded more than 38,500 new infections with coronavirus within 24 hours – the most in almost four months. The French health authority reported 38,501 new infections in the evening. That was the highest figure in the country of nearly 67 million people since November. The number of deaths increased by 246 to 91,427, and the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units fell slightly to 4,219. In view of the overcrowding in many French hospitals, the head of the government, Jean Castex, plans to make a statement…

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Brazil has recorded new high in the number of coronavirus deaths in one day. Within 24 hours, 2,841 more coronavirus-related deaths were registered, the Brazilian Health Ministry reported yesterday. The number of new infections registered rose by 83,926 to 11.6 million cases in just one day. The total number of deaths related to the virus so far in Brazil (population 210 million) is 282,127, the second highest in the world after the United States (population 328 million). The country also has the highest number of new daily infections in the…

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Because of again drastically rising numbers with the CoV infections, Italy goes starting into the third Lockdown starting on Monday, March 15: “We have to do it unfortunately with a new wave of the infections”, said the new Prime Minister Mario Draghi yesterday with the attendance of a vaccination center at the Roman Fiumicino airport. Within a week, he said, there had been more than 150,000 new infections, an increase of about 20,000 from the previous week. “These numbers force us to be extremely cautious in order to limit the…

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Health departments in Germany reported 12,834 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day, 2,254 more than a week ago. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Friday. The number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (seven-day incidence) was also significantly higher than the previous day (69.1) at 72.4.Four weeks ago, on February 12, the seven-day incidence had been 62.2. In addition, 252 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 10,580…

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