Month: September 2021

Wednesday: Over 2,000 new infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,268 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,848 cases), this is 420 cases more. In Austria’s hospitals are currently 645 people in connection with a covid disease, which is 31 more than the previous day. 180 patients are in intensive care – nine more than the day before. In addition, there are three new deaths related to covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,815 so far. The number of active cases rises to…

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Government announces new rules: First measures already from Wednesday

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There will be no more lockdown for vaccinated citizens. This has already been announced by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday evening in the ORF summer talk. Instead, there will be tough measures only for the unvaccinated – to protect them and the health system from being overburdened. For example, there will be a FFP2 mask obligation for unvaccinated in the trade. After a meeting with state governors, the federal government today, Wednesday, unveiled the whole “toolbox” – all the measures that are planned. Essentially, a phased plan will apply, based…

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Austria: Incidence among unvaccinated under-18s at 331.53

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The Corona pandemic is increasingly a concern for the younger and unvaccinated population. For example, the incidence among unvaccinated under-18s is ten times higher than among those who have been vaccinated, according to recent AGES statistics.Among 18- to 59-year-olds, it is five times higher, and among the 60-plus generation, it is nearly four times higher than among fully immunized people in that age group, the latest data from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) show. Seven-day incidence in unvaccinated continues to riseIncidence continued to rise in all age…

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Fourth wave of corona infections in Austria

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The fourth wave of infections in Austria started even much earlier than the second one last fall. With an average of 1,600 new infections daily, the seven-day incidence is currently at the level of mid-October 2020. The number of patients in intensive care units is also comparable. Those affected are predominantly the unvaccinated. The government is likely to focus its measures on them. This year, the number of new infections has already risen noticeably in July and August. Last year, the seven-day incidence of 130 reported by AGES – corresponding…

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1,438 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

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One new patient in intensive care. In addition, there are eleven new deaths related to Covid-19. From Monday to Tuesday, 1,438 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,229 cases), this is 209 cases more. There are also 11 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,812 so far. The number of active cases rises to 17,535. The seven-day incidence is 119.57. There are currently 614 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid illness, up…

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New Zealand lifts Corona lokdwon – G-20 pla to push for greater equity

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New Zealand is largely lifting its nationwide Corona lockdown after three weeks. Restrictions would be eased starting Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday (Sept. 6). Only in the major city of Auckland on the North Island, the center of the current outbreak, would the rules initially continue to apply, Ardern said. The government in the island nation had imposed a nationwide lockdown on Aug. 18 after the discovery of a single case of corona. At times in late August, more than 80 cases a day were recorded. In the…

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80 positive corona tests at start of school in Vienna

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After school started in eastern Austria, more than 100 positive self-tests were registered in the three provinces, according to preliminary figures. In Vienna, there were 80 positive rapid tests for now.After schools were only open for one or two hours on Monday and children were tested before school started, no school-related measures are expected for the time being, the office of city health councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told APA. For the time being, 80 positive antigen rapid tests at Viennese schoolsOn the first day of school, more than 100 positive…

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WWF study: plastics cause 1.8 billion tons of CO2 annually

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Plastics not only pollute the oceans or harm health as microparticles, they also cause 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases each year.Microplastics measured in the DanubeThey also cause billions in follow-up costs. If plastic were a state, it would be “the fifth largest CO2 offender worldwide,” a WWF release said Monday on the findings of a study with the self-explanatory title “Plastic: The Costs To Society, The Environment And The Economy.” Plastic caused costs of 3,100 billion euros in 2019The consequential costs of plastics on society, the environment and the…

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Cuba also vaccinates infants

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Cuba has become the first country in the world to begin CoV vaccination for young children. Yesterday, authorities in Cienfuegos province began vaccinations for the two- to 11-year-old age group. The children receive the vaccines Abdala and Soberana, developed in Cuba, but not recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Children as young as twelve have been vaccinated since Friday. Schools closed at least until OctoberDue to the pandemic, Cuba’s schools have been closed most of the time since March 2020. Yesterday, the new school year began – via television,…

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