Category: General Interest

Pharmacies are offering other services to patients to combat the Corona pandemic. Chamber President Ulrike Mursch-Edlmayr announced in an interview with APA that pharmacies are ready to take on additional free tests. At the same time, with an expert paper and positive experience from Germany, she reiterated her demand that pharmacies should also be able to provide Covid vaccinations. Pharmacies want to secure supply of free Corona testsMursch-Edlmayr pointed out that in view of increasing vaccination coverage, local authorities are increasingly cutting back their offer of free tests. In any…

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The dangerous delta variant of coronavirus was confirmed in 17 cases in Lower Austria today. There were also 43 new suspected cases reported. In Lower Austria, the number of delta cases is rising sharply. The office of Health Regional Councillor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig confirmed on Friday that 17 new cases have been reported. Furthermore, 43 new suspected cases still need to be sequenced. Some districts are particularly affected by the delta variant. These include Bruck an der Leitha, with 25 confirmed findings and 9 concrete suspected cases, and Mödling, with 19…

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Around 490,000 schoolchildren in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will start their nine-week summer vacation today, Friday, after school reports have been distributed. For the 655,000 children and young people in the western provinces, the vacation will not begin until a week later. School starts again in eastern Austria on September 6. The school year was marked above all by renewed school closures due to the Corona pandemic. From November onwards, most schools had no or only limited attendance classes in shifts. It was not until May that all students…

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The EU Medicines Agency (EMA) believes that a full coronavirus vaccination also protects against the Delta variant of the virus. “Currently, it appears that the four vaccines licensed in the EU protect against all strains circulating in Europe, including the delta variant,” EMA vaccination strategy manager Marco Cavaleri said yesterday at his agency’s regular press briefing in Amsterdam. Field experience and laboratory tests have shown that two doses (one dose in Johnson & Johnson’s case) could produce antibodies capable of neutralizing the delta variant, he said. However, Cavaleri appealed to…

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In Vienna, there are currently 233 active Corona infections with the Delta variant. Of these cases, 37 of those affected are 12 years old or younger. Corona virus spreads primarily among the young population. That’s why Vienna is lowering the age for mandatory testing for children to six, while relaxing nationwide. After sharp criticism from parents and the opposition, a spokesman for city health councillor Peter Hacker (SP) is now speaking out: “We’re not doing this on a whim,” he writes on Twitter and calculates: In total, 233 (42%) of…

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As reported by ORF late Thursday afternoon, Croatia, a favorite vacation destination for many, has tightened its entry rules today, surprisingly and without any notice. Until now, EU citizens (from countries with low infection rates) were considered able to enter Croatia without any conditions or restrictions. This is now changing. However, at the border control, all travelers are now required to present the new coronavirus certificate – the Green Passport – which is valid throughout the EU. And this is irrespective of where the entrants come from. At present, however,…

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday took a bike ride through downtown Vienna. “It’s fantastic to be back in Vienna. I’ve already been for a round of cycling and I’m looking forward to the ‘Austrian World Summit’ on Thursday,” he said in a statement. In the evening, Schwarzenegger will meet participants of the “Summit” – including Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen – at a dinner at the Haus des Meeres. The “Austrian World Summit” will discuss key environmental policy issues at Vienna’s Spanish Riding School. In addition to Federal President Van der…

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Instead of diffuse worries, there are now hard numbers for Scotland: 1991 Corona cases are attributable to the European Football Championship, according to authorities. The receipt for the games in London and the game in Russia will follow. German politicians are furious with UEFA. Nearly 2000 Corona cases in Scotland can be linked to European soccer championship games, according to official figures. Two-thirds of those who tested positive in 1991 were fans who had traveled to London for games against advice from the north, according to Public Health Scotland. On…

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More than 182 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.9 million infected people have died. About 3.2 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Among other things, high mortality rates in the 2020 Corona year have led to a decline in life expectancy in the United States. The latest developmentsDespite high infection rates, millions of people in Southeast Asia remain skeptical of vaccinations. The reason appears to be disinformation on social media. Both local sources and vaccination opponents from the…

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