Advent traditions will fall victim to the Corona lockdown this year

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The popular “home visit” by Santa Claus is not possible this year due to the corona situation. The traditional custom celebration approximately around 5 and 6 December will fall this year to the hard Lockdown.Also in schools and kindergartens, due to the measures and closures announced yesterday, traditional St. Nicholas celebrations with songs or poems will be missed this year. Also the St. Nicholas celebration in the churches is CANCELED due to the lockdown! Perchten runs and similar events are also a thing of the past. What remains is the…

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16,947 new infections in Germany

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Within one day the health authorities reported 16,947 new corona infections in Germany according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday. That is 5,514 cases less than the day before with 22,461 newly reported cases within 24 hours. On Sundays, the recorded case numbers are usually lower, partly because less testing takes place on weekends. Last Sunday, the number of reported new infections was 16,017. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the RKI has recorded a total of 790,503 infections (as of November 15, 00:00 hrs). The number of…

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More than one million corona cases in Mexico

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As the eleventh country in the world, Mexico has exceeded the mark of one million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to new figures released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday (local time), 5,860 new infections with the Sars-CoV-2 virus were registered in the previous 24 hours. The total number is thus 1,003,253. 635 deaths due to Covid-19 disease were also recorded. Here the total number rose to 98,259 – the fourth highest figure in the world. However, due to high excess mortality, the government estimates that in reality about 50,000…

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Lockdown: Catholic Church suspends public church services

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The Catholic Church will temporarily suspend public services during the new “lockdown”. This was announced by the chairman of the Bishops’ Conference, Salzburg’s Archbishop Franz Lackner, in the “Kathpress”. Further details are to be determined after talks with the other churches and religious communities, which are to take place on Monday. Masses will still be celebrated this Sunday. The churches will remain open for personal prayer even during the “lockdown”. However, as in spring, services can only be celebrated in closed rooms and in the smallest circle on behalf of…

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Restrictive anti-CoV measures appear to be taking effect in Italy

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In Italy, the restrictive anti-CoV measures of recent weeks appear to be taking effect. For the fourth consecutive day, a decrease in the number of patients requiring treatment in intensive care units has been reported, the President of Italy’s Supreme Health Institute, Franco Locatelli, reported at a press conference in Rome today. The epidemic curve is rising less rapidly. The R-value has dropped, but the number of infected people, which is about 41,000 per day, is still too high, he said, so there is no let-up in the fight against…

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7,063 new corona infections within 24 hours

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To date 198,291 cases, 1,746 deceased and 119,415 recovered. 4,026 hospitalized, of which 584 intensive care. 7,063 new infections throughout Austria. Vienna. So far 198,291 positive test results in Austria. As of today (November 14, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 1,746 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 119,415 have recovered. At present, 4,026 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 584 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last notification are divided among the provinces…

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Lockdown: The new rules at a glance

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The lockdown will come into force on Tuesday, 17 November 2020 and will remain in force until 6 December 2020. The exit restrictions will initially expire on 26 November 2020, but may be extended. The tightened curfew now applies from 0.00 to 24.00 hours (instead of 20.00 to 6.00 hours), there are exceptions: ► Averting an immediate danger to life, limb and property► Care of and assistance to persons in need of support as well as exercising family rights and fulfilling family obligations► Meeting the basic needs of daily life►…

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CORONA MEASURE: Answers to the most important questions about the second hard lockdown

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On Saturday afternoon, the federal government presented the lockdown measures that will apply starting Tuesday, 17. November until 6 Dezember 2020. The hard lockdown will considerably tighten the measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.Austrian Press answers the most important questions about the presented measures: Question: What changes now compared to the previous partial lockdown? Answer: The new regulation aims even more strongly at reducing physical contact with other persons. The most noticeable measures for most people will probably be the conversion of schools to distance learning and the closure of…

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Government announces hard lockdown and hopes for “solidarity”

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The corona situation in Austria, which has recently become increasingly acute, has left the federal government no other choice. In order to be able to contain the infection again, the state leadership around Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) announced today the renewed total lockdow. In broad outlines it is already known what will expect us: A school lockdown despite dissenting voices of health experts, an even stricter curfew and bans on visiting hospitals. Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained that “sharpening up” is necessary because the numbers have increased exponentially in some…

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