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1,438 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

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One new patient in intensive care. In addition, there are eleven new deaths related to Covid-19. From Monday to Tuesday, 1,438 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,229 cases), this is 209 cases more. There are also 11 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,812 so far. The number of active cases rises to 17,535. The seven-day incidence is 119.57. There are currently 614 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid illness, up…

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New Zealand lifts Corona lokdwon – G-20 pla to push for greater equity

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New Zealand is largely lifting its nationwide Corona lockdown after three weeks. Restrictions would be eased starting Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday (Sept. 6). Only in the major city of Auckland on the North Island, the center of the current outbreak, would the rules initially continue to apply, Ardern said. The government in the island nation had imposed a nationwide lockdown on Aug. 18 after the discovery of a single case of corona. At times in late August, more than 80 cases a day were recorded. In the…

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80 positive corona tests at start of school in Vienna

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After school started in eastern Austria, more than 100 positive self-tests were registered in the three provinces, according to preliminary figures. In Vienna, there were 80 positive rapid tests for now.After schools were only open for one or two hours on Monday and children were tested before school started, no school-related measures are expected for the time being, the office of city health councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told APA. For the time being, 80 positive antigen rapid tests at Viennese schoolsOn the first day of school, more than 100 positive…

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WWF study: plastics cause 1.8 billion tons of CO2 annually

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Plastics not only pollute the oceans or harm health as microparticles, they also cause 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases each year.Microplastics measured in the DanubeThey also cause billions in follow-up costs. If plastic were a state, it would be “the fifth largest CO2 offender worldwide,” a WWF release said Monday on the findings of a study with the self-explanatory title “Plastic: The Costs To Society, The Environment And The Economy.” Plastic caused costs of 3,100 billion euros in 2019The consequential costs of plastics on society, the environment and the…

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Cuba also vaccinates infants

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Cuba has become the first country in the world to begin CoV vaccination for young children. Yesterday, authorities in Cienfuegos province began vaccinations for the two- to 11-year-old age group. The children receive the vaccines Abdala and Soberana, developed in Cuba, but not recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Children as young as twelve have been vaccinated since Friday. Schools closed at least until OctoberDue to the pandemic, Cuba’s schools have been closed most of the time since March 2020. Yesterday, the new school year began – via television,…

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Gargle test machines at nine gas stations in Lower Austria

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Refueling and testing is now possible almost simultaneously in Lower Austria: With vending machines at initially nine gas stations, the start of “Niederösterreich gurgelt” took place on Monday. The offer is free for the time being. The procedure of the PCR gargle test, which can be performed at the gas station, is simple and takes just two minutes. After successful registration on the cell phone, the test is taken from the machine, gargled according to the instructions. The gargle sample is then dropped into a drop-off box. The low-threshold PCR…

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: Chancellor Kurz announced his 5-point plan strategy for the Corona autumn

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was the last guest of this year’s “Sommergespräch” aired via ORF Television on Monday, 6. September 2021. For large parts of the conversation, the focus was on how the federal government intends to take action against the Corona virus in the fall. The chancellor will also discuss this with the heads of the federal states on Wednesday. In principle, Kurz is strongly in favor of vaccination. It is the way back to normality, he said. “The fact that it is here so quickly is something we should…

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1,429 new infections in Austria

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15 new intensive care patients. There are also eight new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, 1,429 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,120 cases), this is 309 cases more. Although this is below the average of the past seven days (1,491), it is the highest Monday value since the end of April. There are also eight new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,801 so far. The number of…

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Coronavirus worldwide: G-20 ministers want equitable global distribution of vaccine

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More than 220 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.5 million infected people have died. More than 5.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Health ministers from the top 20 industrialized and emerging economies (G-20) plan to push for greater equity in the distribution of Corona vaccines worldwide. The conditions are in place to agree on a “Rome Pact” for this purpose, Italy’s health minister, Roberto Speranza, said Sunday evening (Sept. 5) in Rome. A mandatory point of the…

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