First Viennese large-scale vaccination campaign starts Friday – 15 January 2021

The first large-scale vaccination campaign against the coronavirus will start in Vienna tomorrow (Friday), with some 11,000 people from the medical and healthcare sectors expected to receive their first dose over four days at the Messe Wien exhibition center. Most of the available dates are already booked up, according to the office of Health City Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). The majority of the vaccines are reserved for physicians in private practice and their staff. 8,500 doses are available to them. “These appointments were taken within 24 hours,” reported a Hacker…

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China records high increase in corona infections

In China, the number of new Corona infections has risen at the fastest rate in more than a decade. Within 24 hours, 138 new covid-19 cases were reported, according to health authorities in Beijing on Thursday. The day before, there were 115. According to the National Health Commission, 124 of the new cases were local infections, with 81 reported in Hebei province around the capital Beijing and 43 in northeastern Heilongjiang province. More than 28 million in quarantineThe total number of confirmed Corona cases now stands at 87,844, according to…

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Permanent lockdown looms! Corona mutation aggravates situation

The lockdown in Austria is extended until January 24 – at least for now! Because the British Corona mutation worsens the situation in the country. The lockdown in Austria caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will last at least until January 24. This was fixed on Wednesday by the main committee of the National Council. This means that pubs and stores – with the exception of the food trade and other stores selling everyday consumer goods – will remain closed for a further ten days after 14 January. Events as well…

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