Month: July 2020

Study shows: New Corona mutation even more infectious

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The coronavirus has mutated. The new  stem cell was first detected in China and can infect human cells more easily. The corona pandemic continues to dominate our daily lives. According to a recent study published in the journal “Cell”, a new stem cell of the virus infects human cells even more easily than the original pathogen from China. There are also indications that the mutated virus could also be more infectious. However, it is not clear whether this makes it more dangerous for humans. For the study, scientists from the…

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New infections with the coronavirus are increasing rapidly in Croatia

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In Croatia, new infections with the coronavirus are increasing rapidly. In the past 24 hours 96 cases have been confirmed, the civil defense staff announced on Friday. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic there have been so many new infections only on April 1st. However, as there were now also two deaths, Croatian media reported the worst day so far in the entire corona period. Increase since two weeks For about two weeks, high infection rates have been reported daily in Croatia, on Thursday there were about 81 new…

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SHOPPING-CENTER INTRODUCES MASKS AGAIN – Experts demand mask comeback

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Will a  mandatory use of mask still be introduced again? Vienna. At present, compulsory masks are only required in public places and health care facilities. However, parallel to the massive relaxation, the number of cases continues to rise. Experts have been warning for days: “There is a dangerous crisis fatigue, and this leads to a carelessness in dealing with corona”, says the hygienist Hans-Peter Hutter of MedUni Vienna. He pleads for voluntary use of the mask, for example in supermarkets, shops, DIY stores: “In the 21st century, it must be…

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Coronavirus – New record: over 55,000 new infections in the USA

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COVID 19 relaxation is suspended again – Texas introduces compulsory masks – 10,000 new infections in Florida alone In the USA, the corona virus is still on the rise. Within a single day, over 55,000 new infections were detected. According to a Reuters census, this is the highest daily increase ever reported worldwide. By late Thursday, 55,274 new cases were registered. So far the record was in Brazil, which announced 54,771 new infections on June 19. The number of infections in the USA is rising rapidly: just two weeks ago,…

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Distraction and carelessness: main causes of road accidents in Austria

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Distraction and carelessness are the number one cause of accidents in Austria. According to Statistics Austria, 11,227 such accidents involving personal injury occurred in the previous year. The majority of fatal accidents, 25 percent, were also due to inattention or distraction. 94 people lost their lives. In total, there were 416 traffic fatalities in the previous year. Seven percent of all accidents were so-called oncoming traffic accidents. However, these accounted for 33 percent of the fatalities, according to the statistics. The mobile phone at the wheel is particularly distracting. As…

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USA buy Remdesivir

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America have already secured almost the entire stock of the potential corona drug. The government of US President Trump has bought more than 500,000 doses of the drug. This means that it will use the entire production capacity of the manufacturer Gilead for July and 90% of the capacity of August and September. As a result, by the beginning of October, Remdesivir will be practically unavailable for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the rest of the world. Most recently, the EU Medicines Agency recommended that the drug  should be approved.…

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A TOTAL OF 677 PEOPLE FELL ILL IN AUSTRIA – Dramatic increase: More than 100 new infections for the first time

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Austria, 01 July 2020 – 107 new infections in 24 hours. The number of new infections with the coronavirus in Austria rose to over 100 on Wednesday. According to the Interior Ministry, the 107 cases (as of 9.30 a.m.) was accounted for by Upper Austria with 61. The new infections are divided among the federal provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 1 Carinthia: 0 Lower Austria: 7 Upper Austria: 61 Salzburg: 2 Styria: 9 Tyrol: 3 Vorarlberg: 0 Vienna: 24 With 24 new infections, Vienna was in second place, followed…

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New corona rules starting today – but numbers continue to rise

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Today, most corona regulations will be lifted  – although the Covid-19 infections are rapidly increasing Vienna – 01. July 2020 –  Experts are now also registering clear indications of a second corona wave in our neighbouring countries. In Austria, the infection figures are also slowly rising. There were 43 new cases on Tuesday, Vienna had by far the largest number with 27 cases. Health Minister Anschober does not yet regard the situation as threatening, but he criticises that the risk awareness of a “part of the population” has decreased. He…

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Further relaxation of the corona measures come into force starting today, 01. July 2020

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Starting today – Wednesday, 01. July 2020,  the corona security measures in Austria will be further reduced. For example, all sports – including contact and team sports – will be permitted again. Waiters are no longer required to wear masks, and closing hours will be lifted for events for up to 100 people. Restaurants are now allowed to open at 5.00 instead of 6.00 hours. Buffets with self-service will in principle be possible again. The curfew for closed events for up to 100 people – for example birthday parties –…

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