Category: World News

The number of new infections with coronavirus in Brazil has increased by 62,290, and those who died from Covid-19 by 1,171, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. The previous day, there had been 52,035 new cases and 962 deaths. According to the ministry, more than eight million infections have now been detected in the country, and the number of deaths is more than 200,000. Brazil has a population of about 220 million. Now the scenario from the spring could repeat itself, when many hospitals and cemeteries reached their limits. For…

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More than 80,000 people have now died in Britain who were confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. This was announced by the government in London on Saturday. Since the previous day, 1,035 new deaths have been reported. Meanwhile, in the French city of Marseille, 21 people have tested positive for the more contagious variant of the corona virus first discovered in England. According to death certificates, some 95,000 people have already died with or from the Covid-19 disease in the U.K. The number of infections in the U.K.…

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In the U.S., 283,204 coronavirus infections have been reported within one day, the second highest number since the pandemic began. According to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore this morning (CET), the number of daily coronavirus deaths was 3,534 people. The previous day, the death toll had risen above 4,000 for the first time. The previous highest level of new infections had been recorded a week ago, on January 2, with 301,858 within 24 hours, according to JHU. More than 20 million casesIn total, more than 21.87 million…

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Following the EU, Great Britain has also approved the coronavirus vaccine of the U.S. manufacturer Moderna. The competent authority has granted approval to the vaccine, the British government announced today in London. It is the third product to be allowed to be vaccinated in the country, following the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer, and the domestic vaccine from Oxford University and the AstraZeneca group. The U.K. has ordered 17 million doses of the Moderna drug. The Moderna vaccine is considered to be just as effective, but somewhat less complicated to…

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The number of reported corona virus-related deaths in Germany has reached a new high. Within one day, German public health departments transmitted 1,188 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to RKI figures released Friday morning. In addition, 31,849 new infections were reported. The previous high of 1,129 new deaths had been reached on December 30. When interpreting the case numbers, it should further be noted that in the weeks around Christmas and the turn of the year, fewer people probably visited a doctor, fewer samples were taken…

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A negative corona test will be required for entry into England from next week. All travelers arriving by plane, train or ship will have to present proof of this, which must not be older than 72 hours, explained British Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Friday night. This is intended to prevent the spread of new Corona variants. Anyone who does not have a test must immediately pay a fine of 500 pounds (a good 550 euros). There are exceptions for truck drivers, children under the age of eleven and entries…

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German health departments have reported 26,391 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 1070 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced early Thursday. The peak of 1129 new deaths had been reached on Dec. 30. In terms of registered new infections, the highest figure of 33,777 had been reported on December 18 – but this included 3500 subsequent reports. An interpretation of the data remains difficult, because around Christmas and the turn of the year Corona cases were discovered, seized…

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China is experiencing the largest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in months. After the most populous country had the virus largely under control since the summer, with only very sporadic infections, the numbers in Hebei province just outside Beijing have risen to a total of more than 200 in just a few days. To date, the health commission in the province around the capital reported 90 cases and 144 asymptomatic infections. A further increase was expected. The authorities are alarmed and declared “a state of war” in the fight against…

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Germany is tightening measures in the fight against coronavirus. As previously suspected, the federal and state governments agreed to extend the lockdown until the end of January. Private gatherings are now only permitted within the circle of members of one’s own household and with a maximum of one other person not living in the household, Chancellor Angela Merkel explained in a press conference on Tuesday evening. In counties with a seven-day incidence of more than 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, the states will take local measures “to restrict the…

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