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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
According to a survey, just over every second, Germany still considers that the applicable requirements to contain the corona pandemic are sufficient. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed are of this opinion in the “Deutschlandtrend im ARD-Morgenmagazin”. That’s eight percentage points less than at the beginning of the month. For the 32 percent, the currently applicable restrictions do not go far enough, an increase of 5 percentage points. In contrast, 15 percent believe that the current requirements are too broad, four percentage points more than in early October. Condition checks rate 50 percent as insufficient.
+++ 00:16 Slovakia wants to test almost all residents for four days +++
Over the next two weekends, the Slovak government wants to test almost the entire population of the country for the corona virus. A pilot phase last weekend was successful, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said. In the next two phases, all residents over the age of ten in the rest of the country will undergo a rapid antigen test within four days, on Saturdays and Sundays. Matovic hoped that the project could be an example for all of Europe.
+++ 23:28 WHO Chief: “You must not give up the fight against the virus” +++
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning against the interruption of efforts in the fight against the coronavirus. It is “dangerous” to “give up” on the fight against the virus, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The background is a statement by Mark Meadows, chief of staff of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. “We cannot control the pandemic,” Meadows had told CNN. Rather, it is essential that vaccines and drugs are used against the virus. This was often seen as a surrender to the virus. Tedros admitted that after months of battling the coronavirus, a certain amount of “pandemic fatigue” had occurred. “But we must not give up,” he appealed to the international community. The virus can be contained by acting quickly.
+++ 22:51 Denmark has for the first time more than 1000 new infections per day +++
In Denmark, for the first time since the start of the corona pandemic, more than a thousand new infections were recorded in one day. According to the Danish health authority, 1,056 new cases of corona were registered in 24 hours. New restrictions took effect in the country earlier in the week. As of today, alcohol will no longer be sold after 10 pm Meetings with more than ten participants are prohibited. Starting Thursday, the mask requirement, which has already been applied in public transport, bars and restaurants, will be extended to all public spaces.
+++ 22:32 Slovenians can no longer leave their homes +++
Due to the increasing number of infections, the government of Slovenia has tightened the rules of the crown. As of Tuesday, citizens will no longer be able to leave their homes, as the government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa announced on Monday. As early as Monday, border controls with Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia were tightened and entry bans were issued for people from risk areas in neighboring countries. A week ago, the Ljubljana government imposed a night curfew between 9 pm and 6 am On Saturday, all shopping malls, restaurants, hotels and many stores had to close. Kindergartens, elementary schools and universities are also closed.
+++ 22:09 Czech Republic imposes curfew from 9 pm +++
In view of the dramatic increase in the number of corona infections, the government of the Czech Republic has imposed a night curfew. As of Wednesday, people will no longer be able to leave their homes between 9 p.m. and 4.59 a.m., as announced by Health Minister Roman Prymula, who is about to leave office, after Monday’s cabinet meeting for the night. The measures taken so far have had little effect, the 56-year-old said. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 263,572 corona infections and 2,337 deaths have been recorded in the Czech Republic. Currently, the country is particularly affected.
+++ 21:54 court: Osnabrück restaurateur can open despite curfew +++
The Osnabrück administrative court has granted the urgent request of an Osnabrück restaurant operator against the curfew regulated in the Lower Saxony Crown Ordinance. Under Monday’s decision, therefore, you can temporarily open your restaurant between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., as the court announced. However, this does not apply to other innkeepers, as it is not a decision in a regulatory control procedure that must be submitted to the Higher Administrative Court. With his urgent request, the restorer had expressly opposed the blockade period, which applies in seven days from an incidence of 35 or more cases per 100,000 inhabitants. He argued that the regulation disproportionately restricted his constitutionally protected freedom to practice a profession.
+++ 21:25 Spain registered more than 50,000 new infections during the weekend +++
More than 50,000 new infections were reported in Spain over the weekend. With the 52,188 new infections registered, the total number of cases rises to almost 1.1 million, according to the Ministry of Health. The number of deaths related to Covid-19 increased by 279 to 35,031. On Sunday, a state of emergency was declared in Spain for six months, which means that night curfews can be imposed everywhere except the Canary Islands. But the government received criticism on Monday: opponents consider that the duration is too long, scientists consider that the measures are insufficient and some Spaniards are breaking the curfew.
+++ 20:48 Current data status in Germany: 11 012 new infections reported +++
The number of reported coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to 443,030. As can be seen from the information from state authorities evaluated by ntv.de, 11,012 new cases were added in 24 hours. The number of deaths related to the infection increased from 35 to 10,073. There are currently about 113,700 people infected.
The infection rate (R value) is given by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) as 1.37 (previous day: 1.45). This means that an average of ten infected people infect almost 14 other people with Sars-CoV-2. The 7-day R-value is currently 1.3 (previous day: 1.22). According to the Divi Register, 1,362 Covid 19 patients are currently being treated in intensive care in Germany, 622 of whom are ventilated. Around 8,400 intensive care beds are still available in German clinics.
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