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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer does not expect pandemic to end soon

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 admin

Chancellor Karl Nehammer does not hold out the prospect of an end to the Corona pandemic any time soon; on the contrary. “We will not soon reach the status that the pandemic is over,” he says in the “profil” interview. With Omicron, a paradigm shift is taking place. With the new variant, there is “obviously no limit, we have to adjust to new dimensions. The duration of the quarantine will probably have to be shortened; Gecko is working on this. He points to the threat of major outages, which would…

Experts in favor of coordinated switch to omicron vaccine

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 admin

Germany’s Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) believes an internationally coordinated procedure for starting special omicron vaccines is advisable. A worldwide agreement must be reached on when to switch to a new Corona vaccine, PEI head Klaus Cichutek said Friday at a technical discussion on the Omikron variant. There is already a working group at the World Health Organization (WHO) for this purpose, he said. Placebo effect: One-third have “side effects” without Corona vaccinationAll the groundwork has already been laid for a rapid transition, he said. Clinical trials are now underway. As…

EMS data: 28,175 new corona infections in Austria on Saturday

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

Ongoing data problems made it impossible for the time being on Saturday to communicate an assured number of new infections in the last 24 hours. According to raw EMS data, there are over 28,000 new cases. In the last 24 hours, again far more than 20,000 new Corona cases may have been added in Austria. According to raw data from the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS), 28,175 new infections were reported at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday – but this figure has not been adjusted for any errors. Incidence in all provinces…

Expert warns against bananas for breakfast

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

Bananas are a good source of vitamin B6 and provide ten percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. However, experts advise against eating just one banana for breakfast. High fructose content leads to cravings, fatigue and loss of concentrationBanana fans need not be sad, the solution lies in the combinationThis is how bananas become a real energy kick on the breakfast table Bananas for breakfast – pure or in muesli: For many people, fruit in the morning is a matter of course that contributes decisively to a healthy…

Rising infection figures in Vienna: no new measures planned

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

For the time being, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) does not plan to initiate new Vienna Corona measures. He stressed this after the closed meeting of the SPÖ-NEOS government on Friday in Vienna City Hall. Corona numbers rise: No special measures planned in ViennaIn the past, Ludwig has repeatedly enacted his own Viennese measures and tightened regulations prescribed by the federal government – which the federal states have the option to do. “The corona crisis has shown that it is always necessary to adapt to new challenges. You can’t rule…

Omicron is now Europe’s dominant coronavirus variant

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

The Omicron variant is now the dominant variant in the European Union and the European Economic Area, according to the EU health agency ECDC. Omicron is now prevalent in most affected countries, and its share of corona infections is currently around 78 percent, the Stockholm-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said Friday. The European Economic Area includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, in addition to the 27 EU countries. Corona infections are currently on the rise across Europe, with registered cases of infection in the region increasing by nine…

338.5 million confirmed infections worldwide to date

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

According to Reuters news agency on the basis of official data, there are 338.5 million confirmed COVID 19 infections worldwide. The number of unreported cases is probably much higher. More than 5.91 million people died in connection with the disease, which was first detected in December 2019 (yes indeed, that was more than two years ago) in Wuhan, China. The United States has the highest number of infections and deaths. India and Brazil follow in terms of infections. In Germany, the number of new Corona infections is skyrocketing faster and…

New omicron subvariant spreads in Europe

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

The omicron subtype “BA.2” is spreading rapidly in Norway, Sweden and Great Britain and has already overtaken the previous omicron variant BA.1 as the dominant form in Denmark. Not much is known yet about the once again modified variety, as geneticist Ulrich Elling explained. However, the mutability of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen shows that only the broadest possible immune response will pave the way to the longed-for endemic. BA.2 has also already been detected in Austria through the systematic analysis of samples from sewage treatment plants, as the head of the…

Annual General meeting of the Vienna International Centre Club Filipino held

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

by Sarah Jozelle Rojas Vienna, 14 January 2022 – Members of the Vienna International Centre Club Filipino (VIC CF) gathered virtually at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 14 January 2022. The AGM which is normally held at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna took place via zoom due to the CoViD-19 pandemic restrictions. The welcome remarks was delivered by Concepcion Segura, VIC CF President. She also presented the activities spearheaded by the VIC CF in 2021. Notable among the attendees were the two former Presidents. Dr Nini RB…