Month: June 2021

Germany: A good 1000 new Corona cases RKI: Seven-day incidence is 6.6

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Health offices in Germany have reported 1008 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from Thursday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 04:10. For comparison: a week ago, the value had been 1330 newly registered infections, according to the RKI. The development of the daily newly registered deaths also continues to follow a downward trend – albeit less rapidly than with the infection figures. According to the latest data, health authorities have reported 93 more…

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No more free COVID tests in Vienna for the unvaccinated? Experts warns

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The free test offer is to be scaled back in Austria as vaccination progresses. Those who do not get vaccinated would then have to test at their own expense, demands Municipal Association President Alfred Riedl. Corona tests over summer free of chargeThe federation of municipalities wants to reduce the free test infrastructure in the municipalities with continuous inoculation progress. Over the summer the free test offers are still to be maintained, “we owe that to the tourism”, said community federation president Alfred Riedl to the “newspaper “Kurier”. Afterwards this will…

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Philippine ex-president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino dies at 61

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The former Philippine President died in a Manila hospital. He was head of state from 2010 to 2016 and direct predecessor of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. Former Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino died on Thursday in Manila after being hospitalized, according to media reports. Aquino was the Philippines’ head of state from 2010 to 2016 and predecessor to controversial incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. The Aquino family is among the most famous families in the Philippines. “Noynoy” was the only son of the late former President Corazon Aquino and her assassinated…

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“Parkpickerl” across Vienna: more parking sheriffs needed

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Short-term parking zones will be introduced almost across the board in Vienna in spring 2022. This means that personnel will also be needed – in addition to more parking sheriffs, more administrative staff will be needed. Area-wide short-term parking sticker is fixedNext spring, Vienna will become a “Parkpickerl” area – i.e. a short-stay parking zone with an exemption for residents in the respective districts. In the future, the corresponding area will be twice as large as before. This makes the increase of the personnel resources necessary, as the office of…

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Delta variant: new infections also increasing in Germany

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Despite an overall decline in corona numbers, the delta variant of the virus, which is considered more contagious, is also on the rise in Germany. After several German states have already reported that the variant’s share of new infections has recently risen noticeably, new data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – the federal agency for infectious diseases – are expected this Wednesday evening. It is expected that the mutant, initially discovered in India, has continued to spread in many parts of Germany – albeit at an overall low level.…

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Already 361 cases of delta variant detected in Austria

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The delta variant, which is already causing stricter Corona measures again in many countries, is also spreading in Austria. As many as 361 cases of the more contagious variant have already been detected in Austria. A week ago, there had been only 71 cases. Austria-wide, 117 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were also reported on Wednesday. This is below the average of the past seven days, where 120 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population continued to decline and now stands at 9.5 cases. In addition, two…

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AstraZeneca: Vaccine protects against delta and kappa variants

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AstraZeneca’s vaccine protects against the Delta and Kappa variants of the virus, according to the company. That’s according to an antibody study by Oxford University, it said in a statement yesterday. Both variants were initially detected in India. India, meanwhile, classifies a newly detected virus variant as a cause for concern. The mutation, unofficially called “delta plus,” has been detected in 16 cases in Maharashtra state and is more easily transmissible, said Rajesh Bhushan, India’s federal health minister. A total of nearly two dozen infections have now been detected in…

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Travel restrictions for US-Americans and Serbs dropped

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For US-Americans, Serbs and citizens of nine other countries, easier entry will be possible again starting tomorrow. This is provided for in an amendment to the entry regulation, which will be issued during the evening, as the Ministry of Health announced today. In addition to the U.S., Serbia, northern Macedonia, Albania, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam will also be added to the list of safe countries. Free entry with 3-G proof (vaccinated, tested, recovered) is thus possible for citizens of these countries. The amendment comes…

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“Green Passport” now Online

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The “Green Passport”, which was launched in full at the beginning of this week, is enjoying high access rates. So far, a total of around 900,000 certificates have been called up via the health portal gesundheit.gv.at, of which 330,000 and 410,000 calls respectively were made in the last two days, demonstrating the high level of interest in the portal, which can be accessed online. A total of 11.05 million test vaccination or recovery certificates with EU-compliant QR codes have been generated to date. Test results still available via link or…

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