18:41 – Paris prosecutors investigate hundreds of French complaints over authorities’ response to first wave of coronavirus pandemicthat hit the ground in the spring. The investigation will focus on whether public officials endangered human lives, among other things, Reuters reported. Investigators will examine the impact of the authorities’ decisions on the public, health professionals, public employees and those who have become infected or have died of covid-19.
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18:32 – In Italy another 580 people died with coronavirus in the last day, the most according to Reuters since April 14, when the balance rose by 602 deaths. The number of people infected has risen by 35,098 in the last 24 hours, a sharp increase from 25,271 reported on Monday.
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Paramedics at the ambulance at the Monza patient screening station
Photo: Claudio Furlan, CTK / AP
18:17 – Laboratories performed 30,000 tests on Monday, about 16,000 more than on Sunday. The share of positives dropped to 20 pct, below it was last about a month ago.
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18:06 – On Tuesday, there were 4981 more infected people in the Czech Republic by evening, and last week there were 6803 people in the evening by Tuesday. 160,229 people are currently suffering from the infection in the Czech Republic.
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17:45 – Firms in temporary economic difficulties will not have to file for insolvency until the end of June next year. The amendment, which was re-approved today by the Chamber of Deputies, takes this into account. It rejected the amendment of the Senate, which opposed the abolition of the mandatory consent of creditors to the extension of the protective moratorium on insolvency petitions. The draft will now be signed by the President.
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16:54 – The Czech Post began distributing veils and respirators for the disabled to 185,000 addresses. The government decided in mid-October that some disabled pensioners and children with disability cards would receive protective equipment. People don’t have to mail, they get everything in their home mailboxes. Five drapes and a respirator are packed in protective packaging, they will be distributed together with the instructions for use in the envelope.
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15:49 – Additions newly infected with coronavirus in Russia a-N-A Ukraine only lagged behind current highs. The Russian authorities recorded almost 21,000 infections, which is only a few hundred less than the record 21,798 from Monday. In Ukraine, almost 10,200 infected have increased in the last 24 hours, the record from last Saturday is 10,746 cases.
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15:43 – The heads of government of Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Israel and Australia spoke today via video call about the coronavirus crisis. The meeting was convened by the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
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Thanks @sebastiankurzthat he convened a meeting of the prime ministers, who, as in the spring, will occasionally exchange experiences in the fight against the epidemic. Australia, Israel, Greece, Denmark, Norway, the situation is difficult everywhere, but it is improving. pic.twitter.com/ydLgV32HrI
– Andrej Babis (@AndrejBabis) November 10, 2020
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“We exchanged views on how to deal with the second wave of covid-19 and progress on drug and vaccine development,” Kurz wrote on Twitter.
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14:18 – V Singapore they want to open 25 clubs and karaoke bars for a rehearsal from December. Visitors should be required to submit a negative coronavirus test and wear veils before entering. No alcohol should be served after 22.30. Singapore has so far opened to visitors from Australia, Brunei, China, New Zealand and Vietnam. The plan is to open the borders for business travelers.
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13:20 – The European Commission has agreed to supply a promising coronavirus vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer. The DPA reported today, citing sources from the Commission. The contract is to be concluded on Wednesday. According to the daily Bild, which was the first to report on the agreement, the EU is to contract 200 million benefits with the possibility of extending another 100 million.
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12:39 – All three Russian covid vaccines are effective and safe, according to President Putin. According to him, Russia is ready to make them available to all countries of the world.
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12:36 – Karlovy Vary Region asked the government for 60 soldiers who could help manage the coronavirus epidemic. Staff are mainly lacking in hospitals.
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12:27 – The number of suicides in Japan rose in October for the fourth month in a row to the highest level in more than five years. According to experts, this trend is related to the economic impact of the covid-19 epidemic, especially on women. According to police data, the total number of suicides in October rose to 2,153, which is more than 300 more deaths compared to September this year and the highest monthly number since May 2015.
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11:33 – Investor confidence in the German economy deteriorated sharply due to the second wave of coronavirus and the closure of the economy. The ZEW Confidence Index fell to 39 points.
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10:21 – On Slovakia reported 1,051 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and 24 people died. There are 1499 patients with confirmed covid-19 in the hospitals, of which 119 in the ICU and 118 in pulmonary ventilation. A total of 77,123 people have been tested positively in the country so far, and 390 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic in Slovakia.
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10:04 – V Hungary reported 4140 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and 103 people died of the infection. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 118,918 people have been tested positively in the country and 2,596 people have died with covid-19.
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7:40 – V Germany there were 15,332 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection on Monday. That is about two thousand more than on Sunday, said the Robert Koch Institute. Another 154 people died a day with covid-19. A total of 687,200 people have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Germany since the beginning of the epidemic. The death toll climbed to 11,506.
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6:23 – Brazil suspended clinical trials of the Chinese covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac. The reason is a “serious adverse” incident, Reuters reported, referring to the local drug control authority Anvisa. In Brazil, about 5.6 million people became infected with coronavirus and more than 161,000 died.
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6:12 – Monday’s 6048 cases of coronavirus in the Czech Republic is about 3,200 less than a week ago. It is also the smallest figure on a working day since October 12. There are currently 155,259 active cases, 260,542 people have recovered from the disease, 5074 have died.
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The worst situation is in the Pelhřimov region, where there are currently 1,094 people with coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants. This is followed by Vsetínsko, where there are 1070 infected people in the same statistics. On the contrary, the situation in Prague is relatively the best – 265 infected per 100 thousand inhabitants.
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