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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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Austria and several other EU countries are taking part in the first technical test phase for the “Green Passport”. Because the EU countries are at different speeds in implementing the “Digital Green Certificate,” “a pilot project has been set up for the group of faster countries to accelerate their connection to the central infrastructure” – the gateway, the Ministry of Health announced. Austria is also part of this group, it said. The test will take place from May 10 to 21. Only artificial dummy data will be used,” the ministry…

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Starting on May 19, Austria wants to take a step towards normality again. For most people, normality also includes traveling. No matter whether in Austria or however also into the neighbouring foreign country. From May 19, for areas in the categories “Green”, “Yellow” and “Orange” there will be free entry without quarantine and without entry tests. From the “Red” category, entry will be allowed only for those who have tested negative, recovered or vaccinated. All entrants who do not meet one of the three criteria must be quarantined. Definitely in…

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Negative PCR tests or rapid antigen tests are only temporary means to fight the spread of the corona virus according to the Medical Association. To be sure, Corona vaccination is the “gold standard.” The presidents of Austria’s regional medical associations have taken up a lance for vaccination in advance of the planned openings. “Vaccination is the ‘gold standard’ to be safe,” Medical Association President Thomas Szekeres stressed Wednesday. Everyone should sign up for a vaccination appointment as soon as possible to help get back to a normal life, he said.…

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In Europe, more than 50 million people have been infected with the novel pathogen since the start of the Corona pandemic. A total of 50,021,615 infections had been recorded in the continent’s 52 countries and territories, including Russia, by Wednesday evening, AFP news agency calculated based on official figures. This represents about one-third of the world’s detected Corona cases. A good 1.38 million new infections were reported across Europe in the past seven days. More than 1.06 million infected people have died in Europe since the pandemic began. Several countries…

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