Month: September 2020

Intentional infections planned for vaccine testing

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According to a report in London, people are being deliberately infected with the coronavirus for vaccine testing. Healthy adult volunteers will be exposed to coronavirus under controlled quarantine conditions in the new year after receiving a potential vaccine a few weeks earlier, the Financial Times (“FT”) writes, citing project participants. One is working with partners to speed up the development of vaccines with the help of “Human Challenge” tests, confirmed a government spokesman for the dpa in London. Ethical concerns“Human Challenge Trials” have the advantage that the effectiveness of a…

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Carnival of Rio de Janeiro cancelled

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The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro will be cancelled next February due to the coronavirus pandemic. The spectacle will be postponed indefinitely, the organizers announced yesterday (local time). At the Carnival of Rio every year millions of people celebrate in the streets and on the beaches. “We have come to the conclusion that the event must be postponed,” said Jorge Castanheira, head of the Samba Schools Association LIESA. The association organizes the elaborate and spectacular carnival parades. The samba schools do not have enough time and sufficient financial and organizational…

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No ban on alcohol: Punch drink during the Advent season is allowed

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Advent time in Austria is traditionally also punch time. A mug with the hot alcoholic drink in all flavours or mulled wine is for many people part of the visit to a Christmas market. While Graz sets an example with an alcohol-free line, the federal government will not impose alcohol ban. This also means no restrictions on drinks. Instead, you can rely on the well-known baby elephant or a minimum distance of one meter. Every domestic Advent and Christmas market must implement its own prevention and hygiene concept. This is…

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Pandemic costs about 500 million people their jobs

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According to new estimates, the pandemic will cost about 500 million people their jobs. This is a result of the constantly rising number of infections. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the damage is probably greater than previously assumed. Companies suffered an income loss of 3.5 trillion dollars – without government aid. This also resulted in a loss of working hours. These were reduced by 17 percent, or 500 million jobs. Second half of the year no betterInitially, hopes for a more successful second half of the year vanished…

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Where the corona numbers now explode

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In these European countries the situation is now particularly critical. In Austria, 832 new infections were again reported on Thursday in just one day. The number of people actively infected with Covid-19 increased from 8,258 to 8,372 confirmed cases. The number of people undergoing hospital treatment increased further to 463 (plus 50), of which 78 patients were in intensive care units (plus one). So far, there have been 40,816 positive test results in Austria. In an international comparison, Austria is roughly in the European middle field. The highest number of…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces après-ski ban in Austria

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“Ski pleasure yes, but without après-ski”, with this short statement Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz (34, ÖVP) now made clear that there will be no après-ski parties in the alpine country in the coming winter season. Due to the Corona Pandemic and the high Covid-19 infection figures in Austria, the government wants to refrain from such celebrations this year, Kurz explained in a press conference on Thursday. Winter sports should nevertheless be possible under certain hygiene regulations. In a joint press conference with Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, the Chancellor announced the…

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Fourth title of the season: Bayern Munich wins the Supercup

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After the triple of League, Cup and Champions League, Bayern Munich has also won the European Supercup. Coach Hansi Flick’s team won 2-1 (1-1, 1-1) after extra time against the European League winner FC Sevilla in Budapest on Thursday evening. Joker Javi Martinez scored the decisive goal in the 104th minute. Already next Wednesday, title number five in the German Supercup will be on the cards against runner-up Borussia Dortmund in Munich. Coach Hansi Flick’s eleven also continued his remarkable streak: since December 7, 2019, they have not lost a…

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Registration necessary from 15 October before trip to Germany

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There are currently travel warnings for Austria from several other countries. It is therefore advisable to carefully check the rules and recommendations in the respective destination country before a possible trip. For example, persons from Austrian federal states that Germany classifies as a risk area must register digitally from 15 October onwards before entering Germany. The registration is to take place via a new online portal, according to the Deutsche Press Agentur (dpa). Vienna and Vorarlberg are currently considered risk areas for Germany. According to dpa information, anyone who enters…

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832 new infections in Austria

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Thrusday, 24 September 2020 – The number of people newly infected with the coronavirus increased again in Austria on Thursday. According to the Ministry of the Interior 832 people tested positive for Covid-19. By far the most cases were recorded in Vienna with 431 infected persons. Meanwhile, the second corona test road went into operation in the city. It is located on the Donauinsel, specifically on the parking lot near the Floridsdorf Bridge. People with symptoms may come and be tested – but only by car. The capacity of the…

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