Hungary reports third wave with record numbers

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The third wave of Corona has led to a record increase in Corona victims in Hungary. According to official figures, 207 people died in connection with the virus in the past 24 hours, and 6,502 new infections were registered. A tighter lockdown had already been imposed from March 8-22. Prime Minister Viktor Orban planned to inform the state radio on Friday about further measures and possible gradual relaxations. This was stated by Chancellery Minister Gergely Gulyas at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. According to the politician, the peak…

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Austria recorded 3,357 new infections

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Within 24 hours, 3,357 positive tests have been registered in Austria, the health and interior ministries reported Thursday. Compared to Thursday of last week, that’s up by 829 cases. With minus 37, the number of hospitalized fell slightly to 1,814, also that of patients in intensive care units fell by 14 to 386. 8,982 people have died of or with Corona since the outbreak of the pandemic. From Wednesday to Thursday, 26 new deaths have been added. Meanwhile, 100.9 people per 100,000 population have died in Austria in connection with…

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Availability of free Corona self-tests in pharmacies ‘tends to be better’

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Since early March, pharmacies have been offering five free coronavirus self-tests per person per month. The problem, however, is that the tests were out of stock shortly after the promotion started. Even now, they are still hard to come by due to supply issues. But “things are tending to get better,” according to a spokesman for the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists. Fix seems to be that there should be 3,600 tests this week for each of the 1,400 pharmacies in Austria. The delivery problems and associated delays last week were…

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France: As many new cases as in November; Slovakia extends state of emergency

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France has recorded more than 38,500 new infections with coronavirus within 24 hours – the most in almost four months. The French health authority reported 38,501 new infections in the evening. That was the highest figure in the country of nearly 67 million people since November. The number of deaths increased by 246 to 91,427, and the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units fell slightly to 4,219. In view of the overcrowding in many French hospitals, the head of the government, Jean Castex, plans to make a statement…

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UN: Weather influence on virus not proven

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns against using the approaching spring and higher temperatures as an argument for relaxing coronavirus measures. There is no evidence that weather and season directly influence the incidence of infection, a team of experts holds. It has looked into the question of what influence meteorological factors and air quality have on the pandemic. The incidence of infection changes primarily as a result of protective measures, such as wearing masks and restricting travel, as well as behavioral changes. Viral infections of the respiratory tract are often…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: “Vaccination for everyone in Austria by summer”.

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Last Friday, Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) talked about the distribution of vaccinations in the EU. Individual states would get much more vaccine than others, although this had been pact between the heads of government exactly the other way around. The chancellor said that it had been decided to distribute the vaccine according to the population key, so Austria should have received about two percent of all doses delivered to the EU. In fact, individual countries such as Malta have so far received much more vaccine, others such as Bulgaria…

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Philippines: Authorities to ban entry for most travelers 00:01 March 20-April 19

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Philippine authorities will suspend entry for foreign nationals and returning overseas citizens who are non-Overseas Filipino Workers from 00:01 March 20 until April 19 following an increase in local COVID-19 activity. Exemptions will be in place for 9(c) visa holders and individuals entering due to medical emergencies and humanitarian reasons. Officials continue to enact community quarantine restrictions of various levels nationwide through March 31. The country remains under Code Red Sublevel 2 on its code alert system, indicating ongoing local virus transmission with greater numbers of cases than the government…

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3,239 new coronavirus infections in Austria on Wednesday

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On Wednesday, 3,239 new corona virus infections were reported in Austria within the past 24 hours. More than 1,000 cases occurred in Vienna. To date, there have been 501,224 positive test results in Austria. As of today (March 17, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,956 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 463,714 have recovered. Currently, 1,851 people are undergoing hospitalization for corona virus. Of these, 400 are being cared for in intensive care units. New coronavirus infections in the provinces:Burgenland: 82Carinthia: 132Lower Austria: 708Upper Austria: 493Salzburg:…

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Corona explosion in Vienna! More than 1,000 new infections

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Vienna saw an immense increase in Corona cases. More than 1,000 new infections were registered in just one day. First information about the current information events show a shocking picture: The number of new infections in Vienna has reached four figures for the first time in months. Today, Wednesday, 1,080 new cases were confirmed. According to the AGES dashboard, the 1,000 mark was last exceeded on November 24 (1,017 cases); since then, case numbers have been below that – until today. After reaching a low at the end of January,…

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