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EU Health Agency: “Expect things to get even worse”

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The EU Health Agency ECDC estimates the coronavirus situation as a major threat to public health. Today’s risk update stated that CoV infections have increased significantly in EU countries in recent weeks. The increase in the number of reported cases was no longer only due to increased testing. The front-runner in the current ECDC evaluation is the Czech Republic with 1,149 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Compared to these 1,149 cases, Austria is still in the middle of the European field with a new infection rate of 234 per 100,000 inhabitants…

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Two psychological conditions help many people to cope better with corona stress

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The pandemic has left many people in a bad state of mind. But those who have two prerequisites have a good chance of surviving the time better. Reduced social contacts, uncertain future prospects, unemployment or economic fears and additional care work due to school closures: It has long been clear that the psychological consequences of the Corona crisis are serious threats and affect all sections of the population. But which type of person copes better with the psychological consequences – and which worse? Tatjana Schnell from the University of Innsbruck…

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Minister Anschober warns of autumn vacations and Halloween

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The day after the traffic light with 21 new, red regions was switched on Friday, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) warned to be careful during the autumn vacations: “If you can do anything, stay at home. Meanwhile 27 percent of the people in Austria live in one of the 25 regions with a red light, but this is “no reason to panic”, he said, as intensive care bed occupancy is not yet an issue and a lockdown can be prevented. On Friday 2,571 new infections were reported. “This is exactly…

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WHO: Too many countries on a dangerous path

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the countries affected by rapidly increasing infections to take action. “Too many countries are on a dangerous path,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today in Geneva. “We are at a critical point, especially in the northern hemisphere. The coming months will be very difficult.” He called on governments to take immediate new measures to prevent further deaths and to save health services from collapsing. If governments rigorously tracked contacts and isolated infected persons and quarantined their contacts, curfews could still…

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Corona numbers remain high: 2571 new infections reported

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On Friday, 1058 people were undergoing hospital treatment for Covid-19, 158 of them in intensive care. 2571 new corona infections have been reported in Austria within 24 hours as of Friday, 9.30 a.m. This means that there are currently 18,266 actively infected persons nationwide. This was reported by the Ministry of the Interior. So far, there have been 74,415 positive test results in Austria. 954 persons have died with or from SARS-CoV-2, 55,195 have recovered. On Friday 1058 persons were undergoing hospital treatment for Covid-19, 158 of them in intensive…

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Europe’s new corona infections doubled in ten days

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Coronavirus infections in Europe have more than doubled in the last ten days, according to a Reuters census. On Thursday, the number of new cases in Europe rose above the 200,000 mark for the first time, and on October 12, the 100,000 mark was exceeded for the first time. According to the census, the total number of infections in Europe amounts to 7.8 million and 247,000 deaths. In France, for example, the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. The country’s Ministry of Health reported 41,622 new infections, the highest number ever…

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USA allow use of Remdesivir

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19 disorders. This was announced in a press release published on Thursday. Previously, the drug from US manufacturer Gilead Sciences had emergency approval there. In Europe, Remdesivir was the first drug to receive conditional approval in July for the specific treatment of certain covid-19 patients. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Remdesivir may shorten the duration of coronavirus infection. This has been sufficiently proven. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week…

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“Skip Halloween, stay at home during autumn vacation”, Minister Anschober

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Anschober appeals: Skip Halloween, stay at home during autumn vacationHealth Minister Rudolf Anschober today rejected criticism of the latest regulation in the Ö1 “Morgenjournal”. The publication had been delayed, he said, because it first had to be agreed with the coalition partner and legal experts. The population has now time to prepare itself, because the new rules will only come into force on Sunday at 0 o’clock. One sees the largest risk at present with small ceremonies and celebrations, therefore the regulation seizes particularly within this range. No less than…

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Again more than 10,000 new infections in Germany

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The number of registered new coronavirus infections in Germany exceeded 11,000 for the second day in a row. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this morning, citing information from the health authorities, 11,242 new cases of infection were recorded the previous day. That was 45 fewer than on Wednesday, when the previous record of new infections with the virus in Germany was set. According to the RKI, the total number of infection cases recorded in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic had risen to 403,291 by yesterday, and…

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