Category: World News

Switzerland has granted approval to the coronavirus vaccine developed by German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. This is the world’s first approval in an ordinary procedure rather than an emergency approval, the regulatory agency Swissmedic announced today. The vaccine had been under review since mid-October with dossiers submitted on an ongoing basis, it said. “The data available to date showed comparable, high efficacy in all age groups studied and met safety requirements,” the agency said. The most common documented side effects were comparable to those of influenza vaccination,…

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According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, initial findings indicate that the new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Great Britain is significantly more contagious than the known form. But there is no evidence that vaccines are less effective, Johnson told reporters and journalists in London today. Because of the coronavirus mutation, however, the government tightened restrictions on London significantly from tomorrow. “If the virus changes its method of attack, we will have to change our method of defense,” Johnson said. The previously three-phase coronavirus alert system has now been expanded…

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The Italian government has decided to tighten anti-CoV measures over the Christmas holidays. In view of the rapidly rising CoV figures, the government is imposing a renewed hard lockdown for the entire country. This will apply from Dec. 21 to Jan. 6, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced last night. According to him, all stores and restaurants will remain closed, travel between different regions will be prohibited, and people will only be allowed to leave their own homes to a limited extent. The whole of Italy will become a red zone…

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Health authorities in Germany have reported 31,300 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. Yesterday, there had been a peak with 33,777 reported infections, but this included about 3,500 subsequently reported cases from the previous day. On Saturday of last week, the number had been 28,438. German health authorities also reported 702 new deaths within one day. The previous high of 952 deaths had been reached on Wednesday. The trend had been upward recently in the number of daily deaths, which was expected after the steep…

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India has become the world’s second country after the United States to exceed ten million people infected with coronavirus. This is according to data released today by the Indian Ministry of Health. However, India has a population of more than 1.35 billion, while the U.S. has 328 million, and the ten million infected figure was reached earlier in November. In India, the rise in both the number of infected and fatalities appears to be slowing. Since yesterday, 27,022 new infections were reportedly registered – bringing the total to 10,004,893. The…

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More than 30,000 new infections with the coronavirus were registered in Germany within one day for the first time on Thursday. Health offices reported 33,777 infections. The number of deaths reached 813, the second highest since the start of the pandemic, following 952 corona victims last Wednesday. The new infection figure includes 3,500 subsequent reports. But even without those, there were still 30,277 new infections within 24 hours. The late reports came from Baden-Württemberg. The numbers could not be transmitted the day before for technical reasons. Last Friday, the previous…

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822 new infections in TokyoThe Japanese capital Tokyo reports a new high of 822 new infections. According to authorities, the health system is under such strain that the alert level for medical capacity has been raised to the highest of four levels. All available resources have been exhausted, a physician representative said. The number of Covid 19 patients must decrease, he said. Bulgaria extends restrictionsBulgaria is extending a series of restrictions until the end of January. Secondary schools, shopping centers, restaurants and gyms will remain closed until the end of…

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The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany has broken through the threshold of 30,000 for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute. For technical reasons, about 3,500 cases too few were initially transmitted from Baden-Württemberg, the RKI announced on its website on Thursday. These would add mathematically to the 26,923 confirmed new infections reported in the morning. In view of the further rising numbers, the federal government is making speed with the vaccination. According to Health Minister Jens Spahn, it will begin immediately after Christmas. For Friday…

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New Corona highs were reported Wednesday by the United States and Brazil. In the United States, 3,784 more Corona deaths and more than 250,000 new infections were counted within 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil set a new record for new infections Wednesday with more than 70,000 cases and now counts more than seven million people sickened since the pandemic began. In terms of absolute numbers, the U.S. is the country most affected by the pandemic in the world. In total, around 16.9 million cases have been recorded…

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