Switzerland puts Lower Austria and Upper Austria on the “red list

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Germany explains also Tirol to “risk area Until now, only Vienna was on the Swiss list of risk countries. Switzerland is now adding the federal states of Lower Austria and Upper Austria to the list of risk areas. As the Swiss Ministry of Health announced on Friday, a quarantine obligation will apply in Switzerland as of next Monday for persons who have stayed in one of the two federal states during the last ten days before entering the country. For Vienna, the same requirements have already been in force since…

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Travel Warning for Prague

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Austria issued a travel warning for the Czech capital Prague on Thursday. In the Czech Republic, especially in the capital, the numbers have been rising significantly for some time. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry. In addition, there are further warnings, but also relief. There are new travel warnings beside Prague also for the French regions Ile-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur. The measures apply from Monday, 0.00 o’clock. At the same time there are to be also travel facilitations: The travel warning for Sweden, which has been in effect for…

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Over seven million cases in the USA

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In the USA, which has a population of around 328.2 inhabitants, more than seven million people have now tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the result of calculations by the Reuters news agency. The number corresponds to more than 20 percent of all cases worldwide. The USA is therefore in first place, followed by India with 5.7 million cases and Brazil with 4.6 million. The number of deaths that tested positive exceeded the 200,000 mark in the United States a few days ago. — Hector Pascua with report from…

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Intentional infections planned for vaccine testing

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According to a report in London, people are being deliberately infected with the coronavirus for vaccine testing. Healthy adult volunteers will be exposed to coronavirus under controlled quarantine conditions in the new year after receiving a potential vaccine a few weeks earlier, the Financial Times (“FT”) writes, citing project participants. One is working with partners to speed up the development of vaccines with the help of “Human Challenge” tests, confirmed a government spokesman for the dpa in London. Ethical concerns“Human Challenge Trials” have the advantage that the effectiveness of a…

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Carnival of Rio de Janeiro cancelled

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The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro will be cancelled next February due to the coronavirus pandemic. The spectacle will be postponed indefinitely, the organizers announced yesterday (local time). At the Carnival of Rio every year millions of people celebrate in the streets and on the beaches. “We have come to the conclusion that the event must be postponed,” said Jorge Castanheira, head of the Samba Schools Association LIESA. The association organizes the elaborate and spectacular carnival parades. The samba schools do not have enough time and sufficient financial and organizational…

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No ban on alcohol: Punch drink during the Advent season is allowed

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Advent time in Austria is traditionally also punch time. A mug with the hot alcoholic drink in all flavours or mulled wine is for many people part of the visit to a Christmas market. While Graz sets an example with an alcohol-free line, the federal government will not impose alcohol ban. This also means no restrictions on drinks. Instead, you can rely on the well-known baby elephant or a minimum distance of one meter. Every domestic Advent and Christmas market must implement its own prevention and hygiene concept. This is…

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Pandemic costs about 500 million people their jobs

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According to new estimates, the pandemic will cost about 500 million people their jobs. This is a result of the constantly rising number of infections. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the damage is probably greater than previously assumed. Companies suffered an income loss of 3.5 trillion dollars – without government aid. This also resulted in a loss of working hours. These were reduced by 17 percent, or 500 million jobs. Second half of the year no betterInitially, hopes for a more successful second half of the year vanished…

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Where the corona numbers now explode

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In these European countries the situation is now particularly critical. In Austria, 832 new infections were again reported on Thursday in just one day. The number of people actively infected with Covid-19 increased from 8,258 to 8,372 confirmed cases. The number of people undergoing hospital treatment increased further to 463 (plus 50), of which 78 patients were in intensive care units (plus one). So far, there have been 40,816 positive test results in Austria. In an international comparison, Austria is roughly in the European middle field. The highest number of…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces après-ski ban in Austria

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“Ski pleasure yes, but without après-ski”, with this short statement Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz (34, ÖVP) now made clear that there will be no après-ski parties in the alpine country in the coming winter season. Due to the Corona Pandemic and the high Covid-19 infection figures in Austria, the government wants to refrain from such celebrations this year, Kurz explained in a press conference on Thursday. Winter sports should nevertheless be possible under certain hygiene regulations. In a joint press conference with Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, the Chancellor announced the…

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