Questions and Answers about the green passport

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Tested, recovered, vaccinated – these are the magic three Gs with which one can travel through Europe in the future. The Green Passport provides proof of this. How it works and what it brings – the big overview. What is the green pass?The Green Passport is a certificate of Covid 19 status that can be used to enter certain places, such as restaurants, movie theaters, events or to travel. The certificates can either be printed out or saved – for example, on a cell phone. They are a supplement to…

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Good news! “Green passport” for vaccinated people is now available

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Good news this weekend in Austria: the “Green Passport” is here! The first retrievable vaccination certificates have already been created. “Heute” reported on Saturday that the Ministry of Health is planning the next expansion stage for the “Green Passport” in Austria for next week. In addition to certificates of Corona tests and recovery from infection, it will then be possible to create and retrieve vaccination certificates with EU-compliant QR codes via the site www.gesundheit.gv.at. According to the Ministry of Health, the changeover is underway and apparently the first vaccination certificates…

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Up to 37 degrees? Peak of the heat wave is yet to come

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Today, Sunday – the temperature will reach up to 37 degrees. The good news in advance: On Sunday afternoon, partly heavy thunderstorms could provide cooling. The bad news is that it will be hot until then. Hotter than ever before this summer. If Saturday already provided record temperatures with just over 34 degrees Sunday could even be 37 degrees on the thermometer. The wind blows far from thunderstorms only weak. The morning lows range between 14 and 24, the daytime highs between 28 and 36 degrees, locally even 37 degrees…

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Warning from Vienna: “Experiencing prelude to a 4th wave”

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Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) urges government to be cautious about further opening steps. Vienna wants to enter the summer with stricter rules. The number of new infections is on the decline, today, Saturday, only 136 new Corona cases were reported. Compared to the previous week, a decrease of almost one third is shown. But Austria cannot really breathe a sigh of relief yet. The fear of the experts: The next wave is already rolling in Despite all the optimism, Vienna’s City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) calls…

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Vaccination certificates next week via “green passport

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The Ministry of Health is planning the next expansion stage for the “Green Passport” for next week: In addition to certificates on coronavirus tests and recovery from a Covid 19 infection, it will then also be possible to create and retrieve vaccination certificates with EU-compliant QR codes via gesundheit.gv.at. Currently, the conversion is underway, and the first vaccination certificates have already been created, said a spokeswoman for Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in response to an APA query. Gesundheit.gv.at not accessible for a few hoursThe maintenance work necessary for the conversion of…

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Italy introduces quarantine because of delta variant

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The British government has postponed the relaxation of anti-Corona measures by a month because of the Delta variant. Due to the increasing spread of the Delta variant, Italy is introducing a five-day quarantine requirement for travelers from the United Kingdom. Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza reported this on Facebook Friday. In addition, travelers arriving from the United Kingdom will have to undergo a test. Even after the quarantine ends, a negative test must be presented. For travelers from EU countries, including Austria, the previously required corona quarantine after arrival in…

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136 new corona infections in Austria: 101,408 vaccinations were administered on Friday

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The 136 new infections reported on Saturday are below the average of 151 over the past seven days.The seven-day incidence dropped to 11.9 cases per 100,000 population, the health and interior ministries said. Currently, there are still 2,880 active cases in Austria, down 208 from Friday. Recovered since the outbreak of the epidemic are 635,886 people, within the past 24 hours 342 are considered recovered. Two deaths have occurred since Friday, with a seven-day average of 3.3 daily. In total, the pandemic has claimed 10,679 lives. Per 100,000 population, 120…

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Factors that can affect corona vaccination

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A U.S. study shows how the mental state of those vaccinated affects the effectiveness of the vaccination. Almost 50% of Austrians have been vaccinated once so far, and nearly 32 percent have been fully vaccinated against Corona. But not everyone reacts the same way to the vaccination. A study from the U.S. has shown that several factors can influence the effectiveness of a vaccination. Although the approved Corona vaccines are extremely effective, they do not work equally effectively for everyone. Age and chronic disease can play a role, but these…

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Delta is a superspreader variant

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B.1.617.2 transmits even more easily and quickly than B.1.1.7. Because it is so contagious, one expert calls it a superspreader variant. This is probably due to a combination of mutations. A study shows under which circumstances there is a particularly high risk of infection. 40 to 60 percent more contagiousIn the United Kingdom, the delta variant already accounts for more than 90 percent of new infections. According to a study by the British health authority, it could be 60 percent more infectious than the alpha variant B.1.1.7, which is currently…

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