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The number of coronavirus deaths in Russia is more than twice as high as previously announced, according to government figures. More than 115,000 people have died with the virus in the country since the pandemic began, Vice Gov. Tatyana Golikova told state television today. More than 70,900 of those deaths were due solely to Covid-19, she said, while another 45,100 had tested positive for the virus. The official government website on Wednesday continued to talk about “only” 56,400 coronavirus deaths. The site only lists cases where coronavirus is listed as…

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In Germany, the number of reported deaths related to the coronavirus has exceeded 1,000 for the first time, reaching an all-time high. Within one day, German public health departments transmitted 1,129 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to RKI figures released early Wednesday. In addition, 22,459 new infections were reported. Last Wednesday (Dec. 23), 24,740 new infections and the previous high of 962 deaths had been reported. The RKI had communicated before the Christmas days that the current figures were only conditionally comparable with the values of…

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Until Monday 41,962 people in Germany have already received the first dose of the Corona vaccine. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday. For this, the number of vaccinated is currently still too low, explained RKI spokeswoman Susanne Glasmacher. Recorded are currently vaccinations with the first vaccination dose. A second vaccination is due about three weeks after the first to achieve complete vaccination protection. Thus, it cannot be assumed that all vaccinated persons are already safely protected against the Covid-19 disease. Source: derstandard.at/picture: pixabay.com

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Argentina has become the latest country in Latin America to begin vaccinating its population against the coronavirus using the Russian “Sputnik V” corona vaccine. “The national coronavirus vaccination plan was launched simultaneously nationwide,” Argentine news agency Telam reported Tuesday. According to the Argentine newspaper Clarin, nearly 300,000 vaccine doses have been distributed in all provinces of the country. The first batch is intended for health workers, as previously in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica, all three of which use the vaccine produced by Biontech and…

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 12,892 new infections on its website. This is an increase from 10,976 new cases the previous day. The number of deaths has also increased from 348 to 852. This means that more than 1.66 million people in Germany have now contracted the coronavirus, and 30,978 have died in connection with it. The seven-day incidence drops to 149.2 from 157.8 the previous day. The figure indicates how many people per 100,000 population tested positive within seven days. The RKI points out that during the holidays…

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In Great Britain, more people have been tested positive for the coronavirus in one day than at any time since the beginning of the pandemic. As of this morning, there were 41,385 confirmed cases, the government announced. Presumably the number is even higher, because in Northern Ireland no new status was reported over the holidays. In total, there have thus been more than 2.3 million positive tests in the United Kingdom so far. The UK has a population of 66.7 million. “This very high level of infection is of increasing…

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South Africa has become the first country on the continent to surpass one million confirmed Corona cases. Africa’s most severely affected country in terms of numbers has documented 1,004,413 cases since March amid a second wave of infection, the Department of Health announced late Sunday night. A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus is circulating in South Africa and is believed to be driving the new wave of infections. The pace of spread has increased as a result. Since the mutated virus was announced, many countries have therefore imposed restrictions…

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 10,976 new infections on its website. This is a decrease from 13,755 infections the previous day. The number of deaths linked to the virus also declined from 356 to 348, meaning that more than 1.65 million people in Germany have now contracted the coronavirus, and 30,126 have died. The seven-day incidence drops to 157.8 from 161.3 the previous day. The figure indicates how many people per 100,000 population tested positive within seven days. The RKI points out that during the holidays and at the…

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The CoV mutation first reported in the UK is spreading to other countries. Today, Canada also reported an infected couple. But medical expert Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt said today she is convinced that both the Pfizer/Biontech and upcoming vaccines will be effective against the CoV mutation: “We know that there are always mutations. As it stands, though, they’re not of such a large change that the vaccine shouldn’t work.” Already in recent days, more and more countries reported the presence of the CoV mutation. On Christmas Eve, Baden-Württemberg reported a first case,…

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