From August: Austria changes corona entry restrictions

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The regulation on Corona entry restrictions to Austria was revised by amendment on Tuesday and will come into force on August 1. According to the new regulation, vaccination certificates of under-18s will no longer have an expiration date. For adults, nothing changes in the amendment; the validity of full immunization will continue to expire after 270 days. New vaccine on the list of valid immunizationsIn addition, the new vaccine Convidecia from the Chinese vaccine company CanSino Biologics will be added to the list of valid vaccinations. This is an adult…

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Bridge over Adriatic Sea goes into operation

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Croatia celebrated the opening of the 2.4-kilometer Peljesac Bridge on Tuesday, which connects the southern tip of Dalmatia, including Dubrovnik, with the rest of the country. From now on, a narrow strip of Bosnian territory can be bypassed. It is the largest infrastructure project in the country’s history, mainly financed with EU funds and built by a Chinese state-owned company. Croatian authorities have, therefore, already issued a warning. “In the morning, we noticed people walking across the bridge, probably tourists from Komarna or Brijesta. This is extremely dangerous,” Slaviša Babić,…

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11,500 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

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Significantly fewer than in the past three weeks. Twenty-seven new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 11,432 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly less compared to the Wednesday of the previous week (14,014) and the Wednesday before (15,149). And this despite similarly high test numbers. The number is above the 7-day average of 10,355 infections. The 7-day incidence drops slightly to 814.37. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 120,729. In the past 24 hours, 83,596 new PCR tests were…

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A universal antibody could neutralize all coronaviruses

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Sars-CoV-2 has already held a few surprises in this pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, few experts reckoned with the mutability of the virus, i.e., its ability to change. The changes in the spike protein are particularly crucial. This is the site with which the virus attaches to the human cell. Since this protein, in particular, has changed several times in the different variants, it is also difficult for our immune system to provide the correct response in the form of neutralizing antibodies in the long term. For this…

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Amazon increases Prime subscription prices by up to 30 percent

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Bad news to all who have Amazon Prime accounts – the monthly and annual subscription prices will be significantly raised. Amazon is making its Prime subscription offer more expensive in Germany and Austria. If you pay monthly, it will cost 8.99 euros instead of the previous 7.99 euros, and 89.90 euros will be due per year instead of the last 69 euros. The annual subscription will thus be 20.90 euros, or over 30 percent more expensive, while the price increase for the monthly variant is 1 euro or just under…

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Authority warns against “Austrian Police Department” calls

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Austria – Fraud calls are booming; last weekend, the RTR Reporting Office for Number Abuse received more than 500 complaints about so-called robocalls, in which an “Austrian Police Department” reports the call. Later, callers are confronted with real scammers after their data, such as addresses or bank details. “Just hang up” is the only tip in such a case. Criminals want to get hold of personal data.“In these robocalls, a tape-recorded voice initially answers with a request to press a certain key,” says Klaus M. Steinmaurer, Managing Director of RTR’s…

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Magnitude 7.2: Severe earthquake shakes Philippines

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A severe earthquake shook the Philippines on Wednesday. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the northern province of Abra by the violent earth tremors, and a hospital partially collapsed and had to be evacuated. Landslides also occurred during the quake, which reached a magnitude of 7.2, according to the European Earthquake Observatory. The epicenter was in the town of Lagangilang. The Abra Provincial Public Relations Office posted photos of collapsed houses and badly damaged buildings with deep cracks on its Facebook page. It initially remained unclear if any dead or injured…

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Corona: Quarantine rule will be phased-out starting 1 August 2022

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Vienna, Austria – Health Minister Rauch and Labor Minister Kocher announced the quarantine phase-out in a press conference. The Corona quarantine will be dropped in August. Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced this in a press conference after a meeting with the provincial health officers. Accordingly, anyone who does not feel ill can leave the house even after a positive Corona test but is subject to traffic restrictions. This means FFP2 masks must be worn unless you are outdoors and there are no other people within two meters. Rauch spoke of…

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Starting August 1, the Corona quarantine falls in Austria

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According to APA and other Austrian news platforms, a new corona ordinance will be presented this afternoon. The main point of the law: Corona quarantine will be phased-out According to articles published on several Austrian news platforms, anyone who does not feel ill can leave the house even after a positive Corona test but is subject to some restrictions. This means that the FFP2 mask must be worn unless you are outdoors and no one is walking within two meters. Corona quarantine in Austria falls: regulation is presentedFurthermore, the ordinance…

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