Halloween & Corona, this applies to private parties

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On October 31, it’s Halloween again. If you want to organize a party or are a guest yourself, you should follow these rules. Basically, it can be stated: the corona precautions at parties depend on the number of guests and start with a number of 25 people or more. Concrete rules: For parties with more than 25 people, the decisive factor is where the party takes place. A distinction is made here between residential (apartment, house) and non-residential (garage, garden, basement). If the party takes place in a garage, in…

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New Corona peak: 5,861 new infections in Austria

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The fourth wave continued to pick up speed during the fall vacations. In the past 24 hours, 5,861 new infections were added. More than 5,000 new cases per day had last occurred in the second wave in November 2020. In addition, 100 deaths were added in the past week alone. On Friday, significantly more Covid 19 patients also had to be treated in hospitals again. Almost exactly eleven months ago – on November 26, 2020 – more than 5,000 new infections had been reported by the Interior and Health Ministries,…

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Over 5,800 new infections in Austria

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A striking increase: 5861 new Corona infections have been registered in Austria in the past 24 hours (as of Friday, 9:30 a.m.). A week ago, there were 3582 new Corona cases. 17 more people infected with the corona virus died. The number of hospitalizations also continued to rise. The seven-day incidence is 314.33. There are also 17 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,333 so far. The number of active cases rises to 39,843. In the past 24 hours,…

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Coronavirus worldwide: acute vaccine shortage in poorer countries threatens world, Klitschko restricts public life in Kiev

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More than 245 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 5 million infected people have died. More than 6.9 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developmentsThe acute corona vaccine shortage in poorer countries threatens the entire world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ahead of the G-20 summit in Rome, the WHO is therefore calling on the 20 major industrialized and emerging countries to act as quickly as possible. Providing health care to the poorest is solely a…

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New Zealand relax its restrictions/Rapid spread of infection in the Baltic States

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New Zealand plans to relax its strict entry restrictions for fully vaccinated people in mid-November. This will only affect citizens and residents of the Pacific nation, but not tourists. The time travelers must spend in state-run hotel quarantine will be halved from 14 to 7 days starting Nov. 14, followed by three days of home isolation, he said. Minister Chris Hipkins, who is responsible for corona measures, said this at a press conference in the New Zealand capital, Wellington, on Thursday (Oct. 28). Further relaxations would come into effect when…

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Facebook Group renames itself Meta

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The Facebook Group is giving itself a new name. The umbrella company over services such as Facebook or Instagram will be called Meta in the future, as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday. With the new name, Zuckerberg wants to direct the focus on the new virtual environment “Metaverse,” in which he sees the future of digital communication – and also of his company. The online platform Facebook itself and subsidiary services such as Whatsapp and Instagram will keep their previous names. Meta will serve as an umbrella for…

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Recovery: 3G proof is valid for six months

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Proof of surviving a coronavirus infection (recovery) also applies to the 3G rule in the workplace. However, this proof is invalid after 180 days. 3G in the workplace in detailAnyone who has had corona and is now past six months (180 days) from detection of infection needs a negative test, vaccination, or a positive test for neutralizing antibodies to satisfy the 3G rule in the workplace. 3G detection for convalescents is valid for 6 months“Thus, if a convalescent has been more than 180 days, there is no valid 3G evidence,”…

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Weekend has beautiful autumn weather in store

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According to a forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), autumnal high-pressure weather is expected over the next few days, with rain coming from the west only on All Saints’ Day. Temperatures will rise up to 21 degrees with foehn influence. The details: On Friday, the high pressure influence with calm autumn weather will continue. In the Danube region, at Bodensee and in the inner Alps, especially in the Carinthian basins, there will be some early fog again, but it will mostly dissipate. Away from the fog,…

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Booster vaccination for convalescents: should they get vaccinated?

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After recovery, it is possible to have a vaccination against the coronavirus after only four weeks. Those who have recovered and have been vaccinated are then considered fully immunized. But what if the infection and the vaccination took place several months ago? k.at publishes a interview with Dr. Eva Höltl, occupational physician and spokesperson for the “Austria vaccinates” initiative. Dr. Hörtl explains when convalescents who have been vaccinated once should receive a booster vaccination. When should convalescents receive a booster vaccination?“Studies show that convalescent individuals need only one vaccination to…

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