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Slovakia to use “Sputnik V” in the future

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The Slovak government today decided to use the Russian coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” even without approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The TASR news agency quoted the four-party coalition’s reasoning in its decision: “There is still a non-negligible number of citizens who declare that they want to be vaccinated only with Sputnik V.” Disagreement in the cabinetThis should not be ignored if sufficient vaccination coverage of the population is to be achieved, the government argues. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky received a formal order from the Cabinet to ensure the…

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Green passport approved, valid from June 4

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As expected, the bill enabling the Green Passport was passed in the Austrian Parliament on Wednesday. In addition to the governing parties ÖVP and the Greens, the SPÖ and the NEOS also voted in favor of the bill in the end. This means that the digital ID card, which was heavily disputed in the run-up to the bill and can be used to prove vaccination, tests and survived illnesses, will become a reality in Austria. The plans call for the Green Passport to be available in just a few days,…

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THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Corona virus worldwide

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Millions of refugees in Pakistan could miss Corona vaccination, infections despite vaccination in U.S., Hong Kong considers donation of unused vaccine doses.More than 167.6 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.4 million infected people have died. More than 1.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. In Pakistan, millions of Afghan refugees could miss out on the Corona vaccine. Some 2.8 million Afghans live in the South Asian country, some without any documents, others with a special refugee card. There…

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445 new corona infections in Austria

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There are also 15 new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 445 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (899), the number is significantly lower with a minus of 454 cases. Thus, the 7-day incidence is also decreasing, as well as the number of active cases. In addition, there are 15 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. In hospitals, there are four fewer patients in normal wards and 15 fewer patients in intensive care units. — source: sozialministerium.at

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Free quarantine and COVID Test for tourists in Vienna

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After the end of the lockdown, tourists are also slowly coming back to the city, for the time being mainly from Austria. The city also wants to make the stay of their guests palatable with free tests and, just in case, free quarantine options. The city of Vienna still maintains accommodations for people suffering from CoVid-19, who can not be alone in quarantine: for example, on the Steinhof grounds and recently also in a hotel in the city center, the Hotel de France. These accommodations are also available for tourists…

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Further openings fixed for June 10

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After days of wrangling within the coalition, there now seems to be agreement on a date for the next opening steps. ORF.at published on Wednesday that there will be further relaxations on June 10. This has been alöso announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in an interview conducted by the Austrian Television on Monday via “Zeit im Bild 2.” On Monday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had announced the next relaxations for June 17, Mückstein had then meant in ZIB2, he could already imagine June 10 as the deadline. “I am…

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Second-generation Corona vaccines may be available as early as 2021

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The first advanced corona vaccines could be approved this year if successful, according to the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa). “A number of manufacturers and institutes are working on vaccines and vaccination regimens that should also be effective against such new variants of Sars-CoV-2, for which the first-generation vaccines have so far offered only weaker protection,” a vfa spokesman said. Three main strategies are being pursued: The first involves stronger immunization by activating the immune defenses even more, for example through antibodies. In the second case, work is…

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Travel freely in the EU – how to get a green passport

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Government and SPÖ have agreed on the Green Passport. Now comes a law that will make vaccination, recovery and testing digitally verifiable. Government and SPÖ were pleased on Tuesday together on a bill. The amendment to the Epidemics Act creates the legal conditions for the Green Passport to be introduced. Without the other parties approval, the new law could have been delayed by the Bundesrat for up to two months. That is now off the table. It has also been ensured that the Austrian Green Passport complies with EU requirements.…

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Again under 400 new corona infections in Austria

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In the past 24 hours, there were 398 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (582), the figure is lower and thus the 7-day incidence is also decreasing. In addition, there are four new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. Currently, 602 individuals are receiving hospital care for Corona virus. Of these, 218 are being cared for in intensive care units. As of today, 10,551 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 624,549 have recovered. Vaccination progressOn average, a vaccination is administered…

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