54,000 cases: Indonesia as “global center” of the pandemic

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Health authorities in Indonesia today reported more than 54,000 new coronavirus infections within 24 hours – the highest number since the pandemic began. A month ago, the number was less than 10,000, making the Southeast Asian island nation now “the global center” of the pandemic, the Jakarta Globe reported. Indonesia has now overtaken India, where the numbers are declining and around 38,000 new cases were recently confirmed. Delta variant on the riseThe capital Jakarta on the main island of Java has been particularly badly affected. The government had already imposed…

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Appeal for vaccination to those under 35 years of age

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) today issued an appeal for vaccination to those under 35 years of age. The current infection figures prove “that due to the vaccination progress there has been a massive shift in the incidence of infection from the higher age groups, which are particularly at risk, to younger age groups,” they said in a statement. According to the latest report by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the proportion of “new infections in the past seven days among…

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Travel causes Corona numbers to rise: 332 new infections in Austria

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Coronavirus numbers continue to rise. After new infection numbers topped 200 cases for the first time in a month on Tuesday, as many as 300 new infections were reported on Wednesday. In absolute terms, the numbers were highest in Vienna with 109 new cases, but in Burgenland there was not a single new infection in the past 24 hours. Burgenland 0 Carinthia 50 Lower Austria 51 Upper Austria 39 Salzburg 18 Styria 32 Tyrol 23 Vorarlberg 10 Vienna 109 There was no large increase in the number of people being…

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Safe travel despite corona pandemic

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The virus can’t stop our vacation lust this year. With common sense and minimum hygienic standards, traveling is possible again. But it takes a little more preparation – what you need to pay attention to:▶Entry requirements:Many states have recently issued relaxations. Travel is easier, especially within the EU. The member countries have agreed on a common approach and a color code for classifying regions – depending on the epidemiological situation.Caution:However, since the countries themselves can issue rules, there are different requirements for entry. One should inform oneself currently before the…

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At least 529 Austrians vaccinated with Sputnik & Co.

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The Ministry of Health published figures on unauthorized vaccines in Austria for the first time on Tuesday. At least 529 Austrians had themselves vaccinated with Sputnik and Co. Vaccination map of AustriaIt is not known how many Austrians have been vaccinated with a Corona vaccine not approved in the EU. How many of them are recorded in the E-vaccination card was published by the Ministry of Health for the first time on Tuesday: according to this, only 529 people have reported a vaccination with Sputnik or Sinovac. They do not…

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EU: more than half of adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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More than half of all adults in the EU have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. EU Commission President Von der Leyen once again called for people to be vaccinated. More than half of all adults in the EU have now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. This was announced by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Tuesday. At the same time, the politician once again encouraged all vaccination skeptics to get immunized. To be safe from virus variants and avoid a new wave of infection, it…

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Many new infections and restrictions again in Spain

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The coronavirus crisis in the vacation destination Spain has worsened. The Ministry of Health in Madrid yesterday reported 13,393 infections within 24 hours. This means that the nationwide 7-day incidence climbed from 226 to 258 within a single day. It is still mainly young people under 30 who are infected, it said. Health Minister Carolina Darias expressed optimism, citing vaccination progress, and asserted that the country would soon reduce infection rates again. In addition, hospital numbers were rising at a much lower rate, at least for now. Meanwhile, to curb…

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WHO warns against arbitrary mix of vaccines

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising vaccinators against arbitrarily combining coronavirus vaccines from different manufacturers. “Individuals should not decide for themselves, public health authorities can, based on the available data,” said Soumya Swaminathan, WHO senior scientist. “Data from mix-and-match trials of different vaccines are still pending – both efficacy and safety need to be assessed.” The arbitrary combination of different vaccines is a “pretty dangerous trend,” he said. When citizens decide for themselves when and who gets a second, a third or a fourth dose, it leads to chaotic…

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Thunderstorm front causes heavy rain on Wednesday

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Currently, a large thunderstorm front is moving across Austria from the south. Almost all of Austria is affected. For some parts there is also a thunderstorm warning. In East Tyrol, parts of Carinthia and Styria, as well as in Lower Austria, Burgenland and Vienna, heavy rain is to be expected. Wind peaks of up to 100 km/h will also not be uncommon. In addition, it may also hail in some areas, as reported by the Austrian Severe Weather Center (uwz.at). Around 7 a.m., the second relay of the thunderstorm reached…

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