Month: August 2021

60 million Corona cases now detected in Europe

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More than 60 million infections with the coronavirus have now been detected in Europe since the start of the CoV pandemic. This means that the European Region accounts for about 30 percent of all cases reported worldwide to date, according to the latest figures released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a result, the WHO Regional Office for Europe called for more efforts to make faster and more balanced progress in vaccinating against CoV. It is important that countries continue their efforts to protect the most vulnerable people…

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COVID 19 Cases among Croatia vacationers explode

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Is compulsory testing now coming for Croatia homecomers? Daily Newspaper “Heute” publishes: 328 Corona cases have been traced from Balkan vacationers. Anyone returning to Austria from Spain, Cyprus or the Netherlands must – as reported – undergo a mandatory PCR test from Tuesday. “We must do everything we can to avoid endangering our own tourist season with imported infections,” Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (VP) said recently, explaining the request. The Minister of Health then enforced it for the above-mentioned countries. But how sensible is this tightening of measures? According to “Today”…

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England lifts quarantine requirement for EU vaccinees

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Travel to England is becoming easier again: as of today, the quarantine requirement previously in force will no longer apply to CoV vaccinated persons from the EU and the USA. According to the British government, travelers from France are not covered by the new regulation because of the spread of the beta variant of the coronavirus there. According to authorities, the exemption from quarantine applies to anyone who has been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…

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CoV vaccination campaigns start today without appointments

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In the fight against the coronavirus, Vienna relies on vaccinations without registration and without appointment. Two major campaigns start today: Eight vaccination boxes, distributed throughout the city, open and in the Austria Center will be vaccinated for a week spontaneously with free choice of vaccine. In Austria Center, the COVID 19 vaccination without registration takes place until Sunday, August 8. Aside from this, one can also choose between all available vaccines – AstraZeneca, Biontech/Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. All that is needed is an ID card and, if available,…

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“Laughter is the best medicine” – is it really true?

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Some say laughter is the best medicine. That’s not entirely true, but it is said to be very healthy. In an interview, an expert explains what the positive effects of laughter are all about. “A day without laughter is a lost day,” the proverb says. Because whether during a good comedy on TV or when someone tells a funny joke: Laughter is good for you – and it’s said to have a positive effect on the body and mind, making it healthy. Why is it healthy to laugh?When we laugh…

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COVID 19 – News around the World

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Incidence in Germany continues to riseIn Germany, the seven-day incidence continues to rise steadily. According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday, it was 17.5 – up from 16.9 the previous day and 4.9 at the recent low on July 6. Health departments in Germany reported 2,097 new corona infections to the RKI within a day, compared with 1,548 a week ago. Incidence has been the basis for many Corona restrictions in the pandemic so far, such as under the federal emergency brake that expired at…

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Cross-vaccination stronger than twice vaccination with AstraZeneca

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The combination of a vaccination with AstraZeneca and from Biontech/Pfizer is more effective than vaccination with AstraZeneca alone, according to a study. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Erlangen University Hospital and Cologne University Hospital examined the immune response in a retrospective study that appeared in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. According to the researchers, this involved analyzing the blood of around 500 volunteers who had received a second vaccination with the mRNA vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer eight to twelve weeks after their first vaccination with…

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452 new corona infections in Austria

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From Saturday to Sunday, there were 452 new Corona infections in Austria. This brings the 7-day incidence to 36.38. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid-19 infection. The number of active cases thus continues to rise – to 5,383 now. Similar numbers of cases were last recorded at the end of May. In the past 24 hours, 57,370 new PCR tests were performed, keeping the positive rate steady at about 0.83 percent. Currently, 121 patients are undergoing inpatient treatment for covid disease. That’s two more than Saturday,…

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Israel begins third Corona vaccination for the elderly

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In Israel, starting Sunday, all people 60 and older can be vaccinated against the corona virus for the third time if their second vaccination was at least five months ago. From Sunday, vaccinations will also be allowed for children between the ages of five and eleven who are at particularly high risk of becoming seriously ill or dying if infected. Vaccinations have been open to children ages twelve and older since early June. Despite an intensive vaccination campaign, the number of new infections is also on the rise again in…

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