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Tuesday, September 08, 2020
The number of infections in Spain has exceeded 500,000, more than in any other European country. In the tests carried out in the last 24 hours, 2,440 new infections were registered, reported the Ministry of Health in Madrid. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 525,549 people have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus. On Friday the figure of just under half a million cases was given. According to authorities, around 28,500 people died with Covid-19. The situation in the Madrid region is of particular concern. More recently, the capital again accounted for the majority of new infections: 670, or about a quarter. It is followed by the Basque Country with 475 and Aragon with 224 new cases.
+++ 23:01 Italy extends measures for another month +++
Measures to contain the coronavirus in Italy, such as mask requirements and distance rules, will remain in effect for another month. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed the corresponding decree that night, according to government information. The regulations apply in the Mediterranean country until October 7. Consequently, the obligation to wear oral and nasal protection remains in public buildings and means of transport. People must keep a distance of at least one meter. Larger gatherings are still forbidden, stadiums and clubs are closed. The restrictions for travelers from Croatia, Greece, Spain and Malta also continue to apply. You have to show a negative corona test.
+++ 22:08 Trump warns Democrats against corona vaccination propaganda +++
US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of speaking out against an impending corona vaccination for political reasons. The vice presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, displays “careless anti-vaccination rhetoric,” Trump criticized at a press conference in front of the White House. Democrats wanted to portray vaccination as a negative because of the November 3 election, he said. Harris had warned in an interview broadcast Sunday with CNN of government interference in the search for a corona vaccine. Under Trump, independent scientific experts would be “silenced,” the senator said. Trump’s promise regarding the vaccine cannot be trusted because he is desperate for success two months before the election, he warned.
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