“March-like lockdown” comes

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A “hard lockdown” might be imposed on Tuesday – probably, as is currently under discussion until December 8, i.e. for three weeks. The stores are then to open again for the Christmas business. If the infection situation allows it. Official confirmation will only be given at a press conference on Saturday afternoon, but unofficially nobody in government circles denies that the country is facing further corona aggravations: there was talk on Friday of a “March-like lockdown”, starting on Monday or Tuesday. In other words, all schools and shops will also…

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Doctor appeals to the population to take Corona seriously

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Infectiologist Günter Weiss describes in ZiB2 how dramatic the situation is in domestic hospitals. The situation in Austria’s hospitals is dramatically worsening. According to official figures, almost half of the intensive care beds are occupied. In reality, equipment and personnel are at their limits in many regions. According to experts, there are only four days of capacity in Upper Austria and Tyrol. There are calculations according to which all intensive care units in all of Austria will be full on November 18. Dr. Günter Weiss, infectiologist and Director of Internal…

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VIRUS OUT OF CONTROL: From Monday on we are facing another full lockdown

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The government may announce a new lockdown this weekend. Empty streets, closed stores, children and parents in home schooling or office – and economic, social and psychological consequences that will continue to occupy Austria long after the Corona crisis: Eight months ago the government sent the country into the first lockdown. This was supported by a broad range of opposition and social groups. At that time everything was new, the understanding for ignorance and drastic measures was there. Today, eight months later, the ÖVP and the Greens are once again…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz expects a “clear return to normality” in the first half of 2021

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) expects a “clear return to normality” in the first half of 2021, provided that an effective vaccine is available, Kurz said yesterday at the 37th Vorarlberg Economic Forum. He could not yet say whether the government would respond to the second wave by tightening measures. The evaluation of the measures taken is currently being carried out. “You have to give me another day or two,” Kurz said. Current situation “extremely serious”He assumes that vaccination of certain parts of the population can be started in the…

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US authorities see no irregularities in election

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According to several US authorities, there were no irregularities in the US presidential election. Ballot papers were neither deleted nor lost, according to a joint statement issued by various security authorities yesterday by the US Cyber Security Agency. There is no evidence that the November 3 election was rigged in any way. Twitter announced that around 300,000 tweets around the U.S. presidential election had been posted with warnings about controversial or misleading content. In 456 cases, these posts were also completely covered by a warning so that users had to…

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New record: 143,000 new infections in the USA

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For the second day in a row, the USA recorded a peak in daily new infections with the coronavirus. For Wednesday, 143,231 cases were recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday. This is the highest level of SARS-CoV-2 infections in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, the university corrected Tuesday’s figure – the highest daily figure to date – from 136,325 to 140,290. In the USA, with its 330 million inhabitants, more than 10.4 million people have been proven to be…

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Almost 38,000 newly infected in Italy, 636 deaths

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In Italy today, the number of coronavirus death victims has continued to rise. 636 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, the highest level since April 6. The day before there were 623. The number of newly infected persons rose from 32,961 to 37,978 in 24 hours. 234,672 tests were performed within 24 hours. The number of confirmed active cases rose from 613,358 to 635,054. The number of CoV-infected patients in quarantine exceeded the 600,000 threshold – exactly to 602,011. The number of Covid-19 patients treated in hospitals increased from 29,444…

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143,000 new infections in the USA

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For the second day in a row, the USA recorded a peak in daily new infections with the coronavirus. For yesterday, 143,231 cases were recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University today. This is the highest level of SARS-CoV-2 infections in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, the university corrected Tuesday’s figure – the highest daily figure to date – from 136,325 to 140,290. In the USA, with its 330 million inhabitants, more than 10.4 million people have been proven to be infected…

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EU traffic light: Everything shines red – except Finland

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All EU countries except Finland and parts of Greece are still rated by the EU Coronavirus traffic light with the highest warning level of red. According to an update from today, besides Finland, only some regions of Greece are rated orange on the EU map to assess the coronavirus situation. In contrast to the previous week now also the Azores belonging to Portugal are classified red. Green light only exists for Western Finland and Denmark’s autonomous territory Greenland. Orange are marked in Greece Crete, the Kykladen, central Greece as well…

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