June 2021 Archives

Vaccination also effective against delta variant

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

Oswald Wagner, Vice Rector of the Medical University of Vienna, confirmed on behalf of the experts consulted that the opening steps in Austria”are absolutely justifiable”. Nevertheless, one should not become overconfident: “We still have to remain a bit cautious,” especially since the delta variant of the coronavirus is also on the rise in Austria. “It will also spread in our country.” But the good news, he said, is that the vaccination also works against this mutation. Kurz did not want to let the relaxation take over, even when asked: “As…

Mask requirement, curfew and limits on events drop on July 1

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) announced on Thursday the next opening steps starting July 1. Activities in public: clubs, culture and gastronomy will soon be able to open and take place again largely without restrictions – only the three-G rule remains. The mask requirement also falls almost everywhere. “It’s wonderful that we can finally get back to normal,” Kurz said. The relaxations in detail:The 24-hour curfew in restaurants will be abolished – allowing clubs to open. The occupancy rate is still limited to 75 percent until July 22. In addition, masks…

Coronavirus worldwide: Italy eases further, Curevac vaccine fails success criteria

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

More than 177 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.8 million infected people have died. More than 2.4 billion doses of vaccine have been administered worldwide. In Italy, the obligation to wear masks outdoors is to be abolished from mid-July. Only in particularly crowded places mask should then be worn. This said Secretary of State for Health Pier Paolo Sileri on Thursday (17. 6.). From next Monday, the whole country will be declared a “white zone”. The current nighttime curfew…

PROVOCATIVE ACTION: Kissing posters in Graz: How open is the church?

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

How tolerant is Austria’s church? This question arises in view of a controversial poster action of the Styrian Protestants. Kronen Zeitung published on Thursday about a huge fabric posters on the Heilandskirche in Graz, which is currently being renovated,. The two big poster show a kissing pastor and a pregnant pastor. Kissing pastor and pregnant pastorThe posters supposed to symbolize “love”: among others, a Protestant pastor candidate kissing his wife and a pregnant pastor. This is admittedly permitted among Protestants – Catholics, however, showed irritation after the official unveiling of…

24-HOUR ANALYSIS: COVID 19 infections in Austria, still below 200

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, 179 new coronavirus infections have been recorded – down from 283 last week. Three more deaths have been reported. The relaxation in the hospitals also continues: seven patients could leave the normal wards since yesterday, five seriously ill an intensive care unit. So far, there have been 649,181 positive test results in Austria. As of 9:30 a.m., 10,674 people across Austria had died as a result of coronavirus, and 635,192 have recovered. Currently, 268 people are undergoing hospital treatment, 87 of whom are being cared…

1 July: FFP2 obligation falls, comeback for nightlife

June 17, 2021 admin

Protective measures to contain the coronavirus are being rolled back in Austria. As announced by the federal government on Thursday, night gastronomy can reopen in compliance with the “3-G rule”. Mask rules for commerce and gastronomy will also be relaxed. After long months of the Corona lockdown, almost normal everyday life is slowly returning. This is made possible by the good development of infection figures in the country, as well as the increasing progress of the vaccination campaign. With the beginning of July, almost all the restrictions that were still…

Sputnik approval in EU reportedly delayed

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

In the EU, the approval of the Sputnik vaccine is reportedly still delayed. German government circles expect it to be approved in September, or even at the end of the year. Approval of the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V in the EU is “likely to be delayed until September, perhaps even the end of the year,” according to German government circles. The reason is that the Russian manufacturer has not yet submitted the necessary clinical trial data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Reuters news agency learned. The clinical…

50 cases of the delta variant in Vienna alone

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

The extremely contagious variant is also spreading in Austria. Vienna. Great Britain has postponed its relaxations by one month due to the delta variant. The U.S. health agency warns that the mutant, which first appeared in India, already accounts for 10 percent of corona cases in the U.S. and is “far more contagious and dangerous.” In Germany, it is currently believed to be three percent of cases. In Vienna, 50 new delta cases have been found in the past 14 days. In Lower Austria, there are probably around 20. It…

From 1 July – no more FFP2 mask

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 admin

The government announced new relaxations from July 1 and announces further opening steps from July 22. The federal government announced today, Thursday further relaxations of the Corona measures and openings in view of lower new infection figures. Dancing will be allowed again in clubs and discotheques from July 1. Also, the FFP2 mask obligation falls from the beginning of July in almost all areas, but mouth-nose protection (MNS) is partly still mandatory. For large events, there is now only the 3G requirement, but no other restrictions. “The situation is a…