From Saturday to Sunday, 5,714 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 8,197 infections. The 7-day incidence drops slightly to 644.63. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 106,188. Forty-seven thousand nine hundred five new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 11.93 percent. In addition, there are 11 new deaths. This means that 19,106 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. New infections in the provincesVienna: 1,830Lower Austria: 1.258Upper…
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Previously unknown covid symptom: Here’s how omicron affects voice
Vaccinated and unvaccinated patients report symptoms not previously registered with other variants. According to a recent study in the United Kingdom, the new Covid-19 subvariant is showing symptoms not seen with previous variants. The researchers also have reason to believe that Omicron patients are hospitalized less often than patients with the predecessor strain, Delta. Hoarse voiceThe Zoe Health Study surveyed people during the peak of Delta and Omicron variants and found that more patients reported sore throats and hoarse voices than symptoms of Omicron. This is not the case with…
Read MoreAdapted Corona vaccine to be given in the U.S. starting in September
The Omicron-adapted Corona vaccine will be administered in the U.S. beginning in September. This was reported by the New York Times on Friday night. According to the report, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden plans to offer booster vaccines from manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna. Because of this, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has also decided against expanding the campaign for the fourth prick with the conventional Corona vaccine. It said that the adapted vaccines would offer better protection against the currently dominant BA.4 and BA.5 virus variants. So…
Read MorePensions likely to rise by more than six percent
Austria: Because of inflation, Austrians are facing a hefty pension increase. With the inflation figures from July, the adjustment factor for the coming year is fixed, although politicians could also decide to go beyond this. This is precisely what the pensioners’ association is calling for. At the very least, there should be an increase of around 5.8 percent. Relevant is always the inflation between August of the previous year and July of the current year. The final figures are not yet available for this month, but a quick estimate of…
Read MoreSingle winner of the US lottery receives 1.34 billion dollars
A lottery prize of 1.34 billion dollars (equivalent to 1.31 billion euros) awaits a single winner in the USA. The winning ticket holder, which cost two dollars to buy, got all six numbers right in Friday’s draw. Lottery organizers said Saturday that the winning ticket for the Mega Jackpot had been sold in Illinois. It was not yet known who had won. The $1.34 billion is the second-largest jackpot in the lottery’s 20-year history. It is surpassed only by a win of about $1.5 billion in 2018. The winner can…
Read MoreMonkeypox: Spain is believed to have the first death in Europe
One person died from monkeypox in Europe and was affected by the death: Spain. There was confirmation of the end from the Ministry of Health on Friday evening. It is the first known death from the disease in Europe. The Ministry of Health in Madrid confirmed the death on Friday without giving details. The latest report on monkeypox also said there were 4208 confirmed cases in Spain. Monkeypox: dead in SpainAmong them, it said, 3750 patients for whom more detailed information was available. One hundred twenty of them would be…
Read More6,587 new infections in Austria on Saturday
Fifteen new deaths were reported in association with Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 6,587 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 8,376 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 658.69. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 110,414. Sixty-one thousand five hundred ninety-two new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 10.69 percent. There are also 15 new deaths. This means that 19,095 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across…
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of gargle tests are recalled
A batch of “Alles gurgelt” test kits has a technical error. The Lead Horizon company recalls hundreds of thousands of its “Alles gurgelt” PCR tests due to a label error. The problem: The sample numbers on the test kit’s sample tube and the instructions for use do not match. A spokeswoman could not tell ORF.at exactly how many tests are affected. In the past six months, she said, “several hundred thousand of them have been delivered,” “where the packaging error occurred in some of them.” The packaging company is likely…
Read MoreCoronavirus: these rules will apply in schools starting this fall
“Area-wide school closures are no longer an option in the third year of the pandemic,” according to school authorities in Austria. However, temporary closure of individual classes or sites would still be possible – as with other infectious diseases such as measles. Corona measures in schools: no more large-scale closuresSchools have learned to live with the pandemic in recent years, the paper says, referring to measures such as temporary masking requirements or rapid antigen testing in cases of infection or suspected cases. Corona vaccination is also of crucial importance, it…
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