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Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands died of Covid-19
10:21 am: Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands near New Zealand, Joseph Williams, died at the age of 82 as a result of Covid-19 disease. The Pasifika Medical Association and the New Zealand Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The well-known doctor Williams, who was also a member of the board of directors of the World Health Organization (WHO), was transferred to a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 13 with Covid-19.
Steinmeier on the Crown crisis: “Light at the end of the tunnel”
10.08 am: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been optimistic about the prospects in the fight against the corona virus. “I find the reports on the promising vaccine research quite encouraging,” Steinmeier told the German editorial network. “There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we don’t know how long it will take to get there.” Therefore, one should not give up efforts and discipline now. “We have mastered the state of emergency in Corona, now we will not fail for normality in Corona.”
Steinmeier said he understood stress and strains in people, but the path of caution was still necessary. The “fatigue of the crown” should not turn into cruelty. The federal president had repeatedly called for compliance with the crown’s rules. He doesn’t think there is another blockage. Everyone knew “that a second lockdown would be extremely damaging to the economy. And we shouldn’t expect the same level of acceptance that we had four or five months ago,” Steinmeier said. “That is why all federal and state policy is geared towards avoiding this scenario.”
He also suggested an official memorial time for the victims of the crown in Germany, but when and how is not yet clear. “The death of the crown is a lonely death,” Steinmeier told the Germany publishing network (RND, Saturday). Many patients in hospitals and nursing homes died without the support of their families and the bereaved could not have said goodbye. “We have to help people in their grief and think about how we can express our compassion.”
1,378 new infections in Germany
8:28 am: In Germany, 1,378 new corona virus infections were reported. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of coronavirus cases has risen to 248,997. There were two more deaths, a total of 9,324 people died as a result of the virus.
Two more deaths have been reported since the previous day. According to RKI estimates, around 222,900 people had survived the infection as of Saturday morning.
According to RKI estimates in Germany, the number of views, or R-value for short, was 0.85 (previous day: 0.77) according to a Friday statement. This means that an infected person infects slightly less than another person on average. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier.
In addition, the RKI gives a so-called R. The value refers to a longer period and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value was 0.94 (previous day: 0.91). It shows the infection process for eight to 16 days.
Russia notifies 5205 new cases
9.42 am: Russian authorities report an increase in confirmed corona infections from 5,205 to 1,020,310. This is the fourth highest number of corona cases worldwide. The number of deaths is reported to have increased from 110 to 17,759 in 24 hours.
Ukraine posted record growth
09.38 am: Ukraine has seen a record increase in corona infections. The National Security Council announced that 2,836 cases had been added in 24 hours. Most foreigners are prohibited from entering the country until September 28, and the crown’s restrictions have been extended until the end of October to contain the virus.
More than four million people infected also in India
8.15 am: As the third country in the world after the United States and Brazil, the number of confirmed corona infections has exceeded four million in India. The Health Ministry announced that the threshold had been exceeded after 86,432 new cases were added in one day. It is only 13 days ago that India reached the infection threshold of 3 million. The death toll rose by more than 1,000 to 69,561 on Saturday.
Brazil is revising crown numbers upwards
8:09 am: Brazil has revised up the latest crown numbers. The Ministry of Health reports 51,194 new infections and 907 more deaths in the last 24 hours. This brings the numbers to a total of nearly 4.1 million infections and 125,521 deaths.
Russian pharmaceutical company invests in vaccine production in Germany
8:00 am: The Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm is investing more than 20 million euros in the Illertissen location (Neu-Ulm district). This is what the site administrator Ivan Semenov told the “Südwest Presse”. Production of the so-called Oxford corona virus vaccine should begin at the location in the first quarter of 2021. The capacity is designed for 500 million doses of vaccines per year. Neu-Ulm district vaccine will be supplied to 35 countries, but not to Germany or other EU countries. The Oxford vaccine (AZD1222) is currently in crucial phase III testing. The Illertissen plant may also manufacture the Sputnik V vaccine at a later date. It is already approved in Russia, but the tests still do not meet international standards.
