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Germany: RKI counts 118,970 new cases Seven-day incidence jumps to 1156.8

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Compared to the previous day, the Robert Koch Institute registered slightly fewer new infections within 24 hours. Instead, the nationwide incidence continues to rise. In addition, there are 59 deaths. The seven-day incidence of new Corona infections in Germany has continued to rise. It was according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the morning nationwide at 1156.8. On Saturday, it had been at 1127.7, on Sunday last week still at 806.8. The incidence quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. According to the RKI,…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Omicron variant possibly more contagious than original variant, Iceland relaxes its corona measures

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About 366 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.6 million infected people have died. About 10 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far. An Omicron sub-variant appears to be even more contagious than the original strain. The U.K. health agency said Friday (Jan. 28) that data from contact tracing showed that the BA.2 subvariant was spreading more frequently in households: The transmission rate was 13.4 percent, compared with 10.3 percent for omicron. Although the data would give a good…

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Austria: One week before mandatory vaccination, 17 percent still unvaccinated

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Just under a week before compulsory vaccination comes into force, about 17 percent of adult Austrians are still completely unvaccinated. However, a good 85,000 adults have been vaccinated against the coronavirus for the first time in the past two weeks, according to Health Ministry figures obtained by APA. According to the figures, 83 percent of those aged 18 and older have received at least one vaccination, and 80 percent have been fully vaccinated.The final decision on compulsory vaccination for Austrians aged 18 and over will be taken next week by…

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What helps with mild corona symptoms?

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Symptoms such as a cold, sore throat or fever could be helped by the same remedies that I normally rely on for a flu-like infection? General practitioner Martin Scherer is familiar with such question and the fears of people who contract Corona. The most important tip in isolation at home is to remain calm, says the general practitioner. Mild progression and warning signsScherer offers the following guide for assessing symptoms: “A mild course should feel like a cold. Anything above that, so if you feel really sick: that’s when you…

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Expiration date of vaccination certificates will not be postponed

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As of February 1, the validity of CoV vaccination after the second vaccination will be shortened from nine to six months. As of today, this still affects about 320,000 people who have not yet received a booster and thus no longer have a valid 2-G certificate as of Tuesday. The deadline will not be postponed and no transition period will be introduced. This was announced at the government press conference today. The expiration was first communicated in November 2021, and the ministry pointed out that affected people had been informed…

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Relaxation in culture “step towards normality”

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The relaxation steps announced by the government today facilitate cultural events. For these, a closing time at 24:00 instead of 22:00 will apply from February 5. For theaters, opera houses and concert halls, you no longer need a current PCR test, 2-G applies here, as well as FFP2 mask obligation. As of February 19, 3-G applies to all events. For State Secretary for the Arts and Culture Andrea Mayer (Greens), this is an “important step toward normality for cultural life.” Another new feature is that events without assigned seating are…

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34,748 new infections in Austria on Saturday

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There have been 16 new deaths reported related to Covid-19. After 38,631 new infections on Friday, 34,748 new infections were reported in Austria today. Currently, 295,135 people in Austria are actively infected with coronavirus. To date, there have been 1,801,040 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 14,077 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 1,491,828 have recovered. The Austria-wide seven-day incidence is now 2,501.5 cases per 100,000 population. 171 in intensive careCurrently, 1,402 people are receiving hospital treatment for Corona virus. Of these,…

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Government announces end to 2-G in retail and extension of curfew

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The federal government and the all-government covid crisis coordination Gecko announced gradual easing on Saturday morning. It is seen that Omicron behaves differently than previous variants, the government’s top management announced at a press conference scheduled at short notice on Saturday morning. Case numbers are currently very high, they said, but infection incidence has decoupled somewhat from hospitalization numbers. The utilization of the intensive care beds allows to show perspectives. The decision had therefore been made to “scale back measures in a structured way.” What opening steps were announced?Before the…

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Fifth Corona vaccine Novavax: protein base vaccine

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What some Austrians are probably looking forward to is Nuvaxovid – the protein-based vaccine from the US manufacturer Novavax. Austria, after all, has ordered 750,000 doses of Nuvaxovid for the first quarter of 2022, with delivery expected in the last week of February. EU approval took time as Novavax struggled with production issues. Ultimately, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was able to approve nuvaxovid as the fifth vaccine on Dec. 20. What distinguishes each type of vaccine from the other, and why Novavax’s vaccine is not actually a dead vaccine:…

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