Earthquake in Croatia also felt in Vienna

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An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was registered not far from Zagreb on Tuesday. The center of the quake was at a depth of ten kilometers, Italian media reported. The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) registered an earth tremor of magnitude 6.1 in the Sisak area at 12:19 pm. It was still unclear whether there were any victims. The earthquake was also strongly felt outside the country’s borders. APA received reports that the earthquake was felt in Carinthia and Styria. In Graz, for example, not only…

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Virus mutation also detected in the USA for the first time

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The new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected for the first time also in the USA. The mutation was diagnosed in a 20-year-old patient in the state of Colorado, as the governor there Jared Polis announced yesterday on Twitter. The man is in quarantine in Elbert County, he said. He had not been traveling, he said. Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. Biden: U.S. may face toughest phase in pandemicU.S. President-elect Joe Biden…

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Over 1,000 Corona deaths within 24 hours in Germany

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In Germany, the number of reported deaths related to the coronavirus has exceeded 1,000 for the first time, reaching an all-time high. Within one day, German public health departments transmitted 1,129 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to RKI figures released early Wednesday. In addition, 22,459 new infections were reported. Last Wednesday (Dec. 23), 24,740 new infections and the previous high of 962 deaths had been reported. The RKI had communicated before the Christmas days that the current figures were only conditionally comparable with the values of…

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Almost 42,000 people vaccinated against Corona in Germany

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Until Monday 41,962 people in Germany have already received the first dose of the Corona vaccine. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday. For this, the number of vaccinated is currently still too low, explained RKI spokeswoman Susanne Glasmacher. Recorded are currently vaccinations with the first vaccination dose. A second vaccination is due about three weeks after the first to achieve complete vaccination protection. Thus, it cannot be assumed that all vaccinated persons are already safely protected against the Covid-19 disease. Source: derstandard.at/picture: pixabay.com

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Argentina vaccinates with Russian “Sputnik” vaccine

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Argentina has become the latest country in Latin America to begin vaccinating its population against the coronavirus using the Russian “Sputnik V” corona vaccine. “The national coronavirus vaccination plan was launched simultaneously nationwide,” Argentine news agency Telam reported Tuesday. According to the Argentine newspaper Clarin, nearly 300,000 vaccine doses have been distributed in all provinces of the country. The first batch is intended for health workers, as previously in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica, all three of which use the vaccine produced by Biontech and…

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Virologist Krammer believes in vaccination protection for several years

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Florian Krammer, a Styrian virologist working at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, believes that protection after vaccination against coronavirus lasts for several years. To be sure, Krammer says there are no established facts yet. “But from the antibody response that is seen now and the data that is available so far, that is over four months, I assume once that the protection from the vaccination already lasts for several years,” he said in an interview. Protects the lungsThe vaccines would protect the lungs and thus protect them very well from…

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1,868 new infections in Austria – total of more than 6,000 fatalities

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The number of new infections in Austria has been running at a barely unchanged level for days. From Monday to Tuesday, again about 1,800 cases were reported by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Interior. Specifically, there were 1,868 registered positive tests in the past 24 hours. Currently, there are 20,319 active cases in Austria. In addition, there were 128 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This brought the total number of deaths to over 6,000. As a goal for the new, hard Lockdown gave health minister Rudolf Anschober…

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WHO warns: ”Must prepare for something worse than Corona”

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The global community needs to better prepare for future pandemics, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “This is a wake-up call,” WHO Director of Medical Emergencies Michael Ryan said Monday, referring to the corona crisis. “This pandemic is very bad.” The novel coronavirus has spread “rapidly” around the world, he said. But the mortality rate is comparatively low, he said. “We need to prepare for something that may be more severe,” Ryan said. Not adequately prepared WHO expert Bruce Aylward also urged increased vigilance. To be sure, he said,…

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Almost 13,000 new infections in Germany

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 12,892 new infections on its website. This is an increase from 10,976 new cases the previous day. The number of deaths has also increased from 348 to 852. This means that more than 1.66 million people in Germany have now contracted the coronavirus, and 30,978 have died in connection with it. The seven-day incidence drops to 149.2 from 157.8 the previous day. The figure indicates how many people per 100,000 population tested positive within seven days. The RKI points out that during the holidays…

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