6:16 – V Germany the second day in a row, the seven-day incidence increased, ie the number of newly infected per 100,000 inhabitants per week. The seven-day incidence today is 36.8. The day before it was 35.2, a week ago the indicator was 46.8.
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According to the Robert Koch Institute, coronavirus infection has been newly confirmed in another 4,917 people in the last day. Last Wednesday, the number of newly infected was 2,626. Coronavirus has been found in nearly 3.7 million people in Germany, with an population of about 83 million, of whom 88,774 have died. 179 victims have died in Germany in the last 24 hours.
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6:10 – After holidays will cease to function in Prague as the National Vaccination Center in the O2 universum hall, thus the city-run center in Vyšehrad. Interest is expected to decline. In other regions as well, large vaccination centers will end in the summer, usually at the end of August, and Jihlava, Liberec or Brno or centers in the Moravian-Silesian region should operate longer. Vaccinations should be taken by general practitioners.
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6:04 – World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the second Chinese vaccine for use, this time it is a substance from Sinovac called CoronaVac given in two doses. Tests have shown that it is safe, effective and of a quality standard, WHO Secretary General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The advantage is also low storage requirements.
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A vaccine from Sinopharm was approved in May. Licensed vaccines from Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca manufactured in India, South Korea and EU countries have also been approved.
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5:59 – V Melbourne, Australia extended the closure for another week when six new cases of coronavirus infection appeared. The reason is the spread of the Indian coronavirus B.1.167.1 mutation, now known as kappa. However, it is allowed to travel up to a distance of 10 km from the apartment and the number of permitted activities has increased. Children aged 11 and 12 will return to schools.
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5:54 – Entrepreneurs can apply for support from the program for the last time today until 16:00 COVID 2021. Those who recorded a drop in sales of at least 50 percent in January to March compared to last year or the year before, can use it to obtain a subsidy of CZK 500 per employee per day. The minimum contribution is 1500 crowns per day. The program covers the period from January 11 to May 9. Due to the easing of anti-epidemic measures, the government no longer plans to continue it, according to the Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček (for YES). Entrepreneurs could submit applications via the online system of the Ministry of Industry and Trade from 12 April. As of 27 May, the resort registered 14,612 of them for 6.3 billion crowns.
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