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FORECASTS: When we can expect a corona vaccine

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

Still this year or not until mid 2021? These are the experts’ forecasts. About 180 vaccine candidates are being developed against the new coronavirus worldwide, some of which are already being tested in large-scale Phase III studies. But when can we expect a vaccination? The experts’ forecasts are quite different. Vaccination already in December?According to Markus Zeitlinger, Head of the University Clinic for Clinical Pharmacology at MedUni Vienna, approvals for the first vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Europe could well be granted in December or January. If this is…

THE CURRENT CORONA NUMBERS: 2,782 new infections on Sunday!

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

14 people have died in the last 24 hours After the record increase with more than 3,000 new infections on Saturday, corona numbers remain high. A further 2,782 new cases were reported on Sunday. However, fewer tests are usually performed over the weekend. As of today (October 25, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 979 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 57,858 have recovered. At present, 1,225 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 174 of these are in intensive care. The…

Winter time is back

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

In the midst of the Corona crisis, summer time in Europe came to an end on Sunday. At 3.00 o’clock the hands were turned back one hour. How the time changeover in the EU will continue is still completely unclear. The ball is still in the court of the EU Council of Ministers, which last discussed the abolition of the twice-yearly time changeover in June 2019. The process was kicked off by an online survey. In this study, 84 percent had spoken out in favor of a time changeover. In…

New corona restrictions come into force

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

for detailed report about the new restrictions starting today, 25 October 2020, follow the link below: The corona crisis affects the life of the Austrians from Sunday onwards a little more. At outdoor events only 1,500 people are allowed, indoor only 1,000 and even that only with a mask and if the seats are assigned. If this is not the case, the maximum number of adults indoors is six, and twelve outdoors. In addition, there is a maximum of six children in each room. Only at funerals are 100 people…

ON NATIONAL HOLIDAY Chancellor speech might be about the corona crisis

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

This year’s national holiday on 26 October is exceptional in every respect, including the official celebrations. In his speech at Heldenplatz, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) will once again call for discipline against the spread of corona. The Council of Ministers on Monday is to decide to make the militia more attractive. Already at nine o’clock an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers takes place in the Chancellery. Unsurprisingly, small improvements for basic military personnel and the militia are being made on the occasion of the holiday, including new incentives…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel repeats appeal: “Reduce contacts

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again urged the citizens of her country to limit contacts in view of the sharp rise in corona infections. Merkel said in her weekly podcast that her appeal from last Saturday was still valid and would therefore be repeated. The German government announced that with this unusual step the Chancellor wanted to underline how serious the current situation in the pandemic is. Merkel asked to listen to her podcast again and play it to friends for whom it was still new. What she…

More than 20,000 active corona cases in Austria

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

Day of the sad records: On Saturday, three records were surprising. The situation is becoming increasingly dramatic: On Saturday, the authorities reported 3,614 new corona infections within 24 hours. This is a new negative record. Compared to the previous day, this is an increase of 41 %, in absolute figures it is +1,043. In comparison: On the worst day of the first wave, March 26, there were “only” 1,050 new infections. The next sad record: for the first time, there are more than 20,000 actively ill people in Austria. The…

List of corona risk areas considerably extended

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

The list of risk areas including the corresponding official travel warning in connection with the Corona pandemic has been considerably extended. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday (22 October) new regions that will be affected from Saturday (24 October). Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Poland and the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain (excluding overseas territories) as well as Northern Ireland, Ireland and Gibraltar are on the list. In Austria, the federal states of Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria have now also been declared risk areas. In Italy,…

Chancellor Kurz explains when the second lockdown becomes mandatory

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 admin

The increase in new infections is dramatic. How can a lockdown be averted? Federal Chancellor Kurz explains when this happens. Record increases – day in, day out: The number of infections in Austria has shot up in recent days! On Saturday, 24 October, a rise of 3,614 new infections was recorded. It is questionable whether the new measures, which will come into force today, Sunday, will lead to a decrease in the number of new infections. In view of this ever worsening situation, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urges the Austrians to…