Month: October 2020

Chancellor Kurz against joint cemetery visits

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Minister of Culture Susanne Raab (both ÖVP) appeal to the population to refrain from joint visits to cemeteries in view of the coronavirus crisis on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Archbishop Franz Lackner shows understanding for this. Kurz advised the population to refrain from family celebrations this weekend. Chancellor Kurz and Raab express “large understanding” for the fact that All Saints Days and All Souls Day are important celebrations. Especially this year, the weekend has a special meaning for those who could not…

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Anschober confirms the end of face shields

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober confirmed at a press conference today the end of face shields and the revival of the one-meter distance rule in public spaces.. The regulation is to be fixed and presented today. Face shields would only be used by a manageable group of people, mainly in the catering trade, retail trade and hairdressers. However, he understands very well that wearing a mouth and nose protector all day is a burden. For this reason, there should also be a transitional phase in which the shields are still considered…

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Over 2,000 new infections in Austria for the first time

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Exactly 2,435 new coronavirus infections were confirmed from Wednesday to Thursday.From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 2,435 new, confirmed coronavirus infections in Austria. This is by far the highest number recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic. So far, the largest increase within 24 hours was 1,958 newly infected persons. This sad record, set only yesterday, was exceeded today by 477 cases. In the comparison of the federal states, the most new, confirmed cases were again in Vienna (659), followed by Upper Austria (471), Lower Austria (403), Tyrol (338), Styria…

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Corona traffic light: Which cities should be switched to “red” today

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Starting from 14 o’clock the Corona traffic light commission meets. St. Pölten, Gmunden and Zell am See are to be switched to red. How it stands around Vienna, is still unclear.2,435 new corona cases were registered in Austria on Thursday. This is a new record. Again. Starting from 14 o’clock today, Thursday, also the Corona traffic light commission of the Federal Government meets. And also today, on the basis of the data from AGES and GÖG (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, the national research and planning institute for the health service), the…

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Another negative COVID 19 record within 24 hours in Austria

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With 1958 cases, there was another negative record within 24 hours yesterday, according to the state crisis committee in the Ministry of the Interior. Leader was again Vienna with this time 514 new infections, followed by Lower Austria and Upper Austria with more than 300 cases each.Here are some more alarming statistical health data: Compared to the comparable figure for the whole of Austria a week ago, the increase was a whopping 45 percent. And currently more than nine percent of Covid-19 tests in the state are already positive. Also…

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Half a million babies died because of air pollution

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Washington. Last year almost half a million infants died due to air pollution, according to a study by the U.S. Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Babies in India (116,000 deaths) and sub-Saharan Africa (236,000 babies died) are particularly exposed to this deadly danger.According to the study, toxic fumes from fuels used for cooking were responsible for two thirds of the deaths. Research shows that there is growing evidence that the risk of underweight babies and premature births increases when mothers are exposed to high levels…

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“Children of God must not be excluded!” – Pope for the protection of homosexual partnership

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ROM. Pope Francis has spoken out in favor of the legal protection of the cohabitation of same-sex couples. Specifically, the 83-year-old Holy Father said this in the documentary film “Francesco” by Russian director Yevgeny Afineevsky.The film was presented in Rome at the film festival. Furthermore, the Argentinean Pope emphasizes: “Homosexuals have the right to be in a family. They are children of God!” Nobody should be excluded or made unhappy because of this. — hp, Source: krone.at. Picture: stockilyapp.com

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Dead in vaccine study received placebo

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A participant in the test series of the British University of Oxford for a vaccine against the coronavirus has died. However, the man was allegedly not given the potential serum during the tests in Brazil, but only a placebo, as reported by Brazilian media yesterday (local time). The university said that a review by independent experts had concluded that there were no safety issues and that the tests could be continued. According to media reports, the deceased was a 28-year-old doctor who had been active in the fight against the…

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More than 11,000 new infections in Germany

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For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to more than 10,000 registered cases within one day. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this morning, 11,287 new cases of infection were recorded the day before. The number of deaths reported in connection with the virus rose by 30 to 9,905. The previous record was 7,830 infections within one day and was reported by the health authorities on Friday. hp, Source: orf.at. Picture: stockilyapp.com

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