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Another vaccine will be available at the end of April

March 31, 2021 admin

Vaccinations in Upper Austria are progressing and already at the end of April there is another boost from the Johnson&Johnson vaccine. Nearly 270,000 doses of vaccine have now been administered in Upper Austria. While there are currently three vaccines available (AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna), there will be four from the end of April. The vaccine from Johnson&Johnson will then be delivered. “According to the current status, the first doses will be delivered at the end of April,” it says in this regard from the crisis staff of the country reported…

Earthquake in Austria: “Strongest quake ever”

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 admin

Social media users were unanimous: a strong earthquake was felt in Austria on Tuesday. According to (Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik) ZAMG, a “strong earthquake” with a magnitude of 4.7 occurred in the Neunkirchen area south of Vienna on Tuesday evening. The tremors at 6:25 p.m. were clearly felt in the area of the epicenter, according to ZAMG. The earthquake was also “felt in large parts of Austria,” including Vienna. In the epicenter, slight building damage was possible, ZAMG said. So far no damage reports after earthquake in Lower AustriaThere…

Politicians discussed possible deliveries of Russian vaccine and joint production in EU countries

March 31, 2021 admin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has discussed possible cooperation on vaccines with French President Emmanuel Macron and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. The exchange via video link also dealt with the Russian Corona vaccine Sputnik V, whose EU approval is to be decided by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Tuesday evening. “This evaluation is done according to the same standards that are applied to all other vaccines,” it said. According to Kremlin sources, among the issues discussed were prospects of “possible supplies and joint production of this…

Number of new infections in the USA on the rise

March 30, 2021 admin

The number of new coronavirus infections is on the rise in the United States. Yesterday, 68,648 new cases were registered within one day, according to data released today by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). That was up about 17,000 from 51,567 a week ago, and the number of deaths linked to infection was 668, up from 586 a week ago Monday, according to the data. The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, expressed concern. She said she could not shake the feeling that disaster was near,…

Government negotiates one million doses of “Sputnik V”

March 30, 2021 admin

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently conducting a rolling review of the approval of the Russian CoV vaccine “Sputnik V”. There is no result yet. Nevertheless, the government is currently negotiating with Russia on a delivery of one million doses of the vaccine to Austria. Delivery could start as early as April. Kurz and Anschober: vaccine must be safe“There must be no geopolitical blinkers when it comes to the vaccine. The only thing that should count is whether the vaccine is effective and safe, not where it comes from,”…

Italy: quarantine obligation when entering from Austria

March 30, 2021 admin

Italy is imposing a five-day quarantine on travel from EU countries, including Austria. Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza plans to sign a decree to this effect on Wednesday, according to government sources on Tuesday. Who comes from EU countries, including Austria, must undergo a test and a five-day quarantine when returning to Italy. After that, they must take another test. Italy imposes quarantine on entry from EU countriesThe quarantine already applies to all non-EU countries. With the quarantine also on entry from EU countries, the Italian government wants to prevent…

Green passport – mask obligation remains also for vaccinated persons

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

The green passport is supposed to give vaccinated people more freedom. But it is not a clean bill of health, some measures will continue to apply to them. In the EU committee of the Bundesrat, the EU proposal on the “digital green certificate”, which is to give vaccinated people more freedoms,had been debated on Monday. The Union is working towards an entry into force on June 26. Austria, however, is moving ahead with its own “green passport” and wants to implement it as early as the end of April. Although…

3,001 new infections in Austria

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

There are also 3,439 new recoveries and 33 new deaths related to Covid-19 infection. Still no relief in the Corona numbers: From Monday to Tuesday, 3,001 new infections were counted in Austria. 3,439 people recovered in the same period. Thus, the number of active cases decreased slightly – by 471 to 35,418 cases. A total of 52,594 new PCR tests were performed. The 7-day incidence decreased very slightly to 253.5 cases per 100,000 population. However, the situation in hospitals remains tense. 84 more patients have to be treated in normal…

City of Vienna warns against gargle tests on Willhaben

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

Willhaben users are flogging the free Corona gargle tests available at Bipa in Vienna on the sales platform. On the private sales platform willhaben.at gargle tests can currently be found, which the population in Vienna can get for free at Bipa. Partly up to 20 euros per test are demanded, some sellers also give away packages with 8 pieces around 50 or 80 euros. On Twitter, corresponding screenshots were posted with the request to Willhaben to remove the offers. City of Vienna strongly advises against purchaseThe City of Vienna is…