New infections in India at lowest level in two months

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India today recorded 84,332 new coronavirus infections within 24 hours. This is the lowest level in more than two months in the pandemic-hit country, according to data from the Ministry of Health. A total of 29.4 million cases of infection have been detected so far. Globally, this is the second-highest figure after the United States. The number of deaths related to the coronavirus recently rose to 367,081, but the number of unreported cases is likely to be much higher. source: orf.at/picture: indiatvnews

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More than two million Austrians are fully vaccinated

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More than two million Austrians (2,011,639) are fully immunized against coronavirus. That’s more than 25 percent of the current vaccine-eligible population, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) announced on Twitter. When added to the total population, this means 22.6 percent are now fully immunized. “I am very pleased that the vaccination program is gaining speed,” the minister said. Burgenland has the most people fully immunized (25.9 percent). This is followed by Tyrol with 24.6 percent, Carinthia with 23.6 percent, Vorarlberg with 23.3 percent, Vienna with 22.7 percent, Lower Austria with 22.3…

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Biontech/Pfizer vaccine also protects against Corona variants

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A new study has shown that Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine also protects against Corona variant Delta (formerly Indian variant). The vaccine from German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer also protects against Corona variant Delta (B.1.617.2), which first appeared in India, according to a new study. The vaccine also protects against several other variants, such as the B.1.525 mutant that first appeared in Nigeria, write scientists led by Pei Yong Shi of the University of Texas at Galveston in the journal Nature. Researchers test reaction to different Corona variantsFor the…

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Air traffic in Europe would take years to recover

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In Europe, the aviation industry is also starting to recover. However, the recovery is still hesitant. Recovery is expected to take years. With the Corona impact, the aviation industry in Europe has also embarked on a course of recovery. However, data from Eurocontrol, the European air navigation service provider, show that the recovery is tentative. The industry expects that it will take years for airlines and airports to recover from the pandemic. After minus 80 percent at the beginning of the year and minus 70 percent after Easter, the number…

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“Green Passport”: First “recovery certificates” ready for downloading

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The first of the approximately 300,000 “recovery certificates” for the “Green Passport” are now ready for download. One is “in the last breaths” as it was said on the part of the health ministry as published by orf.at Soon, any person who has survived a Covid 19 infection in the past six months should be able to access the certificate via Gesundheit.gv.at using a cell phone signature or citizen card. This will be generated automatically. Actually, the “Green Passport” by means of QR code should have been launched yesterday for…

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216 new Corona infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, there were 216 new Corona infections in Austria. In addition, two deaths related to the virus were reported. To date, there have been 648,187 positive test results in Austria. Across Austria, 10,652 people have died as a result of the Corona virus and 633,105 have recovered. Currently, 343 people are in hospital care due to corona virus, 99 of whom are in intensive care units. The new infections in the provincesBurgenland: 2Carinthia: 8Lower Austria: 28Upper Austria: 31Salzburg: -7 (data correction)Styria: 13Tyrol: 30Vorarlberg: 8Vienna: 103 — source:…

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Germany removes whole Austria from Corona risk list

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The German government takes all of Austria off the list of risk areas from Sunday due to falling Corona infection figures. The provinces of Tyrol and Vorarlberg are also no longer considered risk areas, the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday. Since November 1, the entire federal territory, with the exception of the communities of Jungholz and Mittelberg/Kleinwalsertal, was on the RKI’s Red List. Since June 6, only Tyrol and Vorarlberg were. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Tyrol Governor Günther Platter and Vorarlberg Governor Markus Wallner (all ÖVP) expressed their…

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Eating fast is bad for digestion and increases calorie intake

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The way we eat also affects how much we eat. Smaller bites, for example, help cut calories. But that’s not all. There are also digestive benefits to chewing well and not gulping down food. When you’ve eaten quickly, you often feel bloated, totally exhausted and unwell. This subjective feeling is not deceptive. The influence of fast eating and the duration of chewing on digestion and calorie intake has been investigated by several studies. Influence of fast eating on the intake of caloriesA recent, small study comes from Pennsylvania State University…

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G-7 to provide one billion vaccine doses

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In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the G-7 countries want to make at least one billion vaccine doses available to other countries. To this end, both already produced vaccine doses should be distributed and the production of more should be financed, the British government announced in the night to today. Accordingly, the heads of state and government also want to work out a plan to expand vaccine production. The U.K. is chairing this year’s group of seven leading industrialized nations, which will meet Friday through Sunday in Cornwall, southwest…

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