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EU certificates, curfews, entry forms: Whoever goes on vacation has to reckon with constantly changing rules, depending on the country. Travel tips for your summer vacation 2021Spain: Regions decide on restrictions themselves – in Mallorca, for example, there are nighttime curfews. No certificate is required for entry from Austria, but airlines can demand one. Attention: As of Tuesday, returnees from the Netherlands, Spain, Cyprus need proof of vaccination, recovery or PCR test at Austria’s airports – otherwise the latter must be carried out “immediately”. Croatia: For entry, it needs since…

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More than 60 million infections with the coronavirus have now been detected in Europe since the start of the CoV pandemic. This means that the European Region accounts for about 30 percent of all cases reported worldwide to date, according to the latest figures released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a result, the WHO Regional Office for Europe called for more efforts to make faster and more balanced progress in vaccinating against CoV. It is important that countries continue their efforts to protect the most vulnerable people…

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Some say laughter is the best medicine. That’s not entirely true, but it is said to be very healthy. In an interview, an expert explains what the positive effects of laughter are all about. “A day without laughter is a lost day,” the proverb says. Because whether during a good comedy on TV or when someone tells a funny joke: Laughter is good for you – and it’s said to have a positive effect on the body and mind, making it healthy. Why is it healthy to laugh?When we laugh…

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The combination of a vaccination with AstraZeneca and from Biontech/Pfizer is more effective than vaccination with AstraZeneca alone, according to a study. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Erlangen University Hospital and Cologne University Hospital examined the immune response in a retrospective study that appeared in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. According to the researchers, this involved analyzing the blood of around 500 volunteers who had received a second vaccination with the mRNA vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer eight to twelve weeks after their first vaccination with…

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There are countless varieties of rice around the world. We are presenting 7 very common varieties in terms of their nutritional content. For a large part of the world’s population, rice is on the menu every day. In many Euriopean countries, rice has to share its place with pasta, potatoes and bread. Since rice is a gluten-free food and very digestible to boot, the side dish is actually the ideal candidate for some variety on the plate. Parboiled, basmati, wild rice and co. – which rice is actually particularly healthy?…

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The number of reported Covid 19 deaths worldwide has risen sharply in one week, by 21 percent to 69,000 in seven days, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday in Geneva. The WHO refers to government figures for the week of July 19-25. A total of more than four million people worldwide have died so far after being infected, it said. Experts point out that not all people who die after being infected with the coronavirus from Covid-19 are reported. On the other hand, some who died had serious pre-existing…

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Starting next Tuesday (August 3), travelers returning to Austria and vacationers from the Netherlands, Spain or Cyprus will have to carry proof of their full immunity or a negative PCR test result at Austrian airports when entering the country. Travelers without such proof must register and take a PCR test at the airport “without delay,” according to the amendment to the entry regulation published Thursday night. However, people who can provide a medical certificate stating that they have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 within the past 90 days will also be…

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Children are five times more likely to show an asymptomatic course of infection. Their immune response is also more stable, according to the study from Baden-Württemberg. What is the course of COVID-19 infection in children? Are they protected after a mild course? Scientists from the University Hospitals in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Tübingen and Ulm and the Natural and Medical Sciences Institute NMI in Reutlingen have investigated these central questions in a COVID-19 children’s study. For this purpose, 328 households were observed, with at least one member having a previous laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2…

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A study has examined the impact of the Corona pandemic on the quality of relationships. The Corona pandemic has no effect on the quality of relationships. Rather, “mundane psychological factors” such as security are responsible for happiness in a partnership. This was the conclusion reached by a research team led by Stephanie Eder from the University of Vienna. In their study, the scientists interviewed around 300 people from Austria, Poland, Spain and the Czech Republic in spring 2020. With her country-comparative survey over seven weeks, the researcher from the Faculty…

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