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Bahrain is the first country to grant emergency approval to Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The approval followed a thorough study, the National Health Authority announced today. The vaccine, which unlike other agents requires only one injection, is intended for use in people at higher risk of complications, such as the elderly or chronically ill. The vaccine could be approved in the U.S. this week; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the vaccine safe and effective. — source: orf.at/picture:pixabay.com

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More than 68,000 people in Germany have died from or as a result of the corona virus – yet many citizens take a critical view of vaccinations. According to a study, the reservations are often success-oriented people. Vaccination center in NiedersachsenThere are clear reservations against the restriction of freedoms in the pandemic and against a Corona vaccination, according to a survey. A third of citizens in Germany (33 percent) “rather” or “completely” reject encroachments on civil liberties to combat the pandemic. And 34 percent do not want to be vaccinated,…

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Health offices in Germany have reported 3883 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 415 additional deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Tuesday. Exactly a week ago, the RKI had recorded 3856 new infections and 528 new deaths within one day. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 03.11, subsequent changes or additions are possible. The number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 population (seven-day incidence)…

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The British government wants to lift all restrictions in the coronavirus pandemic in England by June 21. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this yesterday when presenting his lockdown roadmap to the House of Commons in London. The lockdown is to be lifted in several steps at intervals of five weeks. The prerequisite, however, is that the positive trends in reducing the number of infections and the vaccination campaign can be continued and that no new virus variant changes the situation. The decisive factor is not the scheduled dates, but…

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Health offices in Germany have reported 4369 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. In addition, 62 additional deaths were recorded within one day. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Monday. Exactly a week ago, the RKI had recorded 4426 new infections and 116 new deaths within 24 hours. On Monday, the case numbers reported by the RKI are usually lower, partly because there is less testing on the weekend. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of…

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In Germany, the so-called seven-day incidence continues to rise to 60.2, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). It thus rose for the second time in a row above the value of the previous day, which had been 57.8 on Saturday. The value indicates how many of 100,000 inhabitants are tested mathematically new positive within a week. The federal and state governments are initially aiming for an incidence of 50. Openings, for example, of the retail trade, however, are only envisaged when the value of 35 is reached. According to…

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In Germany, indications of a possible new intensification of the Corona pandemic have increased. After the so-called reproduction number had been below one for weeks, it has now exceeded this important threshold again for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). This gave the so-called seven-day R-value on Friday evening with 1.01. This means that 100 infected people mathematically infect 101 other people. This could indicate that the more infectious virus variants are spreading more rapidly despite the lockdown, concludes the RKI. Within one day, public health…

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More than 109.08 million people worldwide have been confirmed to be infected with coronavirus. More than 2.5 million people died in connection with the virus. That’s according to a Reuters count based on official data. The U.S. is by far the country most affected by the pandemic, with nearly 27.8 million people infected and more than 487,000 dead. India has more than 10.9 million known cases of infection and more than 155,700 deaths. Brazil has recorded over 9.8 million infected and nearly 240,000 deaths. Curfew in the Netherlands must be…

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Visits to the swimming pool and gym, meeting friends for a beer – what people in Austria, as in many European countries, can currently only dream of, is once again a reality in Iceland. Together with the Vatican, the country in the far north has the lowest incidence rate in Europe. In the past three weeks, the non-EU country of Iceland was the only European country that the EU’s disease control agency ECDC listed in the “green” category. That means, according to ECDC, there is no need for EU countries…

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