Report: Delta variant as contagious as chicken pox

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A delta outbreak occurs in a city in the U.S. following Fourth of July celebrations. U.S. health officials draw worrisome conclusions about the risk of infection from the data. The “New York Times” has an internal report that also looks at the viral load of vaccinated people. According to an article in the New York Times, the Delta variant could be as contagious as chickenpox. The newspaper refers to an internal report of the US health authority CDC. According to the report, the delta variant is much more contagious than…

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More vaccination boxes without registration in Vienna starting Monday

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Starting Monday, August 2, 2021, people will be able to get vaccinated without prior registration at eight more locations spread throughout Vienna. In the eight new vaccination containers, vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson vaccines will then be possible for people over the age of 18 and from Biontech/Pfizer for people between the ages of 12 and 18. This significantly expands the offer of low-threshold vaccinations without prior registration and is now possible at a total of 11 locations plus the vaccination weeks at the Austria Center Vienna. Vaccination box on…

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Entry test obligation started in Germany

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As of midnight, mandatory testing is again in effect when entering Germany. This is to prevent further spread of the coronavirus after the summer vacations. All people over the age of twelve must provide proof of 3G (vaccination, certificate of recovery or negative test result) when entering the country. Air passengers were already subject to this obligation, but now the requirement also applies to travel by car or train. There are exceptions for border commuters, professional travelers or day trippers who stay only 24 hours in Germany. According to a…

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Coronavirus worldwide: 21 new Corona cases at Olympics, protests announced in Italy over use of vaccination certificates

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About 197 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 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Tokyo OlympicsCorona numbers at the Tokyo Olympics continue to rise. As of Saturday (7/31), 21 more Corona cases have been recorded. The high had been reached on Friday (7/30) with 27 new infections. Athletes are not affected this time. The number of positive tests around the competitions in Japan thus rose to 241. A total of 23…

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Number of new infections in the USA continues to rise

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The number of new coronavirus infections recorded in one day has increased significantly in the United States. Authorities reported 194,608 new cases yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. A week earlier, the number was 118,797. The number of deaths reported within a day with a confirmed CoV infection also rose week-over-week, from 532 to 891. The previous highs were recorded on January 2, with 300,462 new infections, and on January 12, with 4,460 deaths. The vast majority of the recorded infections in the country are…

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Vienna launches campaign with all vaccines

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Viennese citizens can quickly and easily get immunized against the virus with the Corona vaccine of their choice next week. The special vaccination campaign runs from Monday to Sunday at the Austria Center Vienna. As with previous vaccination weeks, no registration is necessary for the week of August 2-8. Anyone can come to the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and get vaccinated without fuss. All you need to bring is an identity card and, if available, an e-card. According to the city of Vienna, there…

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538 new infections in Austria, incidence increased

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In Austria, 538 new Corona infections have been reported from Friday to Saturday. This is higher than the seven-day average of 445, but the number of Covid 19 patients in hospitals remained constant and there was again no Sars Cov 2 death. However, the seven-day incidence rose to 34.9 cases per 100,000 population. The day before, it was 32.8, according to the Ministry of Health and Interior. On Saturday, 5292 were actively infected with Corona, 108 more than on Friday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence currently remains Salzburg…

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4,565,629 fully immunized in Austria – 51.1 percent

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60 percent of the population have received their first partial vaccination. After 52,491 vaccinations were administered on Friday, 5,287,726 have received at least the first sting (59.2 percent of the population), according to E-vaccine passport data. 4,565,629, or 51.1 percent of Austrians, are already fully immunized. According to Friday’s figures, the first-ever vaccination rate is highest in Burgenland, at 66.6 percent. Seven-day incidence is also lowest there. In Lower Austria, 62.1 percent of the population is vaccinated, and in Styria, 59.6 percent. After Tyrol (58.8), Vorarlberg (57.7), Vienna (57.1), Carinthia…

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514 new corona infections in Austria

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30. Juli 2021 – From Thursday to Friday, there were 514 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (392 cases), this is an increase of 122 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 32.91. In addition, there is no new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 5,184 with 368 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 76,894 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.67 percent. There are currently 119 patients in Austrian hospitals, two fewer than…

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