January 2021 Archives

Vaccination campaign in Austria in full force

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 admin

Vaccination campaign in Austria has started. According to Minister Anschober, as of Tuesday 140,000 vaccinations have already been carried out. “The roll-out of vaccinations in Austria is making great progress, the tolerability of the vaccine is very good and the willingness to vaccinate is increasing significantly,” Health Minister Rudi Anschober is pleased with the development of the Austrian vaccination campaign. After the official vaccination start last Monday, the daily vaccination numbers are now increasing: already Sunday evening the limit of 100,000 vaccinations was exceeded, Tuesday evening the Ministry of Health…

Austria’s borders will remain closed

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 admin

According to the published decree, Austria extends border controls with the Czech Republic and Slovakia for another two weeks. On Sunday, the extension of the lockdown in Austria was announced until February 8 (for now). Now the border controls to the two neighboring countries Czech Republic and Slovakia, which were introduced ten days ago, have also been extended for another two weeks. The borders to these two countries are thus to continue to be controlled up to and including February 7. This is stated in the corresponding published decree. The…

Minister Raab: Public services suspended until lockdown ends

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

On Monday, the churches and religious societies, in consultation with Minister of Culture Susanne Raab, extended the previously applicable Corona agreement: analogous to the generally applicable curfew restrictions in the lockdown, public religious services will be suspended for the time being until the end of the first week of February. How it continues after that, will be agreed according to the then valid new general regulations, it said on Monday afternoon in a dispatch of the ministry. As is already the case, however, the churches remain open for personal prayers.…

Four million people already vaccinated in the UK

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

More than four million people in the UK have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Twice as many people are currently being vaccinated as in any other country in Europe, said British Health Minister Matt Hancock. More than half of those over 80 and half of nursing home residents have already received a dose, he said. “We know that every shot counts,” Hancock said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed cautious optimism during a visit to vaccine maker AstraZeneca, saying the country remains in a “pretty dicey” situation. Johnson announced that…

Proper use of FFP2 masks

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

As of January 25, FFP2 masks will be mandatory in Austria’s public transportation systems as well as in retail stores. That is why they are currently in short supply. FFP2 masks are actually designed as disposable products for professional use. Those who use the masks privately, for example for shopping, do not necessarily have to throw them away after each use, according to the TÜV Association (VdTÜV). The German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) is currently funding a research project at Münster University of Applied Sciences. It…

How much would be the price of FFP2 mask in supermarkets?

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

Starting January 25, people will have to wear FFP2 masks in shops and public transport. But how much will they cost in the supermarket? The “hard” lockdown in Austria will remain in force until February 8 due to the still too high infection numbers and the spread of the British coronavirus variant B117. In order to be able to contain the spread of the virus in the country further and to be able to sink the Corona numbers, the government sets thereby also on the FFP2 mask! From January 25,…

FFP2 mask: What you need to know about the protective mask

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

FFP2 mask protects against CoronaHow safely do FFP2 masks protect against the corona virus? How do they differ from other oral-nasal protective masks? And what to look for when buying them? Since a few weeks the new virus mutation B.1.1.7 is spreading rapidly in England and other countries – also here in Austria cases are already known. In Bavaria, the wearing of FFP2 masks is therefore mandatory from January 18, 2021. Now, the use of FFP2 masks is mandatory in Austria. Read all you need to know about the FFP2…

Free FFP2 mask for low-income people

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

FFP2 masks should be offered at cost in grocery retail stores. FFP2 masks should be used more often, experts now advise in view of the new virus variant.Flowered, colorful, patterned or otherwise creative masks will be seen less in the future than before. Because starting from 25 January the FFP2 mask is to be carried obligatorily at least in the trade and the public means of transport. In the press conference on Sunday it was called besides that the FFP2-Masks, which offer more protection than conventional cloth masks, in the…

Corona alert in Brazil: mutation could infect those already recovered

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin

After the emergence of a South African and a British Corona variant, a mutation from Brazil is now causing alarm. The P1 variant is not only spreading faster, but is also causing headaches for researchers for another reason. As the journal “Science” reports, the mutation could also already infect genesis. Must the vaccine be improved?The situation in the megacity of Manaus is particularly alarming. The capital of the state of Amazonas recently registered the most hospitalizations in connection with Covid-19 since April – as a result, even the oxygen ran…