So contagious is Delta outdoors

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It’s hard to catch coronavirus when you’re outside? Apparently, it’s not as safe as it used to be. Festival, European soccer championship, religious gatherings: Recently, corona infections with the Delta virus mutation have been the result in high numbers even after outdoor events. But is that because of the fresh air? “Delta is generally more contagious – that’s also true when you’re out in the fresh air,” said Society for Virology President Ralf Bartenschlager. “It was possible to become infected outdoors even with earlier variants, but the probability of it…

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Hot summer weather continues to previal in Austria

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In the east of Austria, temperatures will remain above 30 degrees in the coming week, but according to the ZAMG forecast, the potential for thunderstorms increases every day. According to the ZAMG forecast, it will remain midsummer hot in the east for the next few days. On Monday, residual clouds and local fog will quickly dissipate and for a few hours it will even be sunny everywhere. Starting from the mountains in the west and southwest, however, the tendency for thunderstorms will again increase significantly almost everywhere during the course…

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“No vaccine shortage, but a shortage of people willing to be vaccinated”

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Styria, Austria – “Those willing to be vaccinated have more or less been vaccinated off,” sums up Wolfgang Wlattnig, deputy director of the provincial office in Styria. While there used to be 100,000 stings per week, this number has now dropped to half. What experts feared weeks ago has come to pass: “There is definitely no longer a shortage of vaccines, but a shortage of those willing to be vaccinated,” Wlattnig regrets. Although 1.2 million Corona vaccinations have now been carried out in Styria, not all citizens are considered capable…

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332 new infections in Austria

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The corona numbers decreased slightly again. In addition, no new death related to Covid 19 infection was reported from Saturday to Sunday. In Austria, 332 new Corona infections were reported from Saturday to Sunday. Compared to the previous week (323 cases), this is a slight increase of 9 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 28.48. No new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases, minus the 151 new recoveries, increases to 4,588 (compared with the previous week’s…

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Anna Kiesenhofer wins gold in cycling road race

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Anna Kiesenhofer has won the first Austrian medal at the Tokyo Olympics – and it’s shining gold. The 30-year-old from Lower Austria sensationally took gold in the women’s cycling road race on Sunday after surprising all the favorites with an attack at the start. For the mathematics graduate, who does not pursue the sport professionally, it is by far the greatest success of her career. For Austrian cycling, it is the first gold medal since that of Adolf Schmal in the track 12-hour race at the first Games of the…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz with urgent appeal to Austrians

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addresses Austrians on Facebook with an appeal in which he continues to urge caution. On Friday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke on “ServusTV” about the current Corona situation in Austria and also dared to look into the future – with a gloomy forecast! Because according to the head of government, the corona virus will not disappear in the coming years, but will accompany us even longer. “The virus will stay. It will still be there in one year, it will still be there in three years, it…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Ten more Corona cases around the Olympics, protests in France and Brazil.

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About 193 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.1 million infected people have died. About 3.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Despite the many precautions, such as plastic between seats in the canteen and instructions to keep your distance, the cases of the infections at the Tokyo Olympics are piling up.Despite the many precautions, such as plastic between seats in the canteen and instructions to keep your distance, cases of infection are piling up at the Tokyo Olympics.…

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PCR testing mandatory on return from Spain, Netherlands and Cyprus

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The government is now introducing mandatory PCR testing for travel returnees from Spain, the Netherlands and Cyprus. This was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) on the sidelines of a press event in Wels on Saturday. For the time being, the testing obligation only applies to returnees who arrive via direct flight from Spain, Cyprus or the Netherlands and who are not either fully immunized or can show a negative PCR test. PCR test must be taken at the airport at the latestIn future, anyone arriving from Spain, the…

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Chancellor Kurz has gloomy Corona forecast on TV

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke on “ServusTV” about the current Corona situation in Austria and also ventured a look into the future. “The virus will stay. It will still be there in one year, it will still be there in three years, it will still be there in five years,” Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) made unequivocally clear Friday evening on “Servus Nachrichten” on “ServusTV.” On how to deal with a further spread of the coronavirus in the country, Austria’s head of government said, “As much freedom as possible, as…

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