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Study: Vaccinated less contagious than non vaccinated people

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 admin

According to a British study, vaccinated people pose a significantly lower risk of transmission than non-vaccinated people. The study, published on Wednesday, is based on data from people who had contracted the coronavirus three weeks after vaccination with vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer or AstraZeneca. They were between 38 and 49 percent less likely to infect people living in the same household than those who were not vaccinated. The study provides clues to a key question in combating the pandemic: to what extent does vaccination slow the spread of the virus? “We…

Austria stops entry from India

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

Due to the virus mutation there and rapidly increasing infection numbers, Austria is imposing entry restrictions on India starting tomorrow. More than 300,000 new Corona infections daily – the situation in India is dramatic. Austria imposes entry restrictions for the subcontinent from tomorrow. As Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein told the Council of Ministers, there will be a landing ban on direct flights to prevent circumvention of other EU countries’ landing bans. Those who enter Austria via transfer flights and have been in India in the last ten days will have…

2,340 new corona infections in Austria

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

In the past 24 hours, there were 2,340 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to Wednesday of the previous week (2,523), this is a decrease of 183 new infections. This also brings the 7-day incidence down to 162.01. With 90,333 new PCR tests within 24 hours, there is a new test record in Austria. The positive rate is 2.59 percent. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there are 2,353 new recoveries, bringing the number of active cases down slightly to 24,028. There are also 26 new deaths related to Corona infection. This…

Lower Austria to open vaccination appointments to all

April 28, 2021 admin

As of May 10, everyone in Lower Austria who wants to be vaccinated will get it! According to Deputy Governor Pernkopf, the vaccine is now coming “en masse.” The province of Lower Austria has just announced that from May 3 the group 50+, from May 5 the group 40+, from May 7 the group 30+ u. from May 10 the group 16+ will be released for vaccination appointments. The 16+ group could even be activated as early as May 7. However, according to information from the state, this depends on…

Vaccinated people no longer need to take Corona test

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

Those who are vaccinated would be able to spontaneously sit down in the restaurant and participate in events without testing. This regulation will be decided on Monday, 3 May 2021. This information has been published by heute.at today, Wednesday. Regarding the relaxations on May 19, there were still some uncertainties. These are mainly based on still somewhat questionable data, how contagious vaccinated people actually are. Now, however, it should be fixed: In gastronomy and the like, vaccinated people will be treated the same as those who have been tested. Thus…

Corona mutation from India reaches Europe

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

The number of infections in Indian megacities is exploding. Researchers fear that this is due to a new corona mutation that has now reached Europe. How dangerous is B.1.617? India is home to more than a billion people. So far, the country has coped quite well with the corona crisis – even though millions of people live in megacities under precarious conditions and in cramped spaces. But since this week, infection rates have exploded in New Delhi and Mumbai, the country’s two largest cities: On Thursday, 200,000 people contracted the…

Hairdressers and stores in Vienna to reopen on May 3

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

On May 3, stores and hairdressers in Vienna will be allowed to reopen. Vienna ends lockdown on May 3After more than a month of hard lockdown, some normality will return to the federal capital next week. In addition to retail, hairdressers, beauticians, masseurs and other “body-related service providers” will be allowed to reopen on Monday (May 3). The industries affected are delighted. Stores and hairdressers open: These rules applyAs before, masks are mandatory, distance rules and a minimum area of 20 square meters per person apply. For service providers, an…

Green passport in Austria: concrete date mentioned

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 admin

The Green Passport could be introduced in Austria as early as the end of May. State Secretary Magnus Brunner gave a concrete date for the first time. The tourism and travel industry is delighted. Travel should become possible again in the summer thanks to the Green Passport, which certifies vaccination, test and antibody status. But the Green Passport “only makes sense if the quarantine regulations are lifted,” says State Secretary Magnus Brunner (ÖVP). “At the end of May, around the 24th” the Green Pass could go into operation, “by then…

Vienna ends hard lockdown starting May 3 with entry tests

April 27, 2021 admin

Mayor Michael Ludwig (SP) has just announced his lockdown decision for Vienna at Vienna City Hall. It ends on May 2. It’s fixed: after the return of students to face-to-face teaching this week, Vienna reopens with May 3 trade and body-related service providers, with entry tests. On the situation in the hospitals, the SP city leader said: “It has improved. The situation is easing, but is still to be taken seriously,” said Ludwig. Wide openings questionableIt is a matter of acting “very carefully and prudently,” he said. Ludwig wants to…