Czech Republic opens borders for all EU countries

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The Czech Republic opened its borders today to tourists from all EU countries, including people residing in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in Prague. For tourists from Germany, Austria and five other EU countries, there had already been a special arrangement for two weeks. The Czech Republic had banned all entries of foreigners without good reason for months because of the Corona pandemic. As a rule, the precondition is that travelers have tested negative, have been vaccinated or have recovered, and have…

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Vaccination appointments for 12- to 19-year-olds in Vienna starting Tuesday

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Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, there will also be vaccination appointments for 12- to 19-year-olds in Vienna. This was stated on Twitter by the spokesman for City Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Initially, it was said that the vaccination appointments for parent-child vaccination should already be available from today. This will also significantly increase the rate of first-time vaccinations for young people. As Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) explained today (Monday), 6.3 percent of 12- to 15-year-olds have currently already been vaccinated with a first dose. Among 16- to 25-year-olds, the figure…

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Under 100 new corona infections in Austria

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For the first time since August 10. In addition, there are no new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This is the first time there have been under 100 new infections since Aug. 10, 2020. Compared to the previous week (112 cases), it is also a minus of 18 cases. Also the seven-day incidence fell at the beginning of the week with 10.5 Austria-wide only just in double figures, the province with the highest value per 100,000 inhabitants…

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50 percent of the total population in Austria has been vaccinated

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Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) reports a new vaccination milestone. At the same time, he appeals to take vaccination deadlines seriously. As of today, 50 percent of the total population has been vaccinated. This “important milestone in the fight against the pandemic” was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in a press release. 50.14 percent of all people in Austria had received a Corona vaccination. “The pace of Corona vaccinations remains high. So far, we have already been able to carry out around 6.9 million vaccinations and provide more than…

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Is red wine healthier than beer?

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Women and men drink red wine or beer – which is healthier? Beer and red wine are said to have positive effects on health, unlike liquor. Should you take this into account when consuming alcohol in moderation? Alcohol is not one of the health-promoting foods. But: Enjoyed in moderation, one or the other drop is supposed to have quite positive properties. From important B vitamins to trace elements, including iron, magnesium and zinc – beer is said to contain an astonishing number of valuable nutrients. For example, the yeast and…

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Start of summer today, June 21: The longest day of the year

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The days are getting brighter, the sunshine hours more and yet the day comes when it gets darker again. Decisive for this is the time of the summer solstice. Before it comes to the summer solstice, a so-called equinox was reached on Saturday, March 20, 2021, also called equinox. So on that day, it was dark for about as long as it was light. The longest day of the year awaits us today – Monday, June 21, 2021. With the summer solstice taking place then, the day lasts almost 17…

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Third dose needed? China vaccinates more than a billion times

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China breaks the billion mark in the number of vaccinations over the weekend. But its own vaccines can’t protect everyone well against the Corona variants. Giving a third shot is now up for debate. China has passed the one billion vaccination mark. According to the National Health Commission, some 20.23 million doses of Corona vaccines were administered on Saturday. This brought the total number to 1.01 billion, according to the data currently released. China seals off cities with millions of inhabitantsChina is using Corona vaccine from domestic manufacturer Sinovac, among…

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Lowest level in ten months: Germany reports only 346 new infections

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Germany last fell below the limit of 500 new infections per day in August 2020. Today, 21 June, the seven-day incidence is only 8.6, and it continues to fall, although no longer as rapidly. The number of deaths has also dropped sharply. For the first time in ten months, public health departments reported fewer than 500 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. Thus, the RKI registered 346 new cases, according to figures released Monday morning. They reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of…

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Austria “very well prepared for the next wave”

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz rejects criticism that Austria is just repeating mistakes made last summer with its opening course and that the numbers will rise again when autumn comes. The pandemic takes place in waves with seasonal peaks, and the rising numbers in the fall have nothing to do with the social behavior of people in July. In addition, two-thirds of the population will probably have been vaccinated by the end of the summer, which means that Austria is “very well prepared for the next wave.” The much more contagious delta…

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