23 January 2021 Archives

25 euros for violation of FFP2 mask obligation

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

Those who violates the obligation to wear a FFP2 mask, must expect in the future with an organ penalty mandate of 25 euros. This is provided for in a new regulation of the Ministry of Health, which was announced yesterday. Already on Thursday, the main committee of the National Council had passed the new ordinance to extend and tighten the lockdown. In addition to the extended distance requirement from one to two meters, the exit restrictions were thus also supplemented by the obligation to wear FFP2 masks in trade, public…

Lidl, Hofer and other Supermarkets will offer FREE FFP2 masks, too

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

After the announcement of the REWE Group (Billa, merkur and Penny) more and more supermarkets are following suit and want to give away FFP2 masks for free. In the middle of the week, the supermarket chains Hofer, Spar and REWE (Billa, Merkur, Penny) had announced that they would sell the FFP2 masks from 59 cents each. But then REWE provided a surprise, announcing that it would initially make the masks available for free. “This offer is valid while stocks last at the respective location,” it said in a statement. Spar…

Moderna vaccine: severe allergic reaction “rare”

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

US health authority: Ten anaphylactic shocks reported after administration of four million vaccine doses. Severe allergic reactions to the US company Moderna’s Corona vaccine are “rare,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). After administration of more than four million doses of the vaccine, so-called anaphylactic shocks occurred in only ten of the vaccine recipients, the CDC announced Friday (local time). None of the allergic reactions resulted in death, it said. The CDC based its assessment on documentation of a total of 4,041,396 vaccine doses administered between Dec.…

1,626 new corona infections reported in Austria

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

From Friday to Saturday, 1,626 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. So far, there have been 403,512 positive test results in Austria. As of today (23 January 2021, 09:30), 7,389 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 380,248 have recovered. Currently, 1,848 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus, and of these, 323 of the ill are in intensive care units. One strategy against the virus is regular testing. As of Monday, there will be continuous test lanes in large…

Some Austrian Supermarkets offer FREE FFP2 Mask on Monday, 25 January 2021

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

Starting January 25, FFP2 masks must be worn in stores and on public transportation. In some supermarkets customers receive the mask free of charge, heute.at reports in its online platform. Starting from 25 January FFP2 mask obligation applies according to Federal Government in the trade. The customer rush on the FFP2 masks was just as large in the last days as the uncertainty of the population. Billa, Merkur and Penny are therefore providing every customer with the first FFP2 mask free of charge from Monday, 25.1. to Wednesday, 27.1. This…

B117 mutation likely more deadly than “normal” corona virus

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

The B117 mutation is thought to be up to 70 percent more contagious.The UK government today provided information on disturbing findings: Apparently, the B117 mutation is said to be not only more contagious, but also more deadly than previous variants. The coronavirus mutant B.1.1.7, first detected in England, is apparently more deadly than earlier virus variants, according to British findings. There is now “evidence” that the mutant is not only more contagious but also “associated with a higher mortality rate,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday evening in London. The…

Missing FFP2 mask in Austrian railways and other public transportation of the ÖBB costs 40 euros

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

In all public transport, FFP2 masks are mandatory as of Monday.A disregard of the FFP2 mask obligation is with the ÖBB 40 euro penalty costs. Those who refuse must also expect to be excluded from the journey. ÖBB not worried about mask obligationFrom Monday (25 January), the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks applies, among other things, in public transport and thus also for all passengers in the trains, buses and stations of ÖBB. The journey without FFP2 mask or with a mouth-nose protection of lower protection class is from this…

More than 16,000 new infections in Germany

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

German health departments have reported 16,417 new CoV infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 879 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced this morning. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 18,678 new infections and 980 new deaths within 24 hours. The peak of 1,244 new deaths had been reached on January 14. The highest number of new infections registered within 24 hours, 33,777, was reported on December 18, but this included 3,500 subsequent reports. Seven-day incidence at 112.6The number…

Caritas: Pandemic increases child poverty

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 admin

The CoV pandemic widens the effect of child poverty. One third of children worldwide no longer have access to education as a result of the pandemic – with fatal consequences, warns Caritas on the occasion of World Education Day tomorrow. “Even if children are not counted among Corona’s high-risk group, they will have to bear the long-term consequences of school closures, malnutrition and poverty,” Caritas President Michael Landau said at an online press conference in Vienna. The pandemic is causing educational gaps and impacting the lives of every child worldwide,…