Month: February 2022

Austria: Minimal relaxations at schools

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Despite persistently high infection figures, measures will be relaxed in the school sector starting next week. ÖVP Education Minister Martin Polaschek announced on Wednesday after the Council of Ministers that as of February 14, the mask requirement at the seat in elementary schools will be dropped. Already from Monday, February 7, there will no longer be a mask requirement in classes for all age groups. Furthermore, gymnastics should be held outside and at a distance, if possible. Further prohibited in gymnastics are those exercises in which students are in direct…

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Corona traffic light remains red this week

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The end of the Omicron wave is not in sight. This is also shown by the Corona traffic light, which remains deep red this week. As can be seen from the working document of the responsible commission, which is available to APA, the risk figure, which is decisive for the coloring, has worsened once again in all federal states. However, the increase is leveling off in Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vienna, where omicron spread particularly early. In the 14-day trend, the increase in cases is lowest in Salzburg and Tyrol, at…

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Ministries report 39,410 new infections

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 39,410 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The ministries reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 14,143 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 1,697 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, 185 of them in intensive care units. Data of the crisis team in ORF.at/corona/data AGES: 7-day incidence at 2,523.2According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of…

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USA: Biontech vaccine may be available for infants by the end of February

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The Biontech/Pfizer vaccine could possibly be available to U.S. children under five by the end of February, according to a newspaper report. Pharmaceutical companies are expected to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday for emergency approval of the dual vaccine for children ages six months to five years, The Washington Post reported, citing insiders. The FDA has asked the companies to apply so the agency can begin reviewing the data, it said. A Biontech spokeswoman declined to comment Tuesday, and no comment was initially…

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WHO warns against ending protective measures too soon

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the premature end of CoV protective measures. It is premature to consider the virus defeated, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday in Geneva. Since the emergence of the omicron variant about a decade ago, nearly 90 million new infections have been reported – more than in all of 2020, he said. “We are now seeing a very worrying increase in deaths in most regions of the world.” WHO said it was concerned that some governments no longer felt it necessary to further…

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Springlike: Semester break with snow and warm temperatures

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The onset of winter has brought snow as far as the lowlands. There, however, he will not be able to hold for long. “Already on Friday, we get 10 degrees plus in Vienna. The weekend will also be in double digits,” says meteorologist Roland Reiter of Ubimet. That applies to the entire Danube region. And even in alpine locations, a mild Atlantic current will ensure warm temperatures. And that is expected throughout the coming week, which is a vacation week for children in the provinces of Vienna and Lower Austria.…

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Omicron, and then? Researchers speculate about new mutants

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The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is likely to evolve sooner or later – new variants may emerge. However, it is only possible to speculate about their properties, the president of the Society for Virology, Ralf Bartenschlager, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. “But experience shows that as a virus adapts to its host, pathogenicity usually decreases.” Pathogenicity means the ability to cause disease. “It doesn’t mean that this adapted virus no longer makes disease at all, but it is usually less pathogenic.” For example, the new variant Omicron spreads more rapidly than Delta, but causes…

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Novavax vaccination dates delayed

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Many people are waiting for the Novavax protein vaccine approved in Austria. Originally, vaccinations with the vaccine were to start in Vienna at the beginning of February. However, the dates are now likely to be delayed by weeks. The reason is problems with the delivery of the vaccine. Originally, it was planned to offer appointments in Vienna already with the beginning of February. Now it is said that the vaccine can only be delivered to Austria at the end of February. The country Austria ordered three million doses Novavax. These…

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New Corona infections in Austria: more than 25,800 cases reported

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In Austria, 25,894 new Corona infections reported within 24 hours. Tuesday also brought a new daily record of new Corona infections in Austria. The Interior and Health Ministries reported 25,894 more cases, the most on a Tuesday. A week ago, there had been nearly 1,000 fewer. 24,946 new infections were registered then. Tuesday also saw a new high in actively infected people. 307,212 people are currently confirmed Corona-positive. Since Monday, 24 more deaths have been reported, with 108 deaths in the past week alone. Since the beginning of the pandemic,…

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