Almost all countries in Europe have the same problem: record levels of new corona infections. The situation has become more acute in the Czech Republic and Poland. “It is possible that we are seeing more than 10,000 new cases per day and that the virus is spreading uncontrollably,” the head of the German Robert Koch Institute drew a worrying picture for Germany. There were 4000 new cases among our neighbors on Thursday – 1000 more than the day before. The measures: Anyone coming from a risk area within Germany (e.g.…
Read MoreVaccines: Health Minister Rudolf Anschober sees progress after EU treaty
After the EU Commission signed another contract with a pharmaceutical company, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) today emphasized the good progress in coronavirus vaccine research. “Each contract brings us a big step closer to our declared goal of providing a high-quality, safe and effective Covid 19 vaccine for the citizens of the European Union, and thus also for Austria,” he said. “The intention is to compile a vaccine portfolio, both at European and national level, that is suitable for broadly spreading the risks regarding delayed or missing market approval of…
Read MoreThe best known five Austrians are all athletes
The five best known Austrians are all athletes. This comes out from an inquiry of the industry magazine “Extradienst” under 23 Top Society journalists. David Alaba leads the popularity rating ahead of his soccer colleague Marko Arnautovic, ex-skier Marcel Hirscher, former Formula 1 pilot Gerhard Berger and Thomas Muster (tennis). In the four mixed rankings Alaba is number 1 in three of them. For the Bayern-Kicker also won the “overall ranking” (society factor) superior to opera singer Anna Netrebko and Hirscher. According to the survey, the national player from Vienna…
Read MoreEU reserves half a million additional doses of Remdesivir
Brussels. The EU Commission has reserved 500,000 additional doses of the corona drug Remdesivir from the US pharmaceutical manufacturer Gilead. The 27 EU countries as well as Great Britain, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and six Balkan countries could now apply for the funds in Brussels, the authority explained on Wednesday. The drug under the brand name Veklury is to be used for accelerated recovery in severe corona disease. The antiviral preparation Remdesivir received conditional marketing authorization for the European Union in early July in a fast-track procedure. The European Medicines Agency…
Read MoreOver 1,200 new infections! Negative record reached
Within 24 hours, 1,209 new infections were registered – more than ever before. On Thursday, a record number of 1,209 new SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed within 24 hours in Austria. It is also the third time this month that the increase is in the four-digit range, 1,058 were reported on Saturday, 1,028 on Wednesday yesterday. On average over the past seven days, there were thus 910 new infections daily. The number of deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 increased by eight to 838 persons. On Thursday there were also 9,930 actively ill…
Read MoreiPhone 12: Apple introduces new devices in October
Apple announced its new event on October 13. Fans suspect that the new iPhone 12 will be presented then. There will also be different versions of it. However, it might be possible that not all versions will be available in October. The reason for this might be the Corona crisis. The iPhone 12 could be available soonNormally the big Apple event always takes place in September, but due to the Corona crisis it has been postponed. Now the new date is fixed: On October 13th Apple will start the event…
Read MoreCoronavirus shows: World is poorly prepared for global pandemic
The world is poorly prepared for a global pandemic – according to UN Secretary General Guterres this is shown by the corona virus. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed inadequate health care systems, yawning gaps in social protection, major structural inequalities within and between countries and, above all, “how poorly the world is prepared for a global pandemic”. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres drew this conclusion in a dossier published on Wednesday. Coronavirus caused more than one million deathsWorldwide, the pandemic has so far claimed more than one million lives and…
Read MoreNumbers explode: Over 4,000 new infections in Germany
Within only 24 hours, 4,058 new corona cases were reported. The number of new coronavirus infections recorded in Germany is rising rapidly. Within one day, the health authorities reported 4,058 new corona infections, as the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday morning. That is 1,200 more than the day before. Corona hotspotsThe RKI warned in its status report of Tuesday evening that it is necessary for the entire population to commit itself to infection prevention. At present, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days in…
Read MoreSIGNS FOR COVID: Researchers discover new corona symptoms
Doctors have observed new Covid symptoms in patients. The consequences can be dramatic. The longer the coronavirus pandemic lasts, the more symptoms are attributed to Covid-19. If an infection initially seemed to have a similar effect to a common flu, the list of symptoms is getting longer and longer. Head, nose, throat, lungs, heart, kidneys, stomach, intestines and even the toes – there is hardly any area that is not affected by the virus. Neurological symptomsScientists at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in the USA have now discovered that 80 percent of…
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