YENFiD-Austria @ FilCom-Philippine Embassy Meeting held

Embassy Chancery, 21st Floor, ARES Tower, Donau-City-Strasse 11, 1220, Vienna, Austria Vienna, 8 February 2022 At the invitation of Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. Ivan Frank M. Olea, the Young European Network of Filipino Diaspora (YENFiD), attended a meeting of Filipino Community (FilCom) leaders organized by the Embassy of the Philippines in Vienna on 8 February 2022 at the Embassy Chancery, 21st Floor, ARES Tower, Donau-City-Strasse 11, 1220, Vienna. There was a lively discussion about proposed projects and activities which can be done collectively during the year. Among these were the…

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Weather from Monday with changing temperatures

The weather in the coming week will be unsettled and turbulent. Vienna weather in detailMonday will be sunny and warmerHigh air pressure will ensure widespread sunshine on Monday at the start of the new working week. The sun will even shine from a bright blue sky in most parts. The last remnants of fog, which will remain a bit tougher, especially north of the Danube, should largely dissipate by mid-morning at the latest. The first denser clouds will only move in from the west towards evening. The wind will come…

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35,250 new infections in Austria on Thursday

Twenty-two recent Covid-19-related deaths have been reported. From Wednesday to Thursday, 35,250 new infections were reported in Austria. This is above the average of 32,265 over the past seven days. In the past 24 hours, 474,326 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 7.43 percent. The seven-day incidence has dropped to 2,537.40. There are also 22 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,315 lives in Austria so far. There are currently 2,064 people in the hospital. Up…

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Which exceptions to the vaccination obligation apply

The decree of the ministry is here. Convalescents, pregnant women, and cancer patients do not have to get an injection. An examination is not always necessary. As of February, vaccination against the coronavirus is mandatory in Austria. Now the eagerly awaited decree of the Ministry of Health from Sunday is available, which – as expected – provides numerous exceptions to the vaccination obligation, as the APA reports. In addition to pregnant women and convalescents, the exemptions affect transplant and cancer patients, for example, and people whose health would be endangered…

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Germany considers recommendation for fourth vaccination; Italian government adopts relaxations

In Germany, the Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) is preparing a recommendation for a fourth coronavirus vaccination, according to its chairman, Thomas Mertens. Recent data from Israel suggest that a fourth dose would provide “some improvement in protection against infection and a more marked improvement in protection against severe disease,” Mertens told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers (Thursday editions). He said the commission would soon issue a recommendation on the matter. This would involve a second booster vaccination with the existing mRNA vaccines. Italian government adopts relaxationsItaly’s government yesterday approved the…

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27,127 new infections in Austria on Sunday

14 new deaths linked to Covid-19 have been reported. After 34,748 new infections on Saturday were reported today for 27,127 new infections in Austria. To date, there have been 1,828,167 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 14,091 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus, and 1,512,855 have recovered. 177 in intensive careCurrently, 1,448 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus. Of these, 177 are being cared for in intensive care units. The new infections in the federal statesBurgenland: 648Carinthia: 1,837Lower Austria: 4,913Upper Austria:…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Omicron variant possibly more contagious than original variant, Iceland relaxes its corona measures

About 366 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.6 million infected people have died. About 10 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far. An Omicron sub-variant appears to be even more contagious than the original strain. The U.K. health agency said Friday (Jan. 28) that data from contact tracing showed that the BA.2 subvariant was spreading more frequently in households: The transmission rate was 13.4 percent, compared with 10.3 percent for omicron. Although the data would give a good…

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Important Questions and Answers about the present corona situation in Austria

My PCR test is positive. What should I do now?If the PCR test result is positive, the person will be notified of the result via email. From then on, one should remain in self-isolation. The laboratory will forward the test result to the health authority, which will contact the infected person. My antigen test is positive – what should I do?If it took place in a pharmacy or test lane, answer 1 applies. In the case of tests for self-administration, there is an obligation to report a positive result yourself.…

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New vaccination rules – this is what changes with the green passport

The lockdown for the unvaccinated ends on January 31 – but all other measures remain. There is still one correction for vaccination certificates. The lockdown for those unvaccinated against coronavirus ends next Monday. All other measures such as 2G in the trade and the curfew at 22 clock remain. This was announced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) before the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Nehammer, however, held out the prospect that there could soon be further relaxations. Furthermore, the validity of vaccination certificates will…

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