Australia’s capital remains in lockdown for another month

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) region with the Australian capital Canberra remains in lockdown for another month. The regional government made this decision today after authorities in the territory reported 22 new coronavirus infections within 24 hours. Canberra is surrounded by the state of New South Wales, which has been particularly hard hit by the current wave and has been in lockdown for just over a month. In mid-August, a CoV case was confirmed in the ACT for the first time in a year. The regional government further reported that…

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Model calculation: vaccination prevented nearly 2,200 deaths

Austria: The coronavirus vaccination has prevented almost 2,200 deaths by the end of July. This is the assumption of a model calculation carried out by the Ministry of Health, which has now been published following a parliamentary question from NEOS. The ministry puts the number of people who have been spared a hospital stay by the vaccination at almost 5,800. So far, 10,837 people have died in Austria after a coronavirus infection – 2,662 of them in the months from February to July, according to AGES. For the model calculation,…

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Researchers find reason why corona destroys lungs

Based on previous studies on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is known that a special form of white immune cells, the natural killer cells (NK cells), make an important contribution to the early antiviral immune response against SARS-CoV-2. However, researchers at the University of Bonn and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) were able to investigate how and why affected individuals no longer breathe. The researchers examined blood samples from 205 subjects at regular intervals, in some cases from the first to the sixth week after infection. This allowed them…

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Austria: Current situation in intensive care units

On Monday, 753 Covid 19 patients had to be treated in hospitals. Of them, 191 people long in intensive care units. From Wednesday, the new staged plan for the new Corona protection measures will apply, these will then take effect depending on the utilization of the intensive care units. The measures will come into force seven days after the limit values are exceeded. Federal states can tighten beyond that on their own authority. The number of Corona patients has been rising again for days. On Monday, there were 753 patients…

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Pope visits Roma shanty town in Slovakia

On the third day of his Slovakia trip, Pope Francis will visit a Roma housing estate in the second largest city of Kosice (Kashov) on Tuesday afternoon. Between 5,000 and 6,000 people of the Roma ethnic group live in the prefabricated housing estate Lunik IX, which is known for its poor housing and living conditions. The appointment is typical of Francis’ agenda – a meeting with people who live on the margins of society. But the fact that the head of the Catholic Church is visiting the Roma quarter, of…

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1,543 new infections in Austria

21,253 active cases. In addition, one death related to Covid-19 was registered. In Austria, 1,543 new infections with coronavirus were registered within 24 hours from Sunday to Monday. This means that the 7-day incidence is currently 157.99. In addition, another death related to Covid has been reported. By far the most cases are currently registered in Vienna. Here, the 7-day incidence is already 216, well above the Austrian average. The fewest cases are officially in Carinthia (7-day incidence is 75.18). Currently, 753 people are in hospital treatment due to the…

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Tomorrow comes the new iPhone

On Tuesday at 7 p.m. Apple will present online the new iPhones. The most important day of the year for Apple fans is coming up: on Tuesday, the US company will unveil the next generation of its cult smartphone.As usual, Apple has not published any information in advance – not even the probable name iPhone 13 has been confirmed. However, there has been intense speculation in the rumor mill for weeks. The insider details: Four models. Like its predecessor, the iPhone 13 is likely to come in four different models:…

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Late summer weather remains at the start of the week

According to the ZAMG forecast on Sunday, the week will start with sunshine on Monday, but the weather will become more unsettled as the week progresses. Today, MondayIt remains warm and most of the time the sun shines. Again, however, it is not constant. For a few hours, fog or high fog may persist in places, as in Upper and Lower Austria and in some Alpine valleys. Clouds are also present from time to time and it may also rain briefly. Thus, showers are possible in some areas over midday…

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Italy starts with third vaccination

Italy starts third dose of vaccination against coronavirus. Lazio in central Italy, with Rome as its capital, will be the first Italian region to immunize immunocompromised patients and people considered particularly susceptible. “Starting next week, we will begin vaccinating transplant patients. We will continue to safeguard human lives and the future,” Lazio regional president Nicola Zingaretti said via Facebook on Sunday. In September, Italy plans to start with people such as oncology and transplant patients and then vaccinate people over the age of 80, nursing home residents and health care…

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