No new COVID infection for the first time since August 2020

Excellent news from the east of Austria. In Burgenland on Friday, for the first time since August 2020, no new infections with the coronavirus have been reported. Also, no deaths were recorded. The number of active cases continued to decline. It decreased by three people who recovered to 82, the Coronavirus Coordination Staff announced. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population was 14.9. For the first time in nine months, the number of total confirmed coronavirus cases in Burgenland did not increase. It remained at 18,306 people infected since the outbreak…

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What restrictions are you exempt from after Corona vaccination?

May 19 marked the start of privileges currently enjoyed by vaccinated people in Austria. Gastronomy, sports and leisure businesses, as well as the hotel, arts and culture sectors have been subject to the 3-G rule since then. Anyone who is recovered, vaccinated or tested, and can prove this, is allowed in. Thus, a Corona vaccination means one thing: You save yourself from regular testing. “Those who get vaccinated not only protect themselves and their environment, but also save themselves the testing,” says Lukas Lechner, spokesman for the initiative “Austria vaccinates.”…

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Can food with molds still be eaten or is it poisonous?

Mold can already develop on food due to incorrect or too long storage. Do they then belong in the trash or can you still eat them once the spores have been cut out? Yes, mold can be eaten – provided it is noble fungus cultures on certain cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Co. In these cases, the noble mold has been deliberately applied to grow inside and out and give the cheese a tangy, spicy flavor. However, there is also undesirable mold. This makes it all the more important…

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Slovenia relaxes entry requirements once again

Slovenia is relaxing its entry regulations on Saturday. When entering from Austria, the requirements for additional provinces will be dropped: only Tyrol and Vorarlberg will then remain on the “red list”. For entrants from the provinces that are not on the list, there are no requirements. Relaxation of entry requirementsEntry from the red classified areas will be possible from Saturday also with a negative antigen rapid test, which is not older than 48 hours, decided the Slovenian government on Wednesday. Previously, entry was only possible with a negative PCR test.…

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Covax vaccination program to serve poorest countries reports fundraising success

A fundraising appeal to finance the Covax global corona vaccination program has exceeded expectations. The online event with governments and foundations from around the world raised an additional $2.4 billion (just under two billion euros), the Gavi vaccination initiative announced Wednesday evening in Geneva. Gavi is co-leading COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. This involves coordinating the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. That means a total of $9.6 billion is now available to carry…

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More than two billion vaccine doses administered worldwide so far

More than two billion doses of vaccine have now been administered worldwide in the fight against the Corona pandemic. The striking threshold was exceeded on Thursday morning (CEST), according to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data from individual countries. In the process, six out of ten vaccine doses were administered in the three most populous countries, China, the United States and India. Some 704.8 million Corona shots have been given so far in China, 296.9 million in the US and 221 million in India. In…

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Germany: RKI registers 3165 new Corona infections – incidence at 29.7

Health offices in Germany have reported 3165 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from Friday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:08. For comparison, a week ago the figure had been 7380 infections. The RKI gave the seven-day incidence on Friday morning with 29.7 nationwide (previous day: 34.1; previous week: 39.8). Nationwide, 86 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to the data. A week ago, there had been 192 deaths. The RKI…

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Regulation for new Corona relaxation from 10 June

Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) has issued the decree for the next relaxations in the Corona pandemic. These include, for example, extention of the opening of restaurants and bars from 10 p.m. to midnight, raising the occupancy rate for cultural institutions from 50 percent to 75 percent, and lifting the mask and distance requirement for gatherings of up to eight people. It will start on Thrusday next week, June 10, 2021. In the gastronomy sector, waiters must continue to wear masks outdoors, however. Indoors, a maximum of eight adults are…

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282 new Corona infections in Austria

From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 282 new infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (585), that’s a drop of 302 cases. This also brings the 7-day incidence down to 29.95. There were also 457 new recovered cases, so the number of active cases also decreased to 4,476. In addition, there are six deaths related to Covid-19. 381 people are hospitalized due to illness, 128 of whom are in intensive care units. The new infections in the provincesLower Austria: 60Tyrol: 59Vienna: 44Upper Austria: 43Styria: 43Vorarlberg: 31Carinthia: 16Burgenland: 5Salzburg: -19…

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