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Forecast: Fourth wave is “highly likely” to come

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The Covid-19 forecasting consortium expects a fourth wave of CoV. Due to the “increased transmissibility” of the delta variant, there will be one “with a high probability,” it said yesterday in a policy brief commissioned by the Ministry of Health. However, the timing of this wave and its magnitude are unclear. Vaccination coverage needs “top priority”Accordingly, maximizing vaccination coverage (full immunization) needs to be a “top priority.” The consortium emphasized that available data (primarily from the United Kingdom) indicate that “the delta variant is significantly more transmissible than the previously…

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Corona rules when entering non-EU or EEA countries

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Like Austria, many countries have recently relaxed their entry restrictions. Nevertheless, there are still different requirements for entry in the states. The EU-wide “green passport” is intended to bring a certain degree of standardization here. Here are the entry rules when entering non-EU or EEA countries. Albania: There is no testing or quarantine requirement upon entry. Bosnia-Herzegovina: From 14 days after full immunization, vaccinated persons may enter without testing obligation. Otherwise, a PCR or antigen test no older than 72 hours must be presented upon entry from an EU country. Great…

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Vacation 2021: These entry rules apply to Austrians abroad

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Around the start of the summer vacations, traveling within Europe has become much easier. You can read here which Corona rules apply to Austrians entering popular vacation destinations such as Greece, Spain, Croatia or other countries. Like Austria, many countries have recently relaxed their entry restrictions. Nevertheless, there are still different requirements for entry in the states. The EU-wide “green passport” is intended to bring a certain degree of standardization here. The digital Covid certificate will be recognized in all 27 EU countries as well as Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and…

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Vaccination without registration: Second vaccination box opens on Vienna’s Danube Island

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Starting on Saturday, 10 July 2021, a second vaccination box without registration is available on the Danube Island.After the huge rush at Rathausplatz, the City of Vienna is now opening a second vaccination box on Vienna’s Danube Island, where people can also get vaccinated against the coronavirus without an appointment. Vaccination action in the Austria centerFrom Saturday, there are Corona vaccinations without registration also on the Danube Island in Vienna. The City of Vienna opens a vaccination box as a second location next to the Rathausplatz on the so-called Sportinsel…

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Study shows: Single vaccination hardly helps against delta variant

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Severe changes caused by mutations so that antibodies no longer recognize them: So-called immune escape variants are a bugbear in the Corona pandemic. Now there is new data on Delta. The delta variant of the coronavirus, which is now also prevalent in Austria, appears to partially escape antibodies of first-time vaccinated and unvaccinated convalescents in laboratory tests. A study in the scientific journal “Nature” provides further evidence of this. Antibodies can hardly fend off mutant after single doseIn the experiments, the antibodies produced by Biontech/Pifzer and Astrazeneca after a single…

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Intensive care physicians in Germany: “Corona becomes normal flu”

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In Germany, more than 3.7 million people have been infected with the corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the Robert Koch Institute, more than 91,110 people have died. As part of the vaccination campaign launched at the end of 2020, 57.6 percent of German citizens have now received at least one vaccination dose, and 40.8 percent have been fully vaccinated (as of July 8). Intensive care physicians in Germany believe they are well prepared for a possible fourth wave of Corona. The president of the German…

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without spectators

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Due to the reimposition of the Corona Emergency in Japan, Olympic organizers have decided on a spectator exclusion. The host made the announcement on Thursday. After the renewed imposition of the Corona emergency for Tokyo, the Olympic organizers have decided to exclude all spectators from the competitions in Japan’s capital. The Japanese hosts made the announcement Thursday after consultations with the International Olympic Committee. “We had no other choice,” said organization chief Seiko Hashimoto. “We had no choice”Until the very end, Olympic organizers had held on to their plans to…

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Rules for entry from three Western Balkan countries changed

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As of today, Austria has changed the entry rules for countries of the Western Balkans. Thus, the “3-G” proof is sufficient for entry from all six states: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro are newly added to the green list, which since the previous week already includes all EU and EFTA countries as well as Serbia, Albania and Northern Macedonia. List of green countries now much longerThe list of green countries now also includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Jordan and Qatar. Since the previous week, all EU and EFTA states as well as…

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Tunisia reports almost 10,000 new cases

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Tunisia continues to record new highs in the number of new coronavirus infections. The Ministry of Health reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday – a new high. Already the day before, with more than 7,900 new infections, more cases than ever before had been registered. At the same time, 134 people died from or with the virus. The situation in the North African country has been deteriorating drastically for weeks. Cases of the particularly contagious delta variant have also been registered. In June alone, there had been more than…

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