Month: November 2020

Van der Bellen: “Let’s all act together now, then we will get through this health crisis well”

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen today appealed to the population to comply with the restrictions in the CoV lockdown. “Please show solidarity and adhere to all the protective measures that are necessary,” Van der Bellen asked people on Facebook: “Let’s all act together now. Then we will get through this health crisis well”. After his painful pelvic injury following a fall on Thursday, the Federal President left the Vienna General Hospital and has since then performed official duties from home. Today he worked from his office in the Hofburg…

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Corona vaccine – a new success story from the USA

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In the worldwide race for a corona vaccine, another research project has reported a decisive success. In an interim analysis, the corona vaccine of the US biotech company Moderna showed an efficacy of 94.5 percent in protecting against Covid-19. Moderna expects to be able to apply for emergency approval in the USA in the coming weeks, the company announced on Monday. Over 90 percent protectionModerna is the second major U.S. pharmaceutical company to present positive data from the pivotal study with a corona vaccine within one week. Last Monday, the…

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Shopping trip before the Lockdown

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Starting tomorrow, the retail industry is once again looking forward to three dark weeks. Complete loss of sales. Everything (except supermarkets, tobacconists & Co.) is up to and including 6 December. The loss is estimated at around one billion per week. Discount of 20 % to 60Many traders are concerned that the aid promised by the government may not be sufficient. As reported, the industry can expect 20 to 60 percent – depending on the perishability of the goods. The starting point is 40 percent, then – depending on the…

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Important points from the lockdown regulations – a summary

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▶Am I allowed to leave the house/apartment? Staying “outside the private living area” is only permitted for certain reasons. These include going to work, helping others or relaxing outside. Another exception is the meeting of “closest caregivers” – this counts as “necessary basic needs”.▶Should I really only meet one person? A meeting may only take place with one other household at most. This person must belong to the closest family circle or consist of “important person with whom physical contact is usually maintained several times a week”. Recommended: As few…

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British Prime Minister Johnson must be quarantined again

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The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to go into domestic isolation for the second time because of the corona virus. He is the contact person of a person who tested positive for the corona virus, the government in London announced last night. Johnson is in good health and shows no symptoms of Covid-19. Johnson had already gone into self-isolation during the first corona virus wave when he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in late March. He then had to go to hospital, where he spent a few days in intensive…

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Germany faces tougher contact restrictions

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In the fight against the coronavirus crisis, the German government is proposing strict contact and quarantine restrictions beyond the existing restrictions. In a draft of the draft resolution for today’s video conference of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) with the Prime Ministers, the German Press Agency states that children and young people should be encouraged to meet only with a steady friend in their free time. Private meetings with friends and acquaintances should generally be limited to a fixed additional household. According to the federal government’s ideas, in the future only…

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USA records more than eleven million cases

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The USA reached the mark of eleven million coronavirus infections. This was revealed yesterday from data from the University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. One million cases were added in less than a week: Ten million had only been reached last Monday. Most recently, the number of new infections had again reached a record high of more than 177,000 in one day. Hospital admissions are also at a record high in about half of the 50 states. In the U.S., a good 246,000 people have died of the disease Covid-19…

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Contact regulations during the lockdown clarified

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The contact regulations during the lockdown starting on Tuesday were clarified by the government last night. According to the adapted “legal justification” of the “COVID-19 Emergency Measures Ordinance”, only one “individual” of a household may meet or visit members of another household, regardless of their number. However, these must be “closest family members” or “important reference persons”. In the evening, the Ministry of Health published an adapted version of the explanatory “legal grounds”. According to it – in contrast to what was communicated in the morning – it is not…

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Almost 34,000 new infections and 546 deaths in Italy

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In Italy, the number of new corona infections decreased from 37,255 to 33,979 within 24 hours. There were 546 deaths, two more than the day before. Thus, the number of deaths since the beginning of the epidemic in Italy on February 20 is 45,229. 195,275 tests were performed within 24 hours. The number of swabs taken at the weekend is usually lower than on weekdays. The number of confirmed active cases was 712,490. The number of people infected with SARS CoV-2 in quarantine was 677,021. The number of Covid 19…

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