WHO: Omicron wave slowly subsiding worldwide

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The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to assess the risk from the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus as “very high.” In its weekly report Tuesday evening, the WHO said that with more than 21 million new infections recorded worldwide in the past seven days, the “highest number of cases recorded weekly since the pandemic began.” Overall, however, the incidence has grown “more slowly” than before, it said. According to the report, the number of new cases increased by five percent – down from 20 percent growth the previous…

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EU wants to facilitate travel for vaccinated, tested and recovered persons

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In the future, a valid EU Corona certificate will be more important for travel in the EU than the level of infection in the country of departure. The EU states agreed on Tuesday that from February 1 it should no longer be decisive where a trip starts – but whether a valid vaccination, test or convalescent certificate is available. This was announced by the EU countries on Tuesday. In doing so, they are largely following a proposal presented by the EU Commission two months ago. According to the agreement, in…

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“EU Corona certificate” to make travel easier from February

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As of Feb. 1, the determining factor for travel in the EU should no longer be how strong the infection incidence is in the country of departure. Instead, greater attention is to be paid to vaccination, testing or recovery certificates. In the future, a valid EU Corona certificate will be more important for travel in the EU than the level of infection in the country of departure. The EU states agreed on Tuesday that from February 1, it should no longer be decisive where a trip starts – but whether…

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Biontech and Pfizer launched clinical trial of Omicron-tailored vaccine

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Biontech and Pfizer have begun their first clinical trial to evaluate a Corona vaccine specifically tailored to the Omicron variant. The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the vaccine candidate, the two companies announced today. The study is expected to enroll up to 1,420 subjects, who will be divided into three groups. The first group includes just over 600 people who have already received two doses of the previous vaccine between 90 and 180 days before the start of the study and will now receive one or…

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Ministries report 24,946 new infections

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 24,946 newly registered CoV cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 14,019 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 1,284 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, 189 of them in intensive care units. AGES: 7-day incidence at 1,971.2According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of new infections with the coronavirus in the…

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NEW SCAM: Executive warns against calls from fake police officers

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A 30-year-old Syrian man in Linz was apparently able to fend off a fraud attempt just in time by becoming suspicious and hanging up on the phone. A caller had introduced herself to him as an investigator from the Federal Police and requested his data. According to police, there is currently an increase in such calls from fake investigators. The 30-year-old Syrian man from Linz received a call from a number he did not recognize on Monday. A woman with an Indian accent told him in English she was from…

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Weather forecast: Cold front brings snow to Austria again

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In Austria, it will remain mostly dry on Tuesday at 8 degrees – but in just two days, a new cold front will bring back the snow. From the west, the high pressure influence increases and subsequently provides generally calm weather conditions. In the lowlands, however, an inversion weather situation will set in, which will cause partly tenacious fog and high fog fields. Only on Thursday, a cold front from the north will hit the Alps, resulting in snow, especially in the congested areas. On Tuesday, away from the Alps,…

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WHO chief: end of pandemic acute phase possible in 2022

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There may be an end to the acute phase of the Corona pandemic in 2022 in the eyes of the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) – and with an international show of force. WHO: endemic start unclearAmong other things, that would require closing vaccination gaps in poorer countries and more testing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday at a WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. Difference between Omicron and DeltaOmicron “creates a credible hope for stabilization and normalization,” WHO regional chief for Europe Hans Kluge said Monday. This variant…

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Booster vaccination protects 99 percent against death

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Covid vaccines work very well against severe courses and deaths, and the booster does even better, new data from vaccinated and unvaccinated people in Austria illustrate. Three doses provide 99.2 percent effectiveness against deaths compared to unvaccinated. After two partial vaccinations, the figure is 92.6 percent, with a decline in protection against infection observed in the fall, the analysis by Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) shows. “The result for Austria is in line with other international studies,” emphasized Lukas Rainer of GÖG. However, the data refer mainly to the delta variant.…

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