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As of May 19, entry restrictions for many EU countries will also be eased. Nevertheless: traveling remains complicated. Starting May 19, 2021 Austria will relax entry restrictions for many EU countries. This will make it easier for foreign guests to come to Austria, but it will also be easier for Austrians to travel due to the elimination of the quarantine requirement when returning from most EU countries. However, many countries continue to have entry restrictions of varying severity for Austrians. Travel thus remains rather complicated for the time being. Entry…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of the risk of further devastating coronavirus outbreaks along the lines of India. Several other countries lacked the proper precautions, WHO Emergency Relief Coordinator Mike Ryan said yesterday in Geneva. “This virus has tremendous kinetic energy,” Ryan said. “It has massive infectious power, and we need to slow its spread.” In some countries, the situation is already developing similarly to India, Ryan said, without naming names. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus later cited the tense situation in Brazil and Nepal. Other countries could…

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Corona vaccination does not provide 100% protection against covid disease. In Austria, about 20 fully immunized individuals contracted the disease despite vaccination. All previously received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. One in ten has full protectionCovid 19 disease with symptoms has so far occurred in 20 people in Austria despite full immunization with a Corona vaccine. Six people affected by such a “vaccine breakthrough” have subsequently died, and hospitalization has been reported in two others, according to the weekly adverse event report from the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG).…

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Pfizer’s anti-corona pill is expected to protect against severe covid-19. When can we expect the new drug? Anti-corona pill, or PF-07321332: that’s the name of the new drug that aims to prevent severe covid disease courses. The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has already developed a vaccine with the German manufacturer Biontech. According to Pfizer, the new antiviral agent will now be given to Corona-infected patients in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Just recently, Biontech CEO Ugur Şahin spoke of a vaccine for children. Together with the anti-corona…

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Can you reboil leftover water in the kettle? Opinions are divided on the question. Many fear residue in the water. Is the fear well-founded? Boiling water in the kettle twice? For many, this is out of the question. For fear of deposits that allegedly endanger health, they tip away the residual water and prefer to boil fresh water. According to a survey of 500 Germans conducted by the Fresenius Test Institute in 2017, 53 percent of respondents prefer to refill the kettle. The other 47 percent have no problem with…

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Since the Capitol storm, former US President Trump has been banned from Facebook. Today, a panel announced that he will remain banned. Trump, meanwhile, is working on his own channel. After his supporters stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump has lost access to major online platforms. He now makes do with a kind of one-man Twitter on his own website. Meanwhile, Facebook confirms his block. Until further notice, former US President Donald Trump will remain blocked from Facebook. That was announced by the independent oversight board of the world’s largest online…

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The government presented on Tuesday the rules for the “Green Passport” , wherein entry in restaurants, cultural events and travels will be regulated. The planned “green passport” can be read via QR code everywhere from July. This will probably be regulated differently from country to country, for example, how long you have to be vaccinated for entry, how long a PCR test is valid or how long you have to be convalescent. According to Austrian Minister Wolfgang Mückstein, there is a need for discussion as to whether vaccines not previously…

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A quarter of all Europeans have already received their first dose, according to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In the European Union, 150 million vaccinations against Covid-19 have now been administered. The figure was given by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter on Tuesday. The vaccination pace is picking up across the EU, she said. “A quarter of Europeans have already received their first dose,” von der Leyen wrote. “By July, there will be enough doses to vaccinate 70 percent of adults in the EU.”…

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Washing hands and keeping your distance were the first recommended measures in the fight against the coronavirus. Later, when it became available, the mask was added. But now a new study on the distance rules raises doubts about the effectiveness of the requirement. You know the drill by now: Mandatory mouth protection, minimum distance, hand washing and every now and then contact restrictions and closed stores and pubs or even curfews. At least with regard to hand washing and keeping a distance, the experts agreed from the outset that these…

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