Day: October 28, 2020

Study: Can aspirin really relieve corona symptoms?

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According to a US study, the active ingredient in Aspirin can reduce the course of the disease and lower the risk of complications – that’s what it does.The search for a vaccine to prevent corona infections or for drugs that can at least positively influence the course of the disease is still ongoing. A study from the USA has now tested the well-known active ingredient of Aspirin: acetylsalicylic acid. In this study, patients who had already been treated with acetylsalicylic acid in a low dose before their infection with Sars-CoV-2,…

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Commentary – We must react accordingly: with caution, reason and responsibility.

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Yes, the number of infections is rising again, not only in Austria but also in other countries within europe. No, that is no reason to panic. I am certain that the situation can still be mastered with caution, reason and responsibility. You can also provoke a crisis. Or – as in the case of Corona – unnecessarily dramatize a pandemic that has been raging for months and is changing all our lives and everyday life. This danger exists in Austria, which is remarkably successful in the fight against the virus…

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Halloween in Corona times: Fewer kids on the road

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This year, fewer children will go out to collect sweets. Halloween has now established itself in Austria. But this year, due to Corona, fewer children will be on the road to collect sweets. Halloween has established itself in Austria, despite criticism of the “foreign” customs: Many children are feverish or shivering towards the night of November 1st. No wonder, since this is the gruesome night of lost souls, the Celtic death god Samhain and the Witches’ Sabbath. But this year, due to Corona, there will certainly be fewer boys and…

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FIGHT AGAINST CORONA “Situation escalates”: Michel warns of tragedy

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In the fight against the Corona crisis, EU Council President Charles Michel urgently calls for a common line of the 27 EU states on quarantine rules, tests and tracing apps. So far the desired results have not yet been achieved, Michel criticized on Tuesday. Now decisive action is called for, because “every day counts”. With rapidly increasing corona infections, first intensive care units in Europe have already reported an overload. These include provinces in Belgium, Great Britain and the Czech Republic. Michel expressed extreme concern ahead of the Corona video…

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Masks will survive Corona

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The majority of the population believes that the pandemic will change our lives in the long term 87 percent of Austrians believe that the wearing of protective masks in everyday life will remain commonplace even after the corona crisis. This is shown by a recent survey of the IMAS Institute. In total, around three out of four fellow countrymen expect the pandemic to change our everyday life in the long term.90% think that we will be more sensitive to sick and coughing people in the future, 80% that welcome kisses…

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Corona Alarm: Hospitals run out of beds

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Vienna. On National Day, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned: “The last measure is a second lockdown. This will be necessary when intensive care is overburdened because of corona cases.“Sharpening up”. On Tuesday, the office of the Green Minister of Health, Rudolf Anschober, also warned: “If these infection figures continue to develop as dynamically as they did last week, the situation could quickly escalate. Experts explain: Under normal conditions, i.e. without corona, 85 to 90 % of intensive care beds are occupied. So there is not that much space available for Covid…

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What happens at the 2nd lockdown

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Vienna. Austria is heading for a second lockdown. However, the government has not (yet) agreed when this will happen. ÖVP Chancellor Sebastian Kurz considers a lockdown from 6,000 new infections per day to be without alternative. The Green Minister of Health, Rudolf Anschober, however, has his eyes on the hospitals – with intensive care beds at 60 to 70 percent capacity, the time for a lockdown has come. But what does the law say? The amendment to the Covid Measures Act passed by the Austrian Parliament at the end of…

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German government for drastic measures

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with the Prime Ministers on Wednesday to discuss further restrictions to contain the pandemic in view of rising corona cases. According to a media report, the German government is pressing for drastic restrictions in Germany for the whole of November, as shown in a draft resolution (as of late Tuesday evening) for the conference, which is available to the newspapers of the “Funke Mediengruppe”. According to the resolution, from November 4 to the end of November, citizens are to be urged to “restrict contacts…

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