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More than 10,000 new infections registered in Germany
Austria Lustenau: The police are checking up on Covid-Tests of commuters on the border between Austria and Switzerland. Starting today, commuters to Work out of the country must be able to demonstrate the return journey, a negative corona test.
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More than 10,000 Corona infections in Germany
In Germany, have been recorded within one day, more than 10,200 new cases of infection with the Coronavirus. As the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday morning, citing information from the health authorities, have been registered for more 10.237 infection cases. The total number of detected infections with the Coronavirus in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic rose to 2.310.233.
According to the RKI were counted within 24 hours, in addition 666 deaths related to Coronavirus infections. The total number of recorded coronavirus deaths in Germany rose to 63.635. The number of of a Corona infection are recovering people RKI amounted to approximately 2,087 million.
Corona-coercive measures: Germany tightens travel warning for China
With regard to the possible drastic measures in China in the fight against the Coronavirus, the Federal government has tightened up its travel advice for the people’s Republic. “People with auskurierter Covid-19-disease, despite negative PCR and IgM antibody tests and a green QR Code when entering in instant multi-week hospital quarantine transferred and far-reaching research subject,” was read on Thursday on the website of the Federal foreign office.
This could also relate to people, “due to an undiscovered disease Covid-19 antibodies”. The same may apply to travellers arriving on the same flight as a Person who tested positive for Covid-19. “Medical measures taken by the Chinese side are invasive and include part of daily Blood samples frequently, computer tomography images.” Of non-essential travel to China’m discouraged””, the report says.
The worsening followed in Beijing that is circulating, officially unconfirmed information about the instruction of entering the country with a positive antibody Test, indicating that it is actually a persistence of the disease and a possible immunity. In diplomatic circles was to hear of a case where even a traveler with antibodies by vaccination problems to have.
Mexico granted the Chinese vaccines, emergency admission
The Mexican authorities have the Corona vaccines, the Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac an emergency authorisation is granted. Thus, the number of in Mexico approved vaccines increases to five, as the Deputy health Minister Hugo López-Gatell announced on Wednesday at a press conference. Previously, the authorities had already approved the vaccine Pfizer/Biontech, Astrazeneca and the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
Was administered so far, the only vaccine of Biontech and Pfizer. The first delivery of the active substance of the Anglo-Swedish company Astrazeneca met in January in Mexico and is expected to be in March is ready for use.
