Category: General Interest

A study carried out at the University Hospital of Innsbruck concludes that CoV genes have stable long-term immunity. The results are in line with international findings, explained study leader Florian Deisenhammer in the APA interview. This has consequences for practical applications, for example when working in exposed areas or when vaccinating. The study was initiated by the Neurology Laboratory and conducted in cooperation with the University Hospital for Psychiatry II and the Institute of Virology. “The 29 study participants were on average 44 years old and all of them had…

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Already in the morning many Austrians took advantage of this for shopping. There were long queues in front of stores and traffic jams on the side streets. On Mariahilfer Strasse, many people went shopping – in front of some stores you even had to queue. Already in the morning there was much more going on than on a “normal” Monday, until noon the shopping street was noticeably filled up. The big run after almost three weeks of lockdown did not happen for the time being. Queues formed in front of…

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The mass testing of educators has not yet been fully completed. So far, 300 people, or 0.24 percent of those tested, have a positive result. Education Minister Heinz Faßmann said in a press conference on Monday that a number of schools in the country opened up after several weeks of hard lockdown. “School is not an operating room”Regarding the recently valid mask obligation for pupils and teachers, Fassman says: “I receive mails from parents who strictly reject the masks for children, but without suggesting an alternative. It rings through in…

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Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve the nightly Corona exit restrictions are lifted. However, the time of day until which it is allowed to celebrate will be fixed. Starting today, the hard lockdown ends, but until 6 January there will be a night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am. As announced in the press conference this week, there will be an exception to this exit restriction on December 24, 26 and 31. It is still open, what exactly this means, i.e. up to which time one may celebrate Christmas…

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When the retail sector opens up again today, Monday, the Lower Austrian police will significantly increase their staff in shopping centers in the province. In this context, Chief Inspector Johann Baumschlager, in a conversation with the APA, referred to the necessity of monitoring the corona measures. He also said that there are traffic concepts for traffic jams, especially at the SCS in Vösendorf (Mödling district). Last but not least, Baumschlager said, security services in malls were supported. The chief inspector also made an appeal to consumers: Non-essential purchases should not…

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The influx to the mass tests in Vienna is also rather low on Sunday. 19,550 people (as of Sunday morning) have registered for a test appointment at one of the three locations for the mass tests, as the city hall informed the APA at noon. To illustrate: the daily capacity is designed for 150,000 tests. According to the preliminary interim results, 79 positive cases – verified by PCR tests – were found on the first two days of testing. The results in detail: On Friday a total of 107 PCR…

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Russia has started large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus in its capital Moscow. The vaccine “Sputnik V” developed by Russian scientists was administered to more than 25,000 volunteers in a total of 70 clinics over the weekend. The state media celebrated the start of the vaccination campaign and compared it with the Soviet Union’s advance into space. One of the headlines was: “The launch of the Sputnik! The “Sputnik” was the first artificial earth satellite in the cosmos in 1957. Mayor: 25,000 vaccinated so farThis makes Russia one of the first…

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Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler is considering extending the Christmas travel restrictions beyond January 10th. In the “Kurier” the Green leader means: “If we succeed that in Austria the infection measures sink due to strict measures, then one should not turn again there, where these measures do not apply”. Kogler refers here to summer disco tours to Slovakia or trips to Switzerland, while looser rules apply there. In the summer much was to be assigned to Croatia, means Kogler: There it went also completely strongly around Austrian holiday-makers, who made party…

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Moscow, the largest city in Europe, today became the first metropolis in Russia to start large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus. Vaccinations with the vaccine “Sputnik V” developed in Russia started in 70 clinics in the city. This was announced by the operative staff of the capital. At first, employees of the education, health and social services were vaccinated against the lung disease Covid-19. Thousands of people had been given an appointment for the official start of the vaccination. Vaccinations are free and voluntary. Initially, however, only volunteers who have a…

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