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9.06 – EU, skip the plenary session in Strasbourg and remain in Brussels
The plenary session of the European Parliament on October 19 – which after months should have been held in Strasbourg – will take place in Brussels remotely due to the advance of the virus. This was announced by the president of the Eurocamera, David Sassoli. Moving is a danger – he clarified -. The situation in France and Belgium is very serious. Strasbourg is still the seat of Parliament and we will do our best to return (here the map of the evolution of infections in the world).
09.04 – Argentina in fifth place in the world by number of infections Argentina climbed to fifth place in the world in number of infections, reaching 931,967 cases. The news agency reports Telam. President Alberto Fernández argued that the pandemic forces us to rethink the world that is unlikely to be what it was. In the world ranking, Argentina surpassed Colombia and follows the United States (7,916,100), India (7,307,097), Brazil (5,140,863) and Russia (1,332,824).
8:50 am – More than 1,700 new cases, London towards high alert. Major Khan: Decision within the week
London about to declare the maximum alert on Covid, the second level in the scale of measures imposed by the government of Boris Johnson to contain the spread of the virus in the United Kingdom. This was announced by the mayor of the British capital Sadiq Khan, according to the Bbc. The decision, the mayor said, will be made very soon, perhaps this week. London yesterday registered 1,722 new cases with an infection rate of more than 730 per 100,000 inhabitants.
8.44 am – Ryanair reduces flight capacity in winter to 40%
Rynair reduces its winter flight capacity to 40% compared to 60% last year due to increased flight restrictions imposed by EU governments. This was announced by the Irish airline in a note, recalling that air travel to and from most of central Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Portugal have been reduced considerably. Ryanair plans to maintain up to 65% of its winter routes, but with reduced frequencies.
8.35am – WHO on vaccine: young people could wait until 2022. Priority for health workers and the elderly
A healthy young person may not be vaccinated against coronavirus until 2022. WHO lead researcher Soumya Swaminathan warned that rapid mass vaccination against Covid will not be possible. The priority will be the health professionals and the first line, we all agree on that. But even in those cases it is necessary to determine who is at the greatest risk. Then there will be the elderly, explained the doctor during an event on Twitter specifying that a healthy young man may have to wait until 2022.
8.25 am – Gallera: Caballito very fast, 150 intensive seats activated There has been a very rapid increase in the last four days, but the system was ready and reacting. Thus Giulio Gallera, Lombard Welfare Councilor, in an interview with Corriere della Sera. High attention, but the system is running and responding. But measures are also needed to curb the infection, he stressed. What is happening in Lombardy? The situation changed suddenly since October 10, but it must also be said that this growth of infections is no different from that of Lazio, Sicily, Campania, Liguria and even Veneto, he added. Who then clarified: The hospital plan ready as of June: there are 18 central hospitals where we have added 1,550 beds, of which 150 in intensive care and 400 in sub-intensive care. We asked another 9 hospitals with pulmonology to create 300 Covid beds and arranged the transfer to other facilities of patients who were admitted for other pathologies and asymptomatic positive results.
7.22 am – Germany, new record: 6,638 cases in 24 hours.
And Merkel announces other restrictions
In the last 24 hours, Germany has registered 6,638 new cases of coronavirus. This is a new record, bringing the total number of registered cases in the country to 341,223. Official estimates reported on the Robert Koch-Institut website report this. We are in a serious phase of the pandemic, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, announcing new restrictions, including the extension of the mask obligation, limits on private parties, closures at 11 p.m. for restaurants and bars and bans of gatherings. more than 10 people in areas of high risk of contagion.
6.36 – Trump promises 100 million doses of vaccines in a year
US President Donald Trump said his administration would obtain a supply of 100 million doses of the Covid vaccine by the end of 2020 and hundreds of millions of doses in the following months. Thanks to Operation Warp Speed (launched by the Trump administration to accelerate the development of a Covid vaccine), we can deliver at least 100 million doses of the vaccine by the end of the year, the president said during a video link. With the’Economic Club of New York.
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