Day: January 20, 2021

Extended lockdown: Starting Monday, these new rules apply

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Mask requirement and minimum distance are fixed. As announced by the federal government on Sunday, the new, stricter Corona regulations for the extended lockdown will come into force next Monday (January 25, 2021). Still this Thursday, the main committee in the parliament will deal with the so-called 3rd COVID-19 emergency measures regulation. Due to the 10-day rule, the lockdown will thus be extended until Feb. 3 for the time being. After that, another extension by the main committee is necessary. Provided by the government, the ordinance will be effective including…

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Here’s how Pfizer’s Corona mutation vaccine works

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A study has investigated whether the Corona mutation affects the protective efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The good news right off the bat: BioNTech and Pfizer’s Corona vaccine appears to be effective against the more contagious British variant, too, according to the study. For the study, blood samples from 16 vaccinated participants from previous clinical trials were exposed to a synthetic, so-called pseudovirus. This was constructed in such a way that it had the same genetic changes in the so-called spike protein that characterize both the British B.1.1.7 variant and…

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Joe Biden in inaugural address: ‘I will be the president of all Americans’

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Just two weeks ago, a right-wing mob stormed the US Capitol. In the same place, Joe Biden has now been sworn in as the 46th president. The leitmotif of his speech: “Unity is the way forward.”Joe Biden has taken office as the 46th president of the United States with a call for unity and reconciliation. The 78-year-old took the oath of office Wednesday in a solemn ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in the nation’s capital, Washington. “I will be a president for all Americans,” Biden promised. He said he would…

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Ministry warns against dubious vaccine offers

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The Ministry of Health warns against dubious vaccine offers from the Internet. The coronavirus crisis does not stop at online fraud. Currently, attempts are being made to sell vaccine on the Internet via dubious e-mails, the ministry said. Back in December, the international police organization Interpol published a global warning against fake counterfeit coronavirus vaccines and test kits. Vaccine is offered via dubious emailsNow the Ministry of Health is also drawing attention to the fact that only vaccines that have also been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) may…

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FFP2 masks at 59 cents in some Austrian supermarkets

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After Hofer also provides the Rewe Group with a price surprise. Already from tomorrow FFP2 masks are to be offered at 59 cents a piece. The new rules of the extended lockdown from January 25 include the increase of the general distance rule from one to two meters as well as the FFP2 mask obligation in retail and public transport. To ensure that everyone can get their hands on such a mask, they will also be available in supermarkets in the future. Today, Wednesday, the discount store Hofer surprised with…

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Biden to meet with congressional leaders before inauguration at church

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden went to church just before his swearing-in ceremony. Biden, a Catholic, was joined at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington on Wednesday by Democratic and Republican leaders in the US Congress, among others. Television images showed those attending the service wearing masks and keeping their distance. The inauguration will take place at 6 p.m. (CET). Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump had said goodbye from the U.S. capital in the afternoon with a brief appearance at the Andrews military base. There, the invited guests stood closely packed…

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Austrians throw away 60 kilos of food per household per year

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Every Austrian throws an average of 60 kilograms of perfectly good food in the trash. That’s the equivalent of 500 curd cheese golaches ending up in the trash. On Wednesday Too Good To Go, an initiative against food waste, drew attention to this. In austria, about one million tons of surplus food per year land in the garbage. For half of the avoidable food waste (521,000 tons), households are responsible, Too Good To Go referred to the result of a study by WWF from the previous year. “Most of the…

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Corona: British variant detected in 60 countries.

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The more contagious virus mutants from the United Kingdom and South Africa have been detected worldwide, WHO reports. First discovered in the United Kingdom, the corona mutant has now spread to at least 60 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Within a week, the virus variant has thus been discovered in ten more countries, the WHO announced on Wednesday. The B.1.1.7 mutation, first detected in mid-December, is considered 50 to 70 percent more contagious than the virus in its previous form. Another virus variant discovered in South Africa has…

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1,671 new Corona infections in Austria.

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There are also 1,734 new recoveries and 38 new deaths associated with Covid-19. After Monday’s low numbers and slightly increased numbers again on Tuesday, today’s Wednesday’s value is again higher at 1,671 new infections. Compared to Wednesday of the previous week, the value is lower, but since Saturday, the numbers are rising again every day. However, there are also 1,734 new recovered, so the number of active cases is dropping again, at least during the week. There are also 38 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. Meanwhile, cases of…

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