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Health authorities in Germany reported 23,449 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. This figure is slightly above the 22,806 cases of the previous week, according to the RKI figures from Friday morning. With 432 new deaths within one day, the third highest level since the beginning of the pandemic was reported. The previous peak of 487 deaths was reached on Wednesday. The number of daily deaths had recently been on the rise, which was expected after the steep increase in new infections. The total…

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California is introducing tougher measures to fight the pandemic due to rising coronavirus numbers. In regions with an imminent overcrowding of intensive care units, curfews and other restrictions will be tightened, Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday. In view of rising hospital admissions, the state is imposing a Stay at Home order in large parts of California. Contact with other households should be avoided. Many non-essential businesses, including hairdressers and bars, will have to close. Restaurants may only offer food for pick-up. The number of customers in stores will be further…

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The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has blamed supply chain problems for the delivery target for its coronavirus vaccine that was capped a few weeks ago. A company spokeswoman told Reuters that it took longer than expected to ramp up the supply of raw materials. The modifications to the production processes have now been completed and the vaccine doses can be produced quickly. Pfizer is developing the vaccine together with the Mainz-based company BioNTech. The ramp-up of raw material supply, which had taken longer, had played a role in the decision…

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In the fight against the coronavirus, Italy severely restricts freedom of movement over Christmas and into the New Year. This was decided by the cabinet of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the night to today. With the tightened travel restrictions, Rome wants to prevent a renewed increase in the number of infections. The approximately 60 million Italians are to be prevented from setting off in large numbers for Christmas vacation or visiting distant relatives. Specifically, the cabinet decided to ban travel between the various Italian regions as of December 21.…

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The partial lockdown in Germany with closed restaurants, museums, theaters and leisure facilities will be extended until January 10. This was decided by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Minister Presidents of the federal states during their consultations yesterday, as the CDU politician subsequently announced. “In principle, the situation will remain as it is now,” Merkel said. Merkel made it clear that the federal government had made it clear that closed businesses would no longer be compensated according to turnover, unlike in November and December. “The federal states have…

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In Spain, coronavirus restrictions will be tightened for the Christmas holidays: between 23 December and 6 January, the country’s 47 million citizens will only be allowed to leave their respective home regions in exceptional cases. This was decided today by the central government and the 17 autonomous communities of the country, as Health Minister Salvador Illa announced after the video conference in Madrid in the evening. According to the agreement, however, people in Spain will be allowed to cross regional borders during the cordoning off for meetings with close family…

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The partial lockdown in Germany with closed restaurants, museums, theaters and leisure facilities will be extended until January 10. This was decided by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Minister Presidents of the federal states during their consultations today, as the CDU politician subsequently announced. “In principle, the situation will remain as it is now,” Merkel said. The round will meet again on January 4 to discuss how to proceed – originally the current conditions were limited until December 20. Measured in terms of population, Germany has significantly lower…

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Russia plans to start the first mass vaccinations against the corona virus at the end of next week. For this purpose, two million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V should be used, Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin said today at an online conference according to the state agency TASS. “This gives us the opportunity to start with large-scale vaccinations. That is enough for one million people, because two vaccinations are necessary in each case. Sputnik V had been released in mid-August as the world’s first vaccine for broad application in…

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The British health authorities have granted emergency approval for the coronavirus vaccine of the German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. This was announced by both companies. This means that approval was granted there more quickly than in the EU and the USA. The vaccine will be available from next week, the Ministry of Health announced today in London. Biontech and Pfizer declared that the approval is “a groundbreaking scientific milestone”. According to the companies, vaccine doses could be delivered immediately – and Great Britain wants to start…

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