1,417 new cases: New infections remain high

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Despite strict lockdowns, the number of new infections in Austria doesn’t really want to go down. Since Monday, 1,417 more SARS COV-2 infections have been registered in Austria, according to figures from the Interior and Health Ministries (as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday). This was slightly below the average of 1,531 new infections per day over the past seven days. Compared to Monday, 64 people were added who died from or with the coronavirus. This brings the number of deaths related to Covid 19 disease to 7,515 since the pandemic began.…

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“‘Lockdown light’ fails to break infection wave

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Only when at least 40 percent of the population is vaccinated does a “soft” lockdown take effect. Mathematical models show that a “lockdown light” will not take effect until at least 40 percent of the population has been immunized. Until then, the researchers conclude, tough measures, including school closures, will be effective in combating the pandemic. Even with optimistic assumptions, a “soft” lockdown cannot break the spread of Covid-19. This is the conclusion reached by a research group led by computer scientist Robert Elsässer at the University of Salzburg. Simulations…

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1.5 million over 65 years old given free FFP2 masks

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As of Monday, 1.5 million over-65s in Austria have each received ten FFP2 masks free by mail, according to the Health Ministry. Free masks for people over 65“By January 27, this process will be completed and thus 17 million masks will have been delivered to 1.7 million people,” it said in a statement. Social institutions have also been supplied. “Our common goal is to ensure the best possible safe participation of the elderly population in social life. With the free FFP2 masks, we are protecting this particularly hard-hit group during…

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Pandemic: rich get richer, poor get poorer

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Around the world, economic inequality threatens to worsen in all countries at the same time due to the Corona pandemic. The organization Oxfam published its inequality report on Monday, stating that billionaires continue to profit “despite the pandemic,” while the world’s poorest continue to be left behind. Oxfam published the report on the occasion of the start of the World Economic Forum, which is taking place for the first time completely digitally instead of in Davos. For the report, the organization had nearly 300 economists from 79 countries surveyed. According…

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CoV vaccination: pre-registration also by telephone

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More than 400,000 people have already registered for coronavirus vaccination in Vienna. Among older people, there are apparently concerns that registration is not possible without the Internet. It goes however also over the health Hotline 1450. People over 80 are to be vaccinated in Vienna from mid-February at the latest. Already now the reservation for it is possible, not only in the Internet under Impfservice.wien, but also with the health hotline 1450. Even if that within one week already over 400,000 humans made, one would not have to worry that…

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What’s next for Austria’s lockdown?

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The decision on a possible extension of the lockdown or any relaxations will not be made until next week. This was announced by the opposition after the conclusion of the video conference with the government and experts on Monday evening. Another meeting was agreed for next week. How things will proceed from February 8 has not yet been discussed in detail, said virologist Dorothee von Laer, who was invited to the ORF program “ZiB2” after the round of talks. In the television studio, von Laer was unwilling to commit herself…

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Health Minister Anschober says when lockdown ends in Austria

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In an interview with “Puls 24,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschober has already revealed how far the number of new infections in Austria must fall before opening steps can be taken. In the interview with the TV station, Anschober explained that an end to the lockdown will come at 700 to 800 new infections per day and a 7-day incidence well below 100. “The reproduction factor should be below 0.9 in this case,” the health minister tells “Pulse 24.” Anschober sees the new Corona measures, such as mandatory FFP-2 masks in…

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+1,009 new infections Austria-wide, +33 deaths

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To date, there have been 405,723 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 25, 2021, 09:30), 7,451 people have died from coronavirus across Austria (+33 compared to the previous day) and 383,200 have recovered. Currently, 1,846 people are in hospital care due to the coronavirus (+ 29) and of these, 320 of the ill are in intensive care units (no change from the previous day). The new infections are divided among the provinces as follows: Burgenland: 44Carinthia: 85Lower Austria: 211Upper Austria: 140Salzburg: 72Styria: 110Tyrol: 104Vorarlberg: 61Vienna: 182 sources:…

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Health Minister Anschober: Approval from Astrazeneca expected on January 30, first deliveries from February 7

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) expects first deliveries of Astrazeneca vaccine starting Feb. 7. At the Steering Board Meeting on EU vaccine procurement, the CEO of Astrazeneca announced that the vaccine is expected to be approved by the end of this week, according to a Health Ministry release. Vaccine can then be delivered to Austria in three tranches in February: 63,354 on Feb. 7, 97,763 on Feb. 17 and 182,430 at the end of February. In total, then, “343,547 doses of vaccine from Astrazeneca will come to Austria in February,”…

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