Category: General Interest

The week will be changeable. In the east it will be hot again, in the west significantly cooler. On Tuesday, Austria lies on the front of a low over France in a southwesterly flow under the supply of hot air masses, but in the west the next cold front is already making itself felt. Thus, Tuesday starts sunny in many places. With the collapse of the foehn in the west, clouds as well as rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will soon move in. In the afternoon, the thunderstorm tendency will…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has urgently appealed to all citizens to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This is because the infection figures would soon rise again in Austria as well, he said yesterday evening (local time) in New York. “The virus will not disappear, it will stay. It will keep us busy for years to come,” Kurz said. He made it known at the same time that he received his second AstraZeneca vaccine dose a few days ago. “For anyone who has been vaccinated, the pandemic is over. For…

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More vaccine has been delivered to Austria than ordered. 1.3 million doses are in interim storage, waiting to be vaccinated. More than 9.5 million doses have been delivered to Austria since vaccine deliveries from the EU quota began. However, only 8.2 million have been ordered by the vaccination centers. The question arises: what happened to the remaining 1.3 million doses? “They have already been distributed to the intermediate storage facilities in the federal states and are waiting to be called off,” the Ministry of Health announced. The provinces would only…

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The numbers are rising again. But unfortunately not a good one: Leading the way: Great Britain, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. In May and June, however, the figures had been falling, grumbling away at low levels. Relaxations came into force, and people again flocked to bars, nightclubs, museums and stadiums. People were allowed to meet again, they could travel. But at the same time, delta spread – a much more contagious variant.Now the numbers are rising again. In part by leaps and bounds, as in Great Britain. The European soccer championship…

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New infections would continue to rise, chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced held Friday morning. “Accept the offer of vaccination,” was the joint appeal of government members to the population. A task force was set up by the government to monitor over the summer to coordinate on further steps to prepare for the fall and the colder season. In order to increase the vaccination rate, they are counting on an expansion of low-threshold services, he said. The increase is “as clear as day” because it is known that the pandemic comes in…

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Pope Francis is recovering according to expectations at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. His blood results are satisfactory after intestinal surgery last Sunday. The pope is slowly resuming work and celebrated Mass on Friday afternoon and then had dinner together with those who supported him these days, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni announced Saturday, according to Kathpress. The Pope especially highlighted the “human dedication” of the medical and nursing staff who cared for him. He thought of all those who, with care and compassion, chose “the face of suffering” and cared…

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Because of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, several European countries and regions are tightening their protective measures again. In the Netherlands, discos and nightclubs are closed again, also in Catalonia, social life was restricted again on Saturday. Concerns also arise the upcoming final of the European Football Championship in front of tens of thousands of fans in London. In the Netherlands, discos and nightclubs were closed again on Saturday, and restaurants are only allowed to open until midnight. Government leader Mark Rutte justified the rules, which will…

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According to Biontech/Pfizer, it is likely that a third vaccine dose will be needed within six to 12 months after full immunization against coronavirus to maintain protective efficacy. Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Biontech anticipate a decline in protective efficacy of the joint coronavirus vaccine after six months. “As already evident from field data collected by the Israeli Ministry of Health, the protective efficacy of the vaccine against infection and symptomatic disease declines six months after the second vaccination,” a joint statement said Thursday (local time). Based on the data available…

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As previously reported, Austria’s neighbor Germany has decided to put Spain back on the red corona list. The reason are the infection numbers in the past days again in the höhe steigenden. A corresponding assessment announced the Robert Koch Institute on Friday. Specifically, this means that the German Foreign Office will advise against travel to Spain. The Ministry of Health in Austria says that travelers returning from Spain will be subject to stricter controls at airports in the future. Fliers from Spain are moved accordingly strengthened into the focus of…

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