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In a 24-hour comparison, 79 new infections were registered across Austria, of which 65 cases are in Vienna alone.
Throughout Austria. As of May 12, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., a total of 15,877 coronavirus infections were recorded across Austria. 14,061 people are considered to have recovered. As of Monday morning there were 620 deaths in Austria. There are currently 347 people in hospital treatment, 68 of them in intensive care units.
79 new cases, 65 of them in Vienna
In a 24-hour comparison, “only” 79 new cases of corona were reported, of which 65 infections occurred in Vienna. Despite the relaxation of the crown blockade, one remains quite optimistic in this country about the development of indicators of the coronavirus. The crisis team explained the large increase in a transmission with a data transmission problem from a private laboratory, meaning that cases diagnosed from previous days are still reflected in the statistics.
There is good news about hospitalizations. They are currently 97 and have dropped below 100 for the first time. Since then, 2,081 people have recovered from Covid-19. There have also been no more deaths in Vienna in the last 24 hours, for the fifth time in two weeks, as the broadcast emphasized. The number of people who died from the virus remains 144.
Deaths by federal state: Burgenland (11), Carinthia (13), Lower Austria (95), Upper Austria (58), Salzburg (37), Styria (136), Tyrol (107), Vorarlberg (19) and Vienna (144).
The relaxation in Austria continues without negative effects.
In addition to the start of the reduction of the crown crisis in many European countries, the gradual lifting of restrictions in Austria also had no negative impact on the number of cases on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health, only 1,111 people were still actively suffering from the coronavirus at 9:30 a.m., so far 620 people have died or with Covid-19.
The next relaxation level in Austria is scheduled for next Friday (May 15). This includes opening the restoration. In the pub package presented by the government on Monday, a tax relief of 500 million euros is foreseen. Chancellor Sebastián Kurz (ÖVP) was satisfied with the development. This leads to the fact that “at the end of this week we can start gastronomy again. It is part of the Austrian soul, the Austrian identity, defines our country.”
A loosening that took effect on Monday affects domestic prisons, visits are now allowed again. The Josefstadt Correctional Center (JA) had to deal with a huge avalanche of people, where lines of people formed in front of the entrance area at 6 a.m. Relatives who wanted to see their relatives detained after weeks of failing to do so were largely disciplined. Even with the security check, there were no difficulties despite the delays.
Internationally, restrictions have been relaxed, especially in France and Spain. In these two countries, more than 26,000 people have died from an infection with the coronavirus. In France, people were allowed to leave their homes without restrictions on Monday for the first time in eight weeks. Stores and many schools also reopened. In Spain, the first regions facilitated the curfew. The curfew remains in Madrid, Barcelona and various provinces.
Action was also taken in Belgium, which was hit by the pandemic, and most stores reopened. However, the restaurants, bars and cafes remain closed. In the Netherlands, primary schools and kindergartens were partially reopened. In Estonia, on the other hand, shopping malls, including restaurants and cafes, could open on Monday under certain conditions. Outside of Europe, in Colombia’s capital Bogotá, women and men are allowed to go out together again for the first time since mid-April.
Relaxation in New York from Friday
In the severely affected state of New York, restrictions will be slowly eased starting Friday, but only in regions that meet certain conditions. Accordingly, the total seven conditions include decreased number of infections, sufficient free hospital capacity, and sufficient testing and follow-up capacity. If a region does all of this, it can enter a four-phase opening process, which is monitored by a regional body.
The number of infected people in a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia is a difficult test for loosening in Germany. So far, 249 of the approximately 1,000 employees screened have been positively evaluated, with 278 test results still pending. Most of the company’s employees come from Eastern Europe and are in collective accommodation. The number of reproductions in Germany recently increased to 1.13. This means that ten infected people on average infect more than eleven people.
Russia cancels “non-working time”
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin declared the end of March the period of inactivity at the national level, despite the dramatic situation in the country. However, some restrictions remain. Starting Tuesday, half a million people will return to work in Moscow. For example, construction sites and industrial plants may open in the capital. Stores remain closed. With another five-digit increase, the number of infected people in Russia rose to 221,344 on Monday.
This put the country in fourth place worldwide on Monday night, according to Johns Hopkins University, about 4.14 million cases, behind the US. USA (Approximately 1.33 million infected), Spain (224,350) and Great Britain (224,327). There, in a government document, i.a. He ordered that protective masks be used in England on the tube and on buses in the future. This also applies to closed rooms where it is not possible to maintain a sufficient distance. Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented a small relief on Sunday.
In Italy, a significant threshold was exceeded on Monday, there were only 999 patients in intensive care. In a 24-hour window, 179 new coronavirus deaths were counted across the country. Meanwhile, treatment of patients with Covid-19 blood plasma has shown positive results in the neighboring country of Austria. The death rate in 46 people treated with it decreased from 15 to six percent, according to a test carried out by the “San Matteo” polyclinic in the city of Pavia in Lombardy.
The United Nations pointed to a problem in the fight against the coronavirus, namely the less than optimal care of HIV patients. Many facilities for HIV patients are currently closed. It is feared that around 20,000 additional people in Africa could die of AIDS or related diseases by 2021. According to an estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, the number of victims would double compared to 2018.
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