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Saturday 5 September 2020
The Association of Towns and Municipalities is campaigning not to cancel Christmas markets in general due to the corona pandemic. “Hopefully there will also be cities or regions with a low number of infections in winter,” said general manager Gerd Landsberg of the Funke media group. “Then there could be Christmas markets there with the right protection concepts.” He went on to say, “So a blanket refusal should not be made now, but clearly communicated that you should react accordingly if the situation worsens.” At the same time, he agreed that this year’s Christmas markets could look a little different than usual. Special hygiene concepts and sufficient distances will be necessary, not only between visitors, but also between the stands, as well as access controls ”.
+++ 08:15 Melbourne expands exit restrictions +++
Australian authorities have extended strict exit restrictions in Melbourne, the country’s second-largest city. The number of new corona infections has not declined enough to prevent a third wave of infections, Victoria’s head of state Daniel Andrews said. The blockade will remain in effect until September 28. Overall, Australia has been relatively successful in containing the spread of the virus. So far, around 26,000 infections and around 750 deaths have been reported in the country with its 25 million people.
+++ 07:31 Authority: 90 Corona demos under the right control +++
According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, more than 90 demonstrations against the crown’s measures have taken place across the country since late April, and right-wing extremists have set the tone. This stems from a response from the federal government to a small request from the left-wing parliamentary group. According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Saxony-Anhalt was one of the regional focal points for the rallies, often attended by only a few dozen participants. In the eastern federal state, more than a third of all events held or dominated by right-wing extremists took place between April 25 and August 10.
+++ 06:40 Söder: Main targets are business, kindergarten and school +++
In the fight against the corona virus in autumn and winter, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, wants to ensure the regular operation of the nursery and school and economic life. “These are the top priority goals: to strengthen the economy and maintain schools and day care centers for families,” said the CSU president. “These are vital interests that affect the whole of society.” Söder made it clear that, in case of doubt, further relaxation of anti-crown measures, for example in the areas of sport and culture, should take a backseat.
+++ 06:10 South Korea with the fewest new infections in weeks +++
South Korea reports the fewest new infections in three weeks. 167 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Center for Disease Control. The number stayed below 200 for the fourth day in a row. In late August, South Korea tightened its measures to contain a second wave. A total of 21,177 infections were recorded and 334 people died.
+++ 05:03 Sanofi wants to offer vaccine for less than ten euros +++
The future crown vaccine from the pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and GSK should cost less than ten euros per vaccine dose. Since states are willing to share the financial risks of vaccine manufacturers, it is possible to keep prices “as low as possible,” said the president of Sanofi in France, Olivier Bogillot, broadcaster France Inter. Sanofi is working with the British company GSK on the development of a corona vaccine. British-Swedish competitor AstraZeneca had announced a price of around € 2.50 per dose for its potential vaccine. Bogillot explained the difference by saying that AstraZeneca had heavily outsourced production.
+++ 03:57 Germany extends aid to India +++
The federal government is significantly expanding aid to India. “More than 70,000 new infections are reported every day, more than in any other country,” said German Development Minister Gerd Müller, explaining the commitment to the Funke media group. Now it is about “stopping further expansion.” The federal government is providing 330,000 corona test kits and 600,000 protective kits for medical personnel.
+++ 02:08 The vast majority are behind the Corona course +++
An overwhelming majority of 90 percent of German citizens believe that Germany has weathered the corona pandemic quite well so far. That was the result of a poll for “Bild am Sonntag”. As a result, only nine percent said that Germany weathered the pandemic quite poorly. A clear majority of 70 percent of those surveyed also find the current protests against the federal government’s crown measures unjustified. According to the survey, only a good quarter of Germans (26 percent) understand the demonstrations.
+++ 00:20 More than 8000 new infections in France +++
The corona virus continues to spread rapidly in France. The Health Ministry recorded 8,550 new infections on Saturday after 8,975 new infections the day before. A total of 317,706 people have been shown to have contracted the coronavirus. The death toll increased by twelve to 30,698.
+++ 23:37 schools open despite high number of cases in Iran +++
Despite the Corona crisis and the high number of cases, the new school year has started in Iran. However, according to the Ministry of Education, not all schools have reopened. Children can only go to school in cities that are not classified as a red zone and therefore have a high risk of corona. There, the lessons are still only available online. The capital, Tehran, is considered a yellow zone, which means that the metropolis is in danger, but it is not strong. “The health of our children is a top priority, but their education is equally important,” said President Hassan Ruhani. In his opinion, the best option is the school and, at the same time, strict compliance with the regulations of the crown, in particular the mask requirements and maintaining distance. Ultimately, however, parents must decide for themselves whether their children should attend school or take lessons online, according to the president, according to the IRNA news agency. Health experts consider the reopening of schools to be premature and therefore dangerous. The latest case numbers on Saturday confirm his skepticism. In the past 24 hours, another 110 patients have died in connection with Covid-19 in Iran, and there were also nearly 1,900 new infections.
+++ 22:40 NRW Minister demands guarantee against the closure of schools and kindergartens +++
North Rhine-Westphalia Family Minister Joachim Stamp has called on the other federal states to provide parents with a guarantee of education and care for their children, even if the number of corona infections increases again. Families shouldn’t have to fear another emergency like closure, Stamp told the German Press Agency in Berlin. “The virus must not permanently overwhelm families and destroy future opportunities for our children.” The Federal Minister of Family, Franziska Giffey, and the Minister of Education, Anja Karliczek, now have to organize this national consensus. He is ready to support her in this. “This guarantee of education and care at the national level should also be on the agenda of the next meeting of the Chancellor with the Prime Minister,” Stamp demanded. She noted that in North Rhine-Westphalia it gave families that guarantee of education and care.
+++ 22:01 Almost 60,000 infections in Portugal +++
The corona virus is also spreading in Portugal. The DGS health authority reports 486 new infections. This is the highest daily increase since the restrictions ended in May. The total number of infections rises to 59,943 with a population of around ten million. The authority estimated the death toll in 1838. Most of the new corona infections occurred in the capital Lisbon. Stronger measures are again planned to contain the pandemic in Portugal starting in mid-September, when school starts and many employees return to their offices.
+++ 20:57 More than 1200 new cases in Germany +++
Health authorities in federal states have reported 1,279 new confirmed corona infections and three deaths in the last 24 hours. This increases the total number of corona virus infections in Germany according to ntv.de to 249,583. 9,326 people died from the infection. According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, 17,459 people are currently acutely infected, 222,798 people are considered to have recovered.
Five federal states are not included in the figures. The authorities in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Meklenburg-Vorpommern do not report any crown numbers on weekends. The reports from Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen are still pending. However, the number of new infections without this data is already higher than last Saturday, when 1213 cases were reported.
+++ 20:08 Nearly 1000 deaths in the US +++
In the United States, there were 49,400 new infections in 24 hours. A total of 6.181 million people were shown to be infected with the corona virus, according to the CDC. The death toll increased from 986 to 187,159. The numbers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do not necessarily reflect the data reported by individual states.
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