Hundreds of thousands of gargle tests are recalled

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A batch of “Alles gurgelt” test kits has a technical error. The Lead Horizon company recalls hundreds of thousands of its “Alles gurgelt” PCR tests due to a label error. The problem: The sample numbers on the test kit’s sample tube and the instructions for use do not match. A spokeswoman could not tell ORF.at exactly how many tests are affected. In the past six months, she said, “several hundred thousand of them have been delivered,” “where the packaging error occurred in some of them.” The packaging company is likely…

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Coronavirus: these rules will apply in schools starting this fall

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“Area-wide school closures are no longer an option in the third year of the pandemic,” according to school authorities in Austria. However, temporary closure of individual classes or sites would still be possible – as with other infectious diseases such as measles. Corona measures in schools: no more large-scale closuresSchools have learned to live with the pandemic in recent years, the paper says, referring to measures such as temporary masking requirements or rapid antigen testing in cases of infection or suspected cases. Corona vaccination is also of crucial importance, it…

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Quarantine and COVID measures are still necessary for the City of Vienna

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The fact that infected persons will go to work starting Monday is something the federal capital Vienna does not want to see among its employees. As announced on Friday, for City of Vienna employees – including administration in direct personal customer contact, employees in Viennese hospitals, care facilities, kindergartens, and municipal schools: “Positively tested, whether with or without symptoms, are not obliged to come to work.” “An infection with the coronavirus is still a notifiable disease,” urgently warns the city on Friday. The appeal is therefore also to the customers…

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Pope asks for forgiveness from Inuit in Canada

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Pope Francis has called on young indigenous people in northern Canada to preserve their traditions and land. The young are the future in the territories, said the 85-year-old Argentine on Friday evening (local time) in the coastal town of Iqaluit. He said it is not enough to live off what others have already created. One must also conquer for oneself what one has received as a gift, the Catholic Church leader explained further. The Pope’s visit to Canada was to ask for forgiveness from the indigenous people of Canada. In…

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Asteroids as tall as skyscrapers fly past Earth

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2 Asteroids are approaching our planet next weekend – there is no impact risk. Two asteroids the size of multi-story buildings will fly by Earth this weekend. The first is designated 2016 CZ31, and the flyby will take place Friday at 1 a.m. CEST. According to calculations, the asteroid has a size of about 122 meters – about the height of one of the buildings of the Vienna UNO City (VIC – Vienna International Centre). There is no need to worry about an impact; according to NASA, the asteroid will…

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7,569 new infections in Austria on Friday

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From Thursday to Friday, 7,569 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 8,993 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 707.23. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 114,840. Seventy-one thousand forty-seven new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 10.65 percent. There are also 12 new deaths. This means that 19,080 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. There are currently 1,654 patients being treated in the hospital and 91…

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Cold front at the weekend: Dense clouds and showers

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After another summery week, a cold front will bring dense clouds and precipitation this weekend. Heavy rainfall is expected nationwide, especially on Saturday. The high temperatures of previous weeks are not likely to be reached. On the weekend, the temperature is likely to remain below 30 degrees. From Monday, however, summer temperatures and plenty of sunshine are expected again. After the dissolution of overnight disturbance remnants, the weather greets us on Friday, initially sunny and dry. However, in the morning, with the advent of a cold front from the west,…

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Researchers find antibodies against omicron variants

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Lausanne University Hospital and EPF Lausanne have discovered a new antibody that neutralizes omicron variants of coronavirus. This finding, published in Nature Microbiology, opens new avenues for preventive and therapeutic applications. In monkeys, the new antibody has shown therapeutic activity and complete protection when used prophylactically. These results would offer new perspectives for protecting at-risk individuals, especially those with immune deficiencies. The antibody, called P2G3, had been isolated from an infected donor who had been vaccinated twice. It showed vigorous neutralizing activity against all Corona concern variants, including Omicron. Antibody…

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What else will change besides the end of quarantine as of August 1

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Contact tracing is to be discontinued. There are also changes in the entry to Austria. From August, a different wind will be blowing when it comes to Corona: the quarantine rule, for example, will be abolished. But the new Corona rules also have implications for contact tracing. “A continuation of contact tracing is currently not planned,” a spokesman for Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) told ORF. In the new regulation, which will come into force on Monday, there is only talk of infected persons. But no longer of contact persons.…

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