Month: December 2020

Vaccinations in Germany to start on December 27

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Vaccinations against coronavirus are scheduled to begin in Germany on Dec. 27. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn informed the Conference of Health Ministers about the approval and supply of the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer, the city of Berlin announced today. “For the federal states, this results in December 27 as the start date,” it said. In particular, it said, vaccination should begin in nursing homes. Earlier, news agency Reuters had learned from insiders that the move was subject to approval on Dec. 23 by the EU and subsequent batch…

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Slovakia: Lockdowns to start again from Saturday

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Slovakia has already brought forward the start of a lockdown planned for next week to this Saturday. At the same time, strict curfew restrictions will go into effect at 5:00 a.m. Saturday. This was announced today by Health Minister Marek Krajci after an hour-long government meeting. Christmas shopping will thus only be possible until Friday. Originally, all stores except for supermarkets, for example, were to remain closed for at least three weeks only from December 21. A simultaneous curfew was not included in the government’s previous plans. Krajci cited the…

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Christmas Ordinance passed main committee

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According to parliamentary correspondence, the Christmas Ordinance was passed today in the Main Committee of the parliament with votes from the ÖVP, Greens and SPÖ. New is now that from 24 December a visit to the zoo will be possible again. On the first two days of Christmas (24th and 25th) there will be no obligation to wear a mask at parties with family or friends. For private Christmas parties on December 24 and 25, ten people from a maximum of ten households are allowed to gather. Here there is…

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10,000 doses for Austria could be ready for use this year

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The approval of Biontech/Pfizer vaccine will be decided on December 21. If it comes to pass, the first Austrians could be vaccinated shortly after Christmas.About 10,000 doses of Biontech and Pfizer’s Corona vaccine could be used in Austria before the end of the year “in some selected old people’s and nursing homes” based on the earlier opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is expected to be available as early as Dec. 21. This was said by Covid special representative Clemens Martin Auer to the “Ö1-Morgenjournal” on Wednesday. EU…

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Entering Austria? Mandatory ten days quarantine

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As of Dec. 19, 2020, a new regulation will apply to anyone who wants to enter Austria: For travellers from Australia, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Uruguay and the Vatican there will be no entry restrictions, provided they have stayed continuously in these countries or in Austria for the past ten days. For all others, a mandatory ten-day quarantine applies. From the 5th day on, one can clear oneself with a negative PCR or antigen test. Upon entry, a quarantine form must be signed. It is…

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Travel, Visits, mask…… These tough rules now apply for Christmas

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On Wednesday, the government will come out with the new Corona Ordinance for the upcoming holidays. It states, for example, that returnees from abroad must go into quarantine and that masks will now also be mandatory indoors. The regulation will apply until December 26 – but how New Year’s Eve can be celebrated this year remains unaffected. Just over a week before Christmas, details of the proposed holiday ordinance emerged Tuesday. Beforehand, the details come from a draft sent to the main parliamentary committee, and the final version will be…

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India records 26,355 new infections – China to vaccinate Biontech/Pfizer vaccine

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India recorded 26,355 new coronavirus cases, health ministry data showed Wednesday. This marked the third consecutive day that daily infections in the country remained below 30,000. The number of deaths rose by 360, bringing the total to 144,069, it said. India, with a population of nearly 1.4 billion, has recorded 9.93 million infections to date, the second highest rate in the world after the United States. However, daily numbers have steadily declined since reaching a peak of about 97,000 in mid-September. The average number of COVID-19 deaths reported daily in…

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First vaccinations in Vienna and Lower Austria

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The first Corona vaccinations will start this year in Vienna and parts of Lower Austria. “I expect these 10,000 doses on the 23rd, 24th or sometime on the 28th (December 2020) due to holidays. And we will vaccinate with them immediately,” said Clemens-Martin Auer, special representative for health, on “Ö1 Morgenjournal.” In some selected nursing homes in Vienna and Lower Austria, the vaccinations will begin, he said. The reason is logistical issues, as Pfizer can only deliver the first doses to Vienna. A further 230,000 vaccine doses will be distributed…

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Vaccinations may start in Austria as early as Christmas

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) plans to present its opinion on the approval of the Corona vaccine from the companies Biontech and Pfizer on December 21 – eight days earlier than last planned. Start on Christmas EveThis means that vaccinations can start in Austria as early as Christmas, as the Ministry of Health said. The confirmaiton was published by the Austrian daily newspaper KURIER on Wednesday. The logistics for the distribution and administration of the vaccine are in place, so that the delivery and vaccination of the first 10,000 doses…

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