Netherlands: Almost 8,200 new corona infections

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The Hague. In the Netherlands, 8,182 new corona infections have been reported to the health authorities in 24 hours. That is 170 more than the day before and a new record, as the Institute for Health and Environment RIVM announced on Tuesday. The Netherlands is one of the countries in Europe most affected by the second wave of the corona pandemic. However, the curve of new infections is rising less rapidly, the RIVM announced. A total of 55,587 new infections were reported last week, 27 percent more than the previous…

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Corona traffic light: Further districts might be switched to red

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Almost 11,000 new cases in seven days. Eight percent of those tested positive. Yesterday, another 1,524 new corona infections were registered in Austria. In the past seven days, there were almost 11,000 new cases. The positivity rate (proportion of those tested positive) is already at almost eight percent. Hospitalization rates have also risen from 621 to 889 in the past seven days. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants was yesterday in Austria at 114. 50 is the value, starting from which the European Union traffic light switches a country on…

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More than five million confirmed COVID 19 cases in Europe

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In the EU and its most important European partner countries, more than five million people have now been proven to be infected with the coronavirus. To date, a total of 5,039,783 cases have been reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) from the European Economic Area plus Great Britain. This is about 130,000 more than the day before, according to a daily updated overview by the ECDC. By far the most cases were reported in Spain (974,449), France (910,277) and Great Britain (741,212). Italy (423,578), Germany…

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AGES: almost 20,000 active COVID 19 cases today

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The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria (as of 14.00 today) is 19,910, according to the figures of the AGES dashboard, which recently replaced that of the Ministry of Health. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of those currently infected, as around 2,000 convalescents had not yet been registered in the new system. The difference now amounts to around 1,000 cases. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the registration date, but to the date of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days…

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Majority of the population would take vaccine

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Worldwide survey: On the recommendation of their government or employer, the majority of the world’s population would get vaccinated against Covid-19. London. Most people would get vaccinated against Covid-19 on the recommendation of their government or employer, according to a worldwide survey. 71.5 percent of the participants in the study stated that they would very likely or rather probably take a corona vaccine. 61.4 percent said they would accept a recommendation from their employer. In June, 13,000 people in 19 countries worldwide took part in the study of the Vaccine…

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Corona: Discussion about World Health Organization study – how deadly is Covid-19 really?

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A study by the WHO has caused confusion: Is the mortality of people infected with corona much lower than assumed? A closer look at the figures reveals a misunderstanding. “New WHO study astonishes even experts – that’s how deadly the virus really is”: Headlines such as these could give the impression in recent days that the World Health Organization (WHO) now considers Covid-19 to be less dangerous. But this is a misconception. What is the study about?The current discussion is prompted by the initial research findings of the renowned epidemiologist…

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The EU-wide coronavirus traffic light has switched to red for Austria

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Whole Austria is considered by the European Union health agency ECDC on the map to the infection situation in the European Union with the highest warning stage. ECDC had published on Thursday for the first time a map of Europe, on which regions are marked green, orange or red depending upon infection situation. Yesterday, Austria and Germany appeared grey at first because no data on the number of coronavirus tests carried out were available. A majority of the EU states had agreed on the traffic light map last Tuesday. On…

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Argentina records more than one million infections

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The number of CoV cases in Argentina has risen to over one million. After seven months of relatively strict exit restrictions, 1,002,662 cases of infection with the virus have been registered in the South American country, the Ministry of Health in Buenos Aires announced yesterday. This puts Argentina in fifth place worldwide after the much more populous countries USA, India, Brazil and Russia. Argentina has almost 44.5 million inhabitants. So far, 26,716 patients have died in Argentina in connection with the disease Covid-19, which is caused by the coronavirus, the…

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More than 2,000 intensive care patients in France

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Following the sharp increase in CoV cases in France, the number of people in intensive care units has also increased sharply. There are currently 2,090 intensive care beds for corona patients – 1,441 more than a week ago, the health authorities announced yesterday. In the past 24 hours, 146 people have died as a result of CoV disease, according to the data. Most recently, more than 2,000 people were treated in intensive care units in May. At the peak of the pandemic in April, more than 7,000 patients were in…

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