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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Climate change a threat for two-thirds of people

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A broad majority of people feel threatened by climate change, according to an international survey. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s 1.2 million respondents in 50 nations said the world faces a climate emergency, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and Britain’s Oxford University. They fear increasing heat waves, droughts, torrential rains and storms. This survey, the largest ever conducted by the United Nations, polled people of different age groups, where more than half of the world’s population lives. According to the researchers, the results…

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120 euros fine for old 2020 vignette from February 1

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Car drivers will pay a fine of 120 euros for missing the 2021 vignette. Neither excuses nor ignorance will protect you from a fine as of February 1 if you have not yet obtained a new vignette by that time. The annual freeway vignette for 2020 will lose its validity at the end of January. As of February 1, only the new adhesive version in the color “apple green” or the digital vignette 2021 is permitted. Excuses or ignorance do not protect against a “substitute toll” – i.e. a fine…

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WHO: British variant spread in 70 countries

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The new variants of the coronavirus are spreading in more and more countries: As the World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday, the coronavirus mutation initially registered in Great Britain has now been detected in 70 countries. That was ten countries more than a week earlier. The WHO also recorded a larger distribution area for the mutant initially detected in South Africa. The number of affected countries rose by eight to 31 within a week. For the mutation that first appeared in Brazil, the WHO now stated that eight countries were…

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Biontech wants to supply EU with more vaccine doses than planned

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German vaccine manufacturer Biontech wants to supply the EU with as much of its product as possible than was actually planned. “Of course, we are working to also make up for the reduction in deliveries of ampoules and even deliver more than 100 percent of the doses in the first quarter,” CFO Sierk Poetting told the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspapers (Thursday editions). Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer are currently supplying less vaccine to the EU than planned because of rebuilding work at a Belgian plant. However, the…

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Nearly 159,000 vaccinations entered in E-vaccination passport

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158,985 patients have received one or, in some cases, both partial coronavirus vaccinations to date, according to an entry in the e-vaccination passport. This is according to data from the electronic vaccination passport, which the Ministry of Health published for the first time today on its website. According to the data, 5,126 of those vaccinated have already received both partial vaccinations. 153,859 have therefore received the first partial vaccination, according to the entry in the e-vaccination passport. It was reported that the infrastructure for nationwide registration in the electronic vaccination…

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Prescription for Corona vaccination by general practitioners has arrived

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Over 80-year-olds can now be vaccinated by their family doctor, and over-65s will also be able to do so from February 1. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday published the long-awaited regulation for Corona vaccinations by general practitioners. This means that people over 80 may be vaccinated as of the regulation’s entry into force, and over-65s as of February 1. The fee is also regulated: the responsible health insurance provider must transfer 25 euros to the doctor for the first partial vaccination and 20 euros for the second. The vaccination…

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