New Covid 19 drug Ronapreve approved in the EU

The European Commission granted marketing authorizations for Roche Registration GmbH’s Ronapreve (casirivimab/imdevimab) monoclonal antibody on Nov. 12, 2021. Ronapreve is one of the SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies. It is one of the first monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 therapy to receive approval from the European Commission. Ronapreve is a drug for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents (12 years of age or older and weighing at least 40 kilograms) who do not require supplemental oxygen and are at increased risk for severe progression of their disease. The drug consists of…

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Austria: Lockdown begins with 13,800 new COVID cases

The lockdown is intended to bring the Corona situation in the country back on track. Today, 13,806 new infections were reported. The lockdown has been in effect since midnight: public life in Austria has been massively scaled back. In view of the escalated infection situation throughout the country, the federal government had no choice but to pull the ripcord. With 15,809 new infections, a new all-time high was set on Friday, and on Sunday the next record was immediately set with 14,042 positive results. Never before had there been so…

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150,000 2G checks by police in Austria so far

As of last week, a lockdown on unvaccinated people was in effect in Austria. This 2G regulation was checked by the police about 150,000 times throughout Austria.Since last Monday, there has been a lockdown for the unvaccinated in Austria, starting Monday for a maximum of 20 days for the fourth time a hard lockdown applies to all people. Around 150,000 police checks in lockdown for the unvaccinatedLast week, police checked the 2G rule in public spaces “150,000 times throughout Austria,” Interior Minister Karl Nehammer reported at a press conference on…

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Vienna weather in the coming week with rain, fog, sun and foehn.

The fourth lockdown in Austria starts with rain. In terms of weather, fog will follow again, but also sun and foehn, forecasted the meteorologists of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). The snow line drops to 700 meters at the beginning of the week. The daily highs will reach a maximum of ten degrees in the coming week. Start of the week foggy and cloudyA weak cold front from the northwest will bring many dense clouds to all parts of the country at the beginning of the week.…

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Biontech Chief speaks about the importance of booster vaccination

This is how often you need to go for Corona vaccination booster in the futureThe delta mutant of the corona virus turned out to be much more dangerous and contagious than the original variant. The case of the Corona vaccine also shows how dangerous Delta is. Despite immunization, more and more people are becoming infected with the virus. The vaccination does not offer 100 percent protection against infection, but it does prevent severe courses in the event of an illness. In order to be protected well enough, many people need…

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An overview of the most important lockdown regulations

All of Austria is in lockdown again. Austrian Press presents an overview of the most important lockdown regulations: In the past days and weeks, one negative record followed the next. Thousands of new infections with the coronavirus were recorded every day. On Sunday, 14,042 infections were reported in just 24 hours. Meanwhile, Austria-wide, the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is also above the one-thousand mark: on Sunday, it was 1086. These figures are also reflected in the hospitals. Almost 3000 people have to be hospitalized for covid infection, 528 of…

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Filipina in Austria conferred the title “Consulant “ bestowed by the European Police Association, Austria

The Director General Heinz Habe of the European Police Association (EPA), together with  Mr. Hermann Kroiher, United Nations Correspondents Association Vienna Secretary General (UNCAV SG) and EPA Director for International Affairs and Public Relations met the officials of the Philippine Embassy in Vienna for a courtesy call.  EPA Director General Heinz Habe presented to the First Secretary & Consul Ma. Carmela Teresa Cabreira, and Third Secretary & Consul Patricia Milla the works of EPA in Europe particularly in Austria. The meeting with EPA  and  Philippine embassy  officials was in conjunction…

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Highest Sunday total to date: 14,042 new corona infections

On Sunday, 14,042 new Corona cases were reported in Austria. This is the highest number ever recorded on a Sunday – and is also well above the 7-day average of 13,852. This means that more than 10,000 new infections have been recorded consistently over the past twelve days. There are now 149,444 active cases. Intensive care units are currently treating 528 patients – an increase of four patients compared to the previous day. In normal wards, there are 2,923 patients. In addition, there are 22 new deaths related to Covid…

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Philippines will soon reopen its borders to international tourism

The Philippines will soon reopen its borders to international tourism – but only to fully vaccinated vacationers from “green” countries with high vaccination rates and low infection rates. The National Task Force to Contain the CoV Pandemic is still working on the final details for the rules, presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said today. “But we are informing the whole world in advance that we will soon open our shores to tourists from countries on the Green List.” There are currently 43 countries and territories on the list, including China, Taiwan,…

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