Viennese church services: FFP2 mask remains mandatory

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FFP2 mask remains compulsory at Vienna church services. Wearing an FFP2 mask during church services remains compulsory in all Viennese churches. The Archdiocese of Vienna made this tightening compared to the Austria-wide regulations in the Catholic Church on Wednesday. Due to the incidence of infections, the diocesan guidance recommends that all choir rehearsals and performances be required to show proof of 3G. Given the parish council elections on 20 March, it is determined that FFP2 masks are mandatory indoors for all persons (election commission, voters). In Vienna, the FFP2 mask…

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Expert commission warns of the new Corona wave in autumn.

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The expert commission on compulsory vaccination assumes that a new and possibly massive corona wave can “very probably” be expected in autumn. If one is not adequately prepared for this, there could again be drastic Corona measures up to and including lockdowns. However, an immediate vaccination obligation is “not necessary” or “not appropriate. “A postponement would have the advantage that the measure could no longer be necessary. Corona wave expected in autumn: Lockdowns also possible According to the experts, their current implementation would only be legally possible for neither vaccinated…

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China reports the highest number of new infections in two years

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China has reported the highest number of infections since the first coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan. As the state news agency Xinhua reported today, 402 local diseases with symptoms were detected nationwide yesterday – almost twice as many as the previous day. In addition, there were 435 asymptomatic infections and 277 cases imported from abroad. After the first significant coronavirus wave in Wuhan more than two years ago, China quickly controlled the virus with strict measures. Since then, the second-largest economy has only experienced outbreaks limited…

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Corona traffic light in Austria: back into the red zone

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The wide openings connected to the new Omicron sub-variant, which is currently dominating in Austria, bring the coronavirus traffic light back into the red zone. While the numbers tended to decline slightly in the past weeks, the 14-day trend is now pointing upwards again, in some cases strongly. According to the working document of the responsible commission, the system risk in regular wards is also on the rise. The development is unfavorable compared to the previous week. While Vienna was already close to leaving the maximum risk zone, the situation…

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Valneva vaccine could be available in the second half of April

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The Austro-French vaccine manufacturer Valneva considers approval of its Covid vaccine VLA2001 by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) possible by the end of March. Company representatives said that the inactivated vaccine could be available in the second half of April 2022. Many vaccination skeptics wanted to wait for this protection. Another offer in a series of vaccines The offer of the vaccine, which is based on a long-tested and established technology-based on whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 pathogens, thus joins the now quite comprehensive range of vaccines. In any case, the Valneva…

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Omicron wave: relaxations cause infection figures to rise again

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The infection situation in Austria will not calm down in the coming weeks – that is the essence of the Covid 19 forecast and capacity preview of the forecasting consortium, which was published on Wednesday. For the experts, the reason lies primarily in the far-reaching relaxations; after all, as of last Saturday, night catering was opened, the mask requirement was lifted in many areas, and access rules were also largely relaxed. “The current forecast assumes an increase in the incidence of infection, which is driven by the opening steps of…

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UNHCR: Over 140,000 refugees within 24 hours

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The number of people fleeing Ukraine because of the Russian attack rises sharply. The UN refugee agency UNHCR reported more than 140,000 war refugees arriving in neighboring countries today alone. According to UN figures, more than 2.15 million people have already fled since the Russian offensive began 24 February. Most of the Ukraine refugees are in Poland, according to the UNHCR: There are just under 1.3 million there. Around 200,000 people have arrived in Hungary, 153,000 in Slovakia. Hundreds of thousands more fled to Romania and Moldova or traveled to…

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Almost 9,000 new infections in Vienna

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From 5,840 on Tuesday to 8,955 on Wednesday! Corona numbers skyrocket by over 3,000 cases in Vienna! The increase is also significant nationwide. In the past 24 hours, 47,795 new infections and 42 deaths were reported across Austria. There have never been such high numbers of cases! “The frontrunners are Lower Austria with 11,216 and Upper Austria with 9,007 new points. But already in third place in Vienna, with 8,955 new corona cases as of Wednesday, despite its continuing stricter corona rules. As of Wednesday, 9 March, 617,677 positive tests…

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Germany largely drops rules as of March 20

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Corona rules will be dropped mainly in Germany as of March 20, but a hotspot regulation gives the state options for intervention. According to their statements, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) agreed on this. “We have, I think, found a perfect compromise,” said Buschmann on Wednesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin.” This is based on two pillars: First, there will be “virtually no more restrictions in the everyday lives of citizens.” Exceptions would be masks and tests where many vulnerable people, i.e., in nursing or…

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