Year: 2021

Van der Bellen in New Year’s speech: “Time to make the world a better place”.

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen promises a “better year” and wishes the people of Austria “the courage to dream.” The essential question for Van der Bellen is: “What future do we want to see?” Now is the time “when we have to look further” – “without being afraid to also think completely new, without being afraid to think too big,” the federal president said. “This year will be better” – that is what Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen promised in his New Year’s address on ORF, broadcasted on…

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12,690 new infections in Germany – physician representatives call for nationwide lockdown extension

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German doctors’ representatives are urgently calling for a uniform nationwide extension of the lockdown: “The burden of providing patients with Covid-19 has continued to rise, even over the holidays,” Susanne Johna, president of the German doctors’ union Marburger Bund, told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. She added that clinics had no breathing room. “The healthcare system urgently needs relief, which can only be achieved by extending the contact restriction measures. We will not get a grip on the situation any other way.” Representatives of the retail sector also do not expect…

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Austrians start new year happy and optimistic despite the current situation

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Linz – It was already clear to the pollsters at the Linz-based Market Research Institute that climate change would not be top of mind at the turn of the year 2020/21 when they launched the latest survey. A year ago, concern about whether effective measures against climate change would be taken was still at the top of the list of worries among female Austrians (43 percent expressed great concern) and male Austrians (38 percent). “It was clear that this concern is overridden by Corona, however, today 39 percent of women…

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Mass test registration possible from Monday

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The second round of mass testing will start on January 15 and will include the possibility of “free testing”, which has been criticized by the opposition. The background to this is the government’s plan that the lockdown with the hard measures currently in force should expire on January 24 – but already on January 18 for all those who avail of the free testing. Registration and dates for the antigen tests in all provinces can be found on the online portal “Österreich Testet”. To the offer on the part of…

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Virus mutation: Ireland lifts ban on entry from UK, Philippines blocks travelers from U.S.

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Ireland plans to lift its ban on entry from the United Kingdom on Jan. 6. Instead, a series of strict regulations are planned to curb the spread of the new Corona mutation, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney tells the Irish Independent. Airline passengers who are not entering the country for urgent business reasons will have to show a negative corona test, for example. They will also have to stay in the country as far as possible after their arrival. Ireland halted air and ferry passenger traffic before Christmas after a more…

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Biontech to supply more vaccine to EU

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German manufacturer Biontech plans to supply more coronavirus vaccine than planned to the European Union. The company is “in advanced discussions on whether and how we can provide more vaccine doses from Europe for Europe this year,” company CEO Ugur Sahin told the dpa news agency today. Option pulled from framework agreement“We are working with the EU to further expand our production capacity and be able to provide additional vaccine doses.” Sahin pointed out that an agreement was reached this week with the EU Commission to supply an additional 100…

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More than 20 million corona infections in the U.S.

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Since the start of the Corona pandemic, more than 20 million infections with the virus have been detected in the United States. That represents about a quarter of all recorded infections with the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen worldwide, according to data released Friday by Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. city of Baltimore. No other country in the world has as many confirmed infections in absolute numbers as the United States. According to the data, the number in India is 10.3 million, and 7.7 million in Brazil. Experts assume that the number…

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2021 brings many changes

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Austria – The new year will be different – also and especially when it comes to the pandemic. Vaccination will bring life closer to the way it used to be, even if the virus will remain part of everyday life. But there will also be changes at work, in pensions, in the health sector and at school. Mobility in Austria could also change this year. With the start of vaccination in retirement and nursing homes still in the old year, the circle of vaccinees will gradually expand in 2021. During…

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Covid 19 Vaccination in Austria – timetable

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The first Corona vaccinations in Austria and Europe already started shortly after Christmas, but the big vaccination offensive is only now starting little by little. 2021 will be the big vaccination year. Initially, only the vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer will be vaccinated. Unlike most other countries, Austria relied on AstraZeneca’s drug for much of its vaccine procurement. While this has the advantage of being significantly cheaper and not requiring such cold storage, it is unlikely to be licensed in the EU before February. The vaccination plan in Austria includes three phases.…

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