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British Furious After Von Der Leyen Threat to Stop Export of Vaccines

18Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, News, UK

British Furious After Von Der Leyen Threat to Stop Export of Vaccines

By threatening to stop the export of vaccines to the United Kingdom, the European Commission behaves "like a dictatorship". British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said this after Ursula von der Leyen's speech. The German president of the European Commission had said that the European Union plans to stop sending vaccines to the United Kingdom if that country doesn't send vaccines the other way. Von der Leyen is also of the opinion that no more vaccines should go to countries at the forefront of vaccination. By that, she meant the United Kingdom. Brussels wants Oxford vaccines from AstraZeneca produced on British soil to come to the European mainland. This demand has surprised the British as half of the 14.8 million Oxford vaccines on the mainland are unused. On the other hand, th...

8Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News

Italy is Tightening Corona Measures

Italy has tightened corona restrictions in several regions due to the rising number of infections. Many schools will close again from Monday, and restaurants in the affected areas will no longer receive guests. The southern Italian holiday region of Campania, which includes Naples and the Amalfi coast, is the third region in the country of 60 million inhabitants to be designated a red zone by the Ministry of Health. Previously, Basilicata in the south and the small Adriatic region of Molise have been labelled as such. In these areas, all schools are closed, and people have to stay at home as much as possible. Since the autumn of 2020, the Italian government has divided regions into different coloured risk zones to fight against the pandemic. On Monday, other areas, such as Venet...

The Number of New Corona Infections in Germany Decreased Slightly

5Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News

The Number of New Corona Infections in Germany Decreased Slightly

In Germany, slightly fewer new infections with the coronavirus have been detected in the past 24 hours than on the day before. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German counterpart of the RIVM, reported 10,580 new cases on Friday. On Thursday, the RKI reported almost 12,000 infections. The day before, it concerned more than 900 new cases. The coronavirus has been diagnosed in 2,482,522 residents of Germany since the start of the pandemic. Another 264 people died in Germany in the past 24 hours from the consequences of a corona infection. Covid-19 has thus claimed at least 71,504 lives in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the lockdown would remain in effect for a large part of this month on Wednesday evening. Merkel did, however, announce some easing that has be...

25Feb

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, France, News

French Nuclear Power Plants Last Longer

Thanks to extra maintenance and modifications, old French nuclear power stations last much longer than anticipated. Instead of 40 years, they can run for 50 years, according to the government's nuclear regulator, the Authority for Nuclear Safety (ASN). ASN's opinion has been eagerly awaited because no country uses so much energy generated by nuclear energy. More than 70 percent of the electricity comes from nuclear energy. But many of the 58 nuclear power plants would come to an end, as they have been in place since the 1970s and 1980s. Now, in ten years, nuclear power plants can be refurbished and adapted. The first nuclear power plant to be renovated for the refurbishment will be that of Tricastin next year. It is located between Lyon and Marseille on the river R...

Corona Infections in Germany Rose Faster

17Feb

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News

Corona Infections in Germany Rose Faster

The number of new corona infections detected in Germany was higher on Wednesday than the day before. Germany's Robert Koch Institute reported a further 7,556 corona cases, up from 3,856 on Tuesday. Also, 560 corona patients died, according to official figures. The number of diagnosed corona cases in Germany is rising much less quickly than at the end of last year. Then the institute, the German RIVM, sometimes reported tens of thousands of new infections per day. Although some corona measures are now being relaxed again, there is also great concern about new virus variants. They are seen as more contagious. The German authorities decided on Tuesday to extend the entry ban from countries with many infections with corona variants. The measure, which was due to expire this week, n...

WHO: Europe Vulnerable Despite A Decrease in Corona Cases

11Feb

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, News

WHO: Europe Vulnerable Despite A Decrease in Corona Cases

The number of corona cases is declining in Europe, but the continent remains vulnerable. This is what the chief of the Europe section of the World Health Organization, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday. He warned against "a false sense of security because few people have been vaccinated". That makes a large majority of European countries vulnerable, he says. In the European Union, for example, less than 3 percent has been vaccinated. According to Kluge, the virus's spread must be further reduced; otherwise, the effect of the vaccinations could disappear. The number of vaccinations in the greater region is 41 million, and the number of infections detected since the pandemic outbreak a year ago is 36 million. And with the many tests, one million new infections are added every week. T...

Another Major Increase in the Number of New Corona Infections in Germany

4Feb

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News

Another Major Increase in the Number of New Corona Infections in Germany

Once again, there has been a significant increase in the number of newly diagnosed corona infections in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute, the German counterpart of the RIVM, reported no fewer than 14,211 new cases over the past 24 hours on Thursday morning. On Wednesday there were 9705, about a third less. After a dip last weekend, the number of new infections rose steadily in Germany in recent days. In total, the coronavirus has so far been diagnosed in 2,252,001 people in the Federal Republic. In the past 24 hours, another 786 Covid patients died in Germany. The lung virus has already claimed at least 59,742 lives in total.

German Weekly Coronavirus Figures at the Lowest Level in Months

28Jan

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News

German Weekly Coronavirus Figures at the Lowest Level in Months

Germany is making progress in the fight against the coronavirus. For the first time since the end of October, less than 100 infections per 100,000 inhabitants have been detected in a week. That weekly figure peaked in Germany on December 22, when it stood at 197.6. It now stands at 98, reports the Robert Koch Institute, the German counterpart of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The German authorities are aiming to get the weekly figure below 50. They instituted a lockdown to achieve that. Non-essential shops, catering establishments and schools had to close at the end of last year by order of the government. In any case, those restrictions will remain in effect until mid-February. Germany has reported a total of more than 2.1 million infecti...

German Corona Consultation Merkel and Prime Ministers Brought Forward

15Jan

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News

German Corona Consultation Merkel and Prime Ministers Brought Forward

According to German media, Chancellor Angela Merkel wants even stricter corona measures. That is why her next consultation with the state ministers about the coronavirus spread will be brought forward. It is now held on Tuesday instead of the last week of January. In Merkel's view, the Germans do not adhere to the corona measures that are often determined and enforced by the German federal system at the state level. Some media say that Merkel wants to push a 'mega-lockdown' through it on Tuesday. The stricter policy would, among other things, close childcare and educational institutions ultimately, limit people's freedom of movement even more in time and distance and would put economic life at an even lower ebb. Especially the latter fear many in the capital and the federal sta...

Search for Missing Landslide Norway Continues

31Dec

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, News, Norway

Search for Missing Landslide Norway Continues

At least eleven people are still missing after a major landslide in the south of Norway that took place in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Norwegian channel NRK reports. Ten people were injured, one of whom was seriously injured, according to the police. Several buildings have been badly damaged or collapsed. The landslide hit a neighbourhood in the town of Ask, about 40 kilometres northeast of the capital Oslo. The Norwegian authorities have evacuated more than 900 people in the area. The search for the missing continues throughout the night because it cannot be ruled out that people have been buried. The missing are people from the neighbourhood, adults and children, whom the police have not yet reached. The landslide measured 700 by 300 meters. It is not yet entire...