So many children in Austria already had Corona

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The corona numbers in Austria continue to rise. Almost 50,000 people in the country have tested positive so far, including around 3,700 children. As the Federal Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday, there have been 48,896 positive test results in Austria so far. As of today (9.30 a.m.), 818 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the virus and 39,058 have recovered. At present 488 persons are in hospital treatment because of the virus and 101 of them are in intensive care. The new infections are divided…

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CORONA INFECTIONS: Great Britain exceeds threshold of 500,000

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Great Britain has exceeded the threshold of half a million proven corona infections. Health authorities reported an increase in infections of almost 23,000 cases on Sunday – more than 10,000 more than the day before. According to the authorities, this is due to the correction of a technical error that prevented thousands of corona cases from being published at the end of September. Corona infections that occurred between 24 September and 1 October would be included in the statistics for the coming days, the health authority announced. This would distort…

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Highest warning level in Paris: Bars are closed

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Due to the continuing rise in coronavirus infection rates, the highest warning level is being imposed in Paris. This means that stricter measures will come into force, as the office of Prime Minister Jean Castex announced last night. Bars and cafes in the capital and some suburbs will have to be closed, while restaurants will be allowed to remain open if stricter hygiene rules are observed. This step comes as no surprise. Health Minister Olivier Veran had already said at the end of the week that the situation in the…

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Vienna Election 2020: More than a third of postal voters

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The Vienna City Council elections on October 11, 2020, bring a record number of postal votes. In the meantime, about 340,000 voting cards have been applied for (Friday morning there were 336,000). This already represents 30 percent of the eligible voters. How the postal vote worksThe application period (for personal collection) ends on Friday at 12 noon. Voter turnout should not suffer too much from the Corona pandemic. Advertising for postal voting due to Corona pandemicIn view of the coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of postal voting was strongly promoted by…

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Encyclical Letter “Fratelli tutti” Pope calls for a new world order

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With a powerful plea for fraternity and social friendship across all borders, Pope Francis addressed humanity. In the social encyclical “Fratelli tutti”, published on Sunday in eight languages, he calls for a turning away from selfishness on all levels of society. Only in this way can the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and global challenges such as social inequality and migration be overcome. His letter, which bears the hallmarks of a social utopia, is expressly addressed by the 83-year-old to “all people of good will” regardless of their faith. According…

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RECORD NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS: Number of new corona infections in France explodes

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Paris. France recorded the highest number of new infections within one day with 16,972 cases on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 606,625 cases were known. The number of deaths rose by 49 to 32,198. Meanwhile, in Ireland, the authorities spoke of a “significant escalation” of Covid-19 infections. Acting Chief Health Officer Ronan Glynn announced 613 new cases, the highest number since April, when a nationwide lockdown was in effect. The number of new infections also rose rapidly in the USA. The U.S. Centers for Disease…

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714 new corona infections in 12,505 tests for the past 24 hours

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“In contrast to Saturday, these are now stabilized figures – as they have been since September 20. However, these figures are still clearly too high – we have to bring the numbers down. We are working hard on this,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober on the current infection figures from Sunday. The strongest increases again came from Vienna (249), Lower Austria (134) and Upper Austria (127). The number of “active cases”, which currently stands at 8,704, has been “relatively constant for two weeks”, the head of department summarized. The reproduction…

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Number of Corona infections in Vienna

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Seven months after the outbreak of the corona wave in Austria, infection levels reach a new, sad peak. The 1,000 infections has been broken again. Within 24 hours, 1,058 people in Austria tested positive for corona viruses. This value was only beaten once since the beginning of the pandemic: on March 26 (1,065 infections). Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) speaks of a “worryingly high number”. The Ministry of Health calculates an alarming increase in new infections of 2.3 percent compared to the previous day. Vienna worst. The next negative record:…

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Remdesivir, antibodies, acid blocker: How Donald Trump is treated

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After Donald Trump was diagnosed with an infection with the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, the U.S. President is being treated with a number of different drugs. For most of the drugs, efficacy against the virus has not yet been reliably proven. What is known about the drugs?. In its online edition, “Kurier” newspaper described the three important drugs being prescribed to the sick president. Remdesivir: Originally developed for the treatment of Ebola, Remdesivir is the only drug for the specific treatment of Covid-19 that is approved in the EU under certain conditions.…

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