Netherlands, Italy and London close to implementing strict lockdown

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According to media reports, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will announce a strict lockdown this evening. Among other things, a closure of all schools by January 19 is planned, report the broadcasters NOS and RTL with reference to government circles. Also the trade is to close – thus the measures would be harder than in the first Lockdown in April. At that time, stores were allowed to stay open. London is also likely to face a tightening of Corona restrictions. It is likely that the highest level of the early…

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Slovenia softens lockdown before Christmas

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In Slovenia, the coronavirus lockdown that has been in place for almost two months will be partially softened before Christmas. From tomorrow until December 23, hairdressing and beauty salons, florists, dry cleaners and car washes will be allowed to open again throughout the country. Public transport will also restart, as decided by the government last night. In four regions with the best epidemiological situation, clothing, shoe and sports stores and car dealerships will also reopen. In central Slovenia, with the capital Ljubljana, the regions of Gorenjska in the north, Goriska…

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Health Minister Anschober: Austria needs 100,000 additional nursing staff by 2030

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By January 2021, the package for the content of the care reform will be completed. This was announced today by Social Minister Rudolf Anschober. Currently, he said, they are in the midst of implementation, where the main goal will be to attract 100,000 additional employees to the nursing profession through appropriate incentives. Anschober said staff is the most important area, citing two problem areas: First, of the current 127,000 employees, more than 30 percent are currently over 50 years old and will retire in the next ten years, he said.…

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2,588 new corona infections in Austria

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3,068 new recovered within 24 hours. 57 new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. Within the past 24 hours, there are 2,588 new Corona infections in Austria. After the slight increases at the end of last week, this is again a lower value. However, as is well known, new infections are to be taken with a grain of salt, especially on Monday, as the testing capacity is somewhat lower on weekends. The results of the PCR tests of the mass tests come into the statistics only with a certain time delay.…

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England launches vaccinations in doctor’s practice

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In England, starting this week, Corona vaccinations will be administered in GP surgeries across the country. This was announced by the National Health Service (NHS). According to the announcement, at one hundred sites across the country, 80-year-olds and residents and nursing home staff are being vaccinated with the Biontech and Pfizer drug, which was recently licensed in the country. Initially, the vaccine could only be administered in hospitals because of the complexity of storing it at about minus 70 degrees.Vaccinations of nursing home residents are also planned this week in…

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16,362 new infections in Germany

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The German Robert Koch Institute reported 16,362 new infections at the beginning of the week.On Monday, the figures are usually lower because there is less testing and fewer tests are carried out over the weekend and less data is transmitted.However, 4,030 fewer new infections were reported last Monday.The total number of infections in Germany is therefore 1.337.078. An additional 188 people died from or with the virus, for a total ofThe seven-day incidence is reported to have risen to 176.4, moving further away from the goal of 50 that the…

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4,000 infected people found during mass testing

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More than two million participants (out of a population of around 8.9 million) were recorded in the first Corona mass test series. More than 4,000 infected persons were found – with PCR retesting. Testing will continue in Upper Austria until Monday, and in Burgenland until Tuesday. Although the targeted 60 percent was not reached, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) sees the result as a “successful large-scale project that will be repeated in the New Year.” This is because it was possible to locate several thousand infected people who would probably…

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High number of severe CoV illnesses in healthcare professions

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The risk of severe Covid 19 disease is much higher for physicians, nurses and paramedics than for people in non-systemic occupational groups, according to a British study. In the United Kingdom, the rate is seven times greater, epidemiologists at the University of Glasgow found in a study. The researchers did not compare the numbers of CoV infections, but only those of Covid 19 patients in British hospitals, including those who died. The World Health Organization (WHO) had already reported in September that 14 percent of all reported infections worldwide were…

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Corona vaccinations launch in the U.S.

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Following the emergency approval of the Corona vaccine from German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer, vaccination is set to begin in the US on Monday. The first to be vaccinated will be employees of healthcare facilities and residents of nursing homes and homes for the elderly. Meanwhile, in England, Corona vaccinations will be administered in GP surgeries across the country starting this week. The announcement was made by the National Health Service (NHS). After receiving emergency approval in the U.S. on Friday, the vaccine was packaged and…

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