Month: April 2021

Corona: How dangerous is the Indian mutation?

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Currently, the Corona numbers in India are exploding. One reason is the new virus variant. B.1.617. Scientists from Great Britain are now investigating how dangerous and contagious the mutant is. This variant contains several mutations, including E484Q and L452R, according to media reports. The British variant looks similar. “Indian double mutation”The second variation, L452R, facilitates the transmission of the virus, as is already known from the California variant. Because the two mutations are combined in one variant, this case is also referred to as the “Indian double mutant”. However, the…

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EMA: Johnson & Johnson can be used without restrictions

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The Corona vaccine from U.S. manufacturer Johnson & Johnson can be used in the EU without restriction, according to a review by the EU Medicines Agency (EMA). The active ingredient could trigger blood clots in very rare cases, the EMA announced Tuesday in Amsterdam. Similar to AstraZenecaExperts on the EMA’s safety committee reviewed these cases in an accelerated procedure. However, the agency had stressed that the U.S. manufacturer’s vaccines can be used without restriction. Cerebral vein thrombosis also occurs in very rare cases with the vaccine from Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca.…

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Spring is on its way – Temperatures rise towards the middle of the week.

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Tuesday: Today in Austria, initially compact clouds will persist, bringing some rain. From noon on, clouds will alternate with sunny spells, and more rain showers. The snow line will rise from 900 to 1200 meters above sea level in the course of the day to 1200 to 1600 meters above sea level. The wind will be weak to moderate from west to north. In the morning temperatures will range from minus 1 to plus 8 degrees, in the afternoon from 10 to 17 degrees. On Wednesday early temperatures will range…

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Health Ministry registers 9,609 new infections in Germany

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Health departments in Germany have reported 9,609 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 297 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Tuesday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:09. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. A week ago Tuesday, the RKI had reported 10,810 new Corona infections within one day. In addition, 294 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. According to the RKI,…

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Over 4,500 infected persons discovered in gargle tests

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Exactly 4,534 samples have tested positive for coronavirus in “Alle gurgelt” project of the city government of Vienna as of Sunday. That’s 0.54 percent of the total of more than 833,000 samples received. The positive rate is thus lower than in the Vienna test streets, where it is currently 1.2 percent. However, many symptomatic persons and contacts of infected persons are also tested here. For the rapid tests in the test streets only, the positive rate in Vienna is 0.7 percent, according to the city. Laboratory could evaluate six times…

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WHO: Record number of corona infections within one week

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Within one week, more new corona infections have been reported worldwide than ever before. There were 5.2 million new cases, the eighth consecutive weekly increase, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday in Geneva. The number of reported deaths rose on a weekly basis for the fifth consecutive week. “It took us nine months to reach one million deaths, four months to reach two million and three months to reach three million,” Tedros said. Experts are particularly concerned about the rise in corona infections and hospitalizations among…

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2,117 new infections in Austria

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The situation in Austria is stable so far: with 2,048 and 2,076 new infections over the weekend, respectively, the newly reported cases were below the seven-day average of about 2,370 daily new infections. The seven-day incidence fell below 200 for the first time on Friday of the previous week and was 184.4 cases on Sunday. The situation in intensive care units is calming down slightly – albeit at a high level, especially in the east. Meanwhile, almost every fifth Austrian has received at least a partial vaccination. From yesterday to…

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Germany reports 11,437 new infections

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Health departments in Germany have reported 11,437 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 92 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Monday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:25. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. On Monday, the case numbers reported by the RKI are usually lower, in part because less testing is done over the weekend. A week ago Monday, the RKI reported…

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Burgenland locks up again today

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Shopping, going to the hairdresser and to school – Burgenland is ending the Corona lockdown today. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) announced the opening step after the Easter lockdown last Wednesday. In addition to commerce, educational institutions and body-related service providers, museum and library visits are also permitted again. Unlike in neighboring Lower Austria or the federal capital, it is now possible to go shopping again in Burgenland. The police will increasingly check around shopping centers to see whether Lower Austrians are among the shoppers. In this case, those stopped…

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