Vienna to receive 215,000 doses of vaccine from Pfizer

Now at-risk patients of all ages can register for vaccination, affecting about 65,000 people. There are still numerous appointments available. Despite problems with the vaccine delivery, many appointments are still free, according to the city. Already on Thursday, risk patients of all age groups can therefore register for immunization. 130,000 people belong to this category, about half have already been vaccinated because it was already their turn due to age. Read more online at impfservice.wien Johnson&Johnson, as reported, suspended its shipment to Europe because of the risk of thrombosis. About…

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2,942 new corona infections in Austria on Wednesday

In the past 24 hours, 2,942 new corona virus infections were registered in Austria (as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 14). Most of the cases were in Vienna. On Wednesday, nearly 3,000 new infections with coronavirus have been reported in Austria. In the past 24 hours, 2,942 cases were added, reported the Interior and Health Ministries. The number of deaths increased by 31 to already 9,779 people who died as a result of infection. Declines were again seen in hospitals. A total of 2,300 Covid 19 patients had to be…

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Increased number of fake Corona tests at border controls in Austria

According to a report in the daily newspaper Kurier, the Ministry of the Interior has recently noticed an accumulation of falsified coronavirus tests when entering and leaving Austria. According to the report, 46 fakes were seized from April 8 to 12. However, the number of unreported cases is likely to be much higher. Fake coronatests at the borders: High penaltiesThe modus operandi varies, as ministry spokesman Patrick Maierhofer confirmed. In addition to professionally forged documents, very amateurish forgeries would also come to light again and again. The false tests could…

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Biontech to deliver another 50 million doses of vaccine by end of June

Manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer plan to deliver an additional 50 million doses of Corona vaccine to Germany and other EU countries by the end of June. This was announced by EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. This is a delivery brought forward from the fourth quarter, she said. A total of 250 million doses of vaccine would thus come from Biontech/Pfizer in the second quarter from April to June, von der Leyen said. For Austria, this means one million additional doses in the second quarter. “This is…

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Winter comeback in Austria

Today, Wednesday, it will be cloudy from the beginning and from the Tyrolean lowlands to the east it will mostly rain or snow lightly. The snow line will be in the valleys in the inner Alps and will rise to 600 to 800 meters during the day. In the afternoon, mostly unproductive snow and sleet showers can finally also be expected in Vorarlberg and in the Tyrolean Oberland. Dry and with some clearings it goes south of the main ridge through the day. In the east and southeast, a partly…

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More than 21,000 new infections, seven-day incidence rises to 153.2

14.04.2021 – Germany: Health offices in Germany have reported 21,683 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 342 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Wednesday morning. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 9677 new infections and 298 deaths within one day. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 5:03 a.m.; subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. The number of new infections per 100,000…

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India records global high in new infections

India has again recorded a global high of 184,372 confirmed new CoV infections within 24 hours. This means that around 13.9 million people have now been confirmed to have contracted the virus, according to the Ministry of Health. Another 1,027 people died with or from the virus. That brings the total to 172,085. India has the highest number of infections in the world after the United States. Since last week, the Ministry of Health reports more than 100,000 new infections every day. According to experts, however, the number of unreported…

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Corona variant B.1.1.7 is not more deadly according to studies

Corona variant B.1.1.7 is more contagious. According to previous conjecture, it is also supposed to be more deadly. However, new studies now refute the latter. Researchers have found a higher viral load in patients infected with B.1.1.7. However, they have not observed more severe disease. Corona variant B.1.1.7 is not more lethalCoronavirus variant B.1.1.7, first discovered in the United Kingdom, is more contagious but no more deadly than other variants, according to new studies. Two different teams of researchers have now come to this conclusion and published their findings in…

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2,313 new Corona infections in Austria.

There are also 42 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. After the comparatively low number of infections yesterday (Monday), the number of new infections is already slightly higher today (Tuesday). In the past 24 hours, there were 2,313 new infections in Austria. Compared to Tuesday of the previous week, this is about 400 new infections more. In addition, there are 42 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. The last time there were this many new deaths within 24 hours was March 19. The situation in Austrian hospitals is…

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