Corona situation worldwide: nearly 160 million infected and 3.4 million dead

Just under 3.464 million have died in connection with the virus, a Reuters count showed on Thursday based on data from state health departments and government officials. In the U.S., the number of new Corona deaths dropped. According to a Reuters count, at least another 803 people died in connection with the virus within 24 hours last, down from 2,114 the day before. The number of new infections, meanwhile, rose to at least 39,061 from 32,570, bringing the total in the U.S. to at least 32.89 million people who have…

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Different kinds of COVID Tests available in Austria

Starting 19 May 2021 the “new freedom” in Austria will be introduced. Throat swab, lollipop, “nose picker” and more: the variety of corona tests is now large, but not all of them are allowed as an admission ticket to various places like in restaurants, cinemas, hair saloons etc. Access tests are something we’re already used to. The biggest news may well be that antigen self-tests that have been recorded by the authorities and entered into a data processing system will also open doors for you in the future – or…

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Germany relaxes restrictions for more than 100 countries

With Corona infection numbers falling across Europe, the German government has removed a major hurdle to Germans taking summer vacations abroad, lifting a general quarantine requirement on entry from more than 100 countries with a decree that took effect Thursday. Among them are some of the most popular vacation countries of the Germans such as Spain, Italy, Greece and also Austria. Anyone entering Germany from these countries can be exempted from quarantine by taking a negative Corona test. For air travelers, this test is obligatory anyway. For those who have…

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993 new corona infections in Austria on Thursday

Within 24 hours, 933 new infections were reported in Austria. Last Thursday, there were still 1,245. In Austria, 933 new Corona infections were registered within one day – bringing the number of new cases into triple digits for the third time this week and below the average of the past seven days (1,058). The seven-day incidence dropped to 83.2 cases per 100,000 population. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, there were 13,195 active cases in the country, down 671 from yesterday (Wednesday). Recovered since the outbreak of the epidemic are 611,254…

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Drinking warm water in the morning before breakfast has many health benefits

You don’t feel fit and are often tired? Your metabolism doesn’t really get going and somehow all signs point to the fact that your body is not doing very well? Then a water cure could be just the right thing for you. The principle of the water cure originates from Japan. Here, the trick of drinking warm water in the morning on an empty stomach has long been very widespread. This is how the Japanese water cure worksDrink 640 ml of water every morning after getting up. That’s about four…

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Those who don’t get vaccinated inevitably become infected

Virologist Christian Drosten estimates that the population in Germany will become immune to the coronavirus in about the next year and a half. Virologist Christian Drosten estimates that the population in Germany will become immune to the coronavirus in approximately the next year and a half. This will happen through vaccination or natural infection, the Charité Berlin scientist said in the podcast “Coronavirus Update” (NDR-Info) on Tuesday. “This virus will become endemic, this will not go away. And anyone who actively decides against getting vaccinated now, for example, will inevitably…

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Corona situation in Austria: new infections continue to decline

In their latest analysis, experts from the Covid Forecasting Consortium predict that coronavirus trends will continue to be very positive. For example, new infections are expected to level off at about 760 daily next week. In addition, fewer than 300 Covid-19 intensive care patients are expected on Monday. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population is expected to drop to 55.9 cases next Wednesday, according to the forecast. According to experts, the decline indicates favorable environmental factors in all states and neighboring countries (e.g., seasonality). The effective reproduction number was around…

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Again more than 4,000 dead in India

In India, the Ministry of Health today recorded 362,727 new infections within 24 hours. This brought the total number of confirmed infections to 23.7 million. 4,120 more people died with or from the coronavirus. This brings the total to 258,317 deaths related to the virus. A daily record of 4,205 deaths was set yesterday. Experts believe that the actual number of cases of infection and death in the country, which has a population of around 1.4 billion, is much higher. Particularly in rural areas, where two-thirds of India’s population live,…

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WHO: Indian Corona variant detected in more than 40 countries

Corona variant B.1.617, initially discovered in India, has now been detected in more than 40 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 4,500 analyzed gene sequences from 44 countries have been assigned to B.1.617, and there are also reports of detections from five other countries, the agency said in Geneva. On Monday, the UN agency had classified the variant as “of concern.” Previously, the WHO had only so designated variants initially recorded in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. Rapid spread of Corona variantPotentially threatening variants…

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