Month: March 2021

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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3,515 new infections in Austria

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Out of a total of 260,448 Corona tests, 3,515 were positive in the last 24 hours. 42 people have died after a Corona infection in the same period and 2,291 have recovered. Currently, 397 people require treatment in the intensive care unit, while 408 intensive care beds are still available. In total, there have been 508,096 confirmed cases in Austria to date. The breakdown of new infections by province is as follows: Burgenland 106Carinthia 163Lower Austria 751Upper Austria 556Salzburg 276Styria 499Tyrol 236Vorarlberg 51Vienna 877 — sources: ages.at/sozialministerium.at

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New corona regulation: what actually applies now?

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After the latest planned amendment to the Epidemic and COVID-19 Measures Act passed the National Council’s Health Committee on Thursday with the votes of the ÖVP and the Greens, the corresponding ordinance was also published on Friday, and it will apply from April 11. The nightly exit restriction is still in place. That means: The private living area may be left between 20.00 o’clock and 06.00 o’clock of the following day only for the well-known exceptional reasons. As a result, retailers must also still close at 19.00 at the latest.…

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17,482 new infections in Germany, seven-day incidence rises to 95.6

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Once again, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days has risen sharply: According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the seven-day incidence was 95.6 nationwide on Friday morning, up from 90 on Thursday and 86.2 on Wednesday. In addition, health offices in Germany reported 17,482 new Corona infections within one day – about 5,000 more than exactly one week ago. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 5:20 a.m.; subsequent changes or additions are possible. In addition, 226 more deaths were…

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