COVID 19 Mass Testing in Austria

Vienna. It’s a mammoth task: as many Austrians as possible are to be tested on Corona by December 15. Yesterday the starting signal for the mass tests in Vienna, Tyrol and Vorarlberg was given. In front of the Marx-Halle, Messe Wien and the Stadthalle there were long queues at first – around 8.00 am. After only a few minutes they dissolved. PC breakdown delayed the counting of the testsBreakdown. The rush was strong in all federal states. This was probably one of the reasons for the computer breakdown. In Innsbruck,…

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Again over 23,000 new infections in Germany

The Robert Koch Institute has reported 23,318 new corona infections in Germany. That is about 1,600 more than a week ago. Despite the partial lockdown, the number of infections thus remains at a high level. A further 483 people died from or with the virus. This brings the total number of deaths to 18,517, a new record of 487 deaths was only reached on Wednesday. In total, more than 1.153 million people have been proven to be infected with the coronavirus. According to the RKI, approximately 835,700 people are considered…

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Spain: Sharp decline in infection figures

The former CoV hotspot Spain is celebrating considerable success in the fight against the virus. The number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days remained below the 100 mark for the first time in two months, and the seven-day incidence is now 98.56, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday in Madrid. Spain now has one of the lowest incidences in Europe, the newspaper “El País” wrote. The value was more than halved within one month. On November 4 it was still 236, and the number of admissions of Covid-19…

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Less red zones in Italy

In many parts of Italy, the CoV situation is gradually improving and the pressure on hospitals is decreasing. For this reason, the government in Rome announced yesterday that it would greatly reduce the number of red zones with strict exit restrictions. As of Sunday, only the region of Abruzzo in central Italy will be a red zone, according to the news agency Adnkronos. Health Minister Roberto Speranza wants to issue the orders for this shortly. The regions Toscana, Campania as well as the Aostatal and the province Bozen South Tyrol,…

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CoV entry rules: Some details still open

Strict entry rules will apply between 19 December and 10 January to combat the coronavirus. Anyone coming to Austria from a risk area will have to be in quarantine for ten days, free testing by PCR is only possible after five days. The corresponding ordinance is currently being drafted in the Ministry of Health. Some details are still open. The text of the ordinance will be available next week to give those affected enough time to prepare for the new law, the Ministry of Health. ORF.at reported. What is already…

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