October 2020 Archives

Researchers: Only around 500 corona viruses make people ill

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

One has to inhale an average of 500 corona viruses to become infected with Covid-19. According to a Viennese researcher, a relatively high number of coronaviruses is necessary to become really infected with Covid-19. The number of inhaled viruses could also determine weak and severe disease progression. A Covid-19 positive person has been infected with an average of 500 corona viruses, reports Andreas Bergthaler from the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) in Vienna. Only this relatively high number of viruses can cause the disease. This is probably why simple…

New restrictions in Italy

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

In Italy, new restrictions were imposed during the night to Tuesday. A closing hour from midnight is introduced for bars and restaurants. After 21 o’clock no guests are allowed to stand in front of restaurants, as the regulation states. Discos will remain closed, private celebrations such as weddings and christenings may only take place with a maximum of 30 guests. Congresses and fairs are still allowed. For celebrations at home, the government in Rome advises not to invite more than six guests. If you receive people at home with whom…

Again more than 4,000 new infections in Germany

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

After a decline in numbers on Sunday and Monday, the health authorities in Germany again reported more than 4,000 new corona infections within one day, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) from Tuesday morning. According to the RKI, the total number is 4,122. On Thursday, the number of new infections had exceeded the 4,000 mark for the first time since April with 4,058 new infections. On Saturday there were even 4,721 newly detected cases. According to RKI, at least 329,453 people in Germany have been proven to be infected…

Czech Republic prohibits meetings with more than six people

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic is taking tougher measures. Starting tomorrow, gatherings with more than six people will be banned, as Health Minister Roman Prymula announced last night. Restaurants, bars and clubs will have to close until further notice. The consumption of alcohol in public will be prohibited. All schools will have to switch to distance learning for just under three weeks until the beginning of November. Masks are no longer mandatory only indoors, but also at public transport stops. Stores will remain open. Over…

Corona traffic light: Now threatens us red

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

34 districts stand country widely on orange: Now massive intensification threatens. The Corona numbers continue to rise. Meanwhile, the government – as reported – is intensively discussing further measures, including a “shutdown light”. Of 79 districts throughout Austria, only 26 are currently green, the rest are yellow or “intensively orange”. More and more Covid clusters like the one in Salzburg’s Tennengau region are requiring tough measures. The entire district of Hallein is now considered a high-risk area. It is therefore only a matter of time until more corona hotspot districts…

E-LEARNING & CURFEW: This happens when the Corona traffic light jumps to red

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 admin

The figures continue to rise: “Additional measures are now being discussed. The focus is primarily on targeted regional measures,” the Ministry of Health and the Chancellery said on Monday. However, Health Minister Anschober de facto ruled out an imminent 2nd lockdown. These are the measures that will be discussed in the future: Homeschooling: If districts in Austria were to go to red, the school traffic light would switch to orange and then offer e-learning for upper school students. Two weeks of autumn vacations are also being discussed.Curfew and bars: The…

EU to adopt traffic light recommendation

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 admin

The EU European ministers want to adopt a recommendation tomorrow on how to better coordinate national measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus traffic light is a map produced by the European Health Agency ECDC based on data from the member states. Decisive factors are the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and population in the last 14 days, the rate of positive tests and the test rate. The CoV traffic light is intended to assess the risk of individual regions. This should enable the EU countries to…

New test can detect corona infection in 5 minutes

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 admin

US researchers have developed a rapid test that can detect corona within five minutes. The new process technology is based on the Crispr genetic scissors and should be able to detect a corona infection within five minutes. However, the data situation is still very thin – the study is based on only five samples. The method uses a short RNA molecule to find a viral gene that occurs exclusively in Sars-Cov-2. This lead RNA (crRNA) accumulates there. Then the gene of the virus is cut by the actual gene scissors,…

Avoiding Contact: Corona threatens “epidemic of loneliness

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 admin

In order to protect themselves against infection with Corona, older people in particular avoid contact with family and friends. But isolation is a psychological test for many people.An important remedy against the spread of the corona virus is to keep your distance. But it has considerable side effects, especially for older people. The Hamburg-based futurologist Horst Opaschowski warns of an “epidemic of loneliness”.At least one and a half meters distance, is an important corona rule. Many people have moved much further apart. They live alone within their four walls and…