Month: March 2021

More than 20,000 new infections, seven-day incidence rises to 124.9

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27 March – Germany: The infection situation in Germany continues to worsen. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the seven-day incidence is 124.9, according to figures released Saturday morning. This is the highest level since Jan. 19 (131.5). The data reflect the RKI dashboard as of 5 a.m.; subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. On Friday, the RKI had reported the incidence as 119.1; two weeks ago, it was 76.1. The seven-day incidence indicates the number of new infections per 100,000 population per week and is…

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PCR initiative “Alles gurgelt” now open to all in Vienna

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Gargle PCR tests for all VienneseThe PCR tests are free of charge and can be performed at home. Samples can now be dropped off at all Rewe locations. “Alles gurgelt” in Vienna is not open to allThe pilot project was launched at the end of January. In the meantime, 5,500 participating companies with more than 330,000 employees have already signed up. Now the city and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce have rolled out the test offer further. For this purpose, the capacities of the laboratory partner Lifebrain and the levy…

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1,405 positive Corona rapid tests at schools last week

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Between Friday last week and this Thursday, 1.7 million “Nasenbohrertest” (nose-picking tests) were conducted at schools, and 1,405 were positive, according to the Ministry of Education. Since the previous week, schools have been testing not just twice but three times a week to detect Sars-CoV-2 infections. However, in Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the first Friday test was cancelled because of the state holiday. 1,405 Corona rapid tests at schools positiveAmong those cases identified by rapid antigen test between last Friday and this Thursday, the majority were schoolchildren (1,130). Another…

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3,895 new corona infections in Austria on Friday

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On Friday, 3,895 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. So far, 9,200 people across Austria have died as a result of the viral disease. So far, there have been 530,288 positive test results in Austria. As of today (March 26, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 9,200 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 486,088 have recovered. Currently, 2,151 people are undergoing hospitalization for Corona virus. Of these, 463 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the provinces since yesterday’s announcement: Burgenland:…

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Reward for correct waste separation in Vienna

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A waste recycle app has been introduced in Vienna. The waste management in Vienna found out that too many plastic bottles and aluminum cans still end up in the residual waste. The RecycleMich app aims to change that. The pilot test has now been launched in Vienna. The introduction of the RecycleMich app is intended to increase the efficiency of the collection structure and at the same time strengthen consumers’ separation behavior. The way the app works is quite simple: it makes it easy to find the nearest garbage can…

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COVID 19 Situation in Austria: When, which measures apply in which region

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▶ In districts with 7-day incidence above 400, immediate measures to prevent further spread will be taken in the future. Restrictions will apply to entries into Austria and testing offers will be further expanded. In its Friday Edition, KRONE.AT presents the present CORONA TRAFFIC LIGHT in Austria. BLUE – EXIT TEST NEEDED Green – VORALRBERG Since March 15, there are opening steps here. In compliance with the respective measures are possible indoors and outdoors:▶ Gastronomy & culture (with entrance tests).▶ Extracurricular youth education and youth work (indoors with tests).▶ Sports…

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Tests to start with Corona vaccine in tablet form

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Already in June, the vaccination of the company Oravax is to be tested in a clinical trial. A new Corona vaccine, administered in tablet form, could make the fight against the pandemic much easier. The pharmaceutical company Oravax, a joint venture between the Israeli-American company Oramed and the Indian company Premas Biotech, plans to start clinical trials in humans as early as June. This “2nd generation” of Corona vaccines could make it much easier to contain the virus. Many advantages over injectionThe advantages over vaccination via injection are obvious. The…

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AstraZeneca vaccine highly effective despite insufficient data

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The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca sees the high efficacy of its Corona vaccine confirmed by now updated data, but had to correct it downward. The vaccine protects against Covid-19 with an efficacy of 76 percent – not 79 percent – the company announced Thursday morning, citing further data from a so-called Phase III study involving about 32,500 subjects. In people over 65, the figure was 85 percent, it said. This means that among the elderly subjects of a vaccinated group 85 percent less disease occurred than among those of a…

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East lockdown will have to be extended, experts say

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According to some health care experts, the Eastern Lockdown announced on Wednesday will probably not be enough to bring about a real turnaround in the overburdened intensive care units. That’s because it comes too late and is too short, virologists and epidemiologists as reported by the Austrian Press Agency (APA) on Thrusday. APA reports that the epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner criticized the measures in the east for coming too late and lasting too short. Gartlehner assumes that after the Easter lockdown from April 1 to 6, we will seamlessly transition to…

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