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New variant: Tougher rules in Ho Chi Minh City

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

Ho Chi Minh City is tightening regulations to contain the pandemic following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus in Vietnam. Starting Monday, only events with a maximum of ten participants will be allowed to take place in the entire area of Vietnam’s economic hub, also known as Saigon, according to a report in the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper. It is possible that the number will be reduced to five. In addition, residents of the densely populated Go Vap district will only be allowed to leave their homes…

379 new infections in Austria

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

From Saturday to Sunday, 379 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. As usual on Sunday, this is significantly less than the seven-day average of currently 458. So far, there have been 644,586 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,596 people have died and 628,312 have recovered nationwide in connection with coronavirus. Currently, 413 people are in hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, 151 of them in intensive care units (previously there had been talk of 191 people, the figure has since been revised downwards). This number dropped…

Austria: More than five million doses vaccinated

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

Fewer vaccinations were reported compared to an average business day in Austria. Exactly 59,000 doses administered were added on Saturday to reach the total now more than five million. In total, 3,591,408 people received at least a partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine data. Thus, another prominent mark in vaccinations was surpassed over the weekend, with more than 40 percent (40.3) of the total population vaccinated. Of these, 1,489,265, or 16.7 percent of Austria’s population, have already been fully immunized. Of the population aged 85 and older, 72.4 percent have been…

Germany: RKI registers 3852 new corona infections – incidence at 35.2

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

Germany: The nationwide seven-day incidence has dropped to 35.2. As reported by the RKI on Sunday morning, 3852 new infections and 56 deaths related to the virus were registered within one day. Health offices in Germany have reported 3852 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. By comparison, the figure a week ago had been 6714 infections. The RKI gave the seven-day incidence on Sunday morning with nationwide 35.2 (previous day: 37.5; previous week: 64.5). Across Germany, 56 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours,…

Update: Corona worldwide

May 30, 2021 admin

More than 169 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.5 million infected people have died. More than 1.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. More than half of adult Americans are vaccinated, according to the U.S. government. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said 131 million adults have been vaccinated. A total of 359 million vaccine doses have been delivered, it said. By July 4, U.S. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of citizens to be vaccinated at least…

Headache in the morning? Possible causes at a glance

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

Waking up with a headache without having drunk alcohol the night before is an unpleasant start to the day. Especially since those affected usually don’t know what the problem is. Sleeping well, starting the day well rested and with energy to cope with the tasks ahead – that’s what everyone wants. But what to do when the first feeling in the morning is a throbbing in the head? Online health magazine Fitbook spoke with sleep and general physician Dr. med. Michael Feld about possible causes. Incorrect lying positionIs your pillow…

Vietnam reports new variant of coronavirus

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 admin

Vietnamese authorities say they have detected a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly through the air. It is a combination of the Indian and British strains of the virus, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said Saturday, according to state media. The new variant is characterized by spreading rapidly through the air, the minister said. After infection, the viral load in patients’ throats rises very quickly and then spreads very widely in the surrounding area, he said. Long did not comment on the number of patients infected with…

Questions still unanswered about proof of recovery in “green passport”

May 30, 2021 admin

Anyone who has had a Corona infection and is therefore exempt from mandatory testing can also prove this in Austria by showing their “Absonderungsbescheid” (Certificate of segregation). However, these notices from the health authorities are not included in the “green passport.” As the Ministry of Health confirmed to the APA, segregation certificates are not accepted when traveling abroad in the EU. In addition, not all Green Passport functions will start on June 4. With the “Green Passport”, electronic proof of corona testing, vaccination or convalescence (“3-G”) should be possible. According…

Medicines agency gives green light for vaccination of 12- to 15-year-olds

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 admin

Covid-19 vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer will also receive approval in the EU for this age group. As expected, the Corona vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer (“Comirnaty”) will also receive approval in the EU for the 12- to 15-year-old age group. This was decided by the responsible EU medicines authority EMA in Amsterdam on Friday. The responsible committee for human medicine of the EMA had spoken out in favor of the extension of the approval in an extraordinary meeting. This means that the drug can be administered from the age of 12. Formally, the…