Day: October 19, 2020

WHO expects corona vaccination to start in mid 2021

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The World Health Organization (WHO) expects vaccination against the coronavirus to start in mid 2021, and data from the final Phase 3 studies should be available early next year, a WHO expert said in Geneva on Monday. After that, the decisions on the start of the vaccination could be made. Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) continues to assume that a vaccination will be available in the first half of 2021. The results of the study so far are encouraging, especially with regard to its efficacy in older people, he continued.…

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New Corona rules starting Friday, 23 October 2020

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Starting next Friday new rules for meetings will apply. The government appeals to adhere to them so that Austria will be spared an even tougher pace. What rules apply to meetings?Indoors only six people are allowed to meet, outdoors only twelve. This includes all meetings that do not take place within one’s own four walls and have no assigned seats. Every group that meets, no matter for what purpose, is bound by the six-person rule indoors and the twelve-person rule outdoors. The big exception is the workplace, but home office…

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Government tightens measures: Private meetings are restricted – 6 persons indoor, 12 outdoor

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Government presented a variety of new corona measures. The mask obligation is extended, meetings massively reduced. On Monday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz presented a series of new tightenings in the fight against corona. The Chancellor appealed to the population to comply with the measures. The infections are increasing exponentially again. There is the threat of 6,000 new infections per day in December if no countermeasures are taken. The new measures:1.) Tightening of existing regulations at events and private gatherings: Without assigned seats, 6 people are allowed to meet indoors and 12…

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Government announces tightenings: Indoor meetings only with six people, outdoor twelve

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For weeks the coronavirus numbers have been rising, on Saturday a new peak value was recorded for new infections, and for the first time since the spring, Kuchl in Salzburg is a community under complete quarantine. The situation forces the government to act. On Monday, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz – together with Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober and Interior Minister Karl Nehammer – announced nationwide tightening of the regulations: Meetings starting from Friday, 0:00 o’clock are massively reduced: For private meetings, only a maximum of six (adult)…

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Commentary: Please wake up again…. It will be a long, dark winter.

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Federal and state governments agree on largely joint measures to stop the sharp rise in corona infections. This is a good thing. And hopefully not too late. Let’s not act surprised. For weeks the number of corona infections has been increasing in Austria, mainly in urban areas, but also in rural areas. In the past few days, the curve has been pointing steeply upwards. It was clear that something must be done if we want to get a grip on the completely uncontrolled spread of the damn corona virus. After…

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4,325 new infections in Germany

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According to the Robert Koch Institute, health authorities in Germany reported 4,325 new corona infections within 24 hours on Monday morning. The figure is comparatively low, partly because not all health authorities transmit data at the weekend. Measured against the 2,467 reported infections on Monday last week, however, the current value is significantly higher. The number of new infections reached a peak on Saturday with 7,830 for the third time in a row. According to RKI, at least 366,299 people in Germany have been proven to be infected with the…

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More than 40 million infections worldwide

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According to a Reuters census, global coronavirus cases exceeded the 40 million mark on Monday. The Reuters data is based on official reports from individual countries. Experts believe that the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely to be much higher, due to testing deficiencies and the fact that some countries may not provide enough reports. Reuters’ data show that the pace of the pandemic continues to increase. It has taken only 32 days to go from 30 million cases worldwide to 40 million compared to the 38…

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Littering in Austria

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Littering is the careless throwing away of garbage in nature, in parks or in public spaces. In a recent report, the Federal Environment Agency takes a close look at the littering situation in Austria. 1,000 tons of garbageIn 2018, about 1,000 tons of waste were collected in Austria in 2,774 corridor cleaning campaigns. More than 163,000 volunteers were motivated to do this throughout the country. While the number of items collected has decreased slightly, the number of volunteers has increased slightly. The decrease in the amount of waste carelessly thrown…

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