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COVID 19 green card now valid for one year

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Austria: The Ministry of Health is changing the rules on the green passport. In the future, the vaccination in the Corona card will be valid for one year. This has been determined as of today. The Ministry of Health published on Friday in the Federal Law Gazette that a full vaccination is valid for twelve months. Until now, the Corona vaccination in the green passport had an “expiration date” of nine months. For several countries, entry requirements will be tightened because they fall from the list of countries with a…

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Czech Republic put Austria on the red Corona list

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Two neighboring countries, Germany and Switzerland, now the Czech Republic and Croatia follow put Austria on the red entry list. As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague announced on Friday, the new regulation will already apply from next Monday (13.09.2021). Unvaccinated persons must show a negative PCR test when entering the Czech Republic and go into quarantine. This can then only be ended on the fifth day at the earliest with a second negative PCR test result. Those who have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days, on…

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Friday: More than 2,300 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 2,341 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. The value is again significantly above the seven-day average (1,785). In addition, there are ten new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,832 so far. The number of active cases increases by 726 to 20,021. The seven-day incidence is 140.40. There are currently 668 people in Austria’s hospitals linked to Covid disease, up by four from the previous day. This means that the number of Covid 19 patients…

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Do ripe fruits have more calories because they are sweeter?

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Brown bananas taste sweeter than yellow ones. But do ripe fruits also have more calories? It’s true of all fruits, but it’s especially noticeable with bananas: the riper they get, the sweeter they taste. You can take particular advantage of this when baking banana bread: completely brown bananas make any added sugar superfluous. But do ripe fruits therefore also have more calories? First of all, it’s important to note that when it comes to fruit, there’s no need to worry about calories as part of a healthy, figure-conscious diet. It…

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Corona virus worldwide: Biden increases pressure on unvaccinated, Denmark lifts final Corona restrictions

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More than 223 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. About 4.6 million infected people have died. More than 5.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. U.S. President Joe Biden is ramping up pressure on the minority of his countrymen who are still unvaccinated. Speaking at the White House on Thursday (9/9), Biden said many people in the US are frustrated at the nearly 80 million Americans who are still unvaccinated. Thanks to free, effective and safe vaccines, they have the tools…

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With Pfizer: Austrian neighbor vaccinates children as young as 5 years old

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The government in Bratislava is allowing Pfizer’s Corona vaccine for children 5 years and older. The vaccination is voluntary and will be administered by pediatricians, Slovak media report.Biontech/Pfizer’s Covid vaccine has been open to all school children in Slovakia since Thursday. The government in Bratislava approved the vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds, Slovak media reported. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky stressed that the vaccination is voluntary and will be administered at the request of parents and with the approval of the child’s pediatrician. In the EU, the vaccine is generally approved…

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New vaccination campaign with special focus on younger people

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The campaign of “Österreich impft” (Austria vaccinates) will aim at “the biggest worries and fears of the younger and young people”. 38.5 percent of new Corona infections in Austria affected under-25s in the previous week, AGES data show. At the same time, vaccination rates are worse the younger the age groups. With a new campaign, starting (today) Friday, “a special focus will be placed on younger people,” reported by APA. For this purpose, advertisements and spots will be placed and a focus will be placed on social media. “Increasing vaccination…

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New regulation – 3G rule also applies in the private sector

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On Wednesday, the government presented new Corona measures. Now the ordinance is ready: 3G rule also applies to private parties. Corona numbers continue to rise dramatically in Austria. Also in the hospitals more and more beds are occupied. The government therefore announced on Wednesday a new package of measures for the fall. It is a step-by-step plan that is linked to a factor, namely the nationwide utilization of intensive care units with Corona patients. Depending on the “percentage hurdle,” i.e., whether 10, 15, or 20 percent of Corona patients fill…

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Austria now has high risk of infection

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The Corona traffic light is switched to “orange” for Austria. That means there is “high risk.” This emerges from the working document of the traffic light commission, which is adopted by circular resolution. In individual states, there is still talk of medium risk, i.e. yellow, namely in Carinthia, Lower Austria, Styria and Tyrol. Burgenland moved into the orange range for the first time. As far as the risk-adjusted 7-day incidence is concerned, Salzburg currently has the worst value at around 188. The system risk at the intensive care units is…

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