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The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has reached a new high. Of the 67 million inhabitants, 4.9 million were infected with the virus last week, the Office for National Statistics announced today – the day that free CoV testing ended in England. The previous record had been set earlier this year with 4.3 million cases. The number of hospital admissions also rose, especially among people over 45. The statistics office calculated its figures using representative sample surveys. These are considered more reliable than actual statistics because they depend…

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Two explosions occurred at the Taal volcano in the Philippines on Sunday morning. At least 3,300 residents of the towns of Agoncillo and Laurel near the fire mountain have since left their homes and flats, local authorities said. On Saturday, the volcano had already erupted with a three-kilometer-high cloud of fumes, gases, and ash. On Sunday, explosions in Taal’s main crater produced clouds of smoke 800 and 400 meters high, the state seismological institute Phivolcs said. For now, a level 3 warning remains in effect, said Phivolcs director Renato Solidum.…

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Almost a quarter of all Ukrainians have had to leave their homes since the war began. After a month of the heaviest Russian attacks, the number of war refugees from Ukraine has reached more than 3.7 million. The UN refugee agency UNHCR registered 3,725,806 people fleeing Ukraine by midday on Friday since the Russian invasion began on 24 February. According to UN figures, more than ten million people in Ukraine have already had to leave their homes. According to this, 6.5 million people live as internally displaced persons in Ukraine.…

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In the last calendar week, more than 1.5 million CoV cases were reported in Germany for the first time, according to the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI). This is what the RKI writes in its weekly report today. The incidence among people aged five to 44 was exceptionally high last week, but the most substantial increase was observed among senior citizens aged 75 to 79. The RKI called on at-risk groups and people aged 70 and over, in particular, to protect themselves against severe illness with a second booster vaccination…

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Coronavirus-infected people with no or only mild symptoms of the disease will no longer have to go into domestic isolation in Spain as a rule from Monday. This was agreed upon by the Ministry of Health in Madrid with the country’s autonomous communities, as the ministry announced yesterday. Only for vulnerable groups of people should the previous measures continue to apply. This would include all people over 60 and those with immune deficiencies, pregnant women, and health care workers. The previous obligation to test for and report a possible CoV…

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According to the United Nations, Ukraine refugees have risen to more than 3.5 million. The UN refugee agency UNHCR gave almost 3.53 million people on Tuesday. More than two million of them had fled to neighboring Poland. According to the UN organization for migration, there are also more than 6.5 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Germany also announced new refugee numbers on Tuesday. According to the Federal Police, 232,462 war refugees have been registered in Germany so far. However, this figure does not represent the entire refugee situation. It…

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Ukrainians have had to leave their homes, flats, villages, and towns because of the missile attacks and bombardments, the UN Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported in Geneva on Monday. Many people fled Ukraine.In addition, almost 3.5 million people have fled across the borders to neighboring countries in the three and a half weeks since the war began, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This means that practically a quarter of the former population has been affected. Around 44 million people lived in Ukraine before the Russian invasion began. Among…

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In Germany, the nationwide seven-day incidence has fallen again for the first time after a prolonged period of increase. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 1708.7. For comparison: The day before, the value was 1,735.0; a week ago, it was 1,526.8 (previous month: 1,346.3). The health authorities in Germany reported 131,792 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:04.…

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After several months, the first nationwide Corona protection rules are dropped in Germany. From this Sunday onwards, no 3G proof of being vaccinated, recovered, or tested will be required to travel by train with Deutsche Bahn, as the Infection Protection Act now stipulates. However, the obligation to wear a mask on local and long-distance public transport will continue to apply. The legal requirement for 3G access cards in the workplace has also been lifted. In the future, companies themselves will be able to assess the risk situation and define protective…

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