Omicron still on the rise: record levels in the USA

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The number of new Corona infections in the USA continues to rise rapidly. For Monday, the public health agency CDC reported more than 440,000 new cases in one day – the highest reported daily figure since the pandemic began. However, it is likely that this figure is skewed due to the holidays, as there may have been late reports after Christmas, APA reports. The data also varies significantly – The New York Times, for example, even reported more than 500,000 new infections in the U.S. for the day. U.S. states…

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Opinion: Why there are no easy remedies against Omicron

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The Omicron variant takes the speed of the corona pandemic to a new level. After almost two years under the corona pandemic, the world is again experiencing another challenge, as the omicron variant emerges in almost all continents of the world. Viruses are not people. They are not enemies of war or politics. They are aliens, blind, ruthless, insatiable miniature monsters that often kill their own hosts in their insatiable need to reproduce. And which, thanks to their immense reproductive capacity, also constantly get new opportunities to mutate. And thus…

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Record high: Britain reported a record number of new Corona infections

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The pandemic has set a new record in the United Kingdom, with 129,471 new Corona infections. This does not include new cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it was reported. The number of recorded new infections in the United Kingdom has reached a new record of 129,471. New cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included in this data because of different procedures over the holidays, authorities said. There are 18 more deaths reported. In Turkey, the number of daily coronavirus cases exceeded 30,000 on Tuesday for the first…

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These are the Corona rules for the turn of the year

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The New Year 2021 will end again a little more quietly than the years before the Corona crisis. Find out what is and is not allowed and what Corona rules apply on New Year’s Eve here. Starting the new year with a party is usually on the agenda on December 31. However, New Year’s Eve 2021 will once again not be so sparkling due to the corona pandemic. The lockdown for the unvaccinated takes a break on New Year’s Eve. Whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, everyone will be allowed to celebrate…

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New Year: Austrians want to live more frugally in 2022

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Living more frugally and not accumulating new debts: this sums up the New Year’s resolutions of Austrians with regard to their finances. While around 29 percent want to put more money into savings accounts in the new year, investing in securities is less attractive for many people: only 15 percent are considering such an investment for 2022, according to a recent survey by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. According to the survey, 37 percent of Austrians intend to live more frugally in the New Year. To do so, they are prepared…

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Omicron cases in Vienna more than doubled in two days

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The fifth Corona wave is picking up speed with the spread of the infectious Omicron variant. This is best seen in Vienna, where the majority of PCR tests in Austria are evaluated, and only in Vienna are all positive PCR tests also checked for the Omicron variant. As of Tuesday afternoon, 1,330 Omicron cases have been detected in Vienna so far, according to an inquiry from the office of Vienna’s City Health Councillor Peter Hacker, published by DER STANDARD. 49 cases are already inactive. In the federal capital, there has…

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COVID 19 infection: high figures in Europe

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In the UK, 129,471 new infections were reported today – a new high. On Monday, the figure was 98,515, and 18 people have died from or with covid. In Portugal, there were 17,172 new infections – a new high. 19 deaths were recorded. 61.5 percent of new infections were due to the Omikron variant. In Turkey, 32,176 new infections were reported today – the most in two months. 184 deaths were recorded. In Greece, cases doubled within 24 hours, with 21,657 new infections reported today – a new high. Authorities…

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Omicron is less able to penetrate lung cells – is it therefore less dangerous?

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In view of the new Sars-CoV-2 variant, three questions are currently burning: How contagious is omicron? And how good is the immune protection of the vaccinated and recovered? Does the new variant cause more severe disease than Delta? A good month after the first reports, there are already some answers, from South Africa as well as from European countries. How fast is Omicron spreading?Still rapidly. In South Africa, by the beginning of December, Omicron had marginalized the previously dominant Delta variant within two weeks. In Denmark and the UK, there…

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Numbers rise slightly again: 2,416 new infections in Austria

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After the holidays, the number of new Corona infections is rising slightly again. From Monday to Tuesday, 2,416 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 2,080 over the past seven days, with the number of active cases dropping to 28,422. There are also 22 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 13,672 lives in Austria so far. There are currently 1,199 people in hospital, eight fewer patients than the previous day. 372 people are being cared for in…

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