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WHO: More than one million deaths in Europe Region

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Europe has passed a sad mark in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office: more than one million deaths related to CoV infections have now been recorded in countries in the WHO European Region. Every week, 1.6 million new infections are currently being added, WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge said today. “That’s 9,500 every hour, 160 people every minute,” Kluge said, illustrating the numbers of new infections. The situation in the European Region thus remains serious, he said. Only among the oldest…

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2,678 new infections in Austria – Covid intensive care patients remains high

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The highly tense situation in Austrian hospitals, and especially in those in eastern Austria, is only slowly easing. According to figures from the Ministry of Health and Interior, 577 Covid 19 patients were in domestic intensive care units on Thursday (as of 9:30 a.m.), nine fewer than on Wednesday. A total of 2,197 patients with coronavirus illness were in the hospital, down by 103 from the previous day. Vienna had 221 intensive care patients with covid disease on Thursday, down by two from Wednesday. But the level remains well above…

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Schools to start normal operations in autumn – tests using the gargle method

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In September 2021, schools should basically start in normal operation – if the Corona infection situation allows it, Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) stressed on Thursday according to parliamentary correspondence in the Education Committee of the National Council. In suspected cases, schools are to be tested for the corona virus using the new gargle method. The ministry is currently discussing various scenarios with experts. The most realistic scenario at the moment is the one with local corona outbreaks, according to Faßmann. The gargle method is currently being tested at schools…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: All those willing to be vaccinated can be vaccinated by summer

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Now that Biontech/Pfizer is delivering much faster than planned, there is positive news from the vaccination front. One million vaccine doses – before the summer – are to be delivered to Austria. In an interview aired by Ö1-Morgenjournal on Thursday, the chancellor voiced out his optimism that vaccination in Austria can be carried out by summer 2021. “If all delivery agreements are kept, then we can offer six million people a first vaccination in Austria by mid-July. As things stand today, we have about five million people, two-thirds of the…

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Vienna to receive 215,000 doses of vaccine from Pfizer

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Now at-risk patients of all ages can register for vaccination, affecting about 65,000 people. There are still numerous appointments available. Despite problems with the vaccine delivery, many appointments are still free, according to the city. Already on Thursday, risk patients of all age groups can therefore register for immunization. 130,000 people belong to this category, about half have already been vaccinated because it was already their turn due to age. Read more online at impfservice.wien Johnson&Johnson, as reported, suspended its shipment to Europe because of the risk of thrombosis. About…

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2,942 new corona infections in Austria on Wednesday

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In the past 24 hours, 2,942 new corona virus infections were registered in Austria (as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 14). Most of the cases were in Vienna. On Wednesday, nearly 3,000 new infections with coronavirus have been reported in Austria. In the past 24 hours, 2,942 cases were added, reported the Interior and Health Ministries. The number of deaths increased by 31 to already 9,779 people who died as a result of infection. Declines were again seen in hospitals. A total of 2,300 Covid 19 patients had to be…

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Increased number of fake Corona tests at border controls in Austria

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According to a report in the daily newspaper Kurier, the Ministry of the Interior has recently noticed an accumulation of falsified coronavirus tests when entering and leaving Austria. According to the report, 46 fakes were seized from April 8 to 12. However, the number of unreported cases is likely to be much higher. Fake coronatests at the borders: High penaltiesThe modus operandi varies, as ministry spokesman Patrick Maierhofer confirmed. In addition to professionally forged documents, very amateurish forgeries would also come to light again and again. The false tests could…

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Biontech to deliver another 50 million doses of vaccine by end of June

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Manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer plan to deliver an additional 50 million doses of Corona vaccine to Germany and other EU countries by the end of June. This was announced by EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. This is a delivery brought forward from the fourth quarter, she said. A total of 250 million doses of vaccine would thus come from Biontech/Pfizer in the second quarter from April to June, von der Leyen said. For Austria, this means one million additional doses in the second quarter. “This is…

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Winter comeback in Austria

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Today, Wednesday, it will be cloudy from the beginning and from the Tyrolean lowlands to the east it will mostly rain or snow lightly. The snow line will be in the valleys in the inner Alps and will rise to 600 to 800 meters during the day. In the afternoon, mostly unproductive snow and sleet showers can finally also be expected in Vorarlberg and in the Tyrolean Oberland. Dry and with some clearings it goes south of the main ridge through the day. In the east and southeast, a partly…

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