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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The corona virus continues to spread in Brazil. The Ministry of Health reports 15,155 new infections. This brings the total number of infections to 4.345 million. The number of deaths increased from 381 to 132,006 in 24 hours. Brazil has the highest number of infections and deaths worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic after the United States and India.
+++ 00:46 The Germans have only partially paid the travel repatriation expenses +++
German travelers who were stranded in the wake of the global crown outbreak have so far reimbursed the federal government € 2.7 million for the trip’s repatriation costs. This is reported by the newspaper “Bild” (Tuesday edition), citing information from the Foreign Office. About half of the total costs of 94 million euros will be borne by the European Union, the other half of 47 million euros will be borne by those stranded abroad. “In the case of a large number of notices, the payment deadline has not yet passed,” the Foreign Ministry told the newspaper. Around 240,000 German citizens returned home in a return campaign with chartered machines in March and April 2020.
+++ 00:06 concern about blood donation bottlenecks +++
Transfusion specialists warn of a shortage of blood products. Blood donations had already declined at the start of the pandemic, the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI) reported at its 53rd annual meeting in an online press conference. Many donors stayed away for fear of infection, DGTI president Hermann Eichler said. At the same time, some blood products have only a very limited shelf life, sometimes only a few days.
+++ 23:23 After “victory” over Corona: USA loosened strict travel warning for China +++
Despite constant criticism from the White House of China’s crown policy, the United States has relaxed its strict travel warning for the People’s Republic. Conditions in China have improved, the State Department said in Washington. American citizens should think twice before traveling to China. The previous strict travel warning no longer applies. The relaxation of US travel advice came a week after China officially announced “victory” over the coronavirus. The new corona virus first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. US President Donald Trump regularly accuses leaders in Beijing of hiding the outbreak and is therefore partly responsible for the devastating global effects of the pandemic.
+++ 22:52 Thanksgiving Parade in New York abgesagt +++
The traditional New York Thanksgiving Parade will only be online this year. Organizers at the Macy’s department store chain announced that the show should be “rethought” this time. “It will not be the same parade that we know about,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. But even with the online version, people could “feel the spirit and joy of this day.” Normally on the Thanksgiving holiday in November of each year, huge helium balloons are transported more than two miles through the streets of the metropolis. Some 8,000 dancers, flag bearers, musicians and costumed people participate in the parade. More than three million viewers stand on the edge of the road, around 50 million people watch on television the show that has been carried out for more than 90 years. The state and especially the metropolis of New York were a center of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring.
+++ 22:13 Jordan closes schools, mosques and restaurants +++
In the fight against the corona virus, restaurants, mosques, street markets and most schools in Jordan will be closed for two weeks. These “preventive measures” should be implemented from Thursday and help avoid a total lockdown, as a government spokesman in Amman said. In recent days, Jordan had reported more than 200 new infections and several deaths. A total of more than 5,300 crown cases are registered in the kingdom. At least 26 people have died related to the virus. Jordan had already imposed strict curfews in March, but these were gradually relaxed. The number of new cases has almost doubled since mid-August. Most students should start teaching online on Thursday. Cafes and restaurants can only deliver or prepare take out food.
+++ 21:34 Emirates launches emergency vaccine for helpers +++
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a corona vaccine for restricted emergency use. For now, the vaccine will be “available to those who have more to do with Covid-19 patients,” said Health Minister Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Owais. They are at higher risk of contracting the virus through their work. “The emergency use of the vaccine is fully in line with the regulations and laws that allow a faster review of the approval process,” added the minister. The UAE has been conducting phase III clinical trials for a vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm since mid-July. The third phase is the last before the vaccine is approved to manufacture. Al-Owais said the final stage of trials in the United Arab Emirates showed that the vaccine “is safe, effective and has resulted in the formation of antibodies against the virus.”
+++ 20:55 The number of new infections in Germany amounts to more than 1200 +++
In the last 24 hours, 1,272 new corona virus infections have been reported in Germany. This arises from ntv.de calculations based on data from the federal states. There have been five deaths compared to the day before. A total of 9,355 people have now died in Germany in connection with Covid-19. The Robert Koch Institute estimates the number of people who have recovered at 233,254. The number of new infections on Monday is typically well above the weekend level, as some federal states have begun releasing new data only on weekdays. Incoming late registrations can cause a sharp increase at the beginning of the week compared to the previous days.
+++ 20:46 US again reports hundreds of corona deaths +++
The number of new virus victims in the United States every day remains high. According to the CDC, there were 35,549 new infections in 24 hours. This increased their number to a total of 6,503 million. There were also 510 other deaths, the total number being 193,705.
The most important developments of the previous day on the current situation regarding the global coronavirus pandemic may she read here.
