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• So far there have been in Austria 15,140 positive test results in Austria (from Sunday 10 a.m., source: Ministry of Health). In this country 520 people The consequences of the Corona virus 12,282 passed away are recovered again. Are currently 594 people due to coronavirus in hospital treatment and of which 145 in intensive care units.
  
• Currently sick people in the federal states: 2,401
• State by federal states (State: Sunday, 10 am): Burgenland (78), Carinthia (28), Lower Austria (438), Upper Austria (166), Salzburg (138), Styria (542), Tyrol (385), Vorarlberg (110) , Vienna (516)
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Sunday April 26, 2020

The situation around SARS-CoV-2 remains relatively positive, according to estimates by epidemiologists from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and participating statisticians from the Graz University of Technology: the effective number of reproductions (how many people are infected) it is still only 0.63 (April 21).

The experts calculated “epidemiological indicators of the development of the Covid 19 outbreak using the laboratory diagnosis date for the period from April 9 to April 21.” The database relates to 1,777 cases diagnosed in the period mentioned in Austria. As of March 12, the estimated effective reproductive number of the virus was still between 3.5 and 4.0. This means that at the peak of the spread of the virus, one infected person statistically infected more than 3.5 other people.

However, the number steadily decreased. On April 1, the effective number of reproductions was only 1.14. As of April 5, it was below the 1 mark that would be necessary to overcome the Covid 19 pandemic. The daily rate of increase for SARS-CoV-2 is given in the current calculation as minus 12.3 percent. Both the effective number of reproductions and the decrease in new infections were unchanged compared to the values ​​of April 17, as the experts announced.

11:29 am: 89 million confiscated respiratory masks

The Chinese government claims to have confiscated more than 89 million defective respirators. As of Friday, there were inspections of about 16 million companies, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Commerce reported Sunday. In addition to the protective masks, around 418,000 ineffective protective clothing and disinfectant products were seized with a retail value of over 7.6 million yuan (around one million euros). At first it was not clear how many of the confiscated assets were destined for export. Global demand for protective equipment is extremely high due to the crown pandemic, however several countries have already reported defective products from China.

On Saturday, the Chinese government announced stricter rules to meet international quality standards, including with non-medical mouth guards. Therefore, export companies must submit a written declaration in the future indicating that their products comply with the safety regulations of the destination country.

11.10 a.m. – Hospital denies misconduct

After the death in the crown of a 41-year-old man with no previous illnesses at the Braunau hospital on April 22, the hospital denied any treatment errors on Sunday. “According to internal surveys conducted so far, medical misconduct in treating the deceased patient could not be identified,” it said in a press release.

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11:06: Tesla calls employees to the California plant

Auto maker Tesla resumes production in California. The group called the first employees to its assembly plant near San Francisco on Saturday next week, according to the Bloomberg news agency. Tesla stopped producing at its Fremont, California plant on March 24.

10.43 a.m.: New educational media platform

As part of a new cooperation in educational media, the Ministry of Education and ORF are launching the educational platform “edutube” for the digital transmission of high-quality educational videos relevant to education. Initially, over 800 short videos, documentaries and magazine articles will be offered, which can be used as a supplement to digital lessons.

The offer is available to all teachers and students and can be accessed in eight different thematic blocks: Media / Digital, Climate / Environment, Health / Lifestyle, People / Culture, Politics / Europe, History / News, Economy / Consumption and Science / Research.

10.30 am: Beijing prohibits “uncivilized” behavior

Due to the corona virus pandemic, the Chinese capital Beijing prohibits “uncivilized” behavior. Sneezing or coughing without covering your nose or mouth will be prohibited in the future, as announced by the city administration on Sunday. A fine also threatens citizens who do not wear a mask in public.

To protect health, distances of one meter each should also be marked in public places. In addition, inappropriate clothing is avoided. This includes the so-called Beijing bikini, the Chinese men’s habit of rolling up their shirts when the temperature rises and walking on an exposed bare stomach.

10.15 am: Can ghost games save football?

In Austria, the football championship will end with so-called “ghost games”, closed matches. Is it the sport itself, or is it just concern about big money? Here you will find the pros and cons of our sports editorial team.

10:08 a.m.: Coroni, Corono, Corona

Do you need a quick release of the laughing muscles? EAV Veteran Thomas spitzer dedicate a little serenade to the corona virus and can help:

9.46 am: “Cannot extend lock”

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Confirms plans to relax curfew starting May 4. In this way, several companies should start operating again and greater freedom of movement should be guaranteed. “We cannot extend the blockade any further. Otherwise, we are at risk of serious social and economic damage.”

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9.30 a.m.: Spanish children can go outside again

In Spain, which was particularly affected by the pandemic, children up to the age of 14 are allowed to leave the house for the first time in six weeks, but only when accompanied by an adult from their home, only for one hour and only within a radius of one kilometer.

9.23 am: Orban sees Austria as a “laboratory” for Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban The relaxation of the crown measures in Austria is going too fast. Austrians “can also progress a little faster than my life instinct says it should in Hungary,” Orban told state radio, according to a translation distributed by the government in Budapest.

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9.14 am: Schools in Italy should reopen in September

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools in Italy are closed until the summer holidays and reopen in September. Prime Minister said Giuseppe Conte in an interview in the newspaper “La Repubblica” on Sunday.

He also announced that “strategically” important economic activities should start again quickly, possibly as early as next week, with the planned relaxation of protective measures expected. Productive and industrial sectors that focus on exports and are at risk of falling out of supply chains must also start with priority. Employee health safety should always be considered when restarting.

9.08 a.m.: Boxing matches in Nicaragua despite the Corona virus

Amid the crown pandemic, boxing in front of hundreds of spectators in Nicaragua. An afternoon with several fights between local boxers took place on Saturday (local time) in a hall in the capital Managua. The event was also broadcast on the ESPN sports channel. In view of the risk of infection with the new corona virus, the organizers took precautions: a lot of space was left between the seats, many people with respiratory masks and visitors were sprayed with their hands, as can be seen in the videos.

However, the night was in stark contrast to the cancellation of sporting events around the world due to the Corona crisis. Nicaragua is one of the few countries where professional sports are still practiced. Soccer is also played, but in front of empty rows. Officially, there have only been three deaths related to the new corona virus in Nicaragua.

9.00 am: the season in Tajikistan is interrupted

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the soccer season in Tajikistan is being interrupted. As announced by the national association on Saturday, the season will be suspended until May 10 after games scheduled for Sunday. This is in line with government action to prevent the virus from spreading, according to the statement. In early April, the season in the Central Asian country started with games without spectators. Tajikistan was one of the few countries where soccer is still played, in addition to Belarus, Turkmenistan, Nicaragua and Burundi. So far there are no people infected with coronavirus in Tajikistan, according to official information.

8.30 a.m.: More Illinois poisoning emergency calls since Trump’s remarks

According to statements by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on the possible use of disinfectants against the coronavirus, the Illinois Poison Control Center has seen an increase in emergency calls. In the past two days, there has been a “significant increase” in detergent-related calls compared to the same period last year, the director of the health agency said. Ngozi Ezike.

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8.10 a.m .: the government has financed 24 projects so far

After the first filing deadline for the “Corona Emergency Call,” the government conducted a satisfied interim evaluation. In the national funding program for the investigation of the coronavirus, 16 of a total of 26 million euros have been distributed so far for initially 24 projects.

The projects only include twelve from Vienna, there are also four in Styria, three in Tyrol, two in Salzburg and one in Upper Austria, Carinthia and Vorarlberg. In addition to medication, vaccine research, or antibody testing, i.a. It also supports projects for the production of 3-D parts made of plastic with an antiviral coating or one for a low-cost fan in a modular 3D printing system.

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) concludes financing contracts with companies and projects can start immediately. This also applies until May 11, when the second shipping deadline ends.

7.52 am: Maas lowers expectations of freedom of travel

In view of the discussions on the upcoming holiday season, the German Foreign Minister has Heiko Maas (SPD) lowered expectations of a prompt opening of European tourist destinations. “A European race for the first to allow tourist travel again leads to unacceptable risks,” Maas said of the “Bild am Sonntag”.

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7.42 a.m .: Johnson returns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson He wants to run government affairs again after his Covid illness on Monday 19. The 55-year-old politician returns to his Downing Street office in London earlier in the week and will have to find an answer on how and when restrictions on public life can be lifted without risking a second wave of infection.

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7:12 am: National Council meets upcoming crown packages

The National Council will address the next stage of the marathon through the crown crisis on Tuesday. Almost every item on the agenda is dedicated to fighting the pandemic; the amendment to the Epidemic Law is particularly controversial. There will be more benevolence, for example, with family allowances. It is also new that video procedures can be used in civil procedures. After a “current hour” that ÖVP wants government measures to preserve jobs recognized, the law begins. By the end of the session, the number of crown packs will likely have increased to 18.

6.40 a.m.: Johns Hopkins University: more than 200,000 crown deaths worldwide

Worldwide, more than 200,000 people have died as a result of a corona infection. Johns Hopkins University of the USA USA He announced Saturday on his Corona information page. The number of deaths was 200,698 and the number of confirmed infections was 2,865,938. More than a quarter of all deaths occurred in the United States. USA (52,782), followed by the European critical points Italy (26,384), Spain (22,902), France (22,279) and Great Britain (20,380). This means that almost three-quarters of all deaths were counted in just five countries.

6.20 am: End of the curfew in sight for the Spanish

After a week’s curfew, Spaniards should at least be able to play sports and go for a walk again from May 2. That was the head of government Pedro Sanchez in perspective on Saturday night in a television speech. However, a prerequisite for this easing is that crown numbers continue to develop positively. In Spain, more than 22,900 people have died since the virus broke out, the third highest number of victims worldwide after the United States and Italy. However, the number of new deaths has recently declined steadily.

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6.10 am: Romania’s transport minister knows nothing about special trains for nurses

According to Romanian Transport Minister Lucian Bode, “there is no government agreement to date” between Austria and his country regarding a special train that is supposed to bring Romanian nurses to Austria. Europe’s minister Karoline Edtstadler, who had previously announced a corresponding negotiated solution, was surprised on Saturday night at the request of the APA and explained that the Romanian Interior Ministry had made it clear this week that supervisors could travel to Austria. . She hopes that the ambiguities are resolved immediately, that one is in contact with Bucharest. The first train with Romanian nursing staff is scheduled to depart for Austria on May 2.

4.40 a.m.: almost a quarter of European companies cut dividends

Tens of thousands of shareholders in European companies will have to settle for significantly lower dividends this year due to the crown crisis, or they will leave empty-handed. According to an overview of DZ Bank, almost a quarter, exactly 141 of the 600 companies in the Stoxx European Stock Index have so far announced that their profit distribution will be canceled or suspended.

“An unprecedented wave of dividend cuts is rolling in the stock markets,” says the analysis. The expected distribution in Stoxx for the fiscal year 2019 will fall by 23 percent to around 310 billion euros, according to experts from DZ Bank Michael Bissinger previously “We expect payments to be further reduced in the coming months.”