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Coronavirus: Lockdown applies in Slovakia with exceptions (minute by minute)

6:38 WORLD – There were 21,973 new cases in the Czech Republic in the past day. There are currently 6,527 patients in hospitals with covid, 1,069 of whom are in serious condition.

6:25 WORLD – Canada will require all persons arriving in its territory from a country other than the United States to be tested on arrival upon arrival. coronavirus.

With such a measure, Ottawa seeks to curb the spread of the disease by a new variant omicron.

In this context, it also decided on Tuesday to extend the temporary ban on entry into its territory for passengers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi. Currently, it does not allow passengers from a total of ten African countries.

6:20 WORLD – A group of experts appointed by the US government, which is an advisory body to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has supported the use of an anti-covid drug developed by the US pharmaceutical company MSD.

They prepared the ground for the approval of this drug by the American regulatory authority, writes the AP agency.

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The use and benefits of the drug were supported by 13 members of the expert group, while 10 were against. The group recommended the drug after several hours of discussing its benefits and the risks associated with its use. According to FDA experts, the drug can have toxic effects on fetal development and cause fetal defects.

Experts who supported the use of the medicine therefore stressed that they should not give it to pregnant women and that women should undergo a pregnancy test before starting to use it.

The advisory body recommended a drug from MSD for adults with mild symptoms of the disease who are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19. These are mainly people suffering from obesity, asthma or people of older ages, according to AP.

6:17 WORLD – The first two cases of omicron infection have been reported in Brazil. These are the first confirmed cases of infection with this new variant in Latin America, Reuters and AP reported on Wednesday night.

The Brazilian Medicines Regulatory Authority (Anvisa) said they had confirmed the omicron variant in a married couple – a 41-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman.

According to Reuters, the man flew to the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo from the end of November Of the Republic of South Africa, while his wife did not travel with him.

6:06 WORLD – From today, a mandatory quarantine applies after arrival in Slovakia for all persons who have returned from countries in the last 14 days South Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Mozambique, Zimbabwe), Israel, Hong Kong or the Seychelles.

Quarantine applies to everyone, regardless of vaccination or overcoming COVID-19. It follows from the new Decree of the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republicwhich is a response to a new variant of omicron.

Quarantine can be completed at home or in a quarantine accommodation facility. Quarantine is also mandatory for other members of the household, regardless of whether they are completely vaccinated or have overcome COVID-19. No exceptions apply to these people so far.

00:00 WORLD – Austria extends lockdown until 11 December. It will be valid for 20 days, as previously announced by the government. The rules resulting from the lockdown remain essentially unchanged. The change will mainly affect the opening hours of stores.

From Thursday, shops that may be open during the lockdown must close no later than 7 pm, ie two hours earlier.

The sale of Christmas trees will be reclassified into the category of “agrarian shops”, which means that people will be able to buy them even during the lockdown.

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