9,943 new corona infections in Austria on Saturday

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Austria is experiencing a sad record in Corona numbers. 9,943 new infections within 24 hours equals a new all-time high since the start of the pandemic.The previous high of November 13, 2020 – when 9,586 infections were recorded – has been significantly surpassed. The seven-day average now stands at 7,148 infections per day. Within a single day, another 31 people also died from or with Covid-19. Thirty-four more patients have had to be admitted to Covid wards since Friday. Hospitals in this country are now treating 1,856 Corona patients, and…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Australia reaches 80 percent vaccination rate, Austria bans unvaccinated from restaurants

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More than 249 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5 million infected people have died. More than 7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developmentsAustralia, after a delayed start to its vaccination campaign due to a lack of vaccine, has now reached its goal of a nationwide complete vaccination rate of 80 percent of all residents over the age of 16. “We did it” wrote Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Twitter. Now, he said, the country can…

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Blue WhatsApp: Hands off! fake update!

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Beware: users* are currently being lured into a trap with a blue WhatsApp version on the messenger. A scam is doing the rounds on WhatsApp that promises gullible users a version of the messenger that is blue in color. Beware: this is dangerous malware. In this scam, WhatsApp users are contacted directly via Messenger. They receive a message saying that they can get a blue version of the app through an update. All you have to do is click on the link provided. Typo in the linkAt this point, all…

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What does 2-G actually mean and who does it affect?

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Vaccinated or convalescent – these are the 2-Gs that will apply to almost all areas of life in Austria starting Monday. The government decided yesterday evening in view of the sharply rising infection figures with the provincial governors a significant tightening of the Corona measures. Thus already starting from coming Monday a 2G regulation will apply, where so far 3-G applied. But what does 2-G actually mean? What counts as 2-G? The two Gs stand for “geimpft und genesen” – vaccinated and/or recovered. This means that you can only enter…

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Austria prepares for impending blackout: exercise on November 12, 2021

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A blackout exercise will take place on November 12, involving several states and ministries. The scenario of a blackout is not unlikely in Austria. It is increasingly becoming a topic of conversation. Many people are already thinking about it and taking full precautions. As a reminder, a blackout is a prolonged, widespread power failure. It can affect several countries at the same time – and the effects can be far-reaching. To prepare for an emergency, the “Energy 21” blackout exercise will be held on November 12. Several federal states and…

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Immunization rate in Austria lower than expected

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Experts around simulation researcher Niki Popper estimate that the immunization rate in Austria is only 61 percent. The reason for this is that some people have not been able to build up protection against Covid-19 despite being vaccinated or infected.In its current “Model-Based Estimation of the Immunization Level in Austria,” the team led by simulation researcher Niki Popper assumes that about 61 percent of the total population is currently actually immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This depresses the effective replication number by 52 percent. Away from the approximately 50,000 active…

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Vienna enables third corona booster without prior registration

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The third Corona booster vaccination is now available in Vienna without registration.This was announced by the Vienna City Councilor for Health Peter Hacker in a press release on Friday. All those whose second sting was at least six months ago can take advantage of the offer. Vaccination available at 34 locationsThe third booster is administered at 34 locations including the Austria Center and additionally at the two vaccination buses – whose locations change – without prior registration. The locations in question can be accessed at impfservice.wien/corona. For the small vaccination…

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Slovenia also tightens measures

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Due to the exploding CoV numbers, Slovenia is also tightening restrictions as of Monday. As Health Minister Janez Poklukar announced at a press conference last night, public gatherings and private celebrations such as weddings will be banned. Contact restrictions will apply, and only the closest family members will be allowed to meet. Nightclubs will have to close, and restaurants will only be allowed to stay open from 5 am to 10 pm. Slovenia has already had a strict 3G rule in place at the workplace since mid-September. The center-right government…

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Pfizer drug: High efficacy in test

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An interim analysis of test results showed that the drug, called paxlovid, reduced the risk of hospitalizations and deaths by 89 percent in Covid 19 patients, Pfizer announced Friday. That was true for treatments within three days of the first Covid 19 symptoms, it said, adding that similar values were seen for treatments within five days. To be filed soonPfizer spoke of the “overwhelming efficacy” these results showed. The company now plans to submit the data for emergency approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as soon as…

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