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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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US pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna has spread to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency approval of a second CoV booster vaccine for adults. “This application is based partly on recently published data obtained in the United States and Israel following the emergence of Omikron,” the company announced tonight. Earlier in the week, manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer had also applied for emergency approval for an additional booster, i.e., the fourth dose in total – but only for people aged 65 and over. According to Moderna, the application applies to…

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According to Kyiv, more than 100 children have been killed since the Russian attack on Ukraine began nearly three weeks ago. “A bloody line was crossed today,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweeted today. “Every minute a child leaves Ukraine to escape the war. Russia will be held accountable and will pay for everything,” the Defense Ministry said at the same time as it published the casualty figure. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities had reported hundreds of school facilities were destroyed. The figures cannot be independently verified. The UN Office of the High…

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China has reported the highest number of infections since the first coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan. As the state news agency Xinhua reported today, 402 local diseases with symptoms were detected nationwide yesterday – almost twice as many as the previous day. In addition, there were 435 asymptomatic infections and 277 cases imported from abroad. After the first significant coronavirus wave in Wuhan more than two years ago, China quickly controlled the virus with strict measures. Since then, the second-largest economy has only experienced outbreaks limited…

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Corona rules will be dropped mainly in Germany as of March 20, but a hotspot regulation gives the state options for intervention. According to their statements, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) agreed on this. “We have, I think, found a perfect compromise,” said Buschmann on Wednesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin.” This is based on two pillars: First, there will be “virtually no more restrictions in the everyday lives of citizens.” Exceptions would be masks and tests where many vulnerable people, i.e., in nursing or…

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Today, the number of people who have fled Ukraine has exceeded the mark of two million. This was announced by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). 1.2 million refugees have arrived in Poland so far. Refugee arrivals since February 24, 2022, as of March 8.UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi compared the current refugee situation to the Balkan wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, leading to a significant movement of refugees. Those had involved “maybe two or three million” people, “but over eight years. Now it’s eight days.” source: orf.at/picture: pixabay.com

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