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Today, after the elementary schools, classes in secondary schools are also back in session five days a week; the coronavirus-related shift work of the past few months has ended. In eastern Austria, this means that all young people will still be able to learn together in class on 33 days, while in the west it will be 38 days due to the later summer vacations. Hygiene and distance rules will continue to apply at school, and mouth/nose protection or FFP2 masks will also remain mandatory. Those wishing to attend classes…

For Italy vacationers from Austria and other European countries, the previously required Corona quarantine after arrival will no longer apply from today, Sunday. For entries from the countries of the European Union, the Schengen area, as well as Great Britain and Israel, only a negative test is now required. Previously, people had to spend five days in quarantine and take a second test at the end. Italy hopes that with the abolition of the short quarantine more tourists will arrive. The bathing season started this weekend on the beaches of…

Those who receive two different Corona vaccines in their first and second vaccinations have an increased likelihood of mild and moderate side effects after the second dose. That’s according to data from an Oxford University study published in the journal The Lancet. The study examined cases in which either the AstraZeneca preparation was administered first and then the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, or vice versa, at intervals of four weeks. In both cases, the frequency of mild and moderate adverse events was increased. “The results of this study suggest that giving two…

By March 31, 182.108 million euros had been spent on officially ordered PCR tests on suspected cases and the contacts of infected persons as well as screening examinations (for example in old people’s homes) alone, the daily newspaper “Kurier” reported, citing the Ministry of Health. The costs for personnel, test lanes, test kits and other material are paid partly by the federal government and partly by the provinces. Companies will receive a subsidy of ten euros per test, “making 28 million euros so far,” writes the “Kurier.” Pharmacies are reimbursed…