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Czech government again declares state of emergency

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Yesterday, the Czech government again declared a state of emergency due to the recently worsening coronavirus situation. It is to apply until March 28. Based on the re-imposed state of emergency, the existing restrictions may remain in force and additional tightening measures may be adopted. The minority cabinet of Prime Minister Andrej Babis did so in response to the renewed rise in the number of infections, which is pushing the country’s healthcare system to the edge of its capacity. The new state of emergency does not require the approval of…

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Chancellor Kurz says what we need to prepare for

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is sticking to his words: normality should return by summer. However, he said, this does not mean that the crisis is over. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has already stressed several times that Austria could return to normal life by the summer of 2021. Kurz stuck to this assessment also on Saturday night: “With the vaccination, we will return to normality in the summer,” Kurz wrote at 6 a.m. on the short message service Twitter. However: the pandemic will “continue to occupy us with mutations,” the chancellor said. And…

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Will Austria in lockdown mode again?

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The government will discuss on March 1 how to proceed with the Corona measures in Austria. The corona virus continues to spread in Austria. In the last 24 hours alone, over 2,000 new cases have again been registered in the country. Not only do the numbers remain at a high level, but they continue to rise. But there is no real sign of this on the streets. Because despite the rising Corona numbers in the country, the pedestrian zones and shopping streets are full. According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober…

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Free Corona self-test kits from Monday in pharmacies

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From Monday, the distribution of free Corona self-tests starts in pharmacies. Gradually, the population is to be supplied with them, but for the time being only kits for 600,000 people are available, as Apothekerkammer boss Ulrike Mursch-Edlmayr told the “Kleine Zeitung”. “The distribution of the free home tests by pharmacies is a long-term project,” Thoma Veitschegger, president of the Chamber of Pharmacists of Upper Austria, noted on Friday. According to the release, Veitschegger assumed that “ideally” 500,000 people could be supplied with it for the time being. The pharmacies would…

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Numbers still high: 2,093 new infections in Austria

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22 deaths registered in the past 24 hours. Regional outbreaks driven mainly by British variant. On Wednesday, the 2,000 mark was cracked for the first time in more than a month, and then on Thursday, nearly 2,400 new infections were confirmed. And on Friday, another 2,093 were added. So the trend of the past few days, it continues. The 7-day incidence is now 148.31. As recently as February 9, this value was 104 – the lowest level since mid-October. In addition, there were 22 new deaths in the past 24…

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More than 250,000 dead in Brazil

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The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil has exceeded the threshold of 250,000. According to the Ministry of Health in Brasilia today, 1,541 new infections with the coronavirus were registered within 24 hours. The total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic thus rose to 251,498. Brazil is the country with the second highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world, after the United States. In the United States, the threshold of half a million deaths had been exceeded on Monday. First infection a year agoA year ago,…

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California coronavirus variant: researchers concerned

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U.S. scientists have expressed concern about a coronavirus variant in California. The variant, first discovered in December and dubbed “B.1.427/B.1.429” by researchers, is also likely to be more contagious than the parent virus, according to initial findings, several U.S. media reported Wednesday, citing scientists. The variant has also been detected in other U.S. states and countries around the world, they said, but has so far spread primarily in California, according to previous findings. “I wish I had better news – that this variant is completely insignificant,” The New York Times…

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Chancellor Kurz wants passport for vaccinated people this spring

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Chancellor Kurz Kurz and Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger support the “green passport.” This must come in the spring, they say. If there is no EU consensus, Kurz wants to implement this in Austria. Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, according to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, is also in favor of the introduction of an EU-wide uniform “Green Passport” to enable social life and freedom of travel again despite the Corona crisis. The goal is a digital passport solution that is practicable to use on a cell phone and can be updated flexibly. The…

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World’s first approval for Johnson & Johnson vaccine

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Bahrain is the first country to grant emergency approval to Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The approval followed a thorough study, the National Health Authority announced today. The vaccine, which unlike other agents requires only one injection, is intended for use in people at higher risk of complications, such as the elderly or chronically ill. The vaccine could be approved in the U.S. this week; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the vaccine safe and effective. — source: orf.at/picture:pixabay.com

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