How bosses downplay Corona; Infectiologist: “Take action immediately”

The Ukrainian Football Association will blow up its four team players who tested positive for the corona virus and the team manager who also got infected on Sunday at home. “There is a plane from Kiev that will bring the infected players to Ukraine,” coach Andrei Shevchenko announced after the Ukrainian team beat Germany 3-1 in the Ukrainian team.

The rest of the team will play the final match of the Nations League on Tuesday in Switzerland.

The health authorities have not imposed a quarantine on Styrian health councilor Juliane Bogner-Strauss (ÖVP).

He quarantined himself at home Thursday after an employee tested positive. Because contact was brief, FFP2 masks were worn, and distance was kept, the risk of infection is so low that it is secreted.

In light of the second lockdown, the Neos advocate closing ranks. In a letter to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the government, Neos chief Beate Meinl-Reisinger offers her parliamentary group’s approval in the main committee on Sunday evening, but only if schools remain open for lessons and not just to get care in an emergency.

Sending students to distance education is “a mistake”.

The head of SPÖ calls for a “dramatic improvement” in the management of Covid, and the government is “flying blind.”

In Salzburg, there were again problems with the federal epidemiological reporting system (EMS) on Saturday.

There will also be face-to-face teaching in the special schools for the next three weeks. This exception to the general change to distance education as of Tuesday is recorded in a letter from the Ministry of Education to the directors or in an ordinance. A mask requirement has also been enacted throughout the school building for all schools; There are only exceptions for your own classrooms in elementary and special schools.

In special schools it is difficult to switch to distance education due to the limitations of the students. Therefore, they will remain in face-to-face classes as before. Students who are unable or unable to attend lessons due to corona may be exempted from this for important reasons.

From today, the regions of Tuscany and Campania are also part of the “red zones”. Most people have to stay home. The exceptions only apply to the way of working, the doctor or shopping. Bars, restaurants and almost all stores except for supermarkets and pharmacies have to close.

South Tyrol, Lombardy, Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta and Calabria have already been declared “red zones”. A total of about 26 of the 60 million Italians are now affected by the strict measures.

With the exception of Vienna, some countries accept the offer of the Minister of Defense. They let the soldiers help them.

The “distance learning” is fixed, the support is still possible, the special leave depends on the employer.

A look at Germany: 16,947 new corona infections were reported in one day. That’s 5,514 cases less than the previous day with 22,461 new cases reported within 24 hours.

The number of cases registered is usually lower on Sundays, in part because fewer tests are conducted on weekends. Last Sunday, the number of new infections reported was 16,017.

Tesla boss Elon Musk suspects he has Covid-19 but is unsure after contradicting the test results. He had “symptoms of a mild cold,” Musk wrote on Twitter. “I get very different results from different labs, but most likely I have a moderate case of Covid.” He had already written on Friday that two rapid tests were positive and two negative.

Musk had often downplayed the threat of the coronavirus and criticized measures such as the closure of stores and industries in California. In April he even denounced them as “fascists” and ranted that the people were “locked up in their homes and their constitutional rights violated.” Among other things, he didn’t like the fact that Tesla’s main plant near San Francisco had to remain closed. Musk also risked a showdown with authorities to restart production of electric cars there faster.

Mexico became the eleventh country in the world to have exceeded one million registered cases of coronavirus. 5,860 new infections were registered in the last 24 hours. The total number is 1,003,253. There were also 635 deaths as a result of the Covid 19 disease. Here the total rose to 98,259, the fourth highest value in the world.

However, due to the high excess mortality, the government assumes that in reality around 50,000 more people in Mexico have died in relation to the corona virus than official statistics show.

It is likely that the actual number of corona cases in the North American country, with almost 130 million inhabitants in the tenth place of the most populated countries in the world, is much higher, since very few cases are analyzed there.

Here again the measurements applicable to Lockdown II – presented graphically.

To wish you a good Sunday morning.

Yesterday, the Austrian government ordered a harsh “blockade” from Tuesday, which has basically been known in this country since the spring. Staying home and working (if possible) is the order of the day, schools finish their lessons on the spot, but continue to supervise, commerce has to close with some exceptions. Most should have finished before December 7, if the numbers are correct.

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Several hundred people took to the streets of Geneva on Saturday to protest the closure of shops as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police estimated the number of participants in the unauthorized demonstration between 600 and 700. Although traffic in the city center was obstructed, there were no incidents, Geneva police spokesman Alexandre Brahier told the Keystone news agency. SDA. On Friday night, the majority of the Legislative Commission of the Grand Council of Geneva called on the Council of State to reconsider the order to temporarily close most of the stores.

In the city of Piatra Neamt, in northern Romania, there was a fire at the local Corona clinic on Saturday night. A major fire in the district hospital’s intensive care unit cost the lives of ten seriously ill Covid 19 patients, while five other people were injured, some seriously.

In Vienna, the lockdown regulations for the kindergarten and school sector are critically considered. “Last Thursday, the traffic light commission decided to keep schools and kindergartens open,” said Jürgen Czernohorszky (SPÖ). Federal government requirements “will of course be implemented.” Now everything has to be done not to put further pressure on parents and not deprive children of all perspectives, Czernohorszky said in a written statement to the APA: “This means that educational institutions keep them open for all who need them. and in the place. want to learn. “It is essential that schools offer not only care, but also learning and care:” You must not leave the parents again. “

The Vienna City Councilor for Education also suggests that school work and exams be suspended until the end of the year. And he wants to “think about how Matura should look this school year and if it would not be better to skip it this time.” Regarding kindergartens, Czernohorszky made it clear: “All families who need and need support must continue to be able to take their children to kindergarten. Kindergartens will remain open.”

According to the Minister of Finance, Gernot Blümel, the costs of the second closing until December 6 will amount to at least three billion euros. However, due to the complex situation, not all cost factors are included in this sum, so it is likely to increase. The November partial lockdown was originally expected to cost 1.5 billion euros.

Tests and school work will be postponed until after closing. It should not be dealt with new material, so Faßmann. Distance education only applies until December 6, on December 7 children will go to school again, if necessary, under changed conditions, promises Faßmann.

Open schools were the goal, but health takes priority, says Education Minister Heinz Faßmann. Therefore, all schools would now switch to distance education. Monday is still a normal school day, the measures apply from Tuesday. But there will be support and support for learning in schools.