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PCR test: Can an expired gargle test still be used?

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The gargle tests have an expiration date. However, they can be used for longer, as Lead Horizon now explained. The supply of PCR tests in Vienna is going well: each person is allowed to get up to eight gargle tests per week free of charge at any BIPA store. However, this led to many people hoarding the gargle tests at home. However, the tests have an expiration date. So recently the question arose again and again whether expired gargle tests can still be used and whether the result is influenced.…

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New all-time high: 34,011 new infections reported

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Next all-time high in the Corona pandemic: 34,011 new infections were reported by the Ministry of Health within 24 hours on Wednesday. Eleven people infected with the virus died. Exactly a week ago, a new high had also been reported: Thus, 27,677 new infections were recorded on Wednesday last week. In general, more new infections are always reported on Wednesday than on other days of the week. This is partly due to the fact that on this day the results of most of the PCR tests carried out at the…

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CORONA LOCKDOWN: Austrian government lifts lockdown for the unvaccinated

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The lockdown for the unvaccinated will end next Monday. The federal government justifies this with the current “stable number” of hospital patients. Omicron does not affect “hospital capacities as much as feared”. Experts on the GECKO panel set up to combat the pandemic would also consider the lockdown “no longer useful.” Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) announced the relaxation of the Corona measures just on Wednesday morning, shortly after it became known that there is a new all-time record for new infections. The Chancellor’s Office,…

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Corona numbers are rising sharply in Germany

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The number of new infections within 24 hours was 126,955, according to data from public health authorities. The incidence rate of new Corona infections in Germany has again reached an all-time high. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the seven-day incidence at 894.3 on Tuesday morning. On Monday the value had been 840.3, on Tuesday last week 553.2. The incidence quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the period of seven days. The number of new infections within 24 hours was 126,955 on Tuesday – up from…

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Variant BA.2: Omicron’s little sister arrived in Austria

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Omicron is just spreading across Europe, and a sub-variant is already emerging. BA.2 is active primarily in Denmark. Omicron, scientifically known as BA.1, dominates worldwide, but now a subspecies has emerged. The “little sister” of the omicron variety called BA.2 has already appeared in several European countries, including the UK and Denmark. The new virus type has also arrived sporadically in Austria, apparently spreading even faster than Omicron. It is still unclear where the new sub-variant originated, as cases are also being reported from India. RESEARCHERS OBSERVE OMICRON SUBVARIANTMedical researchers…

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Coronavirus worldwide: EU agrees on six-month recovery status

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About 358 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.6 million infected people have died. About 9.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far. Even when vaccinated people contract coronavirus, hospitalization numbers show vaccination protects well against severe symptoms and severe courses. The latest developmentsEU agrees on six-month convalescent status. EU countries agreed on Tuesday (Jan. 25) that Corona infected persons will be considered recovered for six months across the EU – and will be allowed to move and travel…

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WHO: Omicron wave slowly subsiding worldwide

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The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to assess the risk from the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus as “very high.” In its weekly report Tuesday evening, the WHO said that with more than 21 million new infections recorded worldwide in the past seven days, the “highest number of cases recorded weekly since the pandemic began.” Overall, however, the incidence has grown “more slowly” than before, it said. According to the report, the number of new cases increased by five percent – down from 20 percent growth the previous…

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EU wants to facilitate travel for vaccinated, tested and recovered persons

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In the future, a valid EU Corona certificate will be more important for travel in the EU than the level of infection in the country of departure. The EU states agreed on Tuesday that from February 1 it should no longer be decisive where a trip starts – but whether a valid vaccination, test or convalescent certificate is available. This was announced by the EU countries on Tuesday. In doing so, they are largely following a proposal presented by the EU Commission two months ago. According to the agreement, in…

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“EU Corona certificate” to make travel easier from February

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As of Feb. 1, the determining factor for travel in the EU should no longer be how strong the infection incidence is in the country of departure. Instead, greater attention is to be paid to vaccination, testing or recovery certificates. In the future, a valid EU Corona certificate will be more important for travel in the EU than the level of infection in the country of departure. The EU states agreed on Tuesday that from February 1, it should no longer be decisive where a trip starts – but whether…

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