Month: March 2021

Government to vaccinate three-quarters of the population over 16 by July

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The government plans to offer Corona vaccination to three-quarters of the Austrian population over 16 by early July. However, this would require more than doubling the number of initial vaccinations. That’s because last week only 143,189 people received the first dose of their Corona vaccination, according to figures released Monday by the vaccination registry. Overall, 12.7 percent of all Austrians are currently vaccinated – among those over 85, the figure is six out of ten. A total of 227,576 vaccinations were carried out last week, which is only 770 more…

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Study confirms high efficacy of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine

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The U.S. has been vaccinating people with Moderna and Pfizer/Biontech’s mRNA vaccines since December. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been able to confirm the high effectiveness of the vaccines. They reduce the risk of infection among healthcare workers and first responders by 90 percent 2 weeks after the second vaccination. The vaccines are thus highly effective, according to the CDC study. This confirms the results of a large-scale clinical trial prior to emergency approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hopes of breaking the chain…

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Vienna to extend until April 11, 2021 lockdown

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Vienna extends the Corona-related Easter lockdown: Until April 11, retail, hairdressers & Co. remain closed, according to information from daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung”. The announcement has been confirmed likewise by the Austrian Press Agency. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) had already announced the extension in advance – in the video conference Monday afternoon with Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), the decision was now fixed. Ludwig followed the unanimous opinion of experts that there was no way around tougher measures to bring the situation in the intensive care units back under control.…

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Easter lockdown in the East: Vienna wants extension until April 11

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Stricter Corona measures will apply to the eastern provinces from Maundy Thursday. A first draft of the ordinance on Easter rest is already circulating in media. Austrian daily newspaper Kurier reports that Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) will consult with the governors of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland from 12 noon today, then with the social partners. In the afternoon the regulation should then stand. Originally, the Eastern shutdown is planned from April 1 to 6. As the KURIER learned from city hall circles, Vienna’s mayor Michael Ludwig will demand…

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Over 3,000 new Corona infections in Austria

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29 March 2021 – There are also 2,758 new recoveries and 19 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, there are 3,076 new corona infections in Austria. Monday is always a good guide for the course of infections in the following week. And here it can be seen that today’s Monday value is significantly higher compared to the previous week (2,412). The last time there was a similarly high Monday value was on November 23, 2020 (3,145). However, because there are again fewer new recoveries than…

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Lockdown in Eastern part of Austria: meeting even during the day only with 1 person

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Health Minister Anschober presents the regulation for the Lockdown East on Monday. If it stays with the last draft, the regulations will be a very strict one! The numbers are rising and rising. Therefore, more and more doubt that the so-called “Easter rest” in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will actually last only from April 1 to 6 and expect a tougher lockdown: from Saturday to Sunday alone, there were 2,679 new infections, the number of deaths rose by 25 to 9,256. The details of the lockdwon rules: Personal meetings…

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RKI registers 9872 new Corona infections and 43 new deaths

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29 March – Health departments in Germany have reported 9872 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 43 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Monday. Exactly a week ago, the RKI had recorded 7709 new infections and 50 new deaths within one day. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:20, subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. According to the data, the incidence rate has…

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Container ship “Ever Given” has been freed in Suez Canal

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The container ship “Ever Given” has been stuck in the Suez Canal for about a week. Now rescue teams reported a first success. The container ship “Ever Given”, which ran aground in the Suez Canal, has been freed after being blocked for days. The 400-meter-long vessel has been returned to a floating condition and is being secured, maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping announced early Monday morning. It was initially unclear after the success report when the “Ever Given,” which was heading north in the canal on its way to Rotterdam,…

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3.5 million in one day: vaccination record in the USA

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In its coronavirus vaccination program, the U.S. has broken its previous record for doses of vaccine administered in a single day. On Saturday, 3.5 million vaccinations were reported, wrote senior White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt on the short message service Twitter. Previously, the record had been nearly 3.4 million doses administered in one day on Friday. According to the White House, yesterday again reached a value of more than three million vaccinations – the third day in a row. More than 143 million vaccine doses have been injected nationwide…

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