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Monday, September 14, 2020
Contrary to the requirements of the crown of the US state of Nevada, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, held his first electoral rally in a closed room since the end of June. The Republican, who is running for reelection in November, spoke for more than an hour with largely unmasked supporters at the production facilities of a construction machinery manufacturer in the city of Henderson. A city spokeswoman told CNN that the event violated state crown regulations. Gatherings of more than 50 people in a public or private setting are currently prohibited. Trump’s campaign team said the event will measure body temperature and provide masks and hand sanitizer.
+++ 07:19 Crisis accelerates the move away from cash +++
According to a consumer study, the crown crisis is accelerating Europeans’ gradual exit from cash. Consequently, in 10 European countries, on average, only 36 per cent of consumers prefer to pay in cash, as the financial experts from the management consultancy PwC Strategy & write in their study. A year ago it was significantly higher than 43 percent. Instead, payments are made more frequently both with debit cards, known in Germany as Girocard, and with mobile payment applications. However, there are still very large differences within Europe: in Austria (57 percent) and Germany (56 percent) there is still a clear majority who prefer cash, even if it was much more than 60 percent a year ago. were. At the other end of the scale is Sweden, where only 15 percent prefer to pay with notes and coins. According to a survey, cash is only preferred by minorities in the Netherlands and France, in both countries around a fifth of the population.
+++ 06:32 RKI reports nearly 1000 new infections +++
According to the Robert Koch Institute, German health authorities reported 927 new corona infections in one day. However, these figures are not very significant with respect to the actual infection process; Experience has shown that the number of reported cases is usually lower on Sundays and Mondays because not all health authorities transmit data to the RKI during the weekend. Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, at least 260,355 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus (data as of September 14 at 12:00 am). According to the RKI, the number of deaths related to a corona infection is 9,350. One more death has been reported since the previous day. By morning, about 233,300 people had survived the infection according to RKI estimates. ntv.de records the number of cases directly according to information from the health authorities, so there may be deviations from the RKI.
+++ 05:43 Söder compares criticism of corona tests with criticism of FC Bayern +++
In the view of Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder of the CSU, a particularly high standard is applied to the criticism of Corona’s test strategy in the Free State. “The Free State of Bavaria is seen as FC Bayern: if Bayern plays a draw, it is an absolute catastrophe and everyone is arguing for weeks if the club is in crisis,” Söder said of Monday’s “Augsburger Allgemeine”. “No country tastes so much, so fast and so cheap as Bavaria,” defended the state’s crown strategy. The errors are annoying, but could occur in a total of more than three million tests. If similar errors occur in other federal states, this is apparently already priced in advance. The white and blue face mask that Söder has been wearing for months is now a case for the museum. “Now museums are asking if they can get a white and blue mask,” he told the newspaper. However, it does not deliver skins that have already been worn. “There are only new Bayern masks,” said the CSU chief.
+++ 04:41 School in Italy again for the first time in six months +++
After six months at home, millions of children and young people in Italy can go back to school on Monday. However, even with the beginning of the new school year, the country is still a long way from normal classes: among other things, there is a mask requirement: the authorities want to provide 11 million free masks for students and teachers across the country everyday. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addressed students in a televised speech on Wednesday: “Thank you, you paid the highest price in this crisis,” he said. Italy was one of the first countries in Europe to be hit massively by the corona virus. All schools closed at the beginning of March and since then around eight million students have had to stay home.
+++ 03:55 New Zealand lifts restrictions with the exception of Auckland +++
New Zealand will lift all virus containment restrictions from September 21, except for the city of Auckland. The measures for Auckland will be reviewed next week, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Effective immediately, all distance rules on passenger aircraft and public transportation are lifted. removed.
+++ 01:55 India is considering emergency approval for vaccine +++
The Indian government is considering speeding up the approval process for a potential vaccine as the number of infections increases. “India is considering the emergency approval of a Covid-19 vaccine,” says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Older people and people who work in high-risk settings in particular should get the vaccine first. The timeline for the final phase of the study (phase III studies) can be shortened by issuing an emergency permit. Vardhan, however, emphasized that clinical trials are not compromising and that a vaccine will only be available if the government can guarantee its safety and effectiveness. India recorded 94,372 new infections in 24 hours.
+++ 00:43 Brazil reports almost 15,000 new infections +++
In Brazil, the number of deaths has increased from 415 to 131,625 in the last 24 hours. Another 14,768 people tested positive for the virus. The Brazilian Ministry of Health estimates the total number of infections detected at 4.33 billion. In terms of total deaths, Brazil ranks just behind the United States. However, in the largest country in Latin America, new cases and deaths have stabilized in recent weeks.
+++ 23:01 More new infections worldwide than ever +++
According to the World Health Organization, WHO, almost 308,000 people contracted the virus in 24 hours, more than ever in one day. According to ntv assessments with reference to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), there were even more than 315,000 new confirmed cases on 9/11. This means that more than 28.6 million infections have been reported worldwide since the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen became known late last year. However, according to experts, the number of unreported cases is considerable. The largest increases were recorded in India, the United States and Brazil.
+++ 22:02 Head of Pfizer: the efficacy of the vaccine can be evaluated at the end of October +++
The CEO of the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Albert Bourla, assumes that the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine, which his company is developing together with Mainz-based Biontech SE, can be evaluated by the end of October. There is a “good chance” that the company knows whether the substance works or not, he tells CBS. However, it has not yet been determined whether the vaccine could be administered to US citizens before 2021. The two companies have now applied to the US Food and Drug Administration to expand the phase 3 study of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine. to 44,000 subjects of the 30,000 above. The broader field of test subjects should also include younger people 16 years of age or older. People with viral diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C and B should also be considered.
+++ 21:29 Mayor reelected despite quarantine +++
Sonsbeck Mayor Heiko Schmidt was confirmed in office by a very wide margin despite her quarantine in the days leading up to local elections. The 43-year-old CDU politician received 76.38 percent of the vote, as announced by the community. As a precaution, Schmidt had to self-quarantine at home after an acquaintance tested positive for the corona virus. So he was unable to participate in face-to-face events in the final outbreak of the election campaign. But she used the digital possibilities, wrote emails and gave interviews, says Schmidt. The mayor of the rural community of almost 9,000 people was elected six years ago with a clear majority of almost 66 percent. He was able to increase this result again. His SPD opponent, Marc-Marius Baumgart, got 13.41 percent.
+++ 21:00 The death toll in the US increases to more than 193,000 +++
The number of new virus victims in the US each day is weakening compared to the day before. According to the CDC, there were 40,423 new infections within 24 hours, down from 46,047 the day before. This increased their number to a total of almost 6.47 million. There were also 807 more deaths, after 1035 on Saturday. The total number adds up to 193,195.
+++ 20:31 707 new cases reported in eleven federal states +++
In the last 24 hours, 707 new corona virus infections have been reported in Germany. This comes from ntv.de’s calculations based on data from 11 of the 16 federal states. There have been two deaths compared to the day before. A total of 9,350 people have died in Germany in connection with Covid-19. The Robert Koch Institute estimates the number of people who have recovered at 231,715. 18,602 people across the country are currently infected. Bavaria, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt did not provide current figures. In a comparison of federal states, Baden-Württemberg (184 new cases) and North Rhine-Westphalia (259) stand out with three-digit increases.
The most important developments of the previous day on the current situation regarding the global coronavirus pandemic may she read here.
