Category: General Interest

Initially discovered in India, the Delta variant of coronavirus is much more contagious than the Alpha type discovered in the United Kingdom, according to analyses. The risk of infecting people in one’s own household is estimated to be 60 percent higher with Delta than with Alpha, Public Health England announced Friday. In addition, Delta is said to be more able to evade the protective effects of vaccines than other variants. Delta variant more contagious – vaccination still offers protectionThis is especially true after only one dose of vaccine. However, those…

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The Corona situation in Vienna remains at a stable level – but there are three districts where the numbers have risen again. According to the Ministry of the Interior, there have been 648,187 positive Corona test results in Austria to date. As of June 11, a total of 10,652 people across Austria have died as a result of the virus and 633,105 have recovered. Currently, 343 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to infection, 99 of whom are being cared for in intensive care units. The corona situation in Austria…

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The Public Health Agency in England has analyzed data – on the British island, the infection figures are rising again. Delta, the corona variant first discovered in India, is much more contagious than the alpha type discovered in the United Kingdom, according to analyses. The risk of infecting people in one’s own household is estimated to be 60 percent higher with Delta than with Alpha, Public Health England announced on Friday. In addition, Delta is said to be able to evade the protective effects of the vaccines more than other…

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A new study has shown that Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine also protects against Corona variant Delta (formerly Indian variant). The vaccine from German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer also protects against Corona variant Delta (B.1.617.2), which first appeared in India, according to a new study. The vaccine also protects against several other variants, such as the B.1.525 mutant that first appeared in Nigeria, write scientists led by Pei Yong Shi of the University of Texas at Galveston in the journal Nature. Researchers test reaction to different Corona variantsFor the…

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In Europe, the aviation industry is also starting to recover. However, the recovery is still hesitant. Recovery is expected to take years. With the Corona impact, the aviation industry in Europe has also embarked on a course of recovery. However, data from Eurocontrol, the European air navigation service provider, show that the recovery is tentative. The industry expects that it will take years for airlines and airports to recover from the pandemic. After minus 80 percent at the beginning of the year and minus 70 percent after Easter, the number…

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The first of the approximately 300,000 “recovery certificates” for the “Green Passport” are now ready for download. One is “in the last breaths” as it was said on the part of the health ministry as published by orf.at Soon, any person who has survived a Covid 19 infection in the past six months should be able to access the certificate via Gesundheit.gv.at using a cell phone signature or citizen card. This will be generated automatically. Actually, the “Green Passport” by means of QR code should have been launched yesterday for…

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The German government takes all of Austria off the list of risk areas from Sunday due to falling Corona infection figures. The provinces of Tyrol and Vorarlberg are also no longer considered risk areas, the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday. Since November 1, the entire federal territory, with the exception of the communities of Jungholz and Mittelberg/Kleinwalsertal, was on the RKI’s Red List. Since June 6, only Tyrol and Vorarlberg were. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Tyrol Governor Günther Platter and Vorarlberg Governor Markus Wallner (all ÖVP) expressed their…

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In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the G-7 countries want to make at least one billion vaccine doses available to other countries. To this end, both already produced vaccine doses should be distributed and the production of more should be financed, the British government announced in the night to today. Accordingly, the heads of state and government also want to work out a plan to expand vaccine production. The U.K. is chairing this year’s group of seven leading industrialized nations, which will meet Friday through Sunday in Cornwall, southwest…

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EU member states are expected to agree to weaken Corona restrictions on Friday. Insiders predict. For vaccinated 14 days after the sting then applies: when traveling within the EU, no tests are necessary. There is also news for those who have recovered. USA relaxes travel warningThe relaxation of the Corona restrictions, longed for by the travel industry, will get the green light from EU member states on Friday, June 11, according to insiders. EU ambassadors planned to approve the commission’s proposal with some changes, diplomats in Brussels said Thursday. People…

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