Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam may take place in front of live audience

The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Rotterdam in May may still be attended by spectators despite persistently high infection figures. The Dutch government gave the final green light, as the organizers of the contest announced in Rotterdam on Friday. Public rehearsals, semifinals and the final will each be allowed 3,500 spectators. The government made the mega-event an experiment in the “Fieldlab” research series. Under scientific supervision, it is investigated whether events with an audience are also possible in Corona times. Protective measures will be takenThe government had previously given conditional…

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The government’s vaccination plan

9.3 percent are fully immunized in Austria since Friday. 25 percent have received a first-time vaccination. A total of three million vaccinations have been administered. According to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, this is already the “ketchup effect.” In fact, something is finally happening with vaccination. And this means that even politicians are daring to be vaccinated. The first top politician – according to age – to be vaccinated was Alexander Van der Bellen (Biontech/Pfizer). This was followed by Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (AstraZeneca). In May, Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler and Defense…

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“Green passport”: Austria takes part in first EU test phase

Austria and several other EU countries are taking part in the first technical test phase for the “Green Passport”. Because the EU countries are at different speeds in implementing the “Digital Green Certificate,” “a pilot project has been set up for the group of faster countries to accelerate their connection to the central infrastructure” – the gateway, the Ministry of Health announced. Austria is also part of this group, it said. The test will take place from May 10 to 21. Only artificial dummy data will be used,” the ministry…

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Test, vaccination, infection – what applies after lockdown

Austria ends the lockdown on 19 May. When this takes effect what are the rules for the Corona vaccinated, tested and recovered from the infection. For gastronomy, events and body-related service providers, test certificates will be needed as access tests, according to the Ministry of Health. These access tests are to offer after the Vorarlberger model these possibilities: Either have a self-test with digital evidence valid for a maximum of 24 hours, an antigen test valid for 48 hours or a PCR test valid for a maximum of 72 hours.…

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More than three million Corona vaccinations already performed in Austria

More than three million vaccinations have now been given in Austria in the fight against the Corona pandemic. This was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein on Friday. The vaccination coverage rate in the Austrian population was thus above 25 percent as of 0:00 on April 30. According to the E-vaccination passport, 2,225,301 people have received at least partial vaccination, 828,984 and thus 9.3 percent of Austrians are fully immunized. More than 46,000 Corona vaccinations on average per dayAccording to Mückstein, 1.2 million stings against SARS-CoV-2 were administered in April…

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Last day of April 2021 – 2,131 new infections with the coronavirus in Austria

On the last day of April, infection figures continue to be at a high level. In the past 24 hours, there were 2,131 new infections with the coronavirus in Austria. This is above the average of 2,007 new infections per day over the past seven days. In addition, 26 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported. To date, there have been 618,870 positive test results in Austria. As of today (April 30, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 10,205 people have died and 584,777 have recovered from corona virus across Austria. Currently, 1,673 people are…

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Philippines lifts entry ban on foreign nationals starting 1 May 2021

The Philippine government will lift starting May 1, 2021 its entry ban on foreign nationals. This was announced by Malacañang on Friday.   All those coming from India will not be permitted to enter the country. The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has lifted the entry ban on foreigners through Resolution 113, as health experts noted the decreasing number of reported coronavirus infections in recent days. These are the requirements for entry as approved by the inter-agency task force on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry…

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Cold front brings storm, thunderstorms and even snow

Weather warning for large parts of Austria. Sunday will be ‘very turbulent’. An unsettled weather for the time being, but with temperatures corresponding to the season, determines the beginning of the weekend. Sunday will then be “very turbulent” with the arrival of a cold front, says the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). The forecast in detailToday, Friday, clouds will remain and in places along the northern side of the Alps as well as in the north and east some rain will still fall. During the…

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24,329 new infections, seven-day incidence drops to 153.4

30 April 2021- Health departments in Germany have reported 24,329 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 306 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures from Friday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:35. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. A week ago Friday, the RKI had recorded 27,543 new infections and 265 new deaths within one day. The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days…

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