Month: July 2022

Magnitude 7.2: Severe earthquake shakes Philippines

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A severe earthquake shook the Philippines on Wednesday. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the northern province of Abra by the violent earth tremors, and a hospital partially collapsed and had to be evacuated. Landslides also occurred during the quake, which reached a magnitude of 7.2, according to the European Earthquake Observatory. The epicenter was in the town of Lagangilang. The Abra Provincial Public Relations Office posted photos of collapsed houses and badly damaged buildings with deep cracks on its Facebook page. It initially remained unclear if any dead or injured…

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Corona: Quarantine rule will be phased-out starting 1 August 2022

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Vienna, Austria – Health Minister Rauch and Labor Minister Kocher announced the quarantine phase-out in a press conference. The Corona quarantine will be dropped in August. Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced this in a press conference after a meeting with the provincial health officers. Accordingly, anyone who does not feel ill can leave the house even after a positive Corona test but is subject to traffic restrictions. This means FFP2 masks must be worn unless you are outdoors and there are no other people within two meters. Rauch spoke of…

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Starting August 1, the Corona quarantine falls in Austria

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According to APA and other Austrian news platforms, a new corona ordinance will be presented this afternoon. The main point of the law: Corona quarantine will be phased-out According to articles published on several Austrian news platforms, anyone who does not feel ill can leave the house even after a positive Corona test but is subject to some restrictions. This means that the FFP2 mask must be worn unless you are outdoors and no one is walking within two meters. Corona quarantine in Austria falls: regulation is presentedFurthermore, the ordinance…

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26. July 2022 – Over 9,200 new infections in Austria

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Eighteen deaths were associated with Covid 19 infection. From Monday to Tuesday, 9,213 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 10,724 infections. The 7-day incidence drops slightly to 843.38. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 121,809. Eighty-two thousand four hundred fifty-three new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 11.17 percent. There are also 18 new deaths. This means that 19,024 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. Currently,…

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Fourth Corona vaccination recommended for those 65 and older

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High-risk individuals and those over 65 recommend a fourth partial vaccination against coronavirus in Austria. Sweden was early for a fourth corona vaccination starting in January 2022 for those over 80 years of age and nursing home residents. According to a new study by Swedish scientists, the result is Temporarily up to 71 percent fewer deaths. 4th Corona vaccination recommended in Austria for over-65sPeter Nordström and his co-authors from Umea University published their results a few days ago in The Lancet Regional Health. They had access to Swedish national registries.…

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New COVID symptoms, and so fast you catch the virus again

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The current Covid 19 summer wave is driving primarily the Omicron variant BA.5. The problem: its symptoms are similar to those of the common cold and flu. The shortest known interval between two Sars-CoV-2 infections is 23 days.The omicron variant BA.5 is causing a Covid-19 summer wave in Austria and other countries. For example, 138,213 new cases were registered in the United Kingdom as of July 21. The seven-day average was 39,673 cases, according to British government data. However, the official figures only include cases still detected and reported despite…

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Integration: Every fourth Austrian has a migration background

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Already every fourth person has a migration background. This is shown in the statistical yearbook on integration, which was presented on Monday, and the integration report. The number of Syrians and Afghans has risen particularly sharply since 2015, as also Romanians, Bulgarians, and Hungarians. Challenges exist in the labor market and health sector, where people with a migration background use preventive care and vaccinations less. Because there are already more than 30,000 asylum applications and 80,000 registrations of displaced persons from Ukraine, Integration Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP) spoke of a…

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Monkeypox: further vaccine approved by EU Commission

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The EU Commission has approved the vaccine Imvanex against monkeypox. As a spokesman for the EU Commission confirmed, the authority followed a recommendation of the European Medicines Agency on Monday and approved the preparation of the company Bavarian Nordic for the protection of adults against monkeypox. Monkeypox: another vaccine approved by EU CommissionPrevious protection only approved for human smallpoxPreviously, the vaccine was only approved at the EU level to protect adults against human smallpox. The recent decision now applies to all 27 EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. On…

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8,785 new corona infections in Austria on Monday

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Eight thousand seven hundred eighty-five new Corona infections were reported in Austria on Monday. Meanwhile, more than 19,000 people in Austria with Corona infection have died since the pandemic began. The current summer Corona wave continues to increase the number of infected hospital patients. On Monday, 1,636 covid sufferers had to be treated in domestic hospitals, 88 of whom required intensive medical care. Within a week, 259 infected hospital patients have been added, with 141 since Sunday alone. Eight thousand seven hundred eighty-five new infections were registered in the past…

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