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Virtual Panel Discussion on the “CoViD-19 Vaccination Dilemma”

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European Network of Filipino Diaspora Austria (ENFiD-Austria) organized a virtual panel discussion on “CoViD-19 Vaccination Dilemma on 28 January 2021 via zoom. Vienna, 28 January 2021 – In an act of unity, CoViD-19 vaccination started across the European Union on 27 December 2020. Yet, to date many are still in a dilemma as to whether to be or not to be vaccinated. Therefore, the European Network of Filipino Diaspora Austria (ENFiD-Austria) organized a virtual panel discussion on “CoViD-19 Vaccination Dilemma on 28 January 2021 via zoom. Chairperson, Ms Maria Zelda…

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Massive Corona increase at the end of the week

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Corona numbers continue to rise rapidly after soft opening steps. On Friday, 1,731 new infections were reported. There were 32 deaths. Corona numbers in Austria remain at a high level. On Wednesday, there were 1,469 new infections, on Thursday, 1,577 new cases were reported Austria-wide and on Friday, 1,731 additional positive results were received by the authorities – an increase of almost 10 percent within 24 hours! The positive findings are distributed among the nine federal states as follows: ➤ Burgenland: 33 ➤ Carinthia: 127 ➤ Lower Austria: 319 ➤…

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Highly contagious variant discovered in Brazil

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A new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. This mutant is probably three times more contagious than the original virus, Brazil’s Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello announced yesterday (local time). Despite the strong risk of infection, the minister assured: “Thank God, the analysis has shown that the vaccines are also effective against this variant.” However, the Ministry of Health did not provide data from this analysis so far. Pazuello said infections in the jungle city of Manaus had risen unexpectedly in recent months but were being…

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I already had Corona – what can I do now?

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More than 400,000 people in Austria have survived the Covid-19 virus and are considered “recovered”, but do these people now have any advantages? Wearing an FFP2 mask is necessary wherever it is not possible to comply with the two-meter rule – indoors anyway, but also outdoors at markets, for example. This also applies to recovered or vaccinated persons. Also the distance rule does not spare recovered and/or vaccinated persons. If this regulation is disregarded, a fine of 90.00 euros can be imposed. There is a small “advantage” here for persons…

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Corona mutations will be with us for the next 10 years

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Microbiologist Sharon Peacock expects variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus to continue to haunt the world into the early 2030s. “Once we have the virus under control or it mutates itself so that it is no longer virulent and causes disease, we can stop worrying,” Peacock, who leads the U.K.’s coronavirus sample sequencing program, told the BBC’s “Newscast.” “But looking into the future, I think we’ll be doing this (sequencing) for years. We’ll still be doing it 10 years from now, in my opinion.” It is normal and in most cases…

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Lockdown in Ireland to be extended until early April

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In Ireland, the coronavirus lockdown is to be extended until early April. There will be “restrictions on a large scale” until Easter, government leader Micheal Martin told public broadcaster RTE today. Since Christmas, restaurants and pubs have been closed in Ireland, and since New Year’s Day, stores for non-essentials have also been closed. Since the beginning of the year, there have been no more face-to-face classes in schools. Reopening schools and construction projects will be priorities when the government reconsiders lockdown measures, Martin said. Ireland had weathered the first two…

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200 positive test at schools in Vienna and Lower Austria

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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) gave a positive assessment on Thursday of the use of the new rapid antigen tests at schools in Vienna and Lower Austria. The acceptance among students and parents was great, only one percent had refused the test. In total, 198 of the 470,000 tests were positive on Monday and Wednesday (75 percent count). At the press conference, epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner pleaded for the reasons for this low number to be ascertained. In the first two rounds of testing on Monday and Wednesday, Vienna accounted for…

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Number of COVID 19 infections in Austria increase dramatically

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Corona numbers continue to rise dramatically in Austria. On Thursday, 1,577 new infections were reported. Corona numbers in Austria remain at a high level. On Wednesday, there were 1,469 new infections, and on Thursday, 1,577 new cases were reported across Austria. In addition, there were 24 deaths. A total of 224,999 tests were performed on Wednesday. So far, there have been 429,139 positive test results in Austria since the pandemic began. 8,138 people have died as a result of Corona disease. 1,513 people are currently in hospital treatment, 265 of…

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Valentine’s Day: Austrians are particularly generous this year

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Despite Corona, Austrians are more generous on Valentine’s Day than last year. On average, 72 euros per capita are spent on gifts. The trade is pleased.Valentine’s Day 2021 is just around the corner. Many Austrians are planning to surprise their loved ones with Valentine’s Day gifts this year as well. Together with Mindtake Research and idealo.at, the trade association has analyzed facts and figures on buying behavior in times of the Corona pandemic. Flowers most popular as a gift for Valentine’s Day“On average, 72 euros per capita will be spent…

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