For the first time since September: Incidence in Germany is back to single digits

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Germany: After nine months and six days, the nationwide seven-day incidence reaches a value below ten again for the first time. However, the RKI does not yet want to give the all-clear. Still too few humans would have a complete inoculation protection. The nationwide seven-day incidence of Corona cases is back in the single digits for the first time in a good nine months. The Robert Koch Institute gave the value of Corona new infections per 100,000 inhabitants with reference to data of the health offices with 9.3. The last…

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No testing requirement for entry into Spain

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Austria is removed from Spain’s list of high-risk areas. As a result, a Corona test will no longer be required for entry as of Monday, June 21. Spain removes Austria from its list of risk areas. As of Monday, Austrians will therefore no longer have to present a negative Corona test when entering the country, even if they have not been vaccinated. In addition to Austria, numerous other EU countries and regions will also be removed from Spain’s list of risk areas because of the low infection figures, as the…

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Which vaccination really protects against the delta mutant

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British scientists now found which people are better protected from the dangerous Delta variant. The study gives hope. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the variant, which was first detected in India, as “of concern” because it is more contagious than the original form of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Experts estimate that Delta could also play a crucial role in Austria by the fall. “It is to be expected that the highly contagious Delta variant will spread even faster than the previous variants,” warns Frank Ulrich Montgomery, president of the…

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WHO deeply concerned about lambda spread

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A corona variant previously found mainly in Latin America is now under special observation by the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to its mutations, the virus version with the name Lambda could possibly be more contagious or be more poorly fought by the human immune system, reported the Geneva UN authority. However, reliable studies and firm findings on this are not yet available, it said. The variant was first identified in Peru in August 2020. In that country, 81 percent of all Corona cases analyzed since April have been assigned…

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Experts warn against delta variant of coronavirus

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With July 1, further relaxation steps are also planned in Austria. From then on, nightclubs will be allowed to open again. In addition, the mask requirement will be partially dropped. Experts see the steps as justifiable, but at the same time warn against the spread of the delta variant, which could pose a risk in the summer. Delta variant: traffic light commission warns of risk in AustriaWith the planned relaxation steps announced by the Austrian government on Wednesday, summer is finally returning to a little more normality. But experts still…

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Austria: 4.5 million with at least first vaccination

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108,017 more vaccinations have been carried out on Thursday. Austria-wide, there were more than 500,000 vaccinations within the past week. In total, according to the E-vaccination data, 4,372,190 have already received at least a partial vaccination, 49.1 percent of the population, 2,375,827 or 26.7 percent of Austrians are already fully immunized, last Friday it was for the first time over 25 percent. The vaccination coverage rate is highest in Lower Austria with 54.1 percent. In Burgenland, 53.8 percent of the population is vaccinated, and in Tyrol, 49.6 percent. After Salzburg…

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128 new infections in Austria, incidence drops to 12.6

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128 new corona infections were reported for all of Austria on Friday, which is not only lower than the seven-day average of 160, but also nearly halved compared to the previous week. The seven-day incidence was 12.6 cases per 100,000 population. The positive rate of PCR tests was just 0.2 percent, with nearly 90 percent of the just over 77,000 tests performed in Vienna. This could be related to the “Alles Gurgelt” campaign, which makes free PCR tests readily available to Viennese. As of Friday, there are still 3,088 active…

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Up to 36 degrees: heat wave continues

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Very warm weather is expected again in the coming days. In addition to temperatures with up to 36 degrees, however, it will also be humid and thundery. The weather promises in the coming days pretty much everything you would expect in summer: Great heat, increasing sultriness and thunderstorms are on the program according to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). There may also be local hail and heavy rain. On Sunday, highs will reach up to 36 degrees. The details: On Friday, the high-pressure influence…

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Lisbon: two days closure due to delta variant

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The Portuguese capital Lisbon will be sealed off for around two and a half days due to a worrying increase in coronavirus infection cases. From tomorrow afternoon (16.00 CEST) until Monday morning (6.00 CEST), the city’s 2.8 million residents will only be allowed to leave the greater Lisbon area for good reason, the government announced yesterday. Foreigners will be allowed to enter only in exceptional cases. With 928 new infections within 24 hours, Lisbon last recorded the highest figure since Feb. 19, when 1,233 were reported. However, only about 27…

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