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“Sputnik V”, Russia approved the first corona vaccine

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 admin

With “Sputnik V”, Russia has approved the first corona vaccine worldwide. The final safety test was apparently simply skipped. While health experts from all over the world do not expect a vaccine until the end of 2020 at the earliest, Russia announced already at the end of July that it might possibly approve a vaccine as early as mid-August. On 11 August, President Vladimir Putin announced on state television that the time had come. The Russian health authority was the first in the world to approve a vaccine against the…

73 new infections in Austria; two new deaths

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 admin

The trend on Monday continues: the new infections are again lower than the remaining days.From Sunday to Monday 73 new corona cases were added in Austria. Similar to previous weeks, the number of new infections on Monday is again lower than the days before. In addition to the 73 new cases, 87 new convalescents and also two deaths have been reported. In total, 22,106 people in Austria tested positive for Covid-19, and there are currently 1,373 infected persons. As in the last few days, the front-runner among the new infections…

Figures are falling again: 273 people in Austria recovered from coronavirus

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 admin

Currently there are 1434 people in Austria who are tested positive. This is the first significant decrease in the number of infected people in weeks.After the number of people infected with the coronavirus in Austria has been rising steadily recently, there is now a significant decrease for the first time in weeks. 1463 people are currently tested positive – 170 fewer than on Monday. 273 people are considered to have recovered, 104 new cases were added from Monday to Tuesday. A comparable decrease in the number of cases was last…

Number of new corona infections again in double figures

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 admin

After the highest number of new infections in weeks, 175, had been registered the day before, the numbers slipped back into the double-digit range on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 82 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were reported throughout Austria, according to the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m.). More than half of them, 42, affected Vienna. 21 cases were reported in Lower Austria, 17 in Upper Austria, eight in Styria, three each in Salzburg and Vorarlberg and two in Carinthia. No new infections were recorded in Burgenland.…

Confusing regulation – holiday chaos around entry

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 admin

The new entry regulation of the Ministry of Health presents challenges. The new entry regulations mainly concern returnees from countries at risk. EU and EEA citizens and Swiss nationals can enter Austria without any restrictions. Austrians returning from EU countries or Switzerland are also not subject to any restrictions. Risk countries: PCR test for domestic citizensAustrian citizens or EU citizens entering Austria from risk countries – i.e. countries where covid infections are high – are subject to restrictions. They must show a PCR test (not older than 72 hours) or go…

FROM 1. AUGUST DAILY FROM 7 TO 20 O’CLOCK: Vienna International Airport expands Coronatest offer

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 admin

Beginning on 1 August 2020, PCR tests can be performed daily from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. directly at the Health Center Vienna Airport in Office Park 3. Vienna/Schwechat. Vienna International Airport has welcomed the new entry regulations. “The new, clear rules for entry into Austria guarantee the highest possible level of security through the rapid detection of viruses at an early stage while maintaining the best possible freedom of travel at the present time”, commented Günther Ofner, member of the Management Board, on Sunday. He announced an extension of…

When you return from vacation, you must take the COVID 19test

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 admin

Now it is clear: quarantine is not enough for many holiday returnees. For Austrians who took their holiday in the 32 high-risk countries defined by the government, should take the fllowing considerations. Those from ➤ Albania, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Egypt, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kosovo, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Northern Macedonia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United States (USA) or Hubei Province (China) returns to Austria, must in any case have a corona test performed. The…

Starting Monday entry to Austria from 32 risk areas only with test

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 admin

Due to increasing coronavirus infections, new restrictions on entry into Austria will apply from Monday 0.00 hours. Entry from 32 risk countries or areas is only possible with a negative PCR test, third-country nationals may only enter under certain conditions. This is provided for in the amended entry regulation of the Ministry of Health published on Friday. Austrians, EU and EEA citizens as well as Swiss nationals who come from a risk area that does not have a stable Covid-19 situation – such as Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Sweden, Russia…

WHO: “We must learn to live with the virus”

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 admin

The novel coronavirus will probably accompany us longer than we would like: The World Health Organization (WHO) is convinced that an early eradication of the virus is not in sight “We must learn to live with the virus,” said emergency aid coordinator Mike Ryan on Thursday evening in Geneva. “We will not be able to eliminate or eradicate the virus in the foreseeable future.Rather, people would have to learn to live with the virus and return to some degree of normality. Ryan called on countries around the world to use…