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Austria: Free entry for boostered people from all over the world

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On Monday, January 24, 2022, the 12th amendment to the Covid-19 entry regulation will come into force in Austria. The third vaccination means free travel to Austria as of Monday. With the now 12th amendment of the Covid-19 entry regulation, namely the list of virus variant areas is completely emptied. Entry to Austria for boostered persons without PCR testThis means that the PCR test requirement will also be waived for boostered persons from 14 omicron pioneer countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. Those who are “only” fully…

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Healthy greens: What’s in fresh herbs?

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Parsley, cress, dill & co. – herbs are more than just a spice and a nice topping on a meal. They are also very healthy in their own right. “Herbs score with secondary plant compounds as well as vitamins and minerals,” says Silke Restemeyer of the German Nutrition Society (DGE). You should consume them as often as possible in good doses – ideally with a balanced diet. Secondary plant substances can have an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect in the body or even lower blood pressure. Last but not least, the…

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Mothers with Covid-19 can breastfeed without concern

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Breastfeeding is probably not a risk factor for newborns, according to a recent U.S. study. Although this study allowed genetic material of the coronavirus to be found in the breast milk of infected mothers, the virus does not appear to be infectious, according to an analysis of breast milk samples from 110 breastfeeding women. Of the study participants, 65 tested positive for coronavirus, and nine had symptoms but a negative test result. Thirty-six women reported symptoms but were not tested.As the researchers led by Paul Krogstad of the University of…

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UK: Johnson announced the end of all covid measures

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The handling of Corona will become a noticeably looser in the UK from January 27. Most measures will be lifted – not without criticism. Boris Johnson has announced the end of all covid measures introduced to combat the omicron variant – mandatory masks on public transport and in stores, home office and vaccination records – from January 27. While cases rose to record highs, hospitalizations and deaths have not increased at the same rate, in part due to the introduction of boosters in the U.K. and the lower severity of…

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Virologist warns: Omicron not “mild”

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German hospitals are heading for very high numbers of corona patients again, according to Munich virologist Oliver Keppler. The scientist believes that the force of the wave of infections will be reflected in the clinics. “A downplaying of Omicron would therefore be fatal, the classification as “mild”, which can often be read, I consider to be fire dangerous,” said the head of virology at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. “In the U.S., we see a monstrous infection event with up to a million new cases of infection a day,”…

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WHO: End of pandemic in Europe after Omicron “plausible”.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) believes an end to the pandemic in Europe is possible after the current Omicron wave. “It is plausible that the region is moving towards a final phase of the pandemic,” WHO Europe chief Hans Kluge told the AFP news agency today. At the same time, however, he urged caution because of possible further mutations of the coronavirus. According to WHO estimates, 60 percent of all people in Greater Europe could be infected with the Omicron variant by March. The variant is highly contagious, but appears…

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Entry regulations in Austria – to be implemented on Monday, 24 January

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The Corona situation in Austria remains tense due to the high numbers, yet there is now a relaxation of rules. And already starting from 24 January! The Alpine republic simplifies again the entry into the country. From Monday, people from all over the world can enter Austria again. Prerequisite: they must be vaccinated and need a PCR test – for boostered the test obligation is omitted. The total of 14 states of the virus variant areas will be removed from the list again, reports Ö1 on Sunday. The countries include…

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Sunday more than 22,000 new infections recorded

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After several days of mishaps surrounding new infections in Austria, Corona figures are now available again. More than 22,400 cases have been registered. This brings the new infection numbers in the Omikron wave well above the 20,000 mark. After several days of outages, the Interior and Health Ministries provided Corona figures for Thursday through Saturday, inclusive, on Saturday evening: Accordingly, 24,314 new Corona cases had been reported on Thursday, 25,346 on Friday and 24,260 on Saturday within 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. each day). However, the data problems –…

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Fear of infection with omicron variant is high

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The omicron variant worries Austrians, according to a survey. The majority of respondents adhere to Corona measures to prevent possible contagion. As a survey conducted by the opinion research institute Unique research for the current issue of the news magazine “profil” shows, the majority of Austrians do not want to be infected with the Omicron variant under any circumstances. Austrians for the most part adhere to Covid measuresWhen asked about their personal behavior, 50 percent say they continue to strictly adhere to all measures because they “absolutely do not want…

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