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China accuses the United States of a “deceptive strategy”
2:25: An editorial in the state newspaper “China Global Times” condemns accusations by the United States that the coronavirus is said to have come from a laboratory in Wuhan as a “deceptive strategy.” “The Trump administration continues an unprecedented propaganda war as it tries to hamper global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,” the editorial said on Monday.
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has no evidence that the virus, as he says, originates from the Wuhan laboratory. The Pompeo newspaper was about to “bluff” with their statements. The article calls on the United States to reveal evidence to back up its claims.
The Chinese-run newspaper responded to an interview with Secretary of State Pompeo on Sunday, saying there was ample evidence that the virus came from a Chinese laboratory in the capital of Hubei province. Top experts would believe that the pathogen was man-made, Pompeo said.
Trump has a chance to get vaccinated by the end of the year
2:15 p.m. – United States President Donald Trump expects a crown virus vaccine later this year. “I am very confident that we will have a vaccine by the end of the year,” Trump said at a Fox News event in Washington, where he asked voters questions.
The prominent adviser and immunologist of the US government. USA Anthony Fauci said on CNN Thursday that the ideal would be to wait for a vaccine in January. “But I cannot guarantee that,” he said. There are numerous uncertainties that could delay a vaccine. The Trump administration launched an “Operation Warp Speed” aimed at speeding up the development of a vaccine.
Coronavirus vaccines currently under investigation:
Using genetic engineering, researchers can “disguise” harmless viruses as the new coronavirus. To do this, they exchange certain proteins on their surface for typical components of the pathogen. These so-called vector viruses claim that the body is infected but do not make it sick. The idea: those who are vaccinated with this vector virus form antibodies that also protect against a real infection. The first approved Ebola vaccine works like this.
These vaccines do not contain the complete virus, but only remains of it. They are enough for the immune system to produce antibodies, but they cannot multiply. Many important vaccines are based on this principle, for example against tetanus or hepatitis B.
In this case, the vaccine does not contain weakened live viruses or fragments of the pathogen, but parts of the virus genome. They are said to cause the production of harmless viral proteins in the body, which are enough for the immune system to make antibodies against the new corona virus. The advantage: many doses of infection can occur quickly. However, in more than two decades of research, this technology has not produced a single vaccine against a virus.
Quarantine rules in France do not apply when entering the EU
1:25 am: Quarantine rules planned in France due to the crown pandemic are less stringent than initially announced. People who come from the EU, the Schengen area or Great Britain are exempt from this, the circles in the office of President Emmanuel Macron clarified. This applies regardless of the nationality of the travelers. Regulations for French citizens and other EU citizens traveling to France or returning from other regions are said to be specified in the coming days.
The French government decided on Saturday to extend the health emergency that had been in place from March 24 to July 24. The bill approved by the Cabinet has not yet been approved by Parliament, and discussions are scheduled to start on Monday.
Esken criticizes immunity plan
01.10 am: SPD leader Saskia Esken has expressed skepticism about the Federal Government’s plan to introduce an immunity card under certain circumstances. As a research project, it was a good thing. However, with the law, Jens Spahn is again trying to take the second step before the first, jeopardizing the confidence that is urgently required when it comes to health data, he wrote on Twitter. “With Covid-19, it is still unclear if there is permanent immunity and if there is no vaccine in sight. There are also irritating ideas that such a state of immunity could determine access and participation.”
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The federal cabinet dealt with it on Wednesday. In the event that knowledge about immunity is soon confirmed after a crown infection, a certificate, similar to the vaccination card, should be available. Spahn first asked the Ethics Council for an opinion, as he said in the ARD “Berlin Report” Sunday night. Science sees a high probability of immunity after surviving the infection, says Spahn. “For healthcare use, that would make a big difference.”
Greens and FDP asked Spahn to refrain from the presentation. Green leader Robert Habeck spoke of counterproductive plans. “They created an indirect incentive to get infected in order to regain more freedom than others in the shutdown,” he told newspapers in the Funke media group. FDP Secretary General Linda Teuteberg sees “more harm than good,” as Funke told the newspapers. Closure tests for healthcare workers were sufficient. “After all, it should continue to be the case that it’s just a matter of doctor and patient who has had that disease.”
CDU parliamentary group celebrates relaxation in Saxony-Anhalt – criticism of the SPD
00:45: Union faction in the Bundestag welcomes relief from restrictions in Saxony-Anhalt. “Since Saxony-Anhalt is less affected by the crown pandemic than other federal states, it is absolutely correct that there is now slow progress,” Union Group Vice President Georg Nüßlein (CSU) told Die Welt. This is “also sensitive from the point of view of the other states”, because in Saxony-Anhalt, due to its relatively good location, it is now possible to study without great risk how the individual reliefs actually work.
Anke Rehlinger, federal vice president of the SPD, is skeptical: “We don’t need a federal career, but synchronized swimming at the national level,” said Saarland’s minister of labor and economy. Regional peculiarities would have to be “taken into account”, but then “could also be justified in terms of health policy”.
On Saturday, Saxony-Anhalt announced on Monday the loosening of coronavirus restrictions: the black, red and green state government under Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) decided that as of Monday up to five people would meet minimum distances in and out of locked rooms are allowed to meet even if they do not live in the same home. Furthermore, the Kenyan coalition decided that citizens can leave their apartment again starting Monday without good reason. Saxony-Anhalt has the lowest number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the entire country.
Wave of lawsuits due to questionable crown regulations: resistance begins
12:35: For a long time, the federal and state governments were able to announce the crown rules however they wanted. But now the courts are repealing many regulations.
Are contact restrictions relaxed?
00:15: In the next consultation with the federal government and Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, the federal states want to impose a relaxation of contact restrictions according to an “image” report. In a preparatory conference call for heads of state chancelleries to ask for advice, it was said that meetings of up to five people could be allowed, as was the case this Monday in Saxony-Anhalt, reports “Bild”. Until now, there has been a limit of two people who do not belong to the same household.
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), who coordinates federal states as the current chairman of the prime minister’s conference, said on the ARD program “Anne Will” when asked about the expansion of up to five people: “I do not know anything about that”. And: “There is a lot of talk.”
Trump does not want to be warned of coronavirus early
00:10: United States President Donald Trump has rejected a media report that United States intelligence agencies have warned him early about the dangers of the corona virus. The secret services had confirmed that they only brought up the issue in late January, Trump wrote on Twitter. Even then, they would have only raised the issue in a “very non-threatening way.” That was shortly before his immigration arrest for foreigners from China in late January, which had saved “tens of thousands of lives.” The “fake news” media was “as always” wrong, the President of the United States wrote.
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The Washington Post reported last Monday that US intelligence agencies. USA They had warned of the crown virus more than a dozen times in their daily reports to the President in January and February. The virus was first mentioned in early January. Trump regularly refrains from reading the reports and occasionally shows little patience with the oral information provided two or three times a week. Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro is said to have warned the president in late January of a pandemic that killed hundreds of thousands.
Party system in the crown crisis: the fight for normality
00:05: At the start of the crown crisis, there were hardly any differences between the parties. That has changed. How do you explain the new front position?
Brazil reports more than 100,000 corona infections
00:00: In Brazil, the number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus continues to rise sharply. According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, 4,588 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, 275 people have died from the effects of the virus.
A total of more than 101,000 cases and 7,025 deaths have been confirmed. In addition to the corona virus, Brazil is also currently experiencing a political crisis. Justice Minister Sérgio Moro resigned after accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of political interference.
