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Monday, September 07, 2020
According to the Robert Koch Institute, Germany reports 814 new infections. This increases the number of coronavirus cases to 250,799 in one day. There were no other deaths in the same period, so the total number of people who died from or with Covid-19 remains at 9,325.
+++ 06:08 study: no need to raise taxes for debts in corona +++
According to a study, the huge special expenses due to the virus pandemic are manageable for Germany and they do not have to let the state dig deep into the pockets of citizens. “For the current crown costs of the federal government, no tax increases are required as counter-financing in the medium term,” says a study by the Institute for Financial Research at the University of Cologne. “The fact that the costs of the crown are financed initially through budget deficits is economically wise and politically without a short-term alternative.” The new borrowing is sustainable despite the huge sums, so there is no excessive future burden. Federal Finance Minister and SPD Chancellor Candidate Olaf Scholz recently questioned higher taxes due to the crown crisis.
+++ 05:33 Australia secures candidate vaccine against Astrazeneca +++
Australia has secured the first doses of vaccine from potential Astrazeneca Covid-19 candidate for January 2021. The experimental vaccine known as “AZD1222” is in late-stage clinical trials in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. In Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, the lockdown in the city of Melbourne has been extended until September 28 as the daily number of infections is declining more slowly than expected. Victoria accounts for about 75 percent of the country’s 26,320 cases and 90 percent of the 762 deaths.
+++ 02:57 Brazil reports more than 14,500 new infections and 450 more deaths +++
Brazil notifies 14,521 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours. Another 447 people died as a result, the Health Ministry announced. The Latin American country is the second most affected by the pandemic after the United States, with 4.14 million people infected and 126,650 deaths worldwide. The number of new infections and deaths tends to be lower on Sundays, as there are delays in evaluating test results in some parts of the country.
+++ 00:53 The number of deaths in Israel exceeds the 1000 mark +++
The number of deaths in Israel related to corona infection has passed the 1,000 mark. As announced by the Ministry of Health, 1010 people died. The Sars-CoV-2 pathogen has been detected in 129,349 people in Israel since the pandemic began. The country has around nine million inhabitants. In view of the growing number of cases, the Israeli government wants to curb the further spread of the virus with lockdown measures in particularly affected areas. A government statement said there will be curfews in 40 “red” places with a high number of infections from Monday night until dawn.
+++ 22:28 The Chinese manufacturer already vaccinates the entire workforce +++
According to its boss, the Chinese biotech company Sinovac has already vaccinated more than 90 percent of its own employees and their families with the corona vaccine it developed. The drug has not yet passed all phases of clinical testing, but with a waiver from authorities, the vaccine is already being administered to healthcare workers in China, among others.
+++ 21:48 Over 45,000 new infections in US +++
In the United States, 45,405 new infections were recorded in 24 hours. A total of 6.226 million people were demonstrably infected with the corona virus, according to the CDC. The death toll increased by 892 to 188,051. Figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not necessarily reflect data reported by individual states.
+++ 21:17 France shows seven new risk areas +++
France has identified seven new corona risk areas. According to the government, 28 of the approximately 100 French administrative districts are now considered “red zones” where the virus is “actively circulating”. The classification allows the authorities to tighten the crown measures. In addition to the four departments of Nord, Bas-Rhin, Seine-Maritime and Côte-d’Or with cities such as Lille, Rouen, Le Havre, Strasbourg and Dijon, the two administrative districts of the Mediterranean island of Corsica and the overseas department of the island are also affected. Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. First, in August, the Paris metropolitan area and parts of the Mediterranean coast were declared risk zones. Germany has issued a travel advisory for the Paris, Côte Azur and Provence region.
+++ 20:54 642 new infections and no deaths in Germany +++
The health authorities of the federal states today reported 642 new confirmed infections with the coronavirus. That’s the highest value for a Sunday since the beginning of August.
Due to Sunday, five federal states, including Bavaria with the latest highest numbers, have not reported any current data. The eleven federal states with current numbers have not registered a new death related to a corona infection since yesterday.
The total number of infected people in Germany rose to 250,230 people according to counts from ntv.de. According to an estimate from the Robert Koch Institute, 223,330 people have recovered from a corona infection. 17,574 people are considered acutely infected.
+++ 19:55 work in the home office greatly damages the economy +++According to a British study, the country is losing about one percent of its economic output because many employees work from home. Consulting firm PWC has calculated that although small cities and towns beyond the main economic centers could benefit from the trend towards home offices, the overall effect is clearly negative. The study, reported by the British “Times”, names among other things losses from cleaning services, gastronomy and security services due to the permanent lack of employees in the offices.
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