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Bureau of Immigration clarifies entry of alien tourists not yet allowed in The Philippines

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

17 October 2021PRESS RELEASE MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) clarified that foreign tourists are not yet allowed to enter the Philippines despite coming from green list countries. In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente reiterated that only Filipinos, balikbayan, and those with valid and existing long term visas from green and yellow list countries are allowed to enter. He said the reiteration came as the Bureau received numerous queries from foreign tourists who wish to fly to the Philippines already. Morente added that Filipinos coming from red…

Austria: Corona continues to spread – 2,103 new infections

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior have reported 2,103 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). These figures were reported by the federal states to the national crisis team. Sideways movement instead of increase: this trend accompanied the Austrians the past weeks, the daily new infections increased slowly, but an enormous increase remained absent. Until recently, at least, because then the explosion came after all: on Wednesday the country recorded 2,614 positive tests, then on Thursday 2,169 and on Friday…

Germany: Seven-day incidence rises to 72.7

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

The seven-day incidence in Germany has increased for the fifth consecutive day. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning with 72.7. For comparison, the previous day the value had been 70.8, and a week ago 66.1 (previous month: 74.7). Health offices in Germany reported 8682 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 04:05. A week ago, the figure had been 7612 infections.…

People vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson could get a booster shot with Pfizer or Moderna

October 17, 2021 admin

An expert panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also in favor of Corona booster shots after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson should be able to get a booster at least two months after their previous vaccine dose, the panel ruled on Friday (Oct. 15). The panel’s recommendations are not binding, but typically the FDA follows them. In this case, it will also still consider whether people vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson could potentially get a booster shot with…

Vaccinated people can travel to U.S. again starting Nov. 8

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

After 18 months, U.S. travel restrictions will be lifted Nov. 8 for those vaccinated. Just in time for Thanksgiving. An entry ban has been in place for European airline passengers since March 14, 2020. As of Nov. 8, fully vaccinated travelers can now fly from the EU to the U.S. again. “The new U.S. travel policy requiring vaccination for foreign travelers to the United States will begin Nov. 8,” White House press secretary Kevin Munoz wrote on Twitter. “This announcement and date apply to both international air travel and ground…

A coronavirus vaccine can protect against other coronaviruses

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

U.S. scientists have shown for the first time that coronavirus vaccines and infections can confer immunity to other, similar coronaviruses. Mice vaccinated against 2003 SARS virus were protected from COVID-19 virus Humans vaccinated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines may be protected against SARS-CoV-1 and colds. Results provide rationale for developing universal vaccines for each coronavirus family“Until our study, it was not clear whether, when exposed to one coronavirus, you could have cross-protection against other coronaviruses. We have now shown that this is the case.” Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster, assistant professor of microbiology-immunology at Northwestern…

Expert predicts end of pandemic in spring

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

When will the Corona pandemic finally end? The current Corona numbers have now remained at a high but stable level for a long time, now they are possibly in the beginning climb again, however, there are very large regional differences. The Corona traffic light commission most recently put the state of Salzburg on red. In contrast, Vienna, which has long struggled with higher infection figures, remains yellow. In the federal capital, the stricter Corona measures have had an effect, epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner said Friday in Vienna today. When the pandemic…

Frenchman cracks record jackpot of 220 million euros

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 admin

A lucky winner in France has cracked the biggest ever jackpot in the Euromillions lottery. He can look forward to 220 million euros, as the AFP news agency learned Friday from the French lottery company Française des Jeux (FDJ). The lucky winner now has 60 days to report to FDJ and collect his winnings, he said. This is the largest jackpot in the history of the European lottery since its inception in 2004, and the winning ticket bears the numbers 21, 26, 31, 34, 49 and the star numbers 2…

Up to 24 degrees in Austria: Now comes the golden autumn

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 admin

After the onset of winter in the mountains, mild autumn weather now prevails. Calm autumn weather with lots of sun and some fog is in store. As the current forecasts show, temperatures are rising from day to day. On Tuesday and Wednesday we can even look forward to a dreamlike 24 degrees. The forecast in detailSaturday will offer a lot of sunshine. To the west it will be mostly bright sunny, only from Salzburg to Lower Austria some denser clouds will pass through at first, especially in the mountains there…