Year: 2020

Poll: Population against Sunday opening before Christmas

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A push by Harald Mahrer, President of the Chamber of Commerce, for open business in the pre-Christmas period caused the waves to surge last week. The business representative got rejections from all sides, even from his own ranks. Even the population cannot get much out of the proposal. In a marketing survey of 500 people, the majority (65 percent) spoke out against opening on the last two Sundays in Advent. Three quarters of those questioned would not even use the opportunity to shop on Sunday. Although more than a third…

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Coronavirus traffic light on permanent red

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For the fourth week in a row, all Austrian districts in the Coronavirus traffic light remain on red. This is evident from the documents of the traffic light commission, which is meeting today. There is good news at least from Vienna, where 40 percent of all cases of infection can now be traced again. This puts Vienna far ahead of all other federal states with the exception of Salzburg. Progress is being made, especially in Vienna, in clarifying the source of infection. The already very good figure of 31 percent…

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Hungary extends border closure until 1 February

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Hungary is extending its border closure until February 1, 2021, which according to the Hungarian Official Gazette extends the strict border regime, which initially applied until December 1, by two more months. In this sense, foreigners may enter Hungary only with justified exceptions, while Hungarian citizens returning to their country must be quarantined. The restrictions introduced so far will remain in place, explained Minister of Law Gergely Gulyas at a press conference in Budapest today. The minister initially justified the high number of cases by citing the increased number of…

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5,526 new corona infections in Austria

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Austria, 26 November 2020 – Most new infections occur in Lower Austria, followed by Styria and Vienna. The number of new infections in Austria remains high. From Wednesday to Thursday there were 5,526 new corona infections. There are 7,283 new recoveries. Compared to the previous week, the trend is clear. Also today there are again about 1,300 new corona infections less than in the same period last week. Currently, 3,756 positively tested persons are undergoing hospital treatment, 705 persons are in intensive care.Here are the numbers in detail: ➤ Burgenland:…

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Austria sets on vaccination recommendations

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Unlike in some European countries, such as Belgium, France or Italy, there is currently no compulsory vaccination in this country, but recommendations. In order to enable as many people as possible to have access, the free child vaccination program for children under the age of 15 was set up around 20 years ago. It includes the most important childhood diseases, pneumococcus and many more. “For the most part, these are also very well accepted, for example against polio (polio), FSME (tick-borne encephalitis) or tetanus (tetanus). Hardly anyone would think of…

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Moderna plans to deliver CoV vaccine already in December

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U.S. manufacturer Moderna plans to start supplying its CoV vaccine to the European Union as early as December – provided the product receives regulatory approval. The company announced this yesterday. It confirmed the conclusion of a framework agreement with the EU Commission. According to the agreement, initially 80 million vaccine doses are to be delivered, with an option for 80 million additional units. “Moderna expects to begin shipping mRNA-1273 to the European Union in December 2020,” the company confirmed. Strategic partners in Europe are Lonza in Switzerland and Rovi in…

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Germany extends partial lockdown until December 20

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In order to contain the pandemic, private gatherings with friends, relatives and acquaintances in Germany are limited to a maximum of five people from one’s own household and one other household. Children up to 14 years of age are not covered by the regulation. This was announced yesterday evening by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) after her consultations with the state premiers in Berlin. The strict restrictions will be relaxed over Christmas, however. From December 23 to January 1, a maximum of ten people are allowed to meet; children up…

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Biden calls on USA to unite in fight against virus

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US President-elect Joe Biden has called on the Americans to unite in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “I know that the country has grown weary of fighting. We must not forget that we are at war with the virus, not with each other, not among ourselves,” Biden said yesterday in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware. Biden addressed the Americans on the occasion of today’s holiday Thanksgiving with admonishing words. On Thanksgiving, families and friends usually come together for big celebrations. Biden again urged Americans to refrain from doing…

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Anonymous benefactor donates 1 million euros: live on ORF show “Licht ins Dunkel”

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There were strict security measures at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala. Among the prominent guests were President Van der Bellen, Chancellor Sebastian, Vice Chancellor Kogler and world star Andrea Bocelli. Strict security measures, no audience, but a world star at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala on Wednesday. After everyone had undergone a corona test, the star guests of the evening faced the press. Andreas Gabalier presented his new Christmas album and donated a huge amount. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli came at the side of his wife Veronica Berti:…

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