The emergence of Omicron

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The new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, is causing concern around the world. Dozens of countries have restricted air travel to southern African countries where this strain was first detected. Science is preparedHowever, fears of a return to the early days of the pandemic with complete lockdowns are exaggerated. Experts know much more about the virus today than they did then and will be better prepared to combat it. Variant of ConcernOn Nov. 26, the World Health Organization declared Omicron a “variant of concern.” The strain carries about 32 spike…

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7,304 new infections in Austria

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In the last 24 hours, a total of 7,304 new infections and 60 deaths were registered across Austria from Friday to Saturday. In comparison, a week ago, on November 27, there were 11,671 Corona cases. 13,433 have recovered in the same period. Thus, there are currently 117,049 active cases. To date, there have been 1,193,286 positive test results in Austria. As of December 4 (9:30 a.m.), 12,753 people have died and 1,063,484 have recovered from Corona virus across Austria. Currently, 3,163 people are hospitalized due to Corona virus. Of these,…

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Situation in Vienna’s hospitals remains tense

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Due to the fourth Corona wave, the situation at Vienna’s hospitals continues to be tense. Patients even have to be treated in rehabilitation centers. Operations are also being postponed. Towards the end of the second lockdown week, the number of new Corona infections in Austria continued to fall. Within 24 hours, there were just under 6,738 new infections. But in intensive care units, the number of Corona patients increased by six. Scheduled operations have long been postponed. Daniel Zimpfer, head of pediatric heart surgery at AKH, tells ORF that intensive…

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Validity of vaccination certificates will be shortened

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Starting Monday, the validity of vaccination certificates in the “Green Passport” will be shortened from 360 to 270 days. This was announced by the Ministry of Health yesterday. People who have recovered and have been vaccinated at least once are exempted. For this group, the vaccination certificate will continue to be valid for 360 days for the time being. As of today, 28,423 certificates are affected by these changes, the Ministry of Health said. Accordingly, the percentage of active vaccination certificates will also decrease accordingly. The vaccination coverage rate will…

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Omicron discoverer: Omicron evolved as a separate virus type even before Alpha and Delta emerged

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Precursors of the recently discovered corona variant Omicron are likely to have existed for a very long time, according to their co-discoverer. “According to current knowledge, an early form of Omicron evolved as a separate virus type even before Alpha and Delta emerged,” Wolfgang Preiser of Stellenbosch University near Cape Town told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. He is a member of the research consortium that discovered the variant. This type of virus then probably evolved over many months without attracting attention, the German said. “The question is: Why did Omicron remain hidden…

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Study: All Corona vaccines are effective at the 3rd shot

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According to a new study, it doesn’t matter which vaccine is administered at the 3rd sting – the vaccination works. According to current knowledge, three partial vaccinations are needed for adequate protection against Covid-19. Pretty much no matter what the third vaccination is given with, the effect is good. That’s according to a new study in the United Kingdom of seven vaccines (six of them approved or still in development), which has now been published in the medical journal The Lancet. “Six different Covid 19 boosters are safe and induce…

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Omicron variant has now also reached Vienna

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In the meantime, the Omicron virus variant has now also reached Vienna – there is one confirmed case and nine suspected cases in the federal capital. According to Sonja Ficht, spokeswoman for the Public Health Service (MA 15), all of them were staying in southern Africa and made a stopover in Mozambique or Zimbabwe on their way home. According to Ficht, those affected have mild courses of the disease and are in quarantine. Their tests are currently being sequenced to determine if they are the corona variant omicron (B.1.1.529). AGES…

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6,738 new corona infections in Austria

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The number of new Corona infections continued to fall in Austria on Friday. Within 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m.), the Interior and Health Ministries reported 6,738 new cases. The seven-day incidence was 726 cases per 100,000 population. However, in intensive care units, the number of patients increased by six people to 643. As of Friday, there were thus 123,238 active cases in Austria, down by 6,828 from the previous day. 68 deaths had occurred since yesterday, which was above the seven-day daily average of 58.4 people. Overall, the Covid…

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Karl Nehammer is Austria’s new chancellor and rebuilds his government team

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Sebastian Kurz’s withdrawal from all his political posts has triggered a round of resignations within the People’s Party government team. The new chancellor and party leader will be Karl Nehammer, the previous minister of the interior. “I was unanimously appointed today in the party executive committee as executive party chairman and at the same time also as a candidate for Chancellor,” he announced following the federal party executive committee. This was a “great honor” and a “privilege”, because the People’s Party as a movement has been for him for a…

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