Month: January 2021

Offers on the Darknet promise vaccine doses against Bitcoin

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What security researchers have warned about has now become reality: The market for fake vaccines on the darknet is growing rapidly. The security firm CheckPoint and Europol warned back in December that fake medicines or malware are usually hidden behind such offers. At that time, fraudsters had already offered alleged vaccine doses, including those from Pfizer/Biontech, for sale in exchange for Bitcoin. The prices amounted to an average of 250 euros per dosage, futurezone.at reported. The online techno platform further reports that in January, the business had now increased by…

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22,368 new infections, Germany cracks two million mark

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In Germany, more than two million people have already been infected with the virus since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic. Health offices reported 22,368 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours, the RKI announced Friday morning. This brought the number of infections to 2,000,958 (as of Jan. 15, 0 a.m.). In addition, 1,113 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. The actual total number of infections is likely to be even higher, as many infections go undetected. The number of new infections per 100,000…

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German Chancellor Merkel wants tougher lockdown sooner

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According to an “Bild” report, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to discuss tougher coronavirus measures with the prime ministers even before January 25. A significant tightening of the lockdown is to be discussed, which could also lead to a suspension of local and long-distance public transport. Such a measure has not been decided, however. The reason for the pressure for further restrictions is the fear of a spread of highly contagious coronavirus mutations. The lockdown measures have so far been in effect until the end of January. However, according to…

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Decision on lockdown opening at the weekend

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This weekend, the government will decide how to proceed with the lockdown, i.e. which opening steps should take place from January 25. Tomorrow there will still be talks with the provincial governors and social partners. However, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) put the brakes on overly high expectations in an interview with the APA yesterday: The situation is a “highly volatile” one, one must continue to “proceed extremely cautiously,” he said. Currently, Austria has around 2,000 new infections per day, and the 7-day incidence is around 150, putting it in the…

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All those entering Austria must register online in advance

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Austria is about to extend the lockdown. But a strict Corona measure will come into force as early as January 15. The federal government plans to decide this weekend how to proceed with the lockdown in Austria. The current lockdown is still valid until January 24, but could be extended due to the still high infection figures. In any case, the opening steps from January 25 onwards are shaky. But before the government decides on a possible extension of the lockdown in the country, a strict Corona rule will come…

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All those entering Austria must register in advance as of Friday

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From Friday, all those entering Austria must register online in advance. This also applies to Austrians. The current quarantine obligation remains in place until further notice, with free testing possible after five days at the earliest. Exceptions to both the quarantine and registration requirements continue to apply to commuters, transients and people entering the country for urgent family matters that cannot be postponed, such as funerals. The only countries exempted from the quarantine requirement, but not from the registration requirement, are Australia, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore,…

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First major vaccination campaign starts in Vienna

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The first major vaccination campaign against the coronavirus will start in Vienna on Friday. Around 11,000 people are expected to receive their first jab over the next four days at Messe Wien. The majority of these doses are reserved for physicians in private practice and their staff. But also personnel of emergency services and mobile care as well as some midwives will be immunized at the total of 14 vaccination lines. There had been great interest among the target groups in the appointments to be made in advance. For example,…

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600,000 people to be vaccinated in Austria by end of March

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According to the Austrian Press Agency Health Minister Rudolf Anschober announced that vaccinations against the coronavirus for “about 600,000 people” will be accomplished in Austria in the first quarter. So far, 180,000 doses from Biontech/Pfizer and 10,000 from Moderna have been delivered to Austria, he reported during a local inspection at a nursing home in Klosterneuburg. By the end of the quarter, nearly 1.2 million vaccine doses from the two manufacturers are to be delivered. Anschober said that “large orders” had also been placed for the vaccine from AstraZeneca, which…

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Telegram gains 25 million users within 3 days

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With around 500 million monthly active users, Telegram is moving closer to its US competitor WhatsApp. The messenger service Telegram has gained around 25 million new users within 72 hours. As Russian app founder Pavel Durov announced on Tuesday, the platform currently has around 500 million monthly active users. This brings Telegram closer to its US competitor WhatsApp. The surge in Telegram downloads came shortly after WhatsApp introduced new privacy terms. The new rules allow more data to be shared with parent company Facebook. The changes have drawn criticism because…

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