UN: 1,417 civilian deaths confirmed

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The UN has documented the deaths of 1,417 civilians in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded. Among them were 121 children and young people, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. According to the report, there was also verified information about 2,038 injured, including 171 children and adolescents. The figures included all cases documented up to and including Saturday. Five hundred four of the victims were from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine. However, the office believes that the actual numbers are…

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Sunday: 13,907 new corona infections identified in Austria

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According to the Ministry of Health and Interior data, the newest infections within 24 hours were reported in Vienna, with 3,817 cases. This was followed by Lower Austria (2,974), Upper Austria (2,222), Styria (1,461), and Carinthia (1,103). There were 685 new cases in Salzburg, Vorarlberg 664, and Tyrol 651 new infections. Once again, Burgenland brings up the rear with 330 new cases since yesterday, Saturday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Lower Austria with 2,206.2, followed by Vienna, Burgenland and Vorarlberg (2,008.6, 1,887, and 1,869.7, respectively). Further,…

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In Vienna, free tests will soon also be possible again in pharmacies

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The Chamber of Pharmacists and the large-scale laboratory Lifebrain have reached an agreement necessary for the implementation, to be started no later than April 11. Further, free of charge, one can also test over the “Alles gurgelt” system and the test roads, the gargle boxes, and the cold checkboxes. The cooperation with Lifebrain was necessary because, for reasons of procurement law, it was not possible to entrust the pharmacies themselves directly with the handling, as the bidding consortium around Lifebrain is currently in charge of the tests. The consortium itself…

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Hybrid immunity offers the best protection against corona

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According to studies, people who are both fully vaccinated against coronavirus and infected have the most robust protection against coronavirus. According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, this “hybrid immunity” provides up to 20 months of high protection against re-infection. It is based on data from Sweden but does not yet refer to the Omikron variant. The 20-month “excellent protection” from vaccination and infection is “far better than we would expect for the original two-dose vaccination regimen,” said Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at…

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Corona lowers global life expectancy

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From 1950 to 2019, human life expectancy has steadily increased each year. But the corona pandemic is putting an end to that. On average, humanity loses two years of life to the coronavirus. In some countries, the figure is much higher. For the first time since 1950, the Corona pandemic has caused a decline in the global life expectancy of humanity. According to calculations by Patrick Heuveline of the California Center for Population Research in Los Angeles, that’s published in the journal Population and Development Review. According to the report,…

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RKI: Incidence falls below 1500 in Germany

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Germany: The nationwide seven-day incidence has continued to decline. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gives the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week in the morning as 1457.9. For comparison: the previous day, the matter had been 1531.5. A week ago, the national incidence was 1723.8 (last month: 1174.1). Germany’s health offices reported 74,053 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05.00. A week ago, there were 111,224 infections. With the values,…

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Entry controls fall in these EU states

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Austria has not yet abolished entry restrictions and still requires 3-G proof. Nine countries in the European Union or the European Economic Area have wholly abolished their COVID-19 measures for entry. Others decided to introduce less strict rules or relax the restrictions only for specific categories of travelers. This is pointed out by the online portal “schengenvisainfo news.“ The following states have lifted the measures for all travelers regardless of their country of origin: Denmark Hungary Iceland Ireland Norway Poland Romania Slovenia Sweden. Three other countries are lifting entry restrictions…

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Saturday: 19,043 new infections in Austria

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From Friday to Saturday, 19,043 new infections were registered in Austria. In addition, 52 fresh deaths related to the virus were reported. The last time fewer than 20,000 new Corona infections were documented within 24 hours was 18 January 2022. Specifically, there were 16,685 before the number of people infected gradually increased. Currently, there are 320,299 people actively infected with the coronavirus in Austria. The seven-day incidence has dropped to 1,948.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. To date, there have been 3,873,448 positive test results in Austria. Today, 15,957 people with…

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Expert thinks a new Corona wave in Austria is possible as early as this summer.

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Complexity researcher Peter Klimek says that a new Corona wave will undoubtedly hit us. And it may even happen before autumn. A new Corona wave will sweep over Austria “at the latest” in autumn, says complexity researcher Peter Klimek in the “Wien Heute” interview. And that “at the very latest.“ A new Corona wave in Austria is already possible in the summer, and the new variant could cause “even earlier problems.“ Therefore, a new vaccination campaign is necessary to slow down the wave. Epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner already recommends four vaccinations.…

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