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Nearly 3,000 new corona infections and 54 deaths in 24 hours

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In the past 24 hours, almost 3,000 new infections have been reported in Austria. In addition, the number of deaths rose by 54 to 4,056 people who have died as a result of a Covid 19 infection since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. At 3,501, the number of newly recovered patients was higher than the 2,932 new infections. The number of patients in intensive care units was stable at a high level, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. The number of…

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Sputnik for Sputniks: Russia wants to vaccinate space travelers

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Russia wants to vaccinate its space travelers against the corona virus and thus prevent the spread of the disease on the International Space Station ISS. Cosmonauts and employees of the Cosmonaut Training Center in the so-called Star City (Svyozdny Gorodok) near Moscow should be among the first to receive the vaccine “Sputnik V” developed in Russia, it was said in the night to Wednesday. However, the announcement did not say whether the vaccination is voluntary and when it should start. Before flights to the ISS from the Baikonur spaceport in…

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Another effective vaccination

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From the United Arab Emirates there is a message about the effectiveness of another corona vaccination. The vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm is currently being tested there in a Phase 3 trial. And now there are first interim figures: According to these, the vaccine is 86 percent effective. In the first report, which is distributed by the Reuters agency with reference to the UAE Ministry of Health, there is talk of “effectiveness against infection”. Whether this actually means that the vaccination prevents infection in 86 percent of cases (instead…

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High value in Germany: 590 deaths within 24 hours

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In Germany, the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported within 24 hours has risen sharply and reached a new high. The German health authorities reported 590 new deaths within one day to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), according to the RKI figures from Wednesday morning. This is over 100 cases more than the previous record of 487 deaths last Wednesday. A total of 20,815 new infections with the coronavirus were reported within 24 hours. On Wednesday of the previous week, the figure was still 17,270. The highest daily figure to date…

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Slovak government plans new lockdown

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Slovakia will soon face a new lockdown because the number of new coronavirus infections has recently risen again rapidly. This was confirmed yesterday by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec after a six-hour meeting of the National Crisis Management Team in Bratislava. The government wants to announce further details today. Schools in Slovakia were already closed to all students over ten years of age, restaurants were not allowed to admit guests, and food and drinks could only be sold for take-away or outdoor consumption. However, most stores were allowed to remain open…

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Another African American killed by police in USA

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In the USA, another African American was killed in a controversial police operation. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist the local police in Columbus, Ohio, in the investigation. The Columbus police had previously reported that a police officer shot and killed a 23-year-old African American named Casey Goodson on Friday while searching for suspects. Goodson was not the person they were looking for, however. Shot on his own doorstepLawyers for the family of the deceased made serious accusations against the security…

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On Vienna’s shopping streets “moderately busy” on public holidays

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The second shopping day after the hard lockdown, which fell on the Marian holiday – traditionally a strong sales day for retailers – was also quiet in Vienna. “There is moderately much going on. Actually, we expected more. I wouldn’t say quiet now, I would say normal,” Margarete Gumprecht, Retail Manager at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, described the situation in the shopping streets and shopping centers in the early afternoon durng a meeting conducted by APA. The customers would behave in a disciplined manner and not linger in the…

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“Fucking” place-name board sold online for 2,200 euros

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The Upper Austrian village of “Fucking” has had to put up with many jokes about its name in recent years. Even some place-name signs were stolen. Now that the place is being renamed “Fugging”, the old place name signs are now being sold online. And at incredible prices! This is not the first online sale of this place-name sign. They were sold at unbelievable prices before. “Fucking” place-name signs sold onlineAfter the Upper Austrian village of “Fucking” was recently renamed “Fugging”, some are now taking the opportunity to auction off…

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New corona antibody study proves immunity

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A study conducted at the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria, concludes that corona genes exhibit stable long-term immunity. The results are consistent with international findings. Furthermore, there is no reason to worry about a repeated infection, mutations or a transmission through the immune system, explained Florian Deisenhammer, head of the study, in an APA interview. There are consequences for the practice, for example when working in exposed areas or when vaccinating. The study was initiated by the Neurology Laboratory and conducted in cooperation with the University Hospital for Psychiatry II…

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