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But no entry tests in trade after Easter lockdown

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The Bundesrat blocked Corona measures such as retail entry tests on Tuesday evening, meaning they cannot take effect for another two months. All appeals by Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) failed to change the minds of the SPÖ and FPÖ. Only the Burgenland federal councillors of the Social Democrats did not join the blockade. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), meanwhile, hopes to find a joint lockdown solution together with Lower Austria and Vienna. On ORF’s “Report,” he made it indirectly clear that he considers it pointless for only Vienna to…

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Brazil registers daily high in deaths

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Amid a government crisis and an out-of-control CoV pandemic, Brazil has again registered a daily high in CoV deaths. 3,780 Covid-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours were reported by the Ministry of Health in Brasilia last night (local time). On Tuesday last week, Brazil had recorded more than 3,000 deaths in one day for the first time. A total of 317,646 people have died so far in connection with Covid-19, and more than 12.6 million people have been confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. Only in the…

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4,500 police officers will control lockdown, violations cost up to 1,450 €

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During the lockdown in the Eastern provinces of austria (Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgendland) police plan to step up compliance with Corona measures. Exit controls and focus operations are planned. From Thursday, 0 o’clock, the Easter lockdown applies in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. The police will be on duty nationwide over the holidays with 4,500 officers per day. There will be increased controls, especially in the eastern region. There may be focal actions at neuralgic points, such as places where many people gather in a confined space. Exits from…

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Another vaccine will be available at the end of April

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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…

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Earthquake in Austria: “Strongest quake ever”

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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…

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

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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…

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Number of new infections in the USA on the rise

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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,…

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Government negotiates one million doses of “Sputnik V”

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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,”…

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Italy: quarantine obligation when entering from Austria

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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…

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