A participant in the test series of the British University of Oxford for a vaccine against the coronavirus has died. However, the man was allegedly not given the potential serum during the tests in Brazil, but only a placebo, as reported by Brazilian media yesterday (local time). The university said that a review by independent experts had concluded that there were no safety issues and that the tests could be continued. According to media reports, the deceased was a 28-year-old doctor who had been active in the fight against the…

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to more than 10,000 registered cases within one day. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this morning, 11,287 new cases of infection were recorded the day before. The number of deaths reported in connection with the virus rose by 30 to 9,905. The previous record was 7,830 infections within one day and was reported by the health authorities on Friday. hp, Source: orf.at. Picture: stockilyapp.com

After a record increase of 2202 new corona infections within one day, the Slovakian head of government Igor Matovic no longer rules out a lockdown for his country. In order to prevent a similarly rapid increase in the number of cases as in the neighboring Czech Republic, the only thing that might help is to “lock down the entire country”. A decision on this should be made by the national corona crisis team convened for Thursday. A success of the mass tests planned by the government for all residents over…

Spain broke through the one million mark of corona infections on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1 005 295 people in the country of 47 million inhabitants have tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry of Health announced in Madrid. That was 16,973 more than the day before, a new daily record. The health authorities in Germany, however, reported 7,595 new corona infections within 24 hours early on Wednesday morning. The figure of more than one million infections is the highest of all Western European countries and…

In the Czech Republic, similar rules as in spring will apply again from Thursday. Only grocery stores, drugstores and pharmacies are allowed to open. The number of infections had recently exploded. In view of the sharp rise in corona numbers, the Czech Republic is taking drastic measures that are tantamount to a nationwide lockdown. From Thursday morning onwards, almost all stores will have to close, as Health Minister Roman Prymula announced on Wednesday. Excluded are, among others, grocery stores, drugstores and pharmacies. In addition, exit restrictions will be imposed as…