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Coronavirus: EU car sales fell by almost a quarter

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, about 96 million people worldwide have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, over 2 million have died. More than 68 million patients have recovered. DW is following events on January 19.

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The world community continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, since the beginning of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the infection has been detected in almost 96 million inhabitants of the planet. Over 2 million people have died as a result of the infection, and more than 68 million patients have recovered. DW is following the events of Tuesday, January 19 (Moscow time).

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Vehicle sales in the European Union are down 23.7% in 2020. According to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), the number of new cars registered in the EU last month (excluding statistics for Malta) decreased by more than 3 million compared to 2019, to 9.9 million units. In Spain, the decline was 32.3%, in Italy – 27.9%, in France – 25.5%, in Germany – 19.1%.

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In Georgia, over the past day, coronavirus infection was detected in 110 people, the total number of confirmed cases reached 247 915. According to the Georgian Ministry of Health, the number of victims has reached 2,958: over the past day, another 25 people have died. Recovered 234 636 infected. About 4 million people live in Georgia.

In Russia, about 22 thousand new cases of infection

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In Russia over the past day, 21,734 new cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus were registered. The total number of infected in Russia has reached 3 million 612 thousand 800 people. 586 patients died per day. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 66,623 patients have died in the country. Recovered 3 million 2 thousand 26 people.

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Coronavirus: EU car sales fell by almost a quarter

In one of the vaccination centers in the city of Beer Sheva

In Israel , according to updated data from the Ministry of Health, the day before, on Monday, a new maximum daily increase in infections was registered – 10,021. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new infections detected in 24 hours has exceeded 9,000 five times, four times in the last week alone. Israel, with a population of more than 9 million, is already fighting the third wave of coronavirus. In total, 558 249 cases of infection were recorded in the country, 4044 people died, 473 572 recovered. Israel is the world leader in vaccination of the population, according to updated data on Monday, 2.2 million people have already been vaccinated against coronavirus in the country.

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The Russian airline Aeroflot will resume regular flights on the Moscow – Helsinki route from January 28. The flights will reportedly operate twice a week. “When planning a trip, you must carefully read the information about the current visa rules and restrictions on entering the country of destination,” the company said in a statement. On January 16, the Russian headquarters for combating COVID-19 announced the resumption of passenger flights with Finland. Flights to Helsinki at the first stage can be operated from Moscow and St. Petersburg twice a week. Finnish air carrier Finnair plans to resume flights to St. Petersburg from January 28, to Moscow – from March 2.

In Germany, about a thousand patients died per day, but the growth rate of infections is declining

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In Germany , according to the Robert Koch Institute, the daily increase in coronavirus infections was 11,369 cases. Since the beginning of the epidemic in Germany, 2,052,028 cases of infection have been detected. Over the past 24 hours, 989 people have died, the total number of deaths amounted to 47,622. Recovered, according to Worldometer, about 1.7 million people.

The institute's specialists note a tendency towards a decrease in the increase in infections. The average incidence rate during the week per 100,000 population decreased from 134 to 131.5 cases.

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The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan on January 18 registered the Sputnik V vaccine and issued the corresponding certificate, the website of the country's foreign ministry reports. Although the authorities of Turkmenistan do not confirm cases of COVID-19 infection, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, foreign flights, the movement of passenger trains and intercity buses have been suspended until January 31, 2021, mosques, shopping centers, catering, culture and consumer services have been closed.

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According to the plans of the European Commission , 70 percent of the adult population of the European Union should receive vaccinations against coronavirus by the summer, according to the dpa agency. The intermediate goal of the vaccination campaign is to vaccinate 80 percent of medical personnel and people over 80 years old by March.

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Coronavirus: EU car sales fell by almost a quarter

Vaccination for a soldier in one of the hospitals in the Rostov region

Russian doctors who have worked with coronavirus patients will have the opportunity to retire ahead of schedule, said Tatyana Kusayko, deputy chairman of the Federation Council committee on social policy. She explained this by the fact that a month of working with coronavirus patients is equivalent to three months of work experience.

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In China, over the past day, the virus was detected in 118 more people, the National Health Commission of the PRC said. This is the highest since March. For the seventh day in a row, the number of infected has exceeded 100 cases.

Conflicting information from the United States on the lifting of the travel ban

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Future US President Joe Biden does not intend to implement Donald Trump's decree on the abolition of coronavirus restrictions on entry to the United States for a number of countries. “According to the recommendations of our health team, the government has no plans to lift these restrictions on January 26,” said future White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki.

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Coronavirus: EU car sales fell by almost a quarter

Donald Trump

Current US President Donald Trump has lifted coronavirus travel restrictions for a number of countries. The travel ban is lifted for arrivals from the Schengen area, the UK, Ireland and Brazil. The restrictions will expire on January 26th. Those arriving in the US are required to have a negative coronavirus test.

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The number of people infected with coronavirus in the United States has exceeded 24 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It is 24,018,793 cases. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 398,307 patients have become victims of COVID-19 in the United States.

WHO experts make claims to China

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The World Health Organization's (WHO) Independent Preparedness and Response Group said China could take action faster to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Experts believe that Beijing's concealment of the scale of the epidemic contributed to its global spread.

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Coronavirus: EU car sales fell by almost a quarter

Ambulances in London

The UK has the highest per capita death rate from coronavirus in the world. From 11 to 17 January, 935 people died from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom every day, which is the equivalent of 16.5 people per million. These figures are given by the research platform “Our World in Data”.

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Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the level of loan approval in Russia set a three-year anti-record, according to RBC. Russian banks in 2020 approved a little more than a third of the applications for retail loans – 33.9%, follows from the statistics of the National Bureau of Credit Histories. Banks turned down customers due to economic uncertainty. Experts do not expect any softening of their approaches in the near future.

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