Death toll in Russia reaches new highs

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Numbers of CoV deaths and new infections in Russia reached new highs over the weekend. According to data released today by the official CoV staff in Moscow, 962 people died of or with Covid-19 within 24 hours in the world’s largest country by area. The previous day, there had been 968. These were the highest levels since the pandemic began. The number of new infections each day is slightly less than 30,000 cases daily. The official CoV figures in Russia have long been criticized as being embellished. The portal Zona.media,…

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1,675 new infections in Austria

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224 intensive care patients currently. Six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Saturday to Sunday, 1,675 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (2,445), the number of new infections decreased by 770. There are also six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,096 so far. The number of active cases is down 164 to 20,102, with a seven-day incidence of 139.23. There are currently 825 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid…

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Coronavirus worldwide: easing after more than 100 days of lockdown in Sydney, heavy rioting at demonstrations in Rome

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More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales and Victoria states are preparing to ease restrictions. The two most populous constituent states reported a total of more than 2,300 cases on Sunday. Victoria announced that crowds will soon be allowed back at sporting and cultural events, but only fully vaccinated ones, while Sydney will see restrictions eased from…

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Corona pandemic already claimed more than 5 million lives worldwide

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The U.S. has the highest infection and death rates.More than 237.22 million people worldwide have been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. More than 5 million people have died with or from the virus.More than 5.04 million people worldwide have died with or from the virus since the first cases were detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. That’s according to a Reuters count based on official data. The U.S. has the highest infection and death rates in the world. Health authorities there registered about 136,000 new infections within 24 hours,…

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Spread of coronavirus slows worldwide

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Global pandemic activity has slowed for the fifth consecutive week. The number of daily new Corona infections decreased by eleven percent to 457,000.That’s 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. Countries have different testing strategieshe confirmed cases reflect only a fraction of the actual infections, however, because counting and testing practices differ among countries. Nevertheless, much of the…

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Advance sale: 25,117 climate tickets sold so far

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Austria: Since October 1, the new climate ticket is available in advance: To date, it has been sold 25,117 times in Austria.This was reported by the responsible minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) on Saturday: “You can clearly see: many people want to travel in a climate-friendly way.” The greatest demand so far has been for the Climate Ticket Classic. Of these, 13,814 tickets were ordered (55 percent).8,289 of the Klimaticket Jugend have been sold so far (33 percent). 2,763 tickets fell into the Climate Ticket Senior category (eleven percent) and 251…

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Sebastian Kurz resigns as chancellor: Schallenberg successor

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Sebastian Kurz took a stand Saturday on the future of government in Austria. He announced his resignation as chancellor.House searches at a number of ÖVP members and at the chancellor’s office have triggered a government crisis. On Friday, Sebastian Kurz stressed that he was “capable of acting and willing to act.” On Saturday evening, however, he spontaneously announced a statement. In the wake of this, Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation as Chancellor of Austria. He said he was grateful for the encouragement from his own party and the population. However,…

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Corona: Significantly more mental illnesses worldwide

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Study: The pandemic challenges many people. Increasing depression and anxiety disorders are the result. The number of mental illnesses has increased tremendously worldwide due to the Corona pandemic. In Covid year 2020, there were about 53 million additional cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million additional cases of anxiety disorder attributable to the viral crisis, according to a recent estimate. That would represent a global increase of 28 percent and 26 percent, respectively, warn researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland and the University of Washington in the journal The…

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1,868 new infections in Austria

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From Friday to Saturday, 1,868 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. There are also six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic’s death toll in Austria to 11,090 so far. The number of active cases is down by 383 to 20,266, with a seven-day incidence of 147.88. There are currently 831 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid disease, down 15 from the previous day. 219 patients are in an intensive care unit – that is two less than the day before. In the…

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