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The corona virus is turning Switzerland and the world upside down. Here in the ticker, you stay up-to-date on current events.
This article is renewed every 30 seconds.The vaccine from the American company Moderna is apparently very effective and can be stored for a comparatively long time at normal refrigerator temperature. The agent mRNA-1273 is supposed to remain stable for 30 days at temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees, according to an announcement by Moderna on Monday.
Previously, a shelf life of seven days was assumed at these temperatures. At the same time, the company announced that its vaccine should offer 94.5 percent protection against Covid-19.
In recent days, the canton of Ticino police have detained several people who illegally sold and conducted rapid tests for Covid-19. This was announced by the police of the canton of Ticino and the office of the pharmacist of the canton of Ticino.
The rapid tests were offered, sold and carried out by companies, pharmacies, beauty salons and gas stations, according to the statement sent Monday.
The checks carried out by the canton Ticino police could have interrupted the illegal activities. The police wrote that proceedings had been initiated against a commercial company and two pharmacies in the Lugano region. Remember that the sale of nasopharyngeal swabs and blood tests is prohibited and that any form of self-evaluation should be avoided.
Renowned American corona expert and immunologist Anthony Fauci enthusiastically responded to data from the American pharmaceutical company Moderna about his corona vaccine. “These are obviously very interesting results,” Fauci said, according to CNN. Moderna announced Monday that interim results showed an effectiveness of 94.5 percent. “There is nothing better: 94.5 percent are really excellent,” says Fauci.
He estimates that the first vaccinations in the US could begin in December for high-risk groups, with the rest of the population more likely to receive them in late April. And that will come in May, June and July. That would take a few months. “
With the American pharmaceutical company Moderna, another relevant manufacturer for Europe has presented relevant data for its corona vaccine. The RNA vaccine is 94.5 percent effective, it said in a Moderna statement Monday. The EU Commission is negotiating with the US group on the delivery of up to 160 million doses of vaccine. Last Monday, the Mainz-based company Biontech and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer presented these interim results from the crucial study phase for their vaccine candidate.
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This year’s Deal Day Black Friday is likely to generate record online sales due to the corona pandemic. According to a survey, two thirds of consumers plan to buy online.
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According to the Bundesbank, the current restrictions on public life in the fight against the corona pandemic will put an end to the economic recovery in Germany for the time being.
Strong economic growth in the summer months after the fall of the Corona in spring is likely to slow, according to the Bundesbank’s monthly report, released on Monday. Consequently, gross domestic product (GDP) in the last quarter of 2020 could “stagnate or even decline.”
The renowned French literary prize Prix Goncourt will now be awarded on November 30 after the protest against the tightening of the crown. The date should allow a timely delivery of the award-winning work to bookstores, which are expected to reopen on December 1, as the Goncourt Academy announced on its website.
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 12,839 new coronavirus infections were reported to the FOPH from Friday to Sunday. In addition, according to a notification on Monday, the BAG recorded 198 new deaths and 483 hospital admissions.
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Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga (SP) was informed on Monday in Lucerne about the work of the Cantonal Spitex Association in times of the corona pandemic. That showed him that much is possible in this country. Although the situation remains dire despite slightly fewer new cases of infection, Sommaruga told the media. But after exchanging ideas with those in charge of Spitex and the cantonal and municipal government of Lucerne, he discovered that many things were going well. Spitex, for example, is doing important work in the pandemic.
In the canton of Lucerne, according to President Jim Wolanin, Spitex is very well connected with the authorities, unlike other cantons. One was also involved in fighting the virus from the beginning. Spitex employees are experienced in handling viruses.
The continuation of the interrupted trial of the Islamist terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” has been postponed again. One of the defendants was unable to appear after a corona infection, French media reported unanimously on Monday, citing Presiding Judge Régis de Jorna.
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Norway will withdraw from the joint organization with Denmark some two and a half weeks before the start of the European women’s handball championships due to health restrictions in connection with the crown pandemic. The Norwegian association announced following a decision by the national health authorities. The European Handball Federation EHF is examining the possibility of holding the continental title fights scheduled for December 4-20 with Europe’s top 16 teams exclusively in Denmark. The Swiss missed qualifying for the final of the European Championship.
In mid-September, the Spiez Laboratory study that the natural remedy Echinaforce was effective against coronavirus made headlines. Pharmacies were later bought empty. Now the researchers are correcting their own study.
In the journal “Virology,” the researchers presented a correction to their study: Echinaforce has not been proven to work in humans as well. There must be direct contact between the virus and the Echinaforce solution. Since Echinforce is taken orally, it is unclear how effective it really is. Its efficacy in humans has not yet been demonstrated in clinical studies.
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Due to the many deaths from Covid 19, the Valais undertakers are unable to keep up with their work. “We are completely overwhelmed,” Patrick Quarroz, president of the Valais Funeral Services Association tells “Blick.”
Last week, 59 people died in Valais alone. This is the highest value since the outbreak of the pandemic. “Soon we will no longer know what to do with the dead,” the undertaker Éric Pagliotti told Le Matin Dimanche. Funerals have even had to be postponed due to the current situation.
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