Month: October 2020

Over 5,000 new infections in Germany again for the first time

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According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Wednesday, the health authorities in Germany reported more than 5,000 new corona infections within one day for the first time since April. According to the RKI, the total number was 5,132, more than 1,000 cases more than the day before. The last peak since April was 4,721 newly detected cases on Saturday. On Wednesday last week, 2,828 new infections were reported. Most recently, in mid-April, the numbers were as high as they are today. However, the values are not comparable with each…

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Why you should not peel ginger

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Do you always peel ginger before you use it? It would be better to leave the peel on Ginger is an all-rounder. The small yellow tuber helps with colds because it strengthens the immune system – it has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. But all this is actually best if ginger is allowed to keep its skin. As with other plants, the effective ingredients are located directly under the skin. So if you want to add ginger to your tea for colds, make an immune-boosting smoothie or ginger shots, you should…

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Apple shows first 5G-capable iPhone

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Now it’s certain: Apple will bring the next iPhone generation onto the market in October. However, due to the corona crisis, the new iPhone 12 was only presented on Tuesday and not in September as usual. At last month’s event, the IT-croesus from Cupertino presented instead a new version of his Smartwatch and adapted iPad models. After Apple settled conflicts with modem specialist Qualcomm, the new iPhone is now ready for super-fast, but also controversial, 5G wireless data transmission. This was already leaked in the run-up to the event and,…

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Corona face shields should be prohibited

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For a while they were considered as mask alternatives, but now more and more experts are speaking out against face visors. A ban is in the air. A face visor is a good alternative to the mouth nose protection, said health minister Rudi Anschober in May. Also a face visor reduces the spreading of droplets. In many cases – especially during physical work – the visor is a practical alternative, because it is more stable and does not get wet through. Now, months later, experts know that a plastic visor…

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Report: 600 infected persons at Belgian university

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600 students have become infected with the coronavirus on the university campus of the Belgian city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve according to media reports. This corresponds to a share of two percent of the students enrolled there, as reported by the VRT television station. “We have done a lot to sensitize students to the consequences of their behavior, but it has not helped,” said the university’s vice director, Philippe Hiligsmann, VRT. The university’s Anne-Sophie Masureel also emphasized that students in the lecture halls adhered to the rules of distance and the obligation…

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AGES: Currently 14,106 active cases

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The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria is currently (as of 14.00 today) 14,106, according to the figures of the AGES dashboard, which replaced that of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday last week. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of those currently infected, as convalescents are registered more slowly in the new system. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the time of registration, but to the time of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days before. This makes the curve of…

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Austria downgraded to red in EU Corona traffic light

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The European Ministers of the EU decided on Tuesday a recommendation for a Europe-wide Corona traffic light. Bad news for Austria. With it travel restrictions are to be coordinated and to a certain extent standardized. With the European Union Corona traffic light it concerns one of the European health agency ECDC map, which is based on data of the member states. The decisive factors here are the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks, the rate of positive tests to negative tests, and the test…

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With these measures a second lockdown can be prevented

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If the population supports measures such as keeping their distance and refrains from celebrating, a lockdown can be avoided. “A second lockdown can be avoided if the population supports restrictions such as hygiene and keeping distances, but also if it avoids as far as possible familiar risky activities such as private parties. This is the conclusion reached by complexity researcher Peter Klimek in an analysis published on Tuesday. To achieve this, politicians should “work with education, transparency and recommendations instead of threats and bans”. In the “Policy Brief”, Klimek used…

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Coronavirus: “Covid vaccination will cost citizens nothing

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First vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be available in Europe around the turn of the year or in spring 2021. Despite some question marks, it is clear that the “Covid vaccination will not cost citizens anything,” said Clemens Martin Auer, Special Representative in the Ministry of Health. There will not be a private market next year, said a workshop organized by the Austrian Vaccine Association (ÖVIH) on the topic of “Vaccine development against Covid-19”. Auer described the fact that the 27 EU member states have succeeded in presenting a…

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