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Spring is on its way – Temperatures rise towards the middle of the week.

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Tuesday: Today in Austria, initially compact clouds will persist, bringing some rain. From noon on, clouds will alternate with sunny spells, and more rain showers. The snow line will rise from 900 to 1200 meters above sea level in the course of the day to 1200 to 1600 meters above sea level. The wind will be weak to moderate from west to north. In the morning temperatures will range from minus 1 to plus 8 degrees, in the afternoon from 10 to 17 degrees. On Wednesday early temperatures will range…

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Health Ministry registers 9,609 new infections in Germany

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Health departments in Germany have reported 9,609 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 297 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Tuesday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:09. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. A week ago Tuesday, the RKI had reported 10,810 new Corona infections within one day. In addition, 294 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. According to the RKI,…

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Over 4,500 infected persons discovered in gargle tests

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Exactly 4,534 samples have tested positive for coronavirus in “Alle gurgelt” project of the city government of Vienna as of Sunday. That’s 0.54 percent of the total of more than 833,000 samples received. The positive rate is thus lower than in the Vienna test streets, where it is currently 1.2 percent. However, many symptomatic persons and contacts of infected persons are also tested here. For the rapid tests in the test streets only, the positive rate in Vienna is 0.7 percent, according to the city. Laboratory could evaluate six times…

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WHO: Record number of corona infections within one week

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Within one week, more new corona infections have been reported worldwide than ever before. There were 5.2 million new cases, the eighth consecutive weekly increase, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday in Geneva. The number of reported deaths rose on a weekly basis for the fifth consecutive week. “It took us nine months to reach one million deaths, four months to reach two million and three months to reach three million,” Tedros said. Experts are particularly concerned about the rise in corona infections and hospitalizations among…

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2,117 new infections in Austria

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The situation in Austria is stable so far: with 2,048 and 2,076 new infections over the weekend, respectively, the newly reported cases were below the seven-day average of about 2,370 daily new infections. The seven-day incidence fell below 200 for the first time on Friday of the previous week and was 184.4 cases on Sunday. The situation in intensive care units is calming down slightly – albeit at a high level, especially in the east. Meanwhile, almost every fifth Austrian has received at least a partial vaccination. From yesterday to…

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Germany reports 11,437 new infections

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Health departments in Germany have reported 11,437 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 92 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Monday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:25. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. On Monday, the case numbers reported by the RKI are usually lower, in part because less testing is done over the weekend. A week ago Monday, the RKI reported…

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Burgenland locks up again today

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Shopping, going to the hairdresser and to school – Burgenland is ending the Corona lockdown today. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) announced the opening step after the Easter lockdown last Wednesday. In addition to commerce, educational institutions and body-related service providers, museum and library visits are also permitted again. Unlike in neighboring Lower Austria or the federal capital, it is now possible to go shopping again in Burgenland. The police will increasingly check around shopping centers to see whether Lower Austrians are among the shoppers. In this case, those stopped…

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Austria ushers in phase 3 of vaccination plan this week

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In Austria, the 3rd phase in the implementation of the national vaccination plan is starting. While the vaccination schedule initially included nursing home residents, clinical staff, those over 85 years of age and then the target group of those over 65 years of age, the new vaccination phase can already begin this week in some provinces with preparations for vaccination and invitations to those under 65 years of age. Specifically, this concerns the provinces of Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Burgenland. Two million initial vaccinations by the beginning of next weekThe Austrian…

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23 Corona infections despite vaccination: no severe effects

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The Austrian Press Agency (APA) reports that according to the Steiermärkische Krankeanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes), figures on infections despite immunization have been collected since Corona vaccinations began. According to Klaus Vander, medical director from the Institute for Hospital Hygiene and Microbiology, 23 Covid 19 infections have been detected among the approximately 13,900 vaccinated employees. “This was to be expected,” he told APA, because vaccination does not offer 100 percent protection. 0.16 percent of those vaccinated were infected with coronavirusThe figures collected are as of April 14, and the 23 infections mean that…

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