Month: January 2021

“Austria vaccinates” initiative starts, 106,680 vaccine doses are delivered

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Today, Sunday, 30,000 vaccinations would be carried out, and on Monday 34,535 doses would be delivered for vaccination. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said. As is well known, the start of vaccination – from December 27 to January 5, less than 6,000 people were vaccinated – was anything but successful. Since this week, however, the pace has finally been set. In addition, there were already orders for the delivery of 106,680 doses to retirement and nursing homes from Monday. A total of 106,680 doses had already been called up by the…

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Pope to receive Covid-19 vaccination next week

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Pope Francis says he will receive a Covid-19 vaccination next week. He urged all people on Saturday to get vaccinated to protect not only their own lives but also those of everyone else. Pope Francis wants to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and urges all the faithful to do the same. “I think it’s ethical for everyone to get vaccinated. It is an ethical matter because one’s own health and also the lives of other people are at stake,” Pope Francis said in an interview with the TV channel “Canale…

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Eight million infections detected in Brazil

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The number of new infections with coronavirus in Brazil has increased by 62,290, and those who died from Covid-19 by 1,171, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. The previous day, there had been 52,035 new cases and 962 deaths. According to the ministry, more than eight million infections have now been detected in the country, and the number of deaths is more than 200,000. Brazil has a population of about 220 million. Now the scenario from the spring could repeat itself, when many hospitals and cemeteries reached their limits. For…

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Twitter permanently blocks Trump

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After the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by radical supporters of President Donald Trump, the online service Twitter has drawn consequences: The personal account of the outgoing head of state has been “permanently” blocked, the California-based company announced. The reason for this was “the risk of further incitement to violence”. Shortly before the change of office in the White House, the Democrats are calling for a new impeachment trial against Trump. Criticism is also growing in the ranks of the Republicans. The decision to permanently block Trump’s Twitter account…

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Pupils and Students to be tested once a week

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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann announced at a press conference on Saturday that schools will receive five million free Corona self-tests starting January 18. The new “anterio-nasal tests” will allow a simple swab in the front of the nose. Students and teachers are to have the opportunity to take this test once a week on a voluntary basis. It is not yet clear when schools will return to face-to-face instruction. Simple self-testsThe new test works quite simple and is also not painful due to the removal in the front nose area:…

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More than 80,000 Corona deaths in the U.K.

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More than 80,000 people have now died in Britain who were confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. This was announced by the government in London on Saturday. Since the previous day, 1,035 new deaths have been reported. Meanwhile, in the French city of Marseille, 21 people have tested positive for the more contagious variant of the corona virus first discovered in England. According to death certificates, some 95,000 people have already died with or from the Covid-19 disease in the U.K. The number of infections in the U.K.…

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Vienna mass tests: registration only necessary for Stadthalle

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In Vienna, access to the Corona mass tests will be facilitated because of the current manageable influx. Specifically, starting tomorrow, Sunday, the mandatory registration for the Marx Hall and Messe locations is no longer necessary. That is: Only for a virus check in the Stadthalle a fixed appointment booking in advance is necessary, as the office of Health City Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman explained that the Stadthalle is the smallest of the three test locations and consequently less flexible than the other two. This…

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More than 283,000 new infections in the USA

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In the U.S., 283,204 coronavirus infections have been reported within one day, the second highest number since the pandemic began. According to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore this morning (CET), the number of daily coronavirus deaths was 3,534 people. The previous day, the death toll had risen above 4,000 for the first time. The previous highest level of new infections had been recorded a week ago, on January 2, with 301,858 within 24 hours, according to JHU. More than 20 million casesIn total, more than 21.87 million…

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COVID 19 Vaccines delivered to more than 30,000 people

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In view of the pandemic development, all attention is currently focused on the implementation of a vaccination strategy. Recently, there had been criticism from several sides that the approach was too slow. The federal and state governments have now further coordinated their strategy, which has been in the planning stage since November. The principle of decentralized organization was confirmed: The states are responsible for inoculation on the spot. But the real challenge lies elsewhere. According to the Ministry of Health, vaccines were delivered to 30,150 people across Austria yesterday. These…

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