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Number of new corona infections in children in Vienna on the rise

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Due to the increasing number of coronavirus infections, it is expected that more children with a severe course will have to be treated in hospital in Vienna.Currently, 7,498 people in Vienna have contracted Covid-19, of which nine percent fall into the zero to nine age group, and 23 percent are between ten and 19 years old (as of Tuesday). Due to the rising numbers, it is expected that more children with a severe course will need hospital care. Florian Götzinger, pediatrician and pediatric infectiologist at the Ottakring Clinic (formerly Wilhelminenspital),…

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Mandatory vaccination in France

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France now has compulsory vaccination against the corona virus for certain professional groups. Failure to comply could result in suspension without continued payment of wages. At least the first vaccination must now be given to employees working in hospitals and nursing homes, as well as firefighters, civil defense workers and gendarmerie officers. Those who have previously received only the first vaccination dose must also present a negative test at work until they have full vaccination protection. Employees are explicitly allowed to schedule their vaccination appointments during working hours to facilitate…

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Highest value in fourth wave so far: 2,624 new infections in Austria

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Corona numbers have been rising for weeks. In mid-August, over 1,000 cases were reported for the first time. Currently, the 7-day average is just over 2,000 cases. And with the start of school in all of Austria this week, the numbers are likely to increase even more soon. Therefore, stricter Corona rules have been in effect since Wednesday. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,624 new cases were now registered. This is by far the highest value in the fourth wave so far. The last time a similarly high value was registered…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Around 3000 people sue the Republic of Austria over the “Ischgl case”, Cuba already wants to vaccinate infants

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About 225 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.6 million infected people have died. More than 5.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The first of many lawsuits against the Republic of Austria in the Ischgl case begins Friday (Sept. 17). The so-called public liability lawsuit sees a failure on the part of the authorities, who warned about the coronavirus too late and acted too late. It also alleges that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz rashly announced the isolation of several…

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Corona clusters following travel abroad decreased by nearly 50 percent

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Corona clusters following travel abroad decreased by nearly 50 percent in the last calendar week. In exchange, contagions in the own household increased by ten percent.With the end of the vacations, travel-associated Corona cases almost halved in calendar week 35 (August 30 to September 5) compared to the previous week, from 31 percent to 15.7 percent. In contrast, new infections in households increased from 46.9 to 56.7 percent – an increase of almost ten percent compared to the previous week, shows the Epidemiological Covid-19 Clarification of the Agency for Health…

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Delta variant spreads in China

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Delta variant coronavirus continues to spread in southeast China’s Fujian province. Authorities said today that 50 more infections have been detected in the province. This brings to 152 the number of infected people since the outbreak of the delta variant last Friday. A lockdown had been ordered in two major cities in the province, Putian and Xiamen, as a result. The Chinese government is pursuing a “zero covid strategy.” With curfews, mass testing, contact tracing, quarantine and strict entry restrictions, the country has the coronavirus largely under control. Recently, however,…

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iPhone 13 is here: 5 things that are new

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Apple unveiled the latest generation of its iPhones on Tuesday night. Here is an overview of the most important features of the Apple iPhone 13: Faster chipUnsurprisingly, Apple also gives the latest generation a new chipset. The Apple A15 is said to have received a significant performance boost compared to the predecessor. The performance boost is supposed to be particularly noticeable in artificial intelligence tasks. Apple once again compares itself with the competition and states that the new chip is “50 percent faster than the competition” – whatever that means…

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Quarantine changes for schools, FFP2 masks also mandatory again in churches

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Quarantine rules will be relaxed in schools. Pupils who are considered to be close contacts of an infected person (K1) will be able to clear themselves from quarantine after only five days, instead of the previous ten days, by means of PCR tests. On Tuesday, however, it was still open for a long time who should be classified as a K1 person at all. Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced that from the 5th grade on, only the direct seat neighbors and other close contacts of the confirmed Covid…

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Starting today, new Corona rules will be implemented

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Vaccination progress is stagnating, the vaccination rate required for relaxation is a long way off. Starting today, a first part of the new measures is in force. As announced, it mainly affects the unvaccinated. Here is an overview of what applies nationwide as of today: – Tests: antigen tests are only valid for 24 hours. The federal states are also allowed to be more restrictive with the rules. Vienna, for example, had already previously shortened the validity period of antigen tests. In Vienna, PCR tests are also valid for “only”…

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