Day: December 23, 2020

Vienna mass tests will take place from 8 to 17 January 2021

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Because of the huge rush, the Vienna city government has announced more testing opportunities for the next few days. In the test lanes near the Austria Center in Vienna, there will be more appointment slots before Christmas after all. This was announced by a spokesman for city health councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on Tuesday. Until December 26, 1,000 additional appointments per day will be possible. Also the time for the next mass tests is now certain. The capacity expansion had become possible by the establishment of further walk-in lanes and…

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Study: masks impair recognition ability in brain

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A new study shows that mouth masks can impair the brain’s ability to recognize faces. Do you also feel like you have a harder time recognizing your friends, acquaintances & co because of your mask? Then you’re definitely not alone. Scientists have found out in a new study that it really has become more difficult to recognize our fellow human beings. Researchers at “Ben-Gurion University of the Negev” believe that face masks impair the brain’s ability to correctly recognize and distinguish between different faces. The study results were published in…

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Germany reports 962 Corona deaths in 24 hours

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The number of reported deaths related to the coronavirus has reached a new high in Germany. Within one day, German public health departments transmitted 962 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to RKI figures released Wednesday morning. In addition, 24,740 new infections were reported. Last Wednesday (Dec. 16), 27,728 new infections and the previous high of 952 deaths had been recorded. The peak of 33,777 reported infections had occurred on Friday, but this included 3,500 subsequent reports. The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported to…

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