Lungs, brain – now Corona attacks these organs too

This virus stops at nothing: scientists have discovered thatSars-CoV-2 can also infect and damage the liver. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) had already described Sars-CoV-2 as a multi-organ virus that infects and damages numerous other organs in addition to the lungs. Scientists have shown that SARS-CoV-2 directly affects the liver, leading to inflammation and altered metabolic programs in an internationally conducted study. The data were published in the journal Nature. “Elevated liver values in Covid 19 patients had already been…

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Spring is back – but only for a short time

Frosty nights are still expected in the coming weeks. That can even happen well into May; there’s a reason Mamertus, Pancras, Servatius, Boniface, and Sophie are called the Ice Saints from May 11 to 15. It gets milder However, there is no need to brood about the cold for the current week. Today, Tuesday, the weather situation is still unstable – although not as cold as last weekend. Daytime highs between 8 and 17 degrees are expected, but this is in the south. On Wednesday, it will then generally be…

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Philippines – COVID-19: Updates to Entry Protocols and Travel Ban

The Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) released Resolution No. 165 allowing fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the Philippines without need for an Entry Exemption Document (EED), but subject to updated immigration arrival protocols as of 1 April 2022. All fully vaccinated individuals, regardless of nationality, will now be allowed to enter the country for tourism, business, and health purposes. Without the need for an EED, it is expected there will be faster resumption of business visits and deployment plans of visa-required nationals…

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Negative record: Only just over 500 vaccinations on Sunday

Only 26 first-time stings in 24 hours at all. A historic low in Corona vaccination occurred Sunday. According to the Department of Health’s dashboard, only 502 vaccine doses were given within 24 hours. This is especially evident in first-time vaccinations. Only 26 people in all of Austria received their first Corona vaccination on Sunday. Not even on the first day of Covid vaccination, December 27, 2020, did a few people get their first sting. The remaining vaccination doses are distributed among 77 seconds and 399 third stings. This low vaccination…

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Covid-19: New Omicron variant XE discovered in the UK

UK health authorities have yet to determine how much more contagious the new Omikron variant XE is compared to previous strains of Covid-19. A new strain of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been discovered in the United Kingdom. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), it is too early to determine the rate of spread of the XE variant. Insufficient evidence The United Kingdom reported a surge in Covid cases in recent weeks. As of March 22, there were 637 new cases of the XE mutant. UKHSA data…

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12,305 new Corona infections in only 190,901 tests

Twelve thousand three hundred five new Corona infections were detected across Austria within 24 hours on Monday. Only about 190,900 tests determined the number of new infections after their number had already fallen continuously since the limitation as of last Friday. The new cases are well below the previous seven-day average of 21,725, with a seven-day incidence of 1,693.5 cases per 100,000 population. At the same time, 17 additional Covid-19-related deaths occurred. The new deaths brought the number of victims claimed by Covid-19 since the outbreak in Austria to 16,002.…

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Corona: Vaccinated plus recovered as a super immunity

Vaccinated plus recovered: The increasingly common combination is said to help 90 percent against infection. Those who make it through – Vaccinated plus recovered – have acquired what is known as super immunity. “The vaccinated who were also infected are the ones who are the best off,” says virologist Dorothee von Laer. “Those who have been vaccinated plus recovered have more than 90 percent protection against infection,” she said. Who assumes that the protection remains upright for six to 12 months. Should one nevertheless be positive again, a mild course…

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A German was vaccinated against Corona 90 times.

A 60-year-old man in Germany has reportedly been vaccinated against Corona about 90 times since the summer of 2021 at vaccination centers in Saxony. He is suspected of forging vaccination cards and then reselling them to third parties. The criminal investigation department is investigating unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and forgery, said a spokeswoman for the police department. The 60 years old man was caught at the end of March in a vaccination center in Eilenburg. “There were inconsistencies; he was already there the day before for vaccination,” the spokeswoman…

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Climate report: How can the climate crisis be reduced?

The earth is heating up more and more. People, animals, and nature are suffering from the effects. The latest climate report now looks at what can be done to reduce the climate crisis and its consequences. The third and final part of the latest Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be published today, Monday. Representatives of the 195 member nations met for two weeks to finalize the summary for policymakers. While the first two parts of the latest State of the Climate report focused on…

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