Category: General Interest

The new infectious variant of the new coronavirus, which first appeared in England, has been already detected in 33 countries, the New York Times reports, including Germany, France and Switzerland. Turkey on Friday imposed an entry ban on travelers from Britain after 15 infections with the new variant were detected. All came from people who had recently entered the country from Britain. According to a new study from Imperial College London, the new variant can increase the so-called baseline reproduction number by 0.4 to 0.7, the BBC reports. Previously, this…

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Ireland plans to lift its ban on entry from the United Kingdom on Jan. 6. Instead, a series of strict regulations are planned to curb the spread of the new Corona mutation, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney tells the Irish Independent. Airline passengers who are not entering the country for urgent business reasons will have to show a negative corona test, for example. They will also have to stay in the country as far as possible after their arrival. Ireland halted air and ferry passenger traffic before Christmas after a more…

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RestrictionsThe exit restrictions remain in force today. This means that one may leave the house or apartment only with good reasons. These include averting danger to life, limb and property, emergencies, helping others or physical as well as mental recreation. Parties are not possibleBut beware: although this means that you can go outside at midnight to walk under the stars (fireworks are largely canceled or prohibited), toast with champagne or waltz – but only with your own household or a maximum of one close reference person. Parties outside or inside…

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“About 6,000” people in Austria have been administered the Biontech Pfizer since the end of the previous week, the Social Ministry said Wednesday. The first 9,750 doses of the vaccine had been divided equally among the provinces. By the end of this week, an additional 53,000 doses of vaccine are to be distributed, and in the first week of January, the next delivery is expected in the amount of 63,000 doses of vaccine. They “will be distributed to the provinces according to the population key,” the Ministry of Social Affairs.…

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Around 6,000 people have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Austria, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement. This is the first “symbolic” delivery of the Biontech-Pfizer vaccine, which began vaccinating across Europe on Sunday. The total of 9,750 for each EU country were used in Austria in retirement and nursing homes and health care facilities. Another 53,000 vaccine doses will be delivered to Austria by the end of this week, the ministry said. In the coming weeks of January, 63,000 vaccine doses will be delivered each week.…

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An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was registered not far from Zagreb on Tuesday. The center of the quake was at a depth of ten kilometers, Italian media reported. The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) registered an earth tremor of magnitude 6.1 in the Sisak area at 12:19 pm. It was still unclear whether there were any victims. The earthquake was also strongly felt outside the country’s borders. APA received reports that the earthquake was felt in Carinthia and Styria. In Graz, for example, not only…

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The new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected for the first time also in the USA. The mutation was diagnosed in a 20-year-old patient in the state of Colorado, as the governor there Jared Polis announced yesterday on Twitter. The man is in quarantine in Elbert County, he said. He had not been traveling, he said. Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. Biden: U.S. may face toughest phase in pandemicU.S. President-elect Joe Biden…

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The global community needs to better prepare for future pandemics, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “This is a wake-up call,” WHO Director of Medical Emergencies Michael Ryan said Monday, referring to the corona crisis. “This pandemic is very bad.” The novel coronavirus has spread “rapidly” around the world, he said. But the mortality rate is comparatively low, he said. “We need to prepare for something that may be more severe,” Ryan said. Not adequately prepared WHO expert Bruce Aylward also urged increased vigilance. To be sure, he said,…

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This week, AstraZeneca’s vaccine could be approved in England. The pharmaceutical company assures 100 percent reliability. The recently criticized vaccine from Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is close to approval in the UK. According to information leaked in advance by British media from a source close to the company, the vaccine is now 100 percent effective. “We believe we have found the winning formula,” company chief executive Pascal Soriot confirmed to The Sunday Times. He said AstraZeneca’s vaccine can provide “100 percent protection” against severe courses of disease caused by the…

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