Month: May 2020

Coronavirus: Hungary Opens its Doors to Six Countries for Business Purposes

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Businesspeople from six countries can enter Hungary, a government decree published in Magyar Kozlony states. Citizens of the Czech Republic, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Germany, Austria and Slovakia may freely enter Hungary from these respective territories for business purposes. The measure also applies to Hungarian citizens who have made business trips to the six countries listed if they are employees of domestic firms or of Czech, Polish, Korean, German, Austrian or Slovak companies with business ties with another company registered in at least one of those six states. Hungary’s…

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Coronavirus could disappear on its own

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A British medical doctor gives hope, but other experts disagree with him. Worldwide, more than 5 million people are now infected with the coronavirus and 330,000 people have died. While an international race for the development of a vaccine has broken out, a British physician is now causing a stir with a controversial thesis. Karol Sikora believes that the corona virus could disappear on its own. “There is a real chance that the virus will disappear naturally before a vaccine is developed,” the British professor writes on Twitter. The 71-year-old…

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Travel Restrictions in the EU

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For the time being there will be no general freedom of travel within Europe. EU countries could not agree on generally applicable guidelines for the withdrawal of travel restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. This was announced on Wednesday by Croatian Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli, whose country currently holds the Presidency of the Council of EU countries. On the basis of bilateral agreements between individual countries, summer holidays will hopefully also be possible in other EU countries. Everything currently depends on the situation in the respective countries: “If the epidemiological…

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COVID -19 – role of social media

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Currently, the COVID-19 has reached and affected the most and advanced as well as the poorest countries but the most glaring difference is in the manner of their respective governments to manage the containment and the isolation of the disease. The case of massive unemployment does not discriminate these countries. The obvious difference again has been manifested in the way countries cushion and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the working and toiling masses. The governments of both the strongest and the weakest nations have been facing the problem…

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The Social and economic Impact of COVID-19

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has affected day to day life and is slowing down the global economy. This pandemic has affected thousands of peoples, who are either sick or are being killed due to the spread of this disease.  This, being a new viral disease affecting humans for the first time, vaccines are not yet available. Thus, the emphasis is on taking extensive precautions such as extensive hygiene protocol (e.g., regularly washing of hands, avoidance of face to face interaction etc.), social distancing, and wearing of masks, and so on. This virus…

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These are the most important news on Wednesday – 20. May 2020

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– EU Reconstruction Fund: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (VP) announced  a counter draft to the controversial 500 billion fund of Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. – Cluster dispute: Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) renewed on Tuesday evening his “offer” to the City of Vienna to carry out contact tracing with the help of the police in order to break chains of infection. – Award for good tests: US President Donald Trump can take a positive view of the large number of proven corona infections in the USA – more…

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Opening of borders with the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia

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Together with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, Austria is planning a coordinated opening of the border, which is to come into force in mid-June. “We have agreed that we want to go down this road together and that we will take Hungary on board”, announced Alexander Schallenberg, the Foreign Minister said on Tuesday after a video conference with his counterparts from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Tomas Petricek and Ivan Korcok. “The decision on the opening of the border could be taken as early as next week, and the…

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Breakthrough: First corona vaccine works in humans

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The vaccine of a US company produces antibodies in volunteers and makes them immune to disease. It is the first vaccine against Covid that has been tested on humans, and not only is it well tolerated, but it also produces an immune response that can protect against infection by the virus. This sensational result has been announced by the US pharmaceutical company Moderna in Cambridge Massachusetts on Monday. Although initially only eight healthy patients were tested with the active substance, all of them produced antibodies against the virus – and…

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School Calendar in Austria – most important dates to remember

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For 700,000 students school starts again today. Parents have been informed about the Corona hygiene and safety measures in the last few days. After the Matura classes, the “Restart” follows today in elementary schools, new secondary schools, AHS Lower School and special schools. Below are important datest to remeber from May 18 until the summer holidays. Admission In order to maintain the minimum distance of one metre when entering the school. Disinfect Hands must be washed or disinfected after entering the school building. Always wear Mask In the school building…

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