Austria sends 500,000 vaccine doses to Bosnia-Herzegovina

500,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses will make their way from Vienna to Bosnia and Herzegovina tomorrow via refrigerated truck and are expected to arrive in Sarajevo on Tuesday. “I am pleased that we can now also help Bosnia and Herzegovina with a direct delivery of vaccine doses from Austria,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) stressed today, according to a statement. Under the coordination of Vienna, more than 650,000 vaccine doses from the European Union have been made available to the Western Balkan states so far. Bosnia-Herzegovina has received 214,000 of them. “We…

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Coronavirus worldwide: 22 more Corona cases in Olympics attendees, Russia’s population shrinks significantly in pandemic

About 201 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide.The latest developments 22 more cases in TokyoTokyo Olympics organizers have reported 22 more Corona cases surrounding the Summer Games. No other athletes have been affected, according to a statement issued by organizers on Saturday (Aug. 7). The total number of people infected with Corona in connection with the Olympics rose to 404, including 32 Olympic village residents…

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Green passport only for fully-immunized as of Aug. 15

Convalescents with only one vaccination will be considered fully immunized in the Green Passport as of August 15. Those who have not recovered will need at least two vaccinations for the Green Passport – except for Johnson&Johnson. Solution for convalescents with one vaccinationAs of August 15, vaccinated individuals will only receive a “green passport” if they can demonstrate full immunization. For most vaccines, this requires two stings. For those who have recovered, one vaccination is sufficient, but their certificate used to say “1/2”. This has now been changed. With the…

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Italy: “Green passport” exemption for vaccine test

As part of the “green passport” scheme that went into effect today in Italy, the Ministry of Health also announced an exemption for participants in a series of tests for the coronavirus vaccine developed in Italy by biotech company Reithera, but not yet licensed. All participants can obtain an “exemption from vaccination against Covid-19 in paper or digital format” at testing centers, the ministry told agency sources. This certificate is reportedly valid until September 30 and is issued by the doctor responsible for the test center where the vaccination was…

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Nearly 40 percent of all new infections occur in connection with travel and vacation

Almost 40 percent of all new infections with coronavirus in Austria can now be traced back to travel. This means that more infections occur in connection with vacations and vacation stays than in households. This is the result of the epidemiological Covid-19 clarification of the Agency for Food Safety and Health (AGES), which was updated today. Of the total of 3,266 cases officially detected in calendar week 30 (July 26 to August 1), the source of infection could be clarified in 69.5 percent. Of these, 39.3 percent were travel-associated –…

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563 new infections in Austria

There are also three new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 563 new Corona infections in Austria. The 24-hour figure is above last week’s average of 486 positive tests. Compared to the previous week (514 cases), new infections increased by 49 cases, with a total of 3,404 infections added within seven days. The 7-day incidence increased to 38.24. In addition, there are three new deaths related to Covid 19 infection, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,748 so far. The number of active…

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Coronavirus worldwide: As of today, the “green passport” is valid in Italy, US health authority warns of hundreds of thousands of new infections, South Korea extends restrictions

About 200 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The “green passport” is valid in Italy From Friday (Aug. 6), anyone in Italy who wants to eat indoors in a restaurant, go to a museum or to a swimming pool or spa will have to show a “green passport” – either proof of vaccination, a negative Corona test valid for 48 hours or proof of recovery.…

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Forecast: sun and rain alternate over the weekend

Weekend forecast: Showers and thunderstorms remain on the agenda, according to the ZAMG forecast. However, the sun will make an appearance at the weekend and thus there will be summer temperatures around 30 degrees. A good chance of stable summer weather, according to the current forecast Central Institute for Metrology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) is only on Saturday and Monday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are to be expected on the weekend and the first half of the coming working week until Tuesday. However, there will be summer temperatures with highs around…

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USA: CDC warns of hundreds of thousands of new infections

The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (CDC) has warned of hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections per day in the United States. If the country stood together, the unvaccinated got vaccinated and people wore their masks, the situation could be brought under control within a few weeks, Rochelle Walensky told CNN last night (local time). “Our models show that if we don’t do that, we could be looking at several 100,000 cases a day – similar to the surge in early January.” Asked if the numbers…

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