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Vaccination station at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna well attended

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 admin

In the first four hours, 80 people were reportedly immunized, and another 50 would still be waiting.The Corona vaccination center in the north tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, which was newly opened today (Thursday), has been well received by the Viennese, according to the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). According to the report, 80 people had already been immunized in the first four hours, with another 50 still waiting. Vaccination-willing must bring along only their E-Card and an official photo identity card, advance notification is not necessary.…

Coronavirus worldwide: 18 new cases at the Olympics

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 admin

About 197 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Corona numbers at the Tokyo Olympics continue to rise As of Sunday (Aug. 1), 18 more cases have been recorded. The peak had been reached on Friday (30. 7.) with 27 new infections. One athlete from the Olympic village has been affected. There was another prominent case with world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks from the USA…

Pharmacies to offer free PCR tests

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 admin

Pharmacies will soon offer free PCR tests, which will be mandatory from Thursday for non-vaccinated people, for example in night gastronomy. This was announced by Apothekerkammer President Ulrike Mursch-Edlmayr in an interview published by the Austria Press Agency (APA). She said that this had already been agreed with the Ministry of Health and the social insurance companies. In the Chamber of Pharmacists, this offer is still blessed on Wednesday by the Presidium. The tests will be offered in all pharmacies throughout Austria, which currently already perform the antigen tests. However,…

Vaccination numbers down sharply: 70,470 vaccinations on Saturday

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 admin

Vaccination numbers in Austria are currently in sharp decline. 70,470 vaccinations were entered into the e-vaccination record on Saturday. This is a low figure for the end of the working week. Last Friday, there were 88,601 stings, the week before 113,307. The vaccination numbers are generally since the beginning of the previous week sharply declining, the previous peak at all already dates from June 2 with more than 143,000 Corona vaccinations administered. More than 5 million Austrians at least partially vaccinatedIn total, according to the E-vaccination passport data, 5,118,286 people…

Coronavirus worldwide: Fact sheet for Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine expanded, France tightens measures

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 admin

More than 187 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4 million infected people have died. About 3.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide.The latest developments The fact sheet for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine has been revised to warn of the risk of rare immune system disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday (7/13) it added the warning after 100 reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare condition in which the immune system attacks nerves in people who…

159 new corona infections in Austria

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 admin

From Friday to Saturday, there were 159 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (75 cases), this is an increase of 84 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 9.83. In addition, there is no new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 2,000 with 75 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 25,810 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.62 percent. The positive news, despite slightly increasing numbers, is that there are three fewer Corona patients…

Successful test flight for flying car

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 admin

The prototype of a flying car successfully completed a test flight in Slovakia on Monday, BBC reported today. The plane had flown from Nitra to Bratislava, a distance of about 75 kilometers. The plane-car hybrid has a BMW engine and runs on conventional gasoline, the BBC writes. According to the inventor of the “AirCar,” Slovak Stefan Klein, the vehicle should be able to cover a distance of 1,000 kilometers at a flight altitude of 2,500 meters. Visually, the “AirCar” is reminiscent of an invention from a James Bond film: within…

Which vaccination really protects against the delta mutant

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 admin

British scientists now found which people are better protected from the dangerous Delta variant. The study gives hope. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the variant, which was first detected in India, as “of concern” because it is more contagious than the original form of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Experts estimate that Delta could also play a crucial role in Austria by the fall. “It is to be expected that the highly contagious Delta variant will spread even faster than the previous variants,” warns Frank Ulrich Montgomery, president of the…

Slovenia relaxes entry requirements once again

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 admin

Slovenia is relaxing its entry regulations on Saturday. When entering from Austria, the requirements for additional provinces will be dropped: only Tyrol and Vorarlberg will then remain on the “red list”. For entrants from the provinces that are not on the list, there are no requirements. Relaxation of entry requirementsEntry from the red classified areas will be possible from Saturday also with a negative antigen rapid test, which is not older than 48 hours, decided the Slovenian government on Wednesday. Previously, entry was only possible with a negative PCR test.…