Austria: Ministries reported 77 new infections

The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 77 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 10,697 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 217 people are receiving hospital treatment for coronavirus, 70 of whom are in intensive care units. 7-day incidence according to AGES at 10.5According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of new infections with the coronavirus in…

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EU health agency warns of delta variant in Europe

The delta variant of the coronavirus, which first appeared in India, is expected to spread significantly in Europe over the summer, according to the EU health agency ECDC. “It is very likely that the delta variant will circulate strongly during the summer,” ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said Wednesday. She said this is especially true for younger people who are not among the target groups for vaccination campaigns. This could cause a risk that more vulnerable people could become infected and experience a serious course of the disease or die if…

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Coronavirus worldwide: New York lifts state of emergency, Israel postpones entry permit for vaccinated tourists

More than 179 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.8 million infected people have died. More than 2.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has lifted the state of emergency imposed in March 2020. As of Thursday, the state of emergency is out of effect, Cuomo said at a press conference on Wednesday (June 23). Fighting the pandemic and vaccinating the population are still priorities, but the “emergency chapter of this fight” is over,…

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Germany: A good 1000 new Corona cases RKI: Seven-day incidence is 6.6

Health offices in Germany have reported 1008 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from Thursday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 04:10. For comparison: a week ago, the value had been 1330 newly registered infections, according to the RKI. The development of the daily newly registered deaths also continues to follow a downward trend – albeit less rapidly than with the infection figures. According to the latest data, health authorities have reported 93 more…

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No more free COVID tests in Vienna for the unvaccinated? Experts warns

The free test offer is to be scaled back in Austria as vaccination progresses. Those who do not get vaccinated would then have to test at their own expense, demands Municipal Association President Alfred Riedl. Corona tests over summer free of chargeThe federation of municipalities wants to reduce the free test infrastructure in the municipalities with continuous inoculation progress. Over the summer the free test offers are still to be maintained, “we owe that to the tourism”, said community federation president Alfred Riedl to the “newspaper “Kurier”. Afterwards this will…

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Philippine ex-president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino dies at 61

The former Philippine President died in a Manila hospital. He was head of state from 2010 to 2016 and direct predecessor of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. Former Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino died on Thursday in Manila after being hospitalized, according to media reports. Aquino was the Philippines’ head of state from 2010 to 2016 and predecessor to controversial incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. The Aquino family is among the most famous families in the Philippines. “Noynoy” was the only son of the late former President Corazon Aquino and her assassinated…

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“Parkpickerl” across Vienna: more parking sheriffs needed

Short-term parking zones will be introduced almost across the board in Vienna in spring 2022. This means that personnel will also be needed – in addition to more parking sheriffs, more administrative staff will be needed. Area-wide short-term parking sticker is fixedNext spring, Vienna will become a “Parkpickerl” area – i.e. a short-stay parking zone with an exemption for residents in the respective districts. In the future, the corresponding area will be twice as large as before. This makes the increase of the personnel resources necessary, as the office of…

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Delta variant: new infections also increasing in Germany

Despite an overall decline in corona numbers, the delta variant of the virus, which is considered more contagious, is also on the rise in Germany. After several German states have already reported that the variant’s share of new infections has recently risen noticeably, new data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – the federal agency for infectious diseases – are expected this Wednesday evening. It is expected that the mutant, initially discovered in India, has continued to spread in many parts of Germany – albeit at an overall low level.…

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Already 361 cases of delta variant detected in Austria

The delta variant, which is already causing stricter Corona measures again in many countries, is also spreading in Austria. As many as 361 cases of the more contagious variant have already been detected in Austria. A week ago, there had been only 71 cases. Austria-wide, 117 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were also reported on Wednesday. This is below the average of the past seven days, where 120 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population continued to decline and now stands at 9.5 cases. In addition, two…

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