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The number of deaths related to coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom today surpassed 100,000. According to the U.K. Department of Health, the number of deaths increased by another 1,631, reaching 100,162. The UK, which has a population of around 67 million, is the first country in Europe to exceed this mark. A sustained success in the fight against the coronavirus is expected to come from the vaccination campaign that is already in full swing in the UK. According to government figures, 6.9 million people have already received a first…

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More than 100,000 people in the United Kingdom have died in connection with the coronavirus since the pandemic began. By mid-January, nearly 99,000 people in England and Wales had Covid-19 listed on their death certificates, the UK Statistics Authority said today. The U.K. is home to about 67 million people. Since then, several thousand deaths have been added across the U.K., according to official government figures. The country recorded the world’s highest daily CoV death rate after a sharp rise in case numbers linked to the new variant B.1.1.7 in…

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New U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Schengen zone citizens’ entry ban in place. According to information from the White House, Biden wants to order on Monday to reverse the lifting of this ban ordered by predecessor Donald Trump.The new U.S. President Joe Biden leaves in force the ban on entry of citizens of the Schengen area, which was in place because of the Corona pandemic. Biden will order on Monday to reverse the lifting of entry bans ordered by his predecessor Donald Trump, a White House official said Sunday evening…

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Nearly 25 million people in the U.S. have contracted the SARS CoV-2 virus since the CoV pandemic began a year ago. The number of virus-related deaths recorded so far rose to nearly 417,500, according to data released this morning by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. The number of deaths within 24 hours most recently reached 3,332, with the previous peak in CoV deaths recorded on Jan. 12 at 4,462. Authorities also registered 172,650 new infections yesterday. The highest level was recorded on Jan. 2 at 298,031 new cases. The…

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German health departments have reported 16,417 new CoV infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 879 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced this morning. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 18,678 new infections and 980 new deaths within 24 hours. The peak of 1,244 new deaths had been reached on January 14. The highest number of new infections registered within 24 hours, 33,777, was reported on December 18, but this included 3,500 subsequent reports. Seven-day incidence at 112.6The number…

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In Germany, more than 50,000 people have died in connection with the corona virus since the pandemic began. German health authorities reported 859 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours, the RKI announced Friday morning. This brought the total number of deaths to 50,642, up from 1,113 new deaths within 24 hours exactly a week ago. The peak of 1,244 new deaths had been reached on January 14. The RKI counts as Covid 19 deaths proven infected people who died directly from Corona and those with…

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden went to church just before his swearing-in ceremony. Biden, a Catholic, was joined at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington on Wednesday by Democratic and Republican leaders in the US Congress, among others. Television images showed those attending the service wearing masks and keeping their distance. The inauguration will take place at 6 p.m. (CET). Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump had said goodbye from the U.S. capital in the afternoon with a brief appearance at the Andrews military base. There, the invited guests stood closely packed…

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Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump defended his record in office in his farewell address. In a video address Tuesday, the Republican claimed numerous domestic, economic and foreign policy successes: “We’ve restored American strength at home – and American leadership abroad.” At the same time, Trump called for prayers for the administration of his successor, Joe Biden, without once mentioning the Democrat by name. “Together with millions of hard-working patriots across the country, we have built the greatest political movement in the history of this country,” Trump said in the nearly…

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Germany is aiming to extend the lockdown until February 14 inclusive. This is according to a draft resolution for the consultations between Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the German states this afternoon. By this date, a working group is to “develop a concept for a safe and fair opening strategy, which also creates the necessary conditions to avoid a renewed increase in numbers.” According to information from the Reuters news agency, the extension is not controversial. “It is considered likely that we will agree on…

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