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“Safety phase” at schools in Austria until the end of February

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The “safety phase” at schools, originally planned to end on January 15, will be extended until February 28. This was stated by the Ministry of Education in a decree to the schools. This means that compulsory attendance will remain suspended. In addition, regardless of vaccination status, testing will be carried out at least three times a week, masks must be worn throughout the school building and also during lessons (up to lower school mouth-nose protection, from upper school FFP2 mask). In this way, “attendance is to be maintained as a…

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New Sunday record: 10,291 new infections in Austria

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Significant increase over the weekend: For the first time since December 1, more than 10,000 new infections were registered by the authorities in Austria within 24 hours. Specifically, 10,291 new cases were reported on Sunday, more than ever before on a Sunday. However, the past few days also saw more testing than any previous weekend. 418,952 were on Friday, 390,102 on Saturday. The explanation for this could also lie in tomorrow’s start of school, for which students are called upon to present a valid PCR test. However, this regulation is…

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Opinion: Why there are no easy remedies for omicron

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The Omicron variant takes the speed of the corona pandemic to a new level. Tactically and communicatively, the next wave is also a huge problem. It’s easy, soon to be two years into the pandemic, to be tempted to describe what’s happening in terms of human morality or even fairness. Isn’t it incredibly mean that now, of all times, when vaccines are available and the vast majority of people are ready to help fight the virus, this new variant emerges? Which is apparently also a “turbo plague,” a version of…

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Can the vaccines be adapted to Omicron?

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Both Moderna and BioNTech have already announced that they are working on such an adaptation to Omicron. One of the advantages of the technology behind these vaccines is that they are relatively easy to modify. Only a new blueprint of the spike protein needs to be produced, not the protein itself. Both Moderna and BioNTech have already announced that they are working on such an adaptation to Omicron. Moderna already shared its strategy against the new variant on Nov. 26. The company wants to proceed in parallel steps. On the…

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Nationwide seven-day incidence has climbed to 362.7 in Germany

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It is again as high values as before Christmas. Robert Koch Institute in Germany reported 36,552 new infections. The incidence rate of new corona infections in Germany has jumped again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the seven-day incidence at 362.7 on Sunday morning. It has been rising day by day since late December. The previous day, the figure had been 335.9, and a week ago it was 222.7. The figure quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period. The incidence is thus again as…

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Preventing a new lockdown in Austria

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Preventing a new lockdown the best possible way is currently the absolute priority – at the same time, one must react to the changed situation due to Omicron, Chancellor Karl Nehammer defended the new rules on Saturday. That the announced vaccination obligation at the beginning of February comes, stands for it “beyond question”. Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler also reiterated the plan. Asked about the statement of the head of the all-state Covid Crisis Coordination (GECKO), Katharina Reich, “Durchseuchung will happen,” (spread of the infection throughout the population) Nehammer said in…

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Over 150,000 deaths in the UK

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The number of deaths following PCR-confirmed coronavirus infection in the UK has exceeded 150,000. As the Ministry of Health announced yesterday, 150,057 deaths have now been recorded in the country within 28 days of a positive test result. However, the actual number is likely to be even higher. Covid-19 has already been recorded on the death certificate of more than 173,000 people in the United Kingdom. The country, with a population of about 67 million, remains firmly in the grip of the Omicron epidemic. About 146,000 new infections were recorded…

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New quarantine rules now come into force

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The new quarantine rules went into effect Saturday. Triple-vaccinated people who had contact with infected person with Corona will no longer have to be quarantined. On Saturday, 7,400 new CoV infections were again reported. Chancellor Karl Nehammer has also contracted the virus, but shows no symptoms. Meanwhile, the relaxations in the quarantine rules also come into force. Beginning on Saturday, 8 January 2022, the relaxations in the quarantine measures come into force. To prevent too many contacts from being quarantined at the same time, the government has relaxed the rules.…

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Carol singing campaign of the Austrian Katholische Jungschar (Austrian Catholic Children’s Movement)

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In memory of the biblical Three Wise Men who worshipped the Infant Jesus by  bringing him gold, frankincense and myrrh, and according to an old tradition, children  dress up as the Three Wise Men and move from house to house after Christmas, announcing The Gospel message. The Carol Singing Campaign is organized by  Jungschar/the Catholic Children’s Movement. Austria is one of the richest countries in the world. Being aware of the responsibility  this entails, the Carol Singers ask people for donations as a sign of solidarity. The engagement of the little…

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