Day: March 20, 2021

No foreign spectators at Tokyo Olympics

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No foreign fans will be allowed into Japan for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo (July 23-Aug. 8) because of the Corona pandemic. The Japanese organizers shared this decision with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paralympics organizers in a video conference on Saturday. The reason for the decision is the fear of further spread of the coronavirus. The IOC and the International Paralympic Committee “fully respected and accepted” the decision, it said. Ticket buyers from abroad are to be reimbursed. So far, about one million tickets had been sold to…

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Over 3,300 cases! Corona numbers remain high

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March 20, 2021 – The coronavirus continues to spread in Austria. As a result, more than 3,300 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Austria continues to fail to get a grip on the coronavirus. Thus, the number of new infections has steadily increased so far this week. 1,896 cases were reported on Monday, 2,521 on Tuesday, 3,239 on Wednesday, 3,357 on Thursday and 3,515 on Friday yesterday – it was the worst Corona day so far in the still young year 2021. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober…

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More than 850 new infections and 7 deaths in Vienna

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The Vienna Regional Sanitary Directorate and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna provide regular information on the current number of cases and other key figures on the Covid 19 virus. As of Saturday, 105,668 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital since the pandemic began. 95,702 people have recovered. The number of deaths linked to the virus is 1,814, meaning the federal capital currently has 8,152 active cases. The findings reported on Saturday include: ➤ 616 findings as of 3/19-21. ➤ 188 findings from 03/18-21…

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All Filipino citizens now allowed entry to Philippines —NTF

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The National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) has revised its earlier memorandum regarding pandemic-related restrictions on international travel. In Memorandum Circular No. 6 dated March 18, 2021, the NTF clarified that all Filipino citizens, including those that are not overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), will be allowed to enter the Philippines, amid the government’s continued battle against a resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. The entry of certain foreigners to the country, however, is still suspended from March 22 to April 21, according to the circular. NTF’s new circular revised a…

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Entry regulation in Austria extended until the end of May

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The current entry regulation will be extended up to and including May 31. This was announced by the Ministry of Health yesterday. Since February 10, in addition to the registration and quarantine requirement, entrants must also present a negative CoV test result that is no older than 72 hours. If this cannot be presented upon entry, a test must be made up immediately – at the latest within 24 hours. After entry, a ten-day quarantine is obligatory; free testing is possible after five days at the earliest. The time of…

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Almost 30 percent of newly registered cases asymptomatic

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According to the figures made public yesterday by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), of the 18,577 coronavirus infections officially registered in Austria during calendar week ten (March 8-14), 29.5 percent, or nearly one in three, were asymptomatic. In 63.6 percent of cases, the route of infection could be clarified. 10,377 infections could be assigned to a cluster (an accumulation of cases within a certain period in a certain region, note). This was significantly more than in previous weeks. The figures show that the private household is still…

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WHO reaffirms recommendation for Astrazeneca’s Corona vaccine

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Following the lead of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the World Health Organization (WHO) has also reiterated its recommendation for Astrazeneca’s Corona vaccine. The benefits of the drug outweigh the risks, the WHO advisory panel on vaccine safety said Friday. It said the vaccine has “enormous potential to prevent infections and reduce deaths worldwide.” Available data do not indicate an increased risk of “deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism” as a result of vaccination with the Astrazeneca vaccine, WHO experts said. They also said they found no evidence that rare…

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Ministry of Health plans to ease COVID rules during the the Easter season

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The government is apparently planning to relax the rules at Easter. The rules will be based on those that were in place at Christmas. Chief Medical Officer Katharina Reich presented plans to that effect to the Traffic Light Commission on Thursday, according to meeting minutes that became public on Friday. Religious events are to be held outdoors – where possible. Nighttime curfew restrictions had been lifted completely on Dec. 24 and 25. In addition, the contact restrictions were significantly relaxed: a maximum of ten people from up to ten different…

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