Since the beginning of the pandemic, almost 55 million people worldwide have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, more than 1.3 million have died. Over 38 million patients have recovered. DW is following events on November 16.
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The world community is fighting the second wave of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the infection has been detected in almost 55 million inhabitants of the planet. According to the Worldometer portal, more than 1.3 million people have died from the consequences of the pulmonary disease COVID-19 caused by the virus, and over 38 million patients have recovered. DW is following the events of Monday, November 16 (Moscow time).
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The German authorities are going to tighten the current restrictions on the “soft lockdown” introduced on November 2. The main task is to further narrow contacts, in particular, according to the agency dpa, children and adolescents will be allowed to meet with only one “constant friend” in their free time, and adults will be allowed to meet only with representatives of one “permanent friendly household”. In addition, children of all ages and teachers may be required to wear masks during school hours. The restrictions will be discussed on Monday, November 16, by videoconference between Angela Merkel and the heads of the federal states.
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The number of coronavirus infections recorded in the United States on Sunday exceeded 11 million. The last million infections were detected in just 6 days. Experts from the George Washington University on CNN warn that if mandatory restrictions are not introduced, the number of coronavirus victims could exceed 2,000 per day in a few weeks.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went to the voluntary self-isolation after contact with a person who has revealed a coronavirus. He himself suffered COVID-19 back in April and spent several days in intensive care.
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