1,500 Corona infections in Austria

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Shortly before the announcement of the lockdown decision of the federal government, authorities report 1,500 new infections and 51 deaths. October 2, 2020. This date is now increasingly coming to the attention of citizens and the government. Why? That day was the last time the number of new Corona infections was below 700 new cases, the mark the government said was a condition for ending the current lockdown. Since then, Austria has been posting four-digit Corona readings daily, recently settling at around 1,500 to 1,600 despite a hard lockdown. The…

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How dangerous are the coronavirus mutations?

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Two novel variants (mutations) of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have spread massively in the UK and South Africa in recent weeks. Meanwhile, both mutations have also been detected in COVID-19 infected persons in Austria. What does this mean for the protective effect of already approved vaccines? What do we know about the corona mutations from the UK?Since the fall of 2020, the so-called variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus has been spreading in the United Kingdom. The mutation has now established itself in all parts of the UK, where it accounts for…

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14,022 new infections in Germany, Mexico now with third most pandemic deaths

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German health authorities have reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) 14,022In addition, 839 new deaths within 24 hours, the RKI announced Friday morning. Last Friday, the RKI had reported 17,862 new infections and859 new deaths within 24 hours. The trend toward declining new infection numbers thus continues. The RKI reported a 7-day incidence of 94.4 on Friday, down from 98 on Thursday, the first time the figure had fallen below 100 in a quarter. That means there are fewer than 100 new infections per 100,000 residents on average over…

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Novavax: New vaccine with good efficacy

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Novavax serum also shows high efficacy against British coronavirus mutant B.1.1.7, less so against South African mutant. US pharmaceutical company Novavax has announced a high efficacy rate for its Corona vaccine candidate. The drug showed 89.3 percent efficacy in the third and final study phase in subjects in the United Kingdom, the company announced Thursday. The vaccine could play an “important role” in managing the pandemic, Novavax CEO Stanley Erck said. The Novavax drug also showed high efficacy against the coronavirus mutant known as B.1.1.7. first identified in the United…

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57,700 vaccinations scheduled in Vienna by end of week

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By the end of this week, a total of 51,300 people should have received the first coronavirus vaccination, according to the Vienna Vaccination Plan. In addition, 6,400 more people are expected to have received the second dose, bringing the total number of vaccinations to 57,700. 18,000 residents of Vienna nursing homes were to have received vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 by Jan. 31. According to the City of Vienna, 20,560 vaccinations were administered in the in-clinic sector and 8,500 in the outpatient sector, which also includes doctors’ offices. In each case, 1,000…

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Health Minister Anschober wants to offer nationwide COVID 19 testing

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) is aiming for a nationwide option for corona testing. In the question time of the Bundesrat, Anschober named the “medium-term” goal of offering a test service in every municipality, if possible. The range of test roads has already been massively expanded in cooperation with the federal states, he said. In addition, the minister also announced agreements with the interest groups for tests in companies. Self-rapid tests to be implemented “as quickly as possibleAnschober wants to implement the already agreed self-quick tests “as quickly as possible”.…

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1,449 new infections in Austria

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To date, there have been 410,230 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 28, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 7,607 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 387,787 have recovered. Currently, 1,791 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus, and 298 of the ill are in intensive care units. New infections since the last report are divided among the provinces as follows: Burgenland: 31 Carinthia: 83 Lower Austria: 273 Upper Austria: 223 Salzburg: 127 Styria: 169 Tyrol: 172 Vorarlberg: 59 Vienna: 312…

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Nearly 150 detections of British mutation in Austria so far

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Based on analyses of the genetic material of Sars Cov-2 viruses in samples, the suspicion of the new virus variant has been confirmed: To date, 149 detections of the British variant (“B.1.1.7”) and three of the South African variant (B.1.351) have been discovered. This is according to a release from the Ministry of Health. Additional data are still needed for an Austria-wide assessment of the trend, it says. As of today, the 152 variant detections with the complex whole-genome sequencing compared with about 14,800 active corona cases in Austria. Samples…

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Merkur supermarket chain will be renamed BILLA PLUS

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The Merkur supermarket chain will become part of the Billa family! The new name of the stores and what the customers expect will be known in April. According to the Austrian free newspaper “Heute” the Austrian supermarket chain, which belongs to the German Rewe Group and has been operated by Billa AG since August 2020, will become part of the Billa family. From April, the stores will be renamed “Billa Plus”. “Two strong sales formats that have been successful for decades are now moving even closer together, can support each…

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