17 new delta cases in one day in Lower Austria

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The dangerous delta variant of coronavirus was confirmed in 17 cases in Lower Austria today. There were also 43 new suspected cases reported. In Lower Austria, the number of delta cases is rising sharply. The office of Health Regional Councillor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig confirmed on Friday that 17 new cases have been reported. Furthermore, 43 new suspected cases still need to be sequenced. Some districts are particularly affected by the delta variant. These include Bruck an der Leitha, with 25 confirmed findings and 9 concrete suspected cases, and Mödling, with 19…

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Ministries reported 95 new Corona infections in Austria

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On Friday, the Interior and Health Ministries reported 95 new cases since Thursday. That is above the average for the past week, when 79 new infections were added daily. The seven-day incidence was 6.2 cases per 100,000 population, the same as the previous day. On Friday, there were 1,828 actively infected people nationwide, 31 fewer than on Thursday. The last time there were so few currently infected people was just under eleven months ago. As of August 15, 2020, there were 1,824 confirmed active cases. Over 100,000 vaccinations carried outAcross…

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Official Green Pass app now available for Apple users

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For Apple users, there is now an official app for the Green Passport. Whether Vaccinated, Convalescent or Tested, every certificate can be imported into it offline. Download the App How to get it? The Ministry of Health has collaborated to develop its own app for the Green Passport in time for the start of the vacation season, which can be used to call up the 3G certificates (Genesen, Getestet, Geimpft) offline, i.e. without a data connection. The app, which for now is only available in the iOS app store, stores…

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Ban comes into force on Saturday: Disposable plastic disappears from shelves

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Straws, cotton swabs, disposable cutlery – consumers in Austria will have to say goodbye to disposable plastic products. An EU directive from 2019 comes into force tomorrow. However, the articles are not completely off the market for the time being. In all EU member states, all single-use plastic products are to disappear from the market as of this Saturday. This is provided for by an EU directive banning plastic tableware from 2019. The ban, which takes effect on the July 3, 2021 deadline, affects disposable products such as single-use cutlery…

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Vaccine protection against delta variant: What does 90 percent effectiveness mean?

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The vaccines also protect against the delta variant of the coronavirus, but the effectiveness is said to be reduced, just below 90 percent. What does that mean, are 10 percent of those vaccinated unprotected, is each individual 90 percent protected, or does it mean something completely different? While all other corona virus variants are in retreat, the delta mutant (B.1.617.2) is spreading rapidly. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates in its threat report that delta will reach 90 percent across Europe by the end of August.…

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Summer vacations begin in eastern Austria

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Around 490,000 schoolchildren in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will start their nine-week summer vacation today, Friday, after school reports have been distributed. For the 655,000 children and young people in the western provinces, the vacation will not begin until a week later. School starts again in eastern Austria on September 6. The school year was marked above all by renewed school closures due to the Corona pandemic. From November onwards, most schools had no or only limited attendance classes in shifts. It was not until May that all students…

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EU Medicines Agency (EMA): Full vaccination probably protects against delta variant

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The EU Medicines Agency (EMA) believes that a full coronavirus vaccination also protects against the Delta variant of the virus. “Currently, it appears that the four vaccines licensed in the EU protect against all strains circulating in Europe, including the delta variant,” EMA vaccination strategy manager Marco Cavaleri said yesterday at his agency’s regular press briefing in Amsterdam. Field experience and laboratory tests have shown that two doses (one dose in Johnson & Johnson’s case) could produce antibodies capable of neutralizing the delta variant, he said. However, Cavaleri appealed to…

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WHO warns against carelessness: new pandemic wave looms in Europe

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Although Corona relaxations and summer are creating euphoria, WHO has warned against carelessness. The organization fears an impending wave of pandemics in Europe. Relaxations, vacation joys and European soccer championship euphoria are currently brightening the mood in many places. But carelessness is not appropriate in view of the highly contagious coronavirus variant Delta, as WHO Europe pointed out on Thursday. For the first time in ten weeks, the number of new infections is rising again, and without disciplined countermeasures, a new pandemic wave threatens, according to the World Health Organization’s…

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Delta variant: So many cases in Vienna among 6-year-olds

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In Vienna, there are currently 233 active Corona infections with the Delta variant. Of these cases, 37 of those affected are 12 years old or younger. Corona virus spreads primarily among the young population. That’s why Vienna is lowering the age for mandatory testing for children to six, while relaxing nationwide. After sharp criticism from parents and the opposition, a spokesman for city health councillor Peter Hacker (SP) is now speaking out: “We’re not doing this on a whim,” he writes on Twitter and calculates: In total, 233 (42%) of…

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