Day: December 4, 2020

Information offensive for migrants in 17 languages

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The Ministry of Integration and the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) have started an information offensive for people with a migration background for the mass tests for the corona virus that will begin on Friday. The information in 17 languages is available via a multilingual hotline, direct SMS, or cooperation with multipliers from the communities, announced Integration Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP). For example, online consultations are held several times a day in different languages, or multilingual employees answer questions about the mass tests by calling the hotline on 01/715 10 51…

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Lockdown in large parts of California

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California is introducing tougher measures to fight the pandemic due to rising coronavirus numbers. In regions with an imminent overcrowding of intensive care units, curfews and other restrictions will be tightened, Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday. In view of rising hospital admissions, the state is imposing a Stay at Home order in large parts of California. Contact with other households should be avoided. Many non-essential businesses, including hairdressers and bars, will have to close. Restaurants may only offer food for pick-up. The number of customers in stores will be further…

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Coronavirus traffic light: Whole Austria for four weeks red

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Four weeks ago, the Coronavirus Commission in the Ministry of Health saw for the first time a very high risk of infection throughout Austria and therefore set the traffic light to red for the country, all provinces and all districts. Also yesterday afternoon the commission came to the same result despite slightly decreasing values: The risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is very high everywhere, so the traffic light will remain red everywhere for at least another week. The Coronavirus Commission’s assessment was based on the risk of transmission, the traceability…

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Supply with Pfizer vaccine solved

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The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has blamed supply chain problems for the delivery target for its coronavirus vaccine that was capped a few weeks ago. A company spokeswoman told Reuters that it took longer than expected to ramp up the supply of raw materials. The modifications to the production processes have now been completed and the vaccine doses can be produced quickly. Pfizer is developing the vaccine together with the Mainz-based company BioNTech. The ramp-up of raw material supply, which had taken longer, had played a role in the decision…

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Mass tests start in Vienna, Vorarlberg and Tyrol

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In the federal states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol as well as the federal capital Vienna, the corona mass tests start on Friday. In Vorarlberg and Tirol they last until Sunday, Vienna tests until 13 December. Three locations are available for the Viennese. The operation takes place daily from 8.00 to 18.00 o’clock. In Vorarlberg corona tests are accomplished in 80 test stations from 7.00 to 17,00 o’clock, in Tirol 297 test locations were intended – likewise predominantly in the same period. On Friday 130 of them will be opened for…

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Biden wants Fauci to be the “chief medical advisor”

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The elected US president has declared the fight against the Corona pandemic to be his most urgent task.The elected US President Joe Biden wants to make the renowned corona expert Anthony Fauci his top medical advisor. Biden told CNN news channel on Thursday that he had asked Fauci in an interview to “be the chief medical advisor for me and part of the Covid team”. Biden also called on the US population to wear a protective mask for the next 100 days after his swearing-in in January. The head of…

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Is safe travel possible at Christmas?

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Christmas is saved – theoretically. After the announcement of the Federal Government to loosen the Corona restrictions over Christmas and New Year’s Eve in almost all Federal States, meetings “in the closest family or friend” up to ten people are possible. Before the big meeting on Christmas Eve it would be advisable to avoid all contacts as far as possible, which makes especially the journey to the family the biggest challenge. Travel by train ÖBB has announced that it will double the number of mask checks on trains, with “security…

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WHO specifies rules: guidance on the correct use of masks

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Although one has already become accustomed to the use of mask, however, again and again uncertainties arise when wearing it. The World Health Organization has now specified the rules and takes a clear position in a new recommendation.Should you tie your mask in your wrist and also wear a mask in your own home? The World Health Organization (WHO) now provides answers to these questions in a rule paper dated December 1. Most recently, the WHO issued recommendations in June on the compulsory use of masks. Mask on wrist hygienically…

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