Month: November 2020

Autumn says a quiet goodbye, winter is already on its way

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Tomorrow there will be the first snow showers in some parts of Austria, followed by a short dry phase and then a onset of winter. Just in time for the meteorological beginning of winter the first snow is coming. On Tuesday, December 1, the offshoot of a cold front moves from the northwest over Upper Austria. ZAMG meteorologist Christian Ortner predicts “only a few weak snow showers”. But they can also reach the lower altitudes. This is because the snowfall line drops to 200 to 300 meters on Tuesday. But…

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Viennese Covid-19 vaccine candidate to score long-term

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In the race for Covid-19 vaccines, the biotech company Valneva, which maintains a large research site in Vienna, chose a special path. Behind the candidate name “VLA2001” is a vaccine containing inactivated viruses. With inactivated vaccines, the body is confronted with harmless viruses. As a result, the body’s own defense system deals with the pathogen and develops the necessary protective immune response. This approach has been tried and tested for many decades. “We knew from the beginning that we would be late with this approach because it takes longer to…

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How Vienna wants to cope with the corona mass tests

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Around 300 test lines at three locations. Health City Councilor Peter Hacker calculates that 1.2 million Viennese will participate. The construction work for the corona mass tests in Vienna is well underway. Around 300 test lines will be installed in the Stadthalle, the Marxhalle and the Messe Wien. The start will be on December 4 – two days later than announced in the meantime. Registration is possible from 2 December. The large-scale tests are to be carried out in the federal capital by 13 December, with the Austrian Armed Forces…

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541 corona deaths and 20,648 new infections in Italy

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In Italy, the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths on Sunday fell again. 541 deaths on or with corona were reported, compared to 686 the day before, the Ministry of Health announced. This means that 54,904 people have died with or from corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic on February 20. The number of registered new infections fell from 24,214 to 20,648. 176,934 tests were carried out within 24 hours, 11.7 percent were positive. The number of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in quarantine…

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In times of Corona Pope calls believers to spend Christmas in a simple manner

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During the Angelus prayer on the first Sunday in Advent, Pope Francis gave the faithful advice on how to spend Christmas in times of the Corona pandemic. The Argentinean Pope called for simplicity, attention to the neighbor and simple prayer in the family. The Pope appealed to the faithful not to fall into pessimism, apathy and reserve in the face of the pandemic and the economic crisis that is causing fear and anxiety to many people. Advent is a “time of hope”: “God is at our side to support us…

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Czech Republic eases measures for the Christmas business

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Czech Republic relaxes its strict coronavirus restrictions for the Christmas business. From Thursday onwards, all retail stores and restaurants will be allowed to open again. This was announced by the government today after a special session of the cabinet. There are strict hygiene rules and a limit of one person per 15 square meters on the number of customers in stores. So far only essential purchases are allowed. The relaxation was originally expected on Monday. In the course of the week, a “further significant improvement of the situation” is expected,…

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Chancellor Kurz continues to anticipate “massive restrictions”

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) dampens expectations of an early relaxation of the corona measures after the current lockdown. “We will have to live with further massive restrictions after December 7,” he told the “Kleine Zeitung”. In any case, there would be no “hasty opening steps”. The goal is to take “cautious opening steps” in the retail sector and for schools from December 7. However, this would depend on the number of infections, Kurz said. The higher the numbers are, “the more difficult it will be to set opening steps,”…

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4,047 new infections and 87 corona deaths on Sunday

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The number of new corona infections on Sunday gives us a little hope: 4,047 new infections were reported within 24 hours. But there were 87 fatalities. The number of new infections continues to fall in the hard lockdown. Even though traditionally less testing is done on Sunday, the current figures give hope. In the past 24 hours, 4,047 new infections with the coronavirus were reported to the authorities throughout Austria, most of them in Lower Austria. The comparison with last Sunday is decisive. There were 5,226 positive findings. The current…

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Start of mass tests in Vienna postponed by two days

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The antigen mass testing planned for Wednesday in Vienna will be postponed by two days. As the “Kronen Zeitung” reported and a spokesman for Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) confirmed to the APA on Saturday, the tests are now scheduled to start on Friday, December 4 The IT system could apparently not be put into operation earlier, the office of the Health City Council told the “Krone”. Previously, on Saturday, the Mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), had defended the fact that the coronavirus “mass tests” in Vienna would…

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