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For the second day in a row, the USA reported a record number of new corona cases. On Thursday (local time) 121,888 new infections were reported, according to data from the University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Only the day before, with 102,831 cases, the mark of 100,000 newly registered infections within one day had been exceeded for the first time. On Thursday, according to the figures, 1,210 deaths were added in connection with the virus. In total, more than 9.6 million people in the USA with its 330 million…

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Republican incumbent Donald Trump continues to see himself as the winner of the presidential election. “If you count the legal votes, I would easily win,” Trump said in a press appearance at the White House on Thursday evening, alluding to the bleak prospects for his re-election. He reiterated the accusation that “illegal votes” were being counted and that the Democrats were “trying to steal the election. Trump listed his successes in the presidential election and referred to his performance in Florida and Ohio. He complained that his original leadership had…

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In France, the coronavirus situation remains extremely tense – the pressure on intensive care units is growing. More than 58,000 people received a positive result on a coronavirus test the day before, said the director of the national health authority, Jerome Salomon, yesterday. This is a new record in the country of 67 million people. Within 24 hours, almost 450 people were admitted to intensive care units, he added. “One out of four patients admitted to intensive care units will not survive the coming weeks,” he said. According to Health…

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For the first time, more than 20,000 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in Germany within a single day. The public health authorities in Germany reported 21,506 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. This is the result of information provided by the RKI this morning. On Friday a week ago, the number of new infections reported was 18,681. According to the RKI, a total of 619,089 people throughout Germany have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic (as of…

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In England, a partial lockdown with far-reaching restrictions on public life has been in force since today to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, cultural facilities, sports centers and leisure facilities have to close, but schools and universities remain open. Unlike in Austria, retailers will also stay closed for a month – apart from supermarkets and other stores considered necessary. The people should only leave their homes until December 2 for good reason – for work, sports, recreation and care of relatives, for example. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their…

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The number of registered new coronavirus infections in Germany has reached an all-time high of 19,990 cases within one day. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) this morning. The RKI reported the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic on Saturday with 19,059 cases. On Thursday last week, the number was 16,774. According to the RKI, a total of 597,583 people in Germany have become infected with SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic (as of November 5, 0:00 a.m.). To date, the number of deaths…

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Rome. In Italy, the number of new coronavirus infections rose from 28,244 to 30,550 on Wednesday compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health. There were also 352 deaths, one less than the previous day. The number of deaths of infected persons in Italy since the beginning of the epidemic in February thus rose to 39,764. 211,831 tests were performed within 24 hours, 14.4 percent of which were positive. The number of confirmed active cases rose to 443,235 on Wednesday, with 418,827 people in quarantine. The number…

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The number of cases is rising, and hospitals are threatened by overwork. Now the National Health Service in Great Britain is taking action and is again issuing the highest pandemic warning level for England. In view of the rising number of cases, the National Health Service (NHS) in England is again declaring the highest alert level. The NHS warned people that despite lockdowns, the increase in case numbers could still last at least two weeks. The reason for the decision to declare alert level 4 again is that the number…

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In Poland, the number of daily new infections with the coronavirus has exceeded the 24,000 mark for the first time. Within 24 hours, 24,692 new cases were added, most of them (around 3,952) in the Wielkopolska region in the west of the country, the Polish Ministry of Health announced today. In the same period, 373 people died in connection with the virus – more than ever before. The previous record of 21,897 cases was only reached on Saturday. Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 6,475 deaths in…

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