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• Currently there is in Austria 15,563 positive test results (Status: Monday, 10 p.m., Ministry of Health). In this country 600 people the consequences of the corona virus 13,316 passed away are recovered again. Are currently 420 people due to coronavirus in hospital treatment and of which 111 in intensive care units.
  
• Currently sick in the federal states: 1705 (State: Monday, 9.30 a.m., Ministry of Health)
  
• State by federal states (State: Monday, 9.30 a.m., Ministry of Health): Burgenland (62), Carinthia (15), Lower Austria (270), Upper Austria (92), Salzburg (85), Styria (382), Tirol (188), Vorarlberg (44), Vienna (567).
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Tuesday May 5, 2020

10:02 p.m.: Germany extends border controls until mid-May

Border controls, which were temporarily reintroduced in March and initially extended until May 4 in April, will now remain in effect for another ten days until May 15.

As announced by the Home Office on Monday night, travelers from Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Italy and Spain are still affected by the controls.

8:46 p.m.: Greece hopes to start the holiday season from July 1

“In the best case, Greece can start its tourism activities from July 1 and we are working to achieve it,” said the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an interview with the American television station CNN.

Mitsotakis said that visitors to Greece only under “very specific requirements” would accept and as long as the pandemic is on a downward trend. “Assuming that people do some tests before boarding the plane and that they are closely monitored, the tourist experience may differ only slightly from previous years,” the head of government continued.

8:39 pm: Apple and Google want to support one application per country

Apple and Google want their smartphone interfaces to Corona Warning Applications it generally makes it available for one application per country. That should ensure that more users install it and avoid a mosaic of different apps, the companies said Monday.

However, if a country decides to configure different applications for individual regions, it is ready to support them.

Corona applications are designed to help track infections when exit restrictions are relaxed. They must record which smartphones have been approached – and warn users if it turns out that they were next to infected people.

The two relevant smartphone systems come from Google and Apple: Android and iOS software for iPhone. They are the only ones capable of creating the basis for efficient integration of Corona applications on phones.

20:37: Finland continues to loosen crown restrictions

The government announced that starting June 1, the number of people who could gather would increase from ten to 50. Libraries and museums would also reopen.

In Finland, the spread of the new Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus has slowed significantly in recent weeks. By Monday, 240 people infected with the virus had died.

8:25 pm: WHO describes the US statements about the laboratory in Wuhan as “speculative”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has the statements of the US government. USA on the origin of the new corona virus referred to as “speculative” from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “We have not received specific data or evidence from the US government about the alleged origin of the virus, so we continue to speculate.” said WHO expert Michael Ryan Monday in Geneva.

I only had Sunday United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again attacked China in the debate over the origin of the coronavirus. There is “overwhelming evidence” that the new pathogen comes from a laboratory in Wuhan, Pompeo said. The United States Secretary of State accused Beijing of a “communist disinformation campaign” regarding the crown crisis. China also continues to block the participation of Western experts in coronavirus research.

>> Fact Check: Does the coronavirus come from a laboratory in China?

8:15 pm: Erdogan announces relaxation of crown measures in Turkey

The Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a relaxation of the crown restrictions. “We will gradually begin to return to normal life,” Erdogan said Monday after an online cabinet meeting in Istanbul.

Like the rest of the world, Turkey does notCan return to previously known normalitybut in a “new normal”. Erdogan warned that it was not yet known how long the pandemic would last. Therefore, some measures would have to be maintained, such as wearing masks, distance and hygiene rules.

Among other things, it has been for more than a month. Current curfew for people over 65 and under 20 relaxedErdogan said. Starting next Sunday, they will be allowed to leave the house for four hours on established days. Travel restrictions for seven of the 31 cities and provinces would also be removed. The metropolises of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir remained largely isolated for another 15 days. The shopping malls would open from next Monday, and the hairdressing salons will also be able to start operating again.

>> These entry restrictions apply in European countries

8:08 p.m .: EU Commission remains tough on travel voucher dispute

Despite pressure from Berlin, the EU Commission is tough on the dispute over coupons for canceled trips. The EU Transport Commissioner wrote in a letter to several federal ministers, which the capital study ARD cited on Monday Adina Valean clearly shows that EU passenger rights also apply during the crown crisis.

No passenger could be forced to accept a coupon instead of a refund.

8:03 p.m .: Donor conference analysis

The global community raises € 7.4 billion for vaccine and drug research. The common approach is more important than money. Andreas Lieb analyzes the result

>> Vaccine: it’s about money, but even more about solidarity

19:40: the United States government threatens Beijing in the “Consequences” trade dispute

Amid the dispute over the coronavirus pandemic, the United States warned China not to violate the trade agreement between the two countries signed in January. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin threatened China with “consequences” on Monday. If the country does not fulfill the promises made.

“I hope they follow through on their commitments,” Mnuchin said on Fox Business. He did not elaborate on possible “consequences.”

>> Fact Check: Does the coronavirus come from a laboratory in China?

19:34: Federal Council rejects four Corona packages

The Federal Council has Monday afternoon for the first time. A National Council law has been rejected since the outbreak of the crown crisis. The the red-blue majority enforced an objection to the volunteer law. Among other things, this Free up to 600,000 euros for volunteer work from the crisis management fund. For SPÖ and FPÖ it is not clear where the money could go. The National Council is likely to make the decision to persist next week.

>> SPÖ and FPÖ block the decision to volunteer and other laws

7:32 pm: Madonna spent a million dollars on vaccine searches

Pop star Madonna has a million dollars (919,455 euros) for the global search for a vaccine and medicine. donated to the corona virus. This was announced by the head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Monday at an international donor conference that brought a total of € 7.4 billion in commitments from governments and organizations.

Madonna’s million is included in the bottom line, according to EU circles. The main objective of the organizers is to accelerate the development of a vaccine and then ensure that all countries in the world can obtain it at affordable prices.

>> More about the donor conference

6:17 p.m .: Corona donor conference: EU raised € 7.4 billion

As part of an international donor conference, the EU raised € 7.4 billion for a vaccine and the fight against the coronavirus. Austria is there with 31 million.

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