Saturday: 1,322 new infections in Austria

There are also five new patients in an intensive care unit and one new death related to Covid. From Friday to Saturday, 1,322 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,328 cases), new infections thus decrease by six cases. The 7-day incidence decreases slightly to 102.64. In addition, there is one new death related to Covid-19 infection, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,777 so far. The number of active cases currently stands at 14,711. In the past 24 hours, 82,333 new PCR…

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New lockdown ist inevitable – Austrian virologist believes

“We won’t get around a lockdown,” says virologistDorothee von Laer. Vaccination for under-12s could provide a remedy. Innsbruck virologist Dorothee von Laer believes a new Corona lockdown is inevitable in the fall. The expert says so in an interview in the current issue of the news magazine “profil”. “If the wave does not flatten out soon, we will not get around a lockdown,” says von Laer. The reasons: low Corona vaccination rates, declining protection among the elderly and the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus. There is one big…

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World news: U.S. intelligence agencies remain unable to resolve differences over the exact origin of the COVID-19 virus

U.S. intelligence agencies remain unable to resolve differences over the exact origin of the COVID-19 virus. The debate over whether an incident in a Chinese lab may have played a role must therefore remain unresolved, officials said Friday (Aug. 27) in a released summary. However, according to individual voices in the U.S. intelligence community, it is said to be certain, according to the Reuters news agency, that the coronavirus was not designed as a biological weapon, but most likely a small group of people in Wuhan were exposed to the…

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Back to school: How will schools be kept Covid-safe this term?

Students do not necessarily have to have their coronatests administered in schools. External test certificates are also allowed, such as the gurgle tests in Vienna.These are the corona rules for the start of the schoolyearStudents do not necessarily have to take their required corona tests at school. Also allowed are antigen or PCR tests issued by other authorized testing agencies. This is provided for in the new Covid 19 school regulation issued by Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP). This applies both to the three-week safety phase at the start of…

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57.9 percent of Austrians fully vaccinated

As of August 26, 2021, 57.9 percent of Austrians were fully vaccinated in Austria. However, the vaccination campaign is progressing sluggishly.Although experts warn that the fourth wave is getting out of hand, only 20,092 Corona vaccinations had been given as of Thursday. In early June, more than 143,000 people were vaccinated on the peak day. In total, 5,473,749 people have already received at least a partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine passport data: That’s 61.3 percent of the population. Meanwhile, exactly 5,169,410, or 57.9 percent of Austrians, are fully immunized. Vaccination…

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Risk of hospitalization twice as high for delta

The risk of hospitalization is about twice as high with the delta variant as with the alpha variant of the coronavirus, according to a study of 40,000 corona cases in England. The study was primarily devoted to the risk for the unvaccinated.The risk of hospitalization is probably about twice as high for infection with the delta variant of the coronavirus as for the alpha variant, according to a study. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Public Health England evaluated more than 40,000 corona cases in England from the end…

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Corona infections in Austria expected to rise in the next four days

Corona numbers in Austria are on the rise. How sharply, however, is surprising. New report predicts that this might exceed the 2,000 mark soon. 1,602 newly registered Corona cases report the authorities on Friday, a new high in the current phase of the Corona pandemic. That the numbers will continue to rise was already predicted by the Corona Prognosis Consortium report. How much, however, is entirely new. Whereas previously there was talk of around 1,700 new infections, the outlook has now darkened dramatically. There is expected to be a further…

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Friday: 1,602 new infections in Austria

The number of new infections continues to rise. From Thursday to Friday, 1,602 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This represents a peak in the fourth wave. The last time so many new cases were registered within 24 hours was in early May. There are also four new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,776 so far. The number of active cases increases by 617 to 14,449. The seven-day incidence rises to 102.71. The rising numbers are also making…

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COVID 19 Vaccinations in Austria

The vaccination campaign in Austria continues to make slow progress. Although experts warn that the fourth wave is getting out of hand, only 20,092 vaccinations were carried out on Thursday. In early June, more than 143,000 people were still vaccinated on the peak day. In total, 5,473,749 people have already received at least a partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine passport data: That’s 61.3 percent of the population. Meanwhile, exactly 5,169,410, or 57.9 percent of Austrians, are fully immunized. Full immunization, which experts say protects against a severe course of the…

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