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Coronavirus numbers are again rising significantly in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today reported new highs in both the number of new infections and the number of coronavirus deaths: 29,875 people were registered as newly infected within 24 hours – a good 6,000 more than a week ago. The total number of infections in Germany is 1,272,078. Also the number of humans died at or with the Coronavirus reached a new high value with 598. In total, there are thus 20,970 registered deaths related to the virus in Germany…

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In the Czech Republic, the parliament has approved an extension of the coronavirus emergency up to and including December 23. There were 53 members of parliament in Prague yesterday. The proposal to extend the state of emergency by 30 days until January 11 was not accepted by the minority government of Prime Minister Andrei Babis. The state of emergency allows the government to suspend basic rights such as freedom of assembly. Currently, up to ten people are allowed to meet indoors. There is an extensive obligation to wear masks. However,…

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The number of daily corona deaths in the USA has reached a new high of more than 3,000. By Wednesday evening (local time) 3,071 more deaths from the pandemic had been registered, the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore announced. In addition, more than 220,000 new infections were registered within one day. In Germany, too, there is a new record level of new infections. In the USA, the increase in cases was expected after two weeks ago millions of people ignored appeals to refrain from traveling and visiting families at Thanksgiving.…

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Germany eported a new corona record. The health authorities reported 23,679 new corona infections within 24 hours to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to figures from Thursday morning. The previous record had been reached on November 20 with 23,648 reported cases. In the previous week, 22,046 new cases were reported on Thursday. The number of deaths rose above the 20,000 mark, with the RKI recording 440 new deaths within one day on Thursday. The day before, a peak of 590 deaths had been reported. The number of daily deaths…

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In the USA, the corona virus continues to spread rapidly. On Tuesday, the authorities reported 215,586 new infections within one day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. On the same day of the previous week, the figure was around 180,000, with the highest figure so far recorded on Friday with 227,800 cases. The number of deaths recorded in one day remained high on Tuesday at 2,534, with the highest value of 2,879 recorded on Thursday. After the holiday Thanksgiving at the end of November and in…

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Canada has also granted emergency approval for the coronavirus vaccine from the Mainz-based company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. This was announced today by the Canadian health authorities and both companies. This means that the Canadians will receive the green light earlier than the EU and the USA, where corresponding applications are currently still being examined. The vaccine has been in use in the UK since Tuesday and has also been approved in the Arab Gulf State of Bahrain. The application for emergency marketing authorization was received on October…

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Russia wants to vaccinate its space travelers against the corona virus and thus prevent the spread of the disease on the International Space Station ISS. Cosmonauts and employees of the Cosmonaut Training Center in the so-called Star City (Svyozdny Gorodok) near Moscow should be among the first to receive the vaccine “Sputnik V” developed in Russia, it was said in the night to Wednesday. However, the announcement did not say whether the vaccination is voluntary and when it should start. Before flights to the ISS from the Baikonur spaceport in…

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In Germany, the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported within 24 hours has risen sharply and reached a new high. The German health authorities reported 590 new deaths within one day to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to the RKI figures from Wednesday morning. This is over 100 cases more than the previous record of 487 deaths last Wednesday. A total of 20,815 new infections with the coronavirus were reported within 24 hours. On Wednesday of the previous week, the figure was still 17,270. The highest daily figure to date…

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Slovakia will soon face a new lockdown because the number of new coronavirus infections has recently risen again rapidly. This was confirmed yesterday by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec after a six-hour meeting of the National Crisis Management Team in Bratislava. The government wants to announce further details today. Schools in Slovakia were already closed to all students over ten years of age, restaurants were not allowed to admit guests, and food and drinks could only be sold for take-away or outdoor consumption. However, most stores were allowed to remain open…

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