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Some 180,000 2G checks since Tuesday: 1,000 violations penalized

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Police have been carrying out 2G checks in retail since Tuesday, when they became mandatory. 1,000 violations have been penalized. Since Tuesday, retailers have been required to check for compliance with the 2G rule in stores, or people must wear an FFP2 mask outdoors if the two-meter distance can be maintained. Police checks 2G controls in storesBy Saturday morning, some 180,000 checks had been carried out since the introduction of these new rules, with the focus on retail, restaurants and tourist hotspots, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. 1,000…

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Covax vaccine program cracks billion-dose mark

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The Covax international vaccine program hit the billion-dose mark in CoV vaccine deliveries Saturday. The milestone was announced by Gavi, the vaccination alliance of governments, companies, foundations and UN agencies that runs the Covax program. The one billionth dose was in a shipment that arrived in Rwanda yesterday, according to Gavi. Covax now supplied 144 countries. The alliance mainly supplies poorer countries that don’t have the money to order the vaccines themselves. The program received more than ten billion dollars (8.74 billion euros) in donations. Austria also participates in Covax.…

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WhatsApp gets handy Facebook feature

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The most popular Messenger is missing a key feature when compared to similar services. Anyone who wants to react to a message on Signal or Facebook Messenger can do so with the help of Reaction emojis, without having to send a standalone message. This is an extremely practical function, especially in group chats, because the clarity of the chat is maintained. This Reaction feature is not yet available on WhatsApp. Here, a separate message has to be composed for each reaction – even if it is only a thumbs-up emoji.…

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16,749 new infections in Austria

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16,749 new infections in AustriaTen new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection. Incidence rises to 1,112.68. After a new pandemic high on Wednesday with more than 17,000 new infections and nearly 16,000 new cases on Thursday, 16,822 new infections were registered in Austria on Friday. From Friday to Saturday, 16,749 new cases were reported within 24 hours. This is above the average of 14,149 over the past seven days, bringing the number of active cases to 126,064. 437,669 new PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours. This results in…

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Record levels of new infections in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Faced with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have registered a new high in daily new CoV infections. From Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, an average of 304,000 new infections were detected daily in the region, according to a calculation by the AFP news agency based on agency data. That’s nearly double the previous peak of 155,000 new infections daily during the previous wave in the region in May-June 2021. Number of deaths also rises significantlyThe number of daily CoV deaths also…

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More than four million booster vaccinations in Austria

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In Austria, 4,006,363 booster vaccinations have now been administered as part of the vaccination campaign. This means that currently about 45 percent of the total population has received a booster vaccination. As of Thursday, an additional 36,880 third shots had been administered, according to data from the Department of Health. Growth in first- and second-time vaccinations has been sluggish: 5,931 first-time stings were added Thursday, along with 11,713 second-time stings. Overall, that means about 75 percent of the total population has received at least one vaccination, or 6,677,304 people. An…

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Omicron wave currently subsiding in major US cities

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The Omicron wave currently appears to be subsiding in several major U.S. cities. According to figures published on Friday, the number of registered infections in cities such as New York and Washington, which were the first to be affected by the new variant of the coronavirus, has recently declined. Nationally, infections continued to rise. New York recently averaged 28,500 new infections per day, down from an average of 42,000 infections two weeks earlier. Health officials also recorded declining numbers in the nation’s capital, Washington, which was hit hard by the…

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Transmission, progression, vaccine protection: what distinguishes Omicron from Delta

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The omicron variant of coronavirus has already displaced delta and is causing rising infection rates in many countries. Although disease courses are likely to be somewhat milder, vaccine protection is declining more rapidly. “Omicron is not mild”The Omikron variant, which is now dominant in Austria, with its many changes, especially in the spike protein that is important for docking to cells, changes the rules of the pandemic game. Compared to the delta variant, the significantly higher transmissibility and the “immune escape”, i.e. the ability to escape an existing corona immune…

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360,000 people in quarantine

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360,000 people were quarantined in Austria yesterday, according to Federal Rescue Commander Gerry Foitik, who is also a GECKO member. We are experiencing a “mini-lockdown” (which does not feel ‘mini’ to those affected): Today, more than 360,000 people cannot/are not allowed to leave their homes because they are too sick to do so, are infected or are contacts.These are no longer allowed or able to leave their homes “because they are too sick to do so, are infected or are contact. Trend strongly increasing for days,” Foitik shared via Twitter.…

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