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Saturday 26 December 2020
Coronavirus-Liveticker
+++ 06:02 Austria starts the third blockade +++
In Austria, the third lockdown starts on Saturday. Many stores have to close for three weeks. Additionally, contact and departure restrictions apply until at least mid-January. With the measure, the country wants to further slow down the spread of the corona virus. More recently, public life was closed from mid-November to early December. Since then, the number of new infections has dropped significantly. In the last seven days, around 160 cases were counted for every 100,000 inhabitants. Unlike the previous months, the so-called seven-day incidence is now below the current values in Germany.
+++ 05:43 After daily registration: Cuba requires negative test upon admission +++
In the future, Cuba will require a negative test for the corona virus upon entry. This was reported by the Granma party newspaper. “Consequently, the regulation applies as of January 10, the corona test must be carried out up to 72 hours before departure. On Wednesday, the island state reported 217 new corona cases. This is the maximum value for infected persons in one day since the pandemic began in Cuba on March 11. 101 of them have a source of contagion abroad, according to “Granma.” Cuba, a state with 11 million inhabitants , has so far registered around 11,000 infections and 140 deaths.
+++ 05:19 China reports 20 new infections +++
China reported 20 new corona cases for Friday, up from 14 the day before. The state health authority announced that twelve of the new infections were found among people who had entered the country. Of the eight nationally transmitted infections, six occurred in the northeastern province of Liaoning and two in Beijing. Additionally, 19 people without symptoms had tested positive for Covid-19. China does not include these asymptomatic cases in its statistics. According to the information, there were a total of 86,933 corona cases and 4,634 deaths in China.
+++ 04:21 Modern vaccine causes an allergic reaction in the doctor +++
According to a newspaper report, the corona vaccine from the American company Moderna caused a severe allergic reaction in a Boston doctor. The Boston Medical Center oncologist, who is allergic to shellfish, reported in the New York Times that he felt dizzy and had a racing heart immediately after the vaccination Thursday. A spokesperson for Boston Medical Center said the doctor had been treated and is now out of the hospital. “He’s fine.” It is the first public case of an allergic reaction to the Moderna vaccine, which was approved in the US for a week.
+++ 03:21 Sinovac vaccine shows less than 90 percent effectiveness in study +++
The coronavac vaccine, developed by the Chinese biotech company Sinovac, has shown 50 to 90 percent effectiveness in tests with around 13,000 volunteers in Brazil. That’s what a representative of the health authority in Sao Paulo said. The state butantane institute, which produces the product as a partner of Sinovac in Brazil, plans to publish the exact results of the study no later than January 7. In studies in Turkey, the candidate vaccine had shown a preliminary data protection against the coronavirus of 91.25 percent.
+++ 02:13 City Council slows down expectations of vaccination start +++
One day before the start of corona vaccines in Germany, the German Association of Cities is lowering expectations of their immediate effects. “It has started, but the ghost with the dangerous corona virus is not over yet,” City Council President Burkhard Jung told the Funke media group newspapers. The infection situation remains worrying today and the time for mass vaccination has not yet come. “Initially there is very little vaccine for this,” said Jung, who is also the mayor of Leipzig. Germany’s largest vaccination campaign to date begins this Sunday and tens of millions of people are expected to be immunized.
+++ 01:18 First case of the new Corona variant in France +++
In France, for the first time, a person tested positive for the new variant of the corona virus discovered in Britain. The man from the city of Tours returned from Britain on December 19 and is under quarantine, the French Health Ministry announced. He came from London and developed symptoms, but he’s fine. The British government made the discovery of a crown mutation public about a week ago. This should be up to 70 percent more contagious than the previous variant.
+++ 23:51 Due to vaccination announcement: Venezuela makes serious accusations against Colombia +++
Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has criticized Colombia’s decision that Venezuelan refugees should not have the right to a corona vaccination there. He described this order from the Colombian head of state Iván Duque as terrible and barbaric. He also said on VTV that Duque’s decision was xenophobic, racist and violated the rights of migrants. At the beginning of the week Duque had made it clear that Venezuelan refugees who do not have an official residence status in Colombia or who do not have dual citizenship would not receive the vaccination for the population, which was scheduled for February.
+++ 22:59 Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia vaccinated in front of the camera +++
In front of the camera, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the desert state, was the first in the kingdom to be vaccinated against the crown. The video was distributed by the state news agency SPA through Twitter. Saudi Arabia approved the vaccine from Mainz-based company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer in the middle of the month. So far, around 360,000 infections have been reported in the desert state with around 34 million inhabitants. The vaccines are said to be free for compatriots and foreign residents of the kingdom.
+++ 22:00 Current data status in Germany: 20,261 new cases reported +++
The number of reported coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to 1,625,042. As can be seen from the data from 15 federal states evaluated by ntv.de, 20,261 new cases were added. Bremen will not release new case numbers at the state level until Monday. The number of deaths related to the infection increased from 302 to 29,429. Around 383,187 people are currently infected.
As announced, the Robert Koch Institute did not release any information on the development of infection rates (R-values) on December 25. According to the Divi Register, 5,388 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in intensive care in Germany, 2,847 of whom are ventilated. Around 5,330 intensive care beds are still available in German clinics.
You can read more information about the most important corona data here.
+++ 21:24 Turkey requires all travelers to have a negative corona test +++
Turkey will require a negative corona test for all future entries. For air passengers, this applies from Monday, for all other travelers from Wednesday, as Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. The PCR test should not be older than 72 hours. Passengers without proof shouldn’t even board, he said. And those coming from Britain, South Africa or Denmark will be quarantined separately after entry. In the United States, mutant viruses were recently detected, which are supposedly significantly more contagious. Turkey also expects a first shipment of a Chinese vaccine on Monday, Koca said. An order has also been placed with the manufacturers Biontech / Pfizer. Since March, some 2.1 million infections have been recorded in Turkey, which has about 82 million inhabitants. On Friday, authorities reported 17,543 new infections with the corona virus and 256 deaths.
+++ 20:33 Joe and Jill Biden thank Corona helpers for Christmas +++
The future president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his wife Jill thanked the many helpers in the pandemic in a Christmas message. “We know it has been a very difficult year for many in our country,” Biden said in a video posted on Twitter. Many people have trouble finding work, putting food on the table, or paying rent. “We are so grateful to those who are putting their lives at risk for all of us. And we thank the scientists and researchers who worked on the incredible advancement of vaccines,” said Jill Biden. Meanwhile, headline Donald Trump tweeted in capital letters: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” and posted a greeting on the White House website. In it, he also thanked the military, police and people from the health sector.
+++ 19:47 The Netherlands declares Germany a risk zone +++
According to the Federal Foreign Office, the Netherlands declared Germany a risk zone. As of December 29, 2020, all air travelers must submit a negative PCR test when registering if they wish to fly to the Netherlands. The same applies to travelers by train, bus or boat. Once you have arrived in the Netherlands, you are strongly advised to undergo a ten-day home quarantine.
+++ 19:09 A British virus mutation was also discovered in Ireland +++
The highly infectious variant of the coronavirus discovered in Great Britain is also detected in Ireland. More tests will be conducted in the coming days and weeks to clarify the spread of the mutation, Health Chief Tony Holohan announced.
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