Month: April 2021

Easter weather: it will be cooler and changeable

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On Easter weekend, the spring weather comes to an end: already on Friday it cools down noticeably, Easter Sunday brings only maximum temperatures of four to 13 degrees. For Monday, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) forecasts temporarily more sun and up to 19 degrees. But already on Tuesday the next turnaround follows with wintry temperatures up to a maximum of five degrees in the whole country and snow down to 500 meters and lower. From Good Friday it will be coolerWith a northwesterly high-altitude current, it will…

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Vaccine distribution: 198,815 doses for Austria

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In the dispute over the distribution of ten million vaccine doses brought forward by Biontech and Pfizer, the EU states did not find a unified line on Thursday: Because only 24 members participate in the solidarity compensation for the states that have fallen behind. Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia and Slovakia would receive in the second quarter together 2.85 million cans more than they are normally entitled to, announced the Portuguese EU Presidency on Thursday evening. Nineteen other EU countries participated in the solidarity action. Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic…

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Biontech/Pfizer vaccine provides 91 percent protection after six months

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Biontech and Pfizer’s vaccine also offers a high level of protection against Covid-19 and the more contagious viral variants, according to new data. Among 12,000 study participants who had been vaccinated up to six months ago, efficacy was about 91 percent, according to data released Thursday by the two vaccine partners. That’s slightly lower, however, than the 95 percent Biontech and Pfizer reported in November from the study of 44,000 participants. Since then, however, a number of Corona variants have spread worldwide. Experts fear that the new variants from South…

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Compulsary use of masks, even outdoors

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The mask obligation in the open air on busy squares comes, as Viennese Mayor Michael Ludwig has announced. Today the starting signal falls at five places within the city. In these five places, every passerby must wear an FFP2 mask starting today:▶ Danube Canal▶ Karlsplatz▶ Museumsquartier▶ Schwedenplatz▶ Stephansplatz. The beautiful weather ensures that these places in the fresh air have been literally stormed during the past days. This gives the government a headache in view of the rising Corona numbers. In addition to the “Easter rest” in eastern Austria, which…

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3363 new cases, slight easing in hospitals

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For the second day in a row, a slight decrease in the number of Corona intensive care patients has been recorded within the past 24 hours. Unchanged at too high a level, however, were the new infections on Thursday (as of 9:30 a.m.): 3363 new cases were reported. A week ago, there had been 3124. There was a decrease in patients in both normal and intensive care units within the past 24 hours. In normal wards, 17 fewer people were treated, while in intensive care units there were nine fewer…

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France goes into lockdown again

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So far, only some regions in France are in lockdown. But that’s no longer enough. In a TV address, President Macron announces that the restrictions will be extended to the entire country and last for at least four weeks. France imposes tough restrictions nationwide for four weeks in the fight against Corona and temporarily closes schools as well. President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement in a televised address. Macron spoke of a “race against time.” From Easter Saturday, non-essential stores must remain closed throughout the country. There will also be…

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Next new corona mutant in Brazil emerged: Infected person had hardly any symptoms

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A new corona mutant has been detected in a 34-year-old woman from Brazil. The woman had hardly any symptoms. The mutation is now being investigated. Next Corona mutation emergedA new variant of the corona virus has been detected in a woman in Brazil. Scientists at the Instituto Butantan, which coordinates a Covid 19 variant alert network, identified the new variant in the city of Sorocaba, near the metropolis of São Paulo with its millions of inhabitants, the Instituto Butantan research organization wrote on Twitter Wednesday. According to the report, the…

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Corona crisis: Lower Austria and Burgenland also extend lockdown

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Provincial Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) announced on Wednesday that, after Vienna, Lower Austria will also extend the “Easter lockdown” to contain the corona crisis until April 11. A little later, Burgenland also announced that the lockdown in the province will be extended. “While a nationwide strategy remains outstanding – and the extension of the test strategy failed in parliament,” the situation in parts of the eastern region is “critical,” Mikl-Leitner said. Therefore, Lower Austria will “in solidarity with Vienna” extend the agreed measures until April 11. Lower Austria hopes for…

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24,300 new infections in Germany

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Germany reported 24,300 new infections for Thursday. The seven-day incidence thus rises to 134.2, up from 113.3 a week ago. German intensive care physicians are sounding the alarm about the high infection figures. They say an additional 1,000 intensive care patients have ended up in hospitals since mid-March. If this rate continues, they say, they will be at capacity in less than four weeks. That’s what the scientific director of the Divi intensive care registry, Christian Karagiannidis, told the newspaper “Rheinische Post” (Thursday edition).…

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