The proportion of those testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 who are symptom-free is 40 percent. That’s the conclusion of a meta-analysis of international studies involving nearly 30 million people. Origin of corona transmissionQiuyue Ma and co-authors from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Peking University recently published their findings in JAMA Open, an online publication of the American Medical Association. “Asymptomatic infections are potential sources of covid-19 transmission, and the aim was to determine the percentage of asymptomatic infections among those tested and those with confirmed covid-19 disease,” the researchers…
Read MoreOmicron: Only 40 percent of Austrians are protected
According to a model calculation by the Complexity Science Hub, only four out of ten people in Austria are protected from Omicron by vaccination or recovery. This is equivalent to the immune protection of the population at the end of June. Evidence of mild symptomsOmicron has significantly reduced the immune protection of the population. According to a model calculation published on Tuesday by the Complexity Science Hub, only four out of ten people in Austria are protected from Omicron disease by vaccination or recovery. By comparison, a good seven out…
Read More40 percent of those confirmed infected without symptoms
The number of Covid 19 cases registered so far was already around 290 million worldwide at the turn of the year. But all statistics are likely to reflect only part of the pandemic. Indeed, 40 percent of those testing positive for Sars-CoV-2 have no symptoms. This is the result of a meta-analysis of international studies involving almost 30 million people. Conclusion: asymptomatic infected individuals contribute quite significantly to the spread of covid-19. Qiuyue Ma and co-authors from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Peking University recently published their findings…
Read MoreCorona explosion! 5496 new infections in Austria
Coronavirus continues to rise in Austria. More than 5,400 cases were reported within one day. In the past 24 hours (as of Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.), 5496 new infections have been recorded in Austria. The previous day, there were 3319, on Tuesday a week ago at all “only” 2416 new Corona cases. Thus, the number of new infections has doubled within a week. An increase of 25 Corona patients was recorded in normal hospital wards. Four fewer patients than the previous day are in need of intensive care. Thus, 316 Corona-infected…
Read MoreCommemorating the Death of a Martyr: 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal
by Sarah Jozelle Magistrado ROJAS Vienna, 29 December 2021 Complying with the CoViD-19 protocol for in person gatherings, the Philippine Embassy (PE) in Austria, headed by the recently arrived Consul General Ivan Frank M. Olea, organized the biggest face to face meet up with members of the Filipino community since the pandemic started in March 2020: the Commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr Jose Rizal and Christmas Get Together on 29 December 2021 at its premises in Ares Towers, Donau City Straße 11, 1220 Vienna. The…
Read More18 degrees today: Comeback of winter on Wednesday
Vienna. Temperature records are tumbling, spring fever as far as the eye can see – so far, the year 2022 is shining with dream weather. “This is certainly special and not an annual occurrence,” reports Clemens Biermair from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Also today, the temperatures remain high, especially in the east, values up to 15 degrees are expected. Nevertheless by tomorrow at the latest, the sun will give way to precipitation, a powerful cold front will return to Austria. Already tonight it will hit the west,…
Read MoreCoronavirus worldwide: Thailand to maintain stricter entry rules, cruise season disrupted in Brazil
More than 292 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.4 million infected people have died. More than 9.2 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far. Thailand will not relax entry rules tightened before Christmas until at least the end of the month. That’s what Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Tuesday (Jan. 4), according to the Bangkok Post. The government had decided on Dec. 21 to initially suspend until Jan. 4 the quarantine-free “Test&Go” model, under which fully vaccinated tourists…
Read MoreExperts warn against password security in the browser
Saving passwords in browsers like Chrome or Edge is a much-used tool and is actually considered quite secure. It makes logging in to any websites easier, as there is no need to remember login details. After a recent security dilemma at one company, IT researchers are now warning against the use of such features in all browsers, reports the New York Post. That’s because criminals appear to be taking advantage of the pandemic high number of people in the home office. “Although the feature to save account data in browsers…
Read MoreNew symptoms emerged in omicron infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that symptoms have been observed in Omicron patients that were not present in previous mutations.Unlike most mutations, the highly contagious Omicron variant is characterized by entirely Corona-unique symptoms. In most countries around the globe, the Omicron mutation is slowly but surely taking the top spot in new infections, including Austria. While many questions remain regarding the danger posed by the variant and its transmissibility, symptoms have been observed in omicron patients that have not yet been observed in connection with the coronavirus. Gray…
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