582 new corona infections in Austria

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One day before the opening, Corona numbers remain below 1,000 new infections. Specifically, there are 582 new infections as of today, Tuesday. In addition, there are 1,491 new recovered, so the number of active cases also falls to 8,858. In addition, 19 people have died in the past 24 hours in connection with a Covid-19 infection. The new infections in the provincesTyrol: 120Upper Austria: 94Styria: 94Vienna: 71Lower Austria: 69Salzburg: 45Carinthia: 37Vorarlberg: 34Burgenland: 18 source: sozialministerium.at/picture: pixabay.com

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“Green passport” will be available starting June 4

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Starting tomorrow, the so-called 3G – tested, recovered or vaccinated – will be valid in Austria as an entry key for gastronomy, sports, hotels, etc. In two and a half weeks, the green passport should then be ready on a national level: From June 4, the a QR code will be available in Austria, confirmed Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens). The domestic implementation should also already correspond to the EU-wide QR code announced from the end of June, the minister said. According to Mückstein, until June 4, all proofs are…

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Study: Vaccines effective against variants B.1.617 and B.1.618

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Pfizer and Biontech’s CoV vaccines, as well as Moderna, are likely to be highly effective against the two virus variants B.1.617 and B.1.618 that are prevalent in India, according to a U.S. study. “We found that the vaccine antibodies were a little bit weaker against the variants, but not so much that we think it would have a big impact on the protective capacity of the vaccines,” Nathaniel Landau, one of the study’s authors, told the AFP news agency yesterday. The study by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the…

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“Gargle boxes”: gargle test possible in future in test container

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In the future, “alles gurgelt” tests can also be carried out in “gargle boxes”. Ten boxes will be available in Vienna. “Alles gurgelt” is now also available in test containers: After PCR tests have been available at home via smartphone and video function in Vienna for some time, this is now also possible in “gargle boxes”. Starting tomorrow, Viennese residents will be able to perform a test directly on site. All that is required is registration, which can be done by phone or online. A total of ten boxes will…

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New entry regulation: quarantine dropped for many countries

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Starting tomorrow, the quarantine requirement will be dropped for many countries when entering Austria. It will be replaced by mandatory proof of vaccination, testing or recovery (3-G rule). For virus variants, there continue to be strict rules in the amended entry regulation that comes into force at midnight, the health ministry said yesterday. “In many states, the infection figures are declining, so we can also implement facilitations for entry into Austria in parallel with the opening steps in the country,” Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) said in a statement. All…

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Sanofi vaccine could be approved this year

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French pharmaceutical company Sanofi is moving forward with the development of its covid-19 vaccine after setbacks. The drug, developed jointly with Glaxo-Smithkline (GSK), showed strong efficacy in all age groups in a Phase 2 trial, the company announced Monday. Now, both partners plan to start a large-scale pivotal Phase 3 trial with more than 35,000 participants in the coming weeks. If successful, the vaccine could be approved in the fourth quarter of this year. According to the company, interim results from the study involving about 720 participants show antibodies forming…

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U.S. to release another 20 million doses of Corona vaccine to other countries

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The U.S. plans to release an additional 20 million doses of Corona vaccine to other countries by the end of next month and take a leadership role in the global fight against the pandemic. “We know that America will never be completely safe until the pandemic that is raging around the world is under control,” Biden said Monday at the White House. By the end of June, the U.S. would share at least 20 million vaccine doses with other countries – on top of 60 million already announced. Overall, that…

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EU expects 200 million vaccinations by end of week

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Some 200 million doses of Corona vaccine will have been administered in the EU by the end of the week, according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. By July, an estimated 70 percent of adults could have received their first vaccination, von der Leyen said Monday, according to Deutsche presse Agentur, speaking from circles of participants at a CDU executive committee meeting she joined. Before the end of May, von der Leyen said she expected the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine for adolescents aged 12…

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Austria: These travel rules apply with the opening from May 19, 2021

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In mid-May, tourism, gastronomy, leisure and culture in Austria will start again. This also means that new travel rules will apply. The Corona traffic lights are not all switched to green yet, but travel will soon be possible again. Gastronomy in Austria had been closed for more than half a year, and this will reopen on May 19, together with tourism, culture and leisure businesses and also hotels and accommodations. Overview of travel rules for AustriaIf you want to go on vacation in Austria you will probably ask yourself what…

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