Month: April 2022

RKI: Incidence falls below 1500 in Germany

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Germany: The nationwide seven-day incidence has continued to decline. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gives the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week in the morning as 1457.9. For comparison: the previous day, the matter had been 1531.5. A week ago, the national incidence was 1723.8 (last month: 1174.1). Germany’s health offices reported 74,053 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05.00. A week ago, there were 111,224 infections. With the values,…

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Entry controls fall in these EU states

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Austria has not yet abolished entry restrictions and still requires 3-G proof. Nine countries in the European Union or the European Economic Area have wholly abolished their COVID-19 measures for entry. Others decided to introduce less strict rules or relax the restrictions only for specific categories of travelers. This is pointed out by the online portal “schengenvisainfo news.“ The following states have lifted the measures for all travelers regardless of their country of origin: Denmark Hungary Iceland Ireland Norway Poland Romania Slovenia Sweden. Three other countries are lifting entry restrictions…

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Saturday: 19,043 new infections in Austria

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From Friday to Saturday, 19,043 new infections were registered in Austria. In addition, 52 fresh deaths related to the virus were reported. The last time fewer than 20,000 new Corona infections were documented within 24 hours was 18 January 2022. Specifically, there were 16,685 before the number of people infected gradually increased. Currently, there are 320,299 people actively infected with the coronavirus in Austria. The seven-day incidence has dropped to 1,948.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. To date, there have been 3,873,448 positive test results in Austria. Today, 15,957 people with…

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Expert thinks a new Corona wave in Austria is possible as early as this summer.

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Complexity researcher Peter Klimek says that a new Corona wave will undoubtedly hit us. And it may even happen before autumn. A new Corona wave will sweep over Austria “at the latest” in autumn, says complexity researcher Peter Klimek in the “Wien Heute” interview. And that “at the very latest.“ A new Corona wave in Austria is already possible in the summer, and the new variant could cause “even earlier problems.“ Therefore, a new vaccination campaign is necessary to slow down the wave. Epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner already recommends four vaccinations.…

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The cold front brings winter weather to Austria

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Today, Saturday, a cold front from the northwest and an Italian low will bring winter weather to Austria. Clouds will predominate throughout the country, and it will rain or snow at times, most minor in the east. The snow line will be between low altitudes and 700 meters above sea level in the northern Alps. In the country’s southern parts, the snow line will drop well below 1,000 meters by the evening. The wind will be light to moderate, in the east and partly on the mountains, brisk from northerly…

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WHO: Trend is towards milder covid progression

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) currently expects coronavirus infections to lead to milder disease courses. According to the current state of knowledge, this is the most likely scenario, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Mild covid courses likely despite mutations The severity of the covid disease is likely to continue to decline despite further viral mutations, he said, as the population’s immunity increases through vaccination and infection. In this scenario, according to the WHO, there may still be repeated increases in the number of infections if the immunity…

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Italy: Unvaccinated teachers not allowed to teach

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With the relaxation of Corona rules in Italy, unvaccinated teachers can return to work if they present a negative rapid test. However, they are not allowed to come into contact with students and teach but can only be assigned to other tasks in the school, according to a decision by the Ministry of Education in Rome. The decision caused protests, and the ministry was threatened with several lawsuits. Relaxations for unvaccinated contacts in force According to the Ministry of Education, unvaccinated teachers are employed in school libraries and laboratories. They…

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Austrian’s Health Minister Rauch: “Whoever wants to be tested will get a test.“

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On Friday, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) in Mellau (Bregenzerwald) rejected criticism of the new Corona testing strategy. The regulation had been launched on time, and the new system – which started on 1 April – was working well, Rauch affirmed. Any teething problems would be eliminated, and the testing regime would also be evaluated on an ongoing basis. “Anyone who wants to be tested will be given a test,” he said. Since Friday, only five PCR tests and five antigen tests per person and Monday will be given free.…

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Caution! Do not open these emails under any circumstances

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A new wave of fraudulent correspondence and emails sent in the name of the police and other authorities are currently circulating. Recently, reports of allegedly official letters have been piling up in Styria. Unknown perpetrators are sending messages to random people using different email addresses. Via attached PDF documents, the persons are subsequently informed that they have committed a judicial offense or have to comply with a summons to the police. Original logos of the police, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Criminal Police Offices (Austria and Germany),…

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