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Corona testing will be limited as of Friday. Only five antigen and five PCR tests per person will be available free of charge per month. However, five “older” test kits can still be used in April. In addition, unlimited free tests will continue to be available for various groups, such as people in care and disability facilities, hospitals, refugee and homeless facilities, kindergartens, and child and youth welfare services. Moreover, according to the ordinance issued late Thursday afternoon, additional tests will be made available to visitors in health and social…

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The New Officers of the Ilonggo Community in Austria have been inducted into office by Charge d‘Affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Hon. Ivan Frank Olea. Charge d’Affaires Ivan Frank Olea welcomed the newly elected officers at the Philippine Embassy Hall and at the same time expressed his gratitude to the outgoing officers for serving the objectives of the Ilonggo Community in Austria during the past years. „It is my pleasure to be with you this afternoon. I wish to congratulate the newly elected officers and commend the previous…

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On Wednesday, the Austrian Health Ministry announced its new recommendation on the official segregation of people infected with Corona. Here, the shortening of the isolation period announced by health Minister Rauch will take place – but not, as expected, only for individual professions (for example, in the health sector), but in general. According to the corresponding recommendation of the Ministry of Health, isolation will in the future be terminated from the fifth day after infection. The prerequisite is at least 48 hours of freedom from symptoms. However, a “traffic restriction”…

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The new regulation should have already come into force Tuesday at midnight. However, there were probably still some details to be worked out. A draft traded during the day provided a relativization of the comeback of the mask in indoor areas announced by Health Minister Johannes Rauch. Accordingly, retailers, event organizers, and nightclubs could impose 3G (vaccinated, recovered, or tested) instead of the mask requirement. According to APA information, this plan is likely to be implemented roughly in this way – but the details had not yet been finalized on…

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The streaming provider wants to prevent several people from sharing a Netflix account. It is forbidden, but sharing the Netflix password is standard practice. This allows several people and households to use the same Netflix account and thus save costs. This puts Netflix under pressure: on the one hand, they want to keep investors happy by increasing user numbers; on the other hand, they don’t want to scare away users by taking strict action against password sharing. An attempt to attract paying users Now Netflix is again trying to stop…

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The 4th vaccination may be offered “off label” to vulnerable groups. It may be some time before there is an official recommendation for this. The coronavirus continues to have Austria firmly in its grip; the number of new infections is meanwhile at an elevated level. The following still applies: vaccinate and wash your hands! Those who have not yet had the third vaccination should not wait given the exploding infection figures, says virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz in an interview with “Heute” newspaper. “After the booster, you also have excellent protection against…

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Many young people, in particular, have been infected in the current Omicron wave. If they are not already, they should also get the third vaccination in the summer, advises virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz – even if there will not yet be a vaccine adapted to Omicron. “I am vaccinated twice and then caught Omikron before the third vaccination” – that’s what happened to many young people around New Year’s Eve this year. Their infection has now given them a kind of “super immunity” – but how long will it last? Virologist…

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For vacation returnees and travelers to Germany, more straightforward CoV rules will apply in the future. As of 0:00 a.m., no more countries will be designated as high-risk areas with more extensive requirements such as quarantine obligations upon entry for the time being, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). However, the German health ministry said the 3-G rule continues to apply to all entries into Germany. Those who have not been vaccinated or recovered must have a negative test. This proof requirement now applies from age twelve instead of…

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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one million people have already fled the attacked country. This was announced by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, in the night. “In just seven days, we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries,” Grandi wrote. He added: “For many more millions in Ukraine, it is time for the guns to fall silent so that life-saving humanitarian aid can be delivered.” source: orf.at/picture: Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay

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