December 2020 Archives

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

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 admin

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…

Study: masks impair recognition ability in brain

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 admin

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…

Germany reports 962 Corona deaths in 24 hours

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 admin

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…

Alaba Austria’s Footballer of the Year

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

Austria’s Footballer of the Year 2020 is David Alaba. The FC Bayern player prevailed in the election conducted by APA among the twelve Bundesliga coaches with 33 points, clearly ahead of Marcel Sabitzer (Leipzig/17) and Dominik Szoboszlai (Red Bull Salzburg/13). For Alaba, it is the seventh selection as Footballer of the Year, making him the clear record holder. The Viennese had last won in 2016. About the award he was most pleased. Alaba, who succeeds Erling Haaland, who is now striker for Dortmund, spoke of a “huge honor. I am…

First cases of infection in Antarctica

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

Coronavirus has reached a research station in Antarctica and now all continents. At least 36 CoV infected people have been registered at Chile’s Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme station. The infected are 26 members of the military and ten civilians of a maintenance company, Chilean media reported yesterday evening (local time) with reference to the army, which operates the station. For months, the southern continent had been one of the last places where it was possible to be calmly among people indoors. Stringent measures helped prevent a CoV outbreak. Countries with research…

Vaccinations in Austria start on Sunday

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

In Vienna, Lower and Upper Austria, the first people will also be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Sunday with the joint EU launch of the Corona vaccinations. The province of Tyrol expects the first of two necessary partial immunizations for individual high-risk people before the end of December. In the other five provinces, the first administrations of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine are expected to be carried out in the first half of January, a roundup revealed. In a first tranche, 10,000 doses of the vaccine will arrive in Austria shortly after Christmas,…

Lockdown: No public church services after Christmas holidays

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

New agreement of the Ministry of Culture with all 16 churches and religious groups for the containment of the corona virus is valid from December 28 to January 17 – Exemption for Orthodox Christmas. Vienna, 21.12.2020 – From December 28 to January 17, there will be no public religious services. The 16 churches and religious societies have agreed with the Ministry of Culture on Monday. The reason for this are the new tightenings for the containment of the Coronavirus. Thus, public worship services can take place as planned on Christmas…

COVID 19 Test lanes fully booked

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

The free Covid 19 tests are storming in Vienna just before Christmas. All are fully booked up to and including December 24.Monday morning, a steady stream of people makes its way to the test lane at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). All people living or working in Vienna have had the opportunity to be tested for coronavirus there free of charge since December 15. “But today is our strongest day so far,” says ACV executive Susanne Baumann-Söllner.And that’s how it will continue. Up to and including December 24, all appointments…

Vaccination can start

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 admin

The EMA’s recommendation for the vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer was eagerly awaited. Yesterday afternoon, the green light was given: vaccination can begin.The next step is for the EU Commission to decide on the use of the preparation for all member countries – this is considered a formality and should happen before Christmas.Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) spoke of a “joyful day after ten months of hard fighting against the Corona pandemic”. He said that if the EU gives the green light, Austria will “swiftly begin distribution and the first vaccinations…