Category: World News

Measures have been tightened in two Asian metropolises and in Australia’s major city of Sydney because of rising CoV case numbers. In Sydney, masks will be compulsory from tomorrow in shopping malls and public transport, among other places, as well as for employees in the hospitality industry, as the head of government of the state of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, announced today. Violations are to be punished with up to 200 Australian dollars (about 126 euros). Recently, there had again been increased local cases in the port city and…

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German doctors’ representatives are urgently calling for a uniform nationwide extension of the lockdown: “The burden of providing patients with Covid-19 has continued to rise, even over the holidays,” Susanne Johna, president of the German doctors’ union Marburger Bund, told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. She added that clinics had no breathing room. “The healthcare system urgently needs relief, which can only be achieved by extending the contact restriction measures. We will not get a grip on the situation any other way.” Representatives of the retail sector also do not expect…

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German manufacturer Biontech plans to supply more coronavirus vaccine than planned to the European Union. The company is “in advanced discussions on whether and how we can provide more vaccine doses from Europe for Europe this year,” company CEO Ugur Sahin told the dpa news agency today. Option pulled from framework agreement“We are working with the EU to further expand our production capacity and be able to provide additional vaccine doses.” Sahin pointed out that an agreement was reached this week with the EU Commission to supply an additional 100…

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Since the start of the Corona pandemic, more than 20 million infections with the virus have been detected in the United States. That represents about a quarter of all recorded infections with the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen worldwide, according to data released Friday by Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. city of Baltimore. No other country in the world has as many confirmed infections in absolute numbers as the United States. According to the data, the number in India is 10.3 million, and 7.7 million in Brazil. Experts assume that the number…

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German health departments have reported 22,924 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. In addition, 553 new deaths were recorded, the RKI announced early Friday. Interpreting the data is difficult at the moment because fewer people are likely to be tested during the holidays and around the New Year, and not all offices may be submitting their data. As a result, there may be late reports, according to the RKI. A week ago, 25,533 new Corona infections and 412 deaths were registered within 24 hours.…

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Italy said goodbye to the Corona year on a small scale with nightly curfews. Music festivities were mainly broadcast on television and the Internet. Rome issued a short-term ban on fireworks, which will be in effect until January 6. Violators face fines of up to 500 euros. Because the government had banned New Year’s Eve parties to protect health, many cities organized Internet events with Italian music stars. In Rome, for example, rock singer Gianna Nannini was the toast of the town. The entire country, from Bolzano and Venice in…

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More than 130,000 people in Germany have been vaccinated against the coronavirus so far. By this morning, a total of 131,626 vaccinations had been reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Compared to the previous day, the number of vaccinated increased by 51,465. However, this number may also include subsequent notifications and therefore does not reflect the number of people actually vaccinated on a given day, the RKI emphasized. Among those vaccinated are 57,406 nursing home residents. 61,612 people received the vaccination for occupational reasons, including medical personnel with a…

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Sinopharm is the first pharmaceutical manufacturer in China to receive approval for the widespread use of a Corona vaccine. Data showed that the vaccine met the relevant standards of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Food and Drug Administration, an official statement said today. Sinopharm’s vaccine has been granted “conditional approval,” it said. In the future, the shelf life and protective effect of the vaccine immunity would have to be continuously monitored. Sinopharm had said the previous day that its vaccine was expected to provide more than 79…

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Due to a sharp rise in new Corona infections and the spread of a new virus variant, Ireland is now also shutting down public life for at least a month. The situation is very serious, said head of government Michael Martin on Wednesday evening. “The numbers will continue to deteriorate in the coming days.” Given the pace at which the coronavirus is spreading, the brakes must be applied, Martin said. The restrictions are similar to a curfew. As of Wednesday evening, private visits are prohibited, as are public gatherings –…

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