Health Minister Rudi Anschober (Greens) today again appealed to the population: “Please reduce your contacts with immediate effect! A third less contacts halves the risk of infection”. And this is exactly what is urgently needed now in view of the rapidly increasing number of infections. The current package of measures, which has been in force since Sunday, would achieve its dampening effect in just over a week. It would make the minimum distance legally binding, greatly expand the mandatory use of MNS and drastically reduce unregulated events. “Nevertheless, we must…
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Austria threatens strick corona measures
Preparations for the second corona lockdown in Austria are in full swing, and new details are seeping through from government circles every day. Currently, a report is causing a stir, according to which the federal government is planning a “night-time curfew from 20 to 6 o’clock”. . Insiders speak of a restriction with the exceptions already introduced in spring. According to the online platform of “Österreich” newspaper oe24.at the initial restrictions will come into force at the beginning of next week (it is still open whether on Monday or Tuesday).…
Read MoreVatican – Pope: Church has corruption problem
Pope Francis considers corruption a “deep problem” for the Church, whose roots lie in the past. Clergymen and many lay people, whom the Pope called “false friends of the Church”, had squandered the assets of the Church. These assets do not belong to the Vatican, but to the faithful, the Pope said in an interview with the Italian news agency ADNKronos on Friday. Already in the Gospel Jesus had given people the choice: “Either you follow God or money. This is what Jesus said. You cannot follow both,” said the…
Read MoreMinistries report 5,627 new infections
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior today announced a new daily maximum level of new coronavirus infections. In the past 24 hours, 5,627 new cases have been reported (as of 9:30 a.m. today). According to the ministries, 1,082 people have died nationwide as a result of Covid-19, 64,987 are considered to have recovered. At present, 1,803 are undergoing hospital treatment, 283 of them in intensive care units. Both figures rose again significantly in a 24-hour comparison. 7-day incidence at 254The dashboard of the Agency for Health…
Read MoreVirologist: German measures “perfect for Austria, too”
Norbert Nowotny, virologist at Vetmeduni Vienna, believes that the measures against the CoV pandemic, which will come into force in Germany next week, would “fit us perfectly”. In “Wien heute” (ORF 2) he said last night: “I know this is restrictive, but necessary. Initial restrictions such as those being introduced in France and the Czech Republic were perhaps “not yet necessary”, the expert said. In Germany, theaters, operas, concert halls, trade fairs, cinemas, amusement parks and amusement arcades will have to close for four weeks starting on November 2. Recreational…
Read MoreTrump: “Will never impose lockdown again!”
U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out new far-reaching restrictions on public life in the United States despite further increases in coronavirus numbers. “We will never again have a lockdown,” Trump announced yesterday at an election campaign appearance in Tampa, Florida. He also made explicit reference to the restrictions announced in Germany and France. Trump pointed out that effective drugs such as antibody drugs and vaccines would soon be available. However, experts, including those from Trump’s government, warned that months are likely to pass until then. They therefore advocated the…
Read MoreMore than 90,000 new infections in the USA for the first time
A few days before the presidential election in the USA, a record number of new coronavirus infections have been recorded in the country. As Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore announced on Thursday (local time), 91,295 new cases of infection were recorded within 24 hours. This was the first time the threshold of 90,000 new infections within one day was broken. Most recently, the novel virus has been spreading rapidly, especially in the North and Midwest of the United States. According to the University, the total number of recorded cases of…
Read More550 beds for Covid patients immediately available in Vienna hospitals
The Vienna Health Association has clarified the question of available hospital capacities for corona patients in the capital city. According to this, a total of 550 beds are immediately available for patients suffering from Covid-19, 150 of which are in intensive care units that can be occupied at any time. This capacity can be almost doubled as demand increases, it was said. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 2,500 patients have been cared for so far, according to the health association: “With the experience we gained in the spring, we…
Read MoreGermany reports 18,000 new infections in one day for the first time
The coronavirus is spreading at record speed in Germany. On Friday, the Robert Koch Institute, the responsible epidemic authority, reported more than 18,000 new infections in one day for the first time. According to the RKI, the health authorities reported 18,681 proven cases of infection within 24 hours. On Thursday the figure was 16,774. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, a total of 499,694 infections have been registered. The number of people who died with or from the virus rose by 77 to a total of 10,349. In the fight…
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