USA passes threshold of 700,000 corona deaths

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More than 700,000 people have now died in the U.S. after being infected with the corona virus. With 700,258 deaths, the threshold was exceeded on Friday (local time), as reported by Johns Hopkins University. That’s about as many as the entire population of Washington, the nation’s capital. An average of about 1,000 Corona deaths per day are currently recorded in the United States. Meanwhile, the vaccination campaign has stagnated, with the rate of fully vaccinated U.S. citizens at only 55.7 percent. The debate over the wearing of protective masks is…

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How long does the effect of Corona vaccination last?

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Vaccinations protect against covid-19. How long the effect lasts depends on many factors. Data show: For all vaccines, protection against a severe course of covid remains very high for a very long time. How long does the protection of Corona vaccinations last? This is a question that concerns many people, but it is not easy to answer. On the one hand, the increasing number of vaccine breakthroughs – symptomatic Sars-CoV-2 infections despite complete vaccination – shows that the vaccines do not provide lasting protection against Covid-19. On the other hand,…

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More than five million covid deaths worldwide

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Covid-19 deaths worldwide have surpassed five million. That’s according to a Reuters count based on official data. The delta variant caused a surge in deaths, mostly among unvaccinated people. More than half of the world’s population has yet to receive a dose of a vaccine. According to the Reuters analysis, it took almost a year for the number of Covid-19 deaths to reach 2.5 million. In contrast, the next 2.5 million deaths were recorded within just 236 days. In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 8,517 new positive tests.…

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Today, Saturday a nationwide civil defense test alarm will be carried out again

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Between 12:00 and 12:45 p.m., after the signal “siren rehearsal”, the three civil defense signals “warning”, “alarm” and “all-clear” will be carried out. The annual rehearsal serves on the one hand to check the technical equipment. At the same time, it is intended to familiarize the population with the signals that can be emitted by around 8,200 fire department sirens. Civil defense alarm: these are the signals in case of emergencyThe meaning of the signals: “siren rehearsal” (15 seconds), “warning” (three minutes of constant continuous tone) – approaching danger! Switch…

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Spread of coronavirus slows worldwide

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The global pandemic slowed for the fifth week in a row. The number of new daily infections fell 11 percent to 457,000, according to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data released Thursday. Infection numbers had been rising since mid-June because of the highly contagious delta variant, but they have been declining for more than a month. Confirmed cases, however, reflect only a fraction of actual infections, as counting methods and testing practices differ among countries. Nevertheless, the situation is improving in much of the world:…

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Merck: CoV drug cuts risk of very severe courses in half

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A new CoV drug from U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck significantly reduces the likelihood of very severe courses in high-risk patients, according to a clinical study. The company, which is also known as MSD, said today that it plans to seek approval for use in the U.S. as soon as possible and will also submit applications to authorities worldwide. The drug is administered as a tablet. In the study, CoV patients with mild to moderate symptoms treated with a placebo were hospitalized or died within 29 days in 14.1 percent of…

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Rapid replacement of smartphones with newer models is causing increasing greenhouse gas emissions

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The Fairphone 4 was unveiled on Thursday. Like its predecessors, the Dutch manufacturer’s 4th generation smartphone stands for modular design and easy repairability. If a component inside is broken, such as the battery, users can replace it themselves. This saves expensive repairs and the user does not have to replace the entire device. This circumstance, coupled with a 5-year warranty and years of updates for the Android operating system, should lead to the Fairphone 4 being used for as long as possible. According to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), smartphones…

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1,869 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 1,869 new cases were registered. Compared to the previous week (1,754), this is an increase of 115 cases. The 7-day incidence therefore rises to 143.88. In addition, five new Covid-related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. The important barometer for further Corona measures is ICU patients. Currently, there are 223 ICU patients. Three new patients have been added in the past 24 hours. In the normal ward, 848 patients are currently being treated, with a decrease of three patients. — source: sozialministerium.at

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Australia will reopen its international borders in November for the first time since the Corona pandemic began

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Fully vaccinated citizens and residents will then be allowed to travel abroad again. Upon their return, they will have to spend seven days in domestic quarantine instead of 14 days in isolation at an expensive facility, as was previously the case. This was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday (Oct. 1). The reason for the relaxation, he said, is that a vaccination rate of more than 80 percent will then have been achieved in most regions of the country. For non-vaccinated people, the previous quarantine rules will apply.…

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