What are the current COVID 19 rules in Austria

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The government announced last week a phased plan for the fall. Here is an overview, currently applies nationwide: Tests: antigen tests are now only valid for 24 hours. The federal states are also allowed to be more restrictive with the rules. Vienna, for example, had already previously shortened the validity period of antigen tests. In Vienna, PCR tests are also valid for “only” 48 hours. Nationwide, the validity of PCR tests remains unchanged at 72 hours for the time being.There are exceptions for schoolchildren: here, antigen tests are accepted for…

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61.5 percent vaccination rate in Austria against Corona

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Since the end of December 2020, vaccination has also been available in Austria. The start of vaccination gave many people hope that they would soon be able to return to their old lives. But the matter turned out to be more complicated than initially thought. If the vaccine was lacking at the beginning, the authorities were working primarily on low-threshold vaccination offers in the summer of 2021. The question of how to tackle widespread vaccination skepticism, on the other hand, is still open. As of October 13, 61.5 percent of…

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No need for facility-based quarantine for vaccinated foreigners, Filipinos from ‘green’ countries

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The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that there is no need for facility-based quarantine for fully-vaccinated foreigners and Filipinos upon arrival in the Philippines so long as they come from “green” countries. Starting Thursday, the following will be required of fully-vaccinated foreigners entering the Philippines from green countries and do not apply to tourists: A negative result in a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test within 72 hours prior to departure from their country of origin. Upon arrival in the Philippines, self-monitoring for any symptoms…

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2,614 new infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,614 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This figure is significantly higher than the average of 1,816 cases over the past seven days. There are also 15 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,135 so far. The number of active cases rises to 19,842, with a seven-day incidence of 142.79. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Upper Austria with 205.8, followed by Salzburg, Styria and Carinthia (201.9, 147.7 and 137.7, respectively).…

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How effective are the Covid vaccines?

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As before, the effectiveness of the Covid vaccination is the dominant topic in vaccine-critical circles. On Facebook, for example, it is said that the number of vaccination breakthroughs in Austria is massively increasing. The same development had been shown in Israel. The fact that the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” is nothing but an advertising slogan can also be seen in the number of vaccinated people in Tyrolean hospitals. It is suggested that these data are evidence of insufficient vaccination effectiveness. But the data do not show that the Covid vaccination…

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Slovakia launches vaccinations of at-risk children from 5 years of age

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Slovakia is preparing to vaccinate certain children aged five to eleven against Covid-19. The first vaccinations could take place “this week,” ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova reported Tuesday. Although there is no approval for this from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) yet, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky had issued an exemption for the vaccination of children five and older. Eliasova pointed out, however, that vaccinations of this age group will be allowed only in special risk cases and upon written request of the parents. The exemption, she said, will apply only to…

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New neutralizing antibody against virus discovered

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A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and Lausanne University Hospital (Chuv) has discovered a monoclonal antibody in blood samples from hospitalized Covid patients that effectively neutralizes all currently known coronavirus variants. In the hamster model, administration of the antibody was shown to provide protection against coronavirus infection. The monoclonal antibody, called P5C3, could prove to be a prophylactic agent in immunocompromised individuals who respond poorly to vaccination. The researchers report this in the journal Cell Reports. In addition, the active substance could also protect infected…

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1,390 new corona infections and 14 deaths in Austria

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In Austria, 1,390 new Corona infections were reported within 24 hours on Tuesday morning. This figure is below the seven-day average of 1,827 cases. In addition, 14 people died from or as a result of Covid-19. Hospital occupancy has increased since yesterday, Monday. According to data from the Ministry of Interior and Health, 880 people currently require care in Austria’s hospitals, up 51 from Monday. 218 people currently require intensive care treatment, up by eight from yesterday. The seven-day incidence for all of Austria (the number of new infections within…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Thailand opens to vaccinated people from some countries, Latvia declares health emergency

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More than 238 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Thailand will open its borders to fully vaccinated people from at least ten countries – including Germany – starting Nov. 1. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made the announcement on Tuesday (Oct. 12). Other countries on the list include Singapore, China and the United States. Travelers would only have to take one PCR test before departure and…

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