Month: December 2020

Italy tightens measures

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The Italian government has decided to tighten anti-CoV measures over the Christmas holidays. In view of the rapidly rising CoV figures, the government is imposing a renewed hard lockdown for the entire country. This will apply from Dec. 21 to Jan. 6, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced last night. According to him, all stores and restaurants will remain closed, travel between different regions will be prohibited, and people will only be allowed to leave their own homes to a limited extent. The whole of Italy will become a red zone…

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Germany reports 31,300 new infections

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Health authorities in Germany have reported 31,300 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. Yesterday, there had been a peak with 33,777 reported infections, but this included about 3,500 subsequently reported cases from the previous day. On Saturday of last week, the number had been 28,438. German health authorities also reported 702 new deaths within one day. The previous high of 952 deaths had been reached on Wednesday. The trend had been upward recently in the number of daily deaths, which was expected after the steep…

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More than ten million infected in India

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India has become the world’s second country after the United States to exceed ten million people infected with coronavirus. This is according to data released today by the Indian Ministry of Health. However, India has a population of more than 1.35 billion, while the U.S. has 328 million, and the ten million infected figure was reached earlier in November. In India, the rise in both the number of infected and fatalities appears to be slowing. Since yesterday, 27,022 new infections were reportedly registered – bringing the total to 10,004,893. The…

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U.S. agency: Five allergic reactions after vaccination

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Allergic reactions have occurred in five cases in the U.S. this week following administration of Biontech and Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. This was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday (local time). FDA expert Peter Marks said the culprit may be the chemical polyethylene glycol. It is a component of both the Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, he said. Immunizations with the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine have been ongoing since Monday, and the Moderna vaccine is expected to be used starting early next week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday…

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Police will control tightened entry regulations on Christmas time

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Interior Minister Nehammer wants to use hundreds of additional officers to control the tightened entry regulations at Christmas. To curb the further spread of COVID-19 in Austria, the Federal Council approved a new Health Ministry regulation on December 17, 2020, on entry into Austria in connection with the containment of SARS-CoV-2. “As in previous months, Austria’s police continue to provide support to the health authorities at their request during health-related entry controls,” said Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP). In order to have sufficient executive officers available over the Christmas holidays,…

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Summary: Lockdown from Dec. 26, – free COVID 19 test possible from Jan. 18, 2021

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The government on Friday went into reverse gear in the face of persistently high new infections and announced a new lockdown after Christmas. Christmas can still take place “as planned,” but measures will be tightened again from Dec. 26, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said. Commerce and body-related services will be closed until January 18, and restaurants and hotels will also remain closed. All-day curfew restrictions will again apply – including on New Year’s Eve. Neither public nor private fireworks are to be approved.The lockdown will last even longer – until 24…

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Third Lockdown in Austria confirmed

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Friday confirmed the third hard lockdown for Austria starting Dec. 27. The period after Christmas is to usher in a “return to normality” in three phases. In the first phase, the numbers are to be decreased by tightened measures, phase 2 is to keep Corona cases down by mass testing, and in the third phase, vaccination is finally to bring the hoped-for relief. Regulations for December 24 and 25 remain in place, but there is now an all-day curfew on New Year’s Eve. “We have decided…

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Covid 19 vaccination: safe and suitable for allergic people

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According to current knowledge, the Covid-19 vaccination is also safe for allergy sufferers. This was emphasized by AG Allergologie and the Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (ÖGDV). mRNA vaccines – such as those from Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna – transmit the blueprint for a viral antigen to the body, which is then produced in cells and causes immunization. “The side effects that have become known in the approval studies are frequent, expectable, mild as well as limited in time,” says Wolfram Hötzenecker, chairman of the AG Allergologie; the population needs…

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COVID SITUATION IN EUROPE

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Italy to become red zone from Dec. 24, media sayThe Italian government is planning further CoV restrictions for the Christmas holidays. For example, the whole of Italy is to be declared a red zone on holidays and weekends from December 24 to January 6. This will mean that stores and restaurants will remain closed and freedom of travel will be severely restricted. The Council of Ministers will adopt a decree to this effect this evening, Italian media reported. On the other days, Italy will be classified as an orange zone…

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