Month: October 2020

Second wave of coronavirus in Eastern Europe

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The second corona wave is spreading rapidly in Eastern Europe. Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and the Ukraine report record numbers of infections and deaths almost daily. On Saturday, the Polish Ministry of Health recorded 5,300 new infections within 24 hours. This is the highest figure since the outbreak of the coronavirus. The figures are even more drastic in the Czech Republic. There the data of the Ministry of Health showed 8,618 new infections. In Poland, where around 38 million people live, the total number of proven cases of infection…

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General Accident Insurance Institution in Austria (AUVA) warns of possible explosion hazard from disinfectants

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The General Accident Insurance Institution (AUVA) warns of possible explosion hazards when using hand disinfectants. Sprays, gels and liquids that are supposed to kill the corona viruses have become an integral part of everyday life. “However, it is often forgotten that considerable dangers can emanate from these agents”, said AUVA expert Klaus Kopia. “All hand disinfectants have a low flash point,” Kopia said. Depending on the content of alcohol or ethanol, this lies at a temperature between 17 and 21 degrees Celsius. This means that even at room temperatures of…

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Corona record: 1,235 new infections throughout Austria

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From Friday to Saturday there were 1,235 new corona infections in Austria. Almost half of them occurred in Vienna.So far, there have been 54,423 positive test results in Austria. As of today (October 10, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 852 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 42,829 have recovered. At present, 509 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 99 of these patients are in intensive care units. Corona new infections by federal states:Burgenland: 32Carinthia: 38Lower Austria: 187Upper Austria: 174Salzburg: 72Styria:…

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States agreed on recommendation for CoV traffic light

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The EU ambassadors agreed yesterday afternoon on a recommendation to better coordinate national measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. This is to be achieved in particular through a traffic light system to assess the risk of individual regions. This should enable EU countries to assess them in the same way and, if necessary, to impose objective travel restrictions, according to informed sources. In addition, EU members are to recognize coronavirus tests from certified health care facilities in another EU country in the future. Furthermore, a uniform EU-wide form for the…

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Sources of most COVID 19 infections in Austria

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Vienna. This week, the hoped-for “COVID 19 stabilization” is not present. Ten days ago, AGES experts thought that the new infection rate would level off at 650 new coronavirus cases per day. Yesterday, however, the second-highest rate was recorded with 1,131 new cases. The weekly average – seven days – was 973, and the fact that the positivity rate – the proportion of positives among those tested – is already 5.58 is further evidence of the high incidence of infection in large parts of the country. In fact, there were…

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Is a partial lockdown in Austria possible?

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Vienna. Minister of Economics Margarete Schramböck explained that she could “not rule out a lockdown” because she had “no crystal ball”. “Österreich” Newspaper reports that FPÖ and part of NEOS see a quick “lockdown” would be implemented again in Austria. Schramböck admittedly told the truth: the measures will depend on the further development. Unlike Lombardy, for example, Austria never had a real lockdown – i.e. a mass quarantine. Admittedly, there were “initial restrictions” for this. These – in the new law it is regulated that one may go out then…

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Cluster Analysis show: Households are the number one corona source of infection

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The Corona Commission has published its risk classification indicators for the current traffic light system. These show that in calendar week 40 (September 28 to October 4), the source of infection was unknown in 35 percent of SARS-CoV-2 cases throughout Austria. The figures published on Friday from the new cluster analysis of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), on which the Corona Commission relies, also show that – with almost 60 percent of cases – households continue to be the number one source of infection. “The school as…

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Reproduction number again above 1.0

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The effective reproduction number for Austria is again above 1.0 after one week. 1 infected person infected recently on average 1.13 further persons, as can be seen from the calculations of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and the Technical University of Graz. According to the model, the number of newly infected persons increased by 4.4 percent daily during the period under investigation. In contrast to one week before, the effective reproduction number for October 7th was now again above 1.0 in all federal states. In some federal…

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WHO: Over 100,000 new infections in one day in Europe

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The coronavirus is spreading in Europe. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new coronavirus infections per day in Europe has for the first time risen above the 100,000 mark. The WHO graph updated on Friday shows an increase of 109,749 cases compared to the previous day. On Thursday almost 99,000 new cases were reported. In Europe, the virus has been spreading continuously since August. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the public health authorities in Germany reported 4,516 new corona infections within one…

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