What helps with mild corona symptoms?

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Symptoms such as a cold, sore throat or fever could be helped by the same remedies that I normally rely on for a flu-like infection? General practitioner Martin Scherer is familiar with such question and the fears of people who contract Corona. The most important tip in isolation at home is to remain calm, says the general practitioner. Mild progression and warning signsScherer offers the following guide for assessing symptoms: “A mild course should feel like a cold. Anything above that, so if you feel really sick: that’s when you…

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Expiration date of vaccination certificates will not be postponed

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As of February 1, the validity of CoV vaccination after the second vaccination will be shortened from nine to six months. As of today, this still affects about 320,000 people who have not yet received a booster and thus no longer have a valid 2-G certificate as of Tuesday. The deadline will not be postponed and no transition period will be introduced. This was announced at the government press conference today. The expiration was first communicated in November 2021, and the ministry pointed out that affected people had been informed…

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Relaxation in culture “step towards normality”

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The relaxation steps announced by the government today facilitate cultural events. For these, a closing time at 24:00 instead of 22:00 will apply from February 5. For theaters, opera houses and concert halls, you no longer need a current PCR test, 2-G applies here, as well as FFP2 mask obligation. As of February 19, 3-G applies to all events. For State Secretary for the Arts and Culture Andrea Mayer (Greens), this is an “important step toward normality for cultural life.” Another new feature is that events without assigned seating are…

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34,748 new infections in Austria on Saturday

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There have been 16 new deaths reported related to Covid-19. After 38,631 new infections on Friday, 34,748 new infections were reported in Austria today. Currently, 295,135 people in Austria are actively infected with coronavirus. To date, there have been 1,801,040 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 14,077 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 1,491,828 have recovered. The Austria-wide seven-day incidence is now 2,501.5 cases per 100,000 population. 171 in intensive careCurrently, 1,402 people are receiving hospital treatment for Corona virus. Of these,…

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Government announces end to 2-G in retail and extension of curfew

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The federal government and the all-government covid crisis coordination Gecko announced gradual easing on Saturday morning. It is seen that Omicron behaves differently than previous variants, the government’s top management announced at a press conference scheduled at short notice on Saturday morning. Case numbers are currently very high, they said, but infection incidence has decoupled somewhat from hospitalization numbers. The utilization of the intensive care beds allows to show perspectives. The decision had therefore been made to “scale back measures in a structured way.” What opening steps were announced?Before the…

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Fifth Corona vaccine Novavax: protein base vaccine

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What some Austrians are probably looking forward to is Nuvaxovid – the protein-based vaccine from the US manufacturer Novavax. Austria, after all, has ordered 750,000 doses of Nuvaxovid for the first quarter of 2022, with delivery expected in the last week of February. EU approval took time as Novavax struggled with production issues. Ultimately, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was able to approve nuvaxovid as the fifth vaccine on Dec. 20. What distinguishes each type of vaccine from the other, and why Novavax’s vaccine is not actually a dead vaccine:…

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Sick at home: what helps with mild corona symptoms?

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As soon as symptoms become worse than a cold, you should contact your doctor.Infection numbers are going up and up. What if I catch the virus now? A medical professional explains which remedies relieve the symptoms and what else to look out for. Even though the course of the disease is more often mild in Omicron, this does not mean that it runs without symptoms. However, one should remain calm and not panic. The rule of thumb is: If the infection feels like a mild cold, you can safely cure…

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How long Coronaviruses in the air are really contagious

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The omicron variant continues to gain ground worldwide. A study now shows how long Coronaviruses in the air are really contagious. It is easier to become infected with the coronavirus indoors than outdoors. Aerosols play a major role in its spread. However, many infected people do not know where exactly they became infected. “But it is known that unventilated indoor spaces are certainly the pandemic driver, when many people gather in them, celebrate together,” explains aerosol expert Gerhard Scheuch in the ntv podcast “Wieder was gelernt.” According to a study…

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Warning – storm now sweeping Vienna with full force

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A powerful storm is raging in large parts of Austria at the beginning of the weekend. Especially from East Tyrol over Upper Styria to the lowlands, a strong northwesterly wind is blowing with partly stormy gusts. On the mountains, gale-force winds were also measured in isolated cases, such as on the Ötscher with up to 140 km/h. In the valleys, gusts of up to 100 km/h have been recorded so far in Mariazell, while in the lowlands, for example in Wiener Neustadt, gusts of up to 83 km/h were recorded.…

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