Norway lifts COVID 19 restrictions:

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Norway is ending its restrictions to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions would be lifted tomorrow, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced today. “It has been 561 days since we introduced the toughest measures in Norway in peacetime. (…) Now the time has come to return to normal everyday life.” Pandemic not over yetSeveral measures had already been relaxed, and now the stand-off requirement is also being dropped. Restaurants can thus once again operate at full capacity, as can nightclubs, sports arenas and other venues. “In short, we can now live…

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1,754 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 1,754 new cases were registered. Compared to the previous week (2,364), this is a decrease of 610 cases. The 7-day incidence drops to 131.47. In addition, ten new Covid-related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. As of last week, ICU patients are an important gauge for further Corona measures. Currently, there are 220 ICU patients. Two new patients have been added in the past 24 hours. In the normal ward, 860 patients are currently being treated, with a decrease of 13 patients. 60.1 percent…

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Vienna now offers Corona vaccination in municipal buildings

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The City of Vienna is offering vaccination campaigns in numerous municipal buildings starting next week. The goal is to offer the Corona vaccination to many tenants in an uncomplicated way. Vaccinations will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Vaccination action starts in the ReumannhofThe prelude takes place in the Reumannhof in Margareten. Just under ten other municipal buildings are currently on the list, with more likely to be added, according to City Hall. Vaccination will take place on the respective days from 11:00 to 20:00. Two…

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CORONA: The three-week safety phase in schools ends today

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Friday marks the end of the security phase at schools in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. However, testing will continue. School started again in eastern Austria on Sept. 6 with a three-week safety phase. Students are tested three times a week and masks are mandatory outside the classroom. This safety phase ends on Friday. Starting next Monday, the classification into three different risk levels will decide on measures such as compulsory testing or masks. According to ÖVP Education Minister Heinz Faßmann, however, the testing program for unvaccinated students will continue…

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Sunshine and 27 degrees at the weekend followed by rain

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A late summer weekend with highs up to 27 degrees Celsius will be followed by an unsettled work week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday, the first spring clouds will already appear in the west on Sunday afternoon as a harbinger for a start of the week that will be somewhat cooler and have more precipitation than the days before. Although denser clouds of a weakened disturbance will arrive on Friday with a taut northwesterly flow, especially north of the Danube.…

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Only one cable for all cell phones in the future

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The EU Commission wants European households to use only one cable to charge cell phones, tablets and headphones in the future. The Brussels authority presented a legislative proposal on Thursday, according to which the charging sockets in electrical devices are to be standardized. The USB-C port, which many companies such as Samsung and Motorola already use, is to become the common standard. For Apple in particular, the standardization would be a nuisance. “European consumers have been annoyed long enough with incompatible chargers piling up in their drawers,” said EU Commission…

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1,707 new infections in Austria

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 1,707 new Corona cases were registered in Austria. Currently, there are 21,418 actively infected in Austria. To date, there have been 730,403 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,943 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 698,042 have recovered. With 1,707 new corona infections today, the slight downward trend in incidences has continued. That’s nearly 500 fewer positive tests than exactly one week ago. This brought the seven-day incidence per 100,000 population down from 143 to 138 cases since…

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Six billion doses already vaccinated worldwide

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At noon Wednesday, the six-billion mark of corona vaccine doses administered worldwide was cracked. Only three countries are not vaccinating at all so far.Six billion Corona vaccine doses have now been administered worldwide. The mark was reached at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to AFP news agency statistics based on official data. Most vaccine doses administered in China, India and U.S.The vaccination pace has steadied, according to the report: It took 29 days to reach the sixth billion, with the fourth and fifth taking 30 and 26 days, respectively. Nearly 40…

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USA approves first vaccine for boosters

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The US has approved a first CoV vaccine for boosters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Biontech and Pfizer’s vaccine for people over age 65, adults at high risk for severe disease, and those in occupations with a high risk of infection. Those can now get a third dose six months after the second vaccination. Among those at high risk of infection, the FDA included “health care workers, teachers and day care workers, food store workers, and workers in homeless shelters and prisons.” It is unclear at…

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