Month: June 2021

WHO: Major events intensify pandemic

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning against carelessness in Europe in light of the Delta variant. Currently, there are already many large sporting events and gatherings, while many people still do not have full vaccination protection, Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s lead CoV expert, said yesterday. “These events will have consequences,” she said in Geneva. Already, she said, transmissions have occurred because of it. Van Kerkhove did not comment on specific events, such as the European soccer championships. Dozens of CoV infections have already been detected in connection with…

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New Covid Entry Regulation as of July 1

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As of July 1, the day the European Green Passport comes into force, a new entry regulation will also apply to Austria. Persons entering from countries with a low epidemiological risk must provide credible evidence that they have stayed there exclusively within the last ten days. If this evidence is not available, a Covid test must be performed within 24 hours, according to the regulation, which was published late Friday night. Entry from virus variant areas such as the United Kingdom, Brazil, India or South Africa is generally prohibited. However,…

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City of Vienna now sends out “Alles gurgelt” tests by mail

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The City of Vienna is sending out more than one million PCR tests from its “Alles gurgelt” campaign to Viennese households. Just before the vacations, the tests should detect a few more asymptomatic cases. Detecting mutations with PCR testsCurrently, “Alles gurgelt” test kits are being sent to all Viennese households. The campaign is taking place in cooperation with the postal service and covers more than one million households in the federal capital. In a release on Friday, the city pointed out the relevance of the PCR tests, especially in light…

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Suspicious SMS: “New voicemail” – never open the link.

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Behind an SMS with the content “New voicemail” or “Your SIM card will be deactivated” is a scam that can cost a lot of money. Fake SMS messages with malware are currently in circulation. The Forum Mobilkommunikation (FMK) together with the mobile network operators Drei, Magenta and A1 warned on Friday against SMS with the texts “New voicemail” or “Your SIM card will be deactivated”. There is a link in the text message: If you click on this, you install the Trojan “Flubot” on your smartphone. Trojan sends SMS to…

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94 new Corona infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This means that the numbers are once again below 100, which is the fourth time this week that there were fewer than 100. In addition, fewer than 200 patients had to be treated in hospitals on Friday for the first time in months. Exactly 197 Covid 19 infected persons were in hospitals. Three deathsSince the start of the pandemic, there have already been more than 650,000 positive test results in Austria – exactly 650,016 people were thus already…

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Delta variant spreads rapidly in Austria

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The spread of the variant first discovered in India is already at 25 percent in Austria. In a few weeks, it could already be credited with most new infections. The so-called delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, is also spreading rapidly in Austria. Virologist Andreas Bergthaler estimates that, based on AGES figures from the previous week, this mutation now accounts for 25 percent of new infections. In a few weeks, the delta variant could dominate 90 percent of case incidence. Bergthaler pointed out, however, that there are…

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Coronavirus worldwide: U.S. population life expectancy down nearly two years, new lockdown due to delta variant in parts of Sydney

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More than 179 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 2.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Among other things, high mortality rates in the 2020 Corona year have led to a decline in life expectancy in the United States.Among other things, high mortality rates in the 2020 Corona year have led to a decline in life expectancy in the U.S. The latest developmentsSydney’s famous beach suburb of Bondi and other eastern…

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Green passport: cell phone signature issued at Vienna City Hall

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A cell phone signature is required to access the Green Passport. In the Vienna City Hall, there is now a dedicated point of contact for the issuance, thereby no pre-registration is necessary. With a cell phone signature, access is possible not only to numerous official applications, but also to the Green Passport. For this reason, a rush of signature applications is expected at Vienna City Hall, for example. In order to cushion this, a contact point has now been opened there, where cell phone signatures can be issued without prior…

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First Corona infections likely as early as October 2019

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The first Corona infections in humans are likely to have occurred as early as between early October and mid-November 2019, according to calculations. However, officially confirmed infections did not occur until early December 2019. According to new data modeling, the first human cases of Sars-CoV-2 likely occurred between about early October and mid-November 2019 in China. This is confirmed by an analysis presented in the journal PLOS Pathogens. According to the calculation, a date around November 17 is likely, the researchers report. Accordingly, the virus is likely to have spread…

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