EU Commission recommends further restrictions

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To curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus, travel within the EU as well as from outside should be further restricted, according to the EU Commission. The Brussels-based agency today proposed introducing stricter testing and quarantine rules for certain countries and regions. The EU traffic light chart, on which regions are marked green, orange or red based on common criteria, is to be adapted. Accordingly, a new “dark red” category is to be introduced for high-risk areas with more than 500 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within the…

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KN95 masks approved under conditions

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As of today, wearing an FFP2 mask is mandatory in some areas – such as “public transport” and grocery stores. KN95 masks also in circulation – contrary to original reports – are also approved under certain conditions. However, according to the Ministry of Health, these products should only be used if they have been demonstrably tested in Europe. The KN95 standard label states that these masks are of similar quality to European FFP2 masks. However, they can only be used after they have been tested in Europe, according to the…

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Could this drugs help against COVID 19?

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Early in the pandemic, tests were conducted to see if existing drugs for other diseases could help against Covid-19: Remdesivir, for example, which was originally developed to treat Ebola, or hydroxychloroquine, which is effective against malaria. The anti-inflammatory dexamethasone, one of the drugs given to former U.S. President Donald Trump during his Covid-19 illness, is also among them. However, none of these therapies has yet brought the really big success. The search for an effective antiviral agent to treat the disease caused by Sars-CoV-2 continues accordingly. A discovery by bioinformaticians…

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NEW REGULATION APPLIES: These occupational groups now have to take the corona test

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In addition to new distance rules (two meters) and mandatory FFP2 masks (in public transport and retail, among other places), a new testing requirement also applies as of Monday: hundreds of thousands of Austrians belonging to certain occupational groups should go for a Covid rapid test at least once a week. Austrians who work in the health and care sector already know them: the weekly Covid tests that have accompanied them for months. However, as of Monday, January 25, additional occupational groups must undergo weekly testing. The following occupational groups…

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FFP2 masks: What applies as of Monday, 26 January 2021

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Protective masks are free in the markets for the time being. Who disregards in the future rule, pays 25 euros. Starting today, Monday, it goes into effect, the 27th regulation of the Ministry of Health to combat the Corona pandemic. The emergency measure brings some tightening: More distance The “baby elephant” has had its day – at least as far as its size is concerned. Instead of one meter, a safety distance of 2 meters will apply in public spaces as of January 25. And it will continue to apply…

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Corona drug to be used in Germany

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Ex-President Trump was treated with an antibody cocktail from the US company Regeneron during his Corona illness. Now Germany has secured 200,000 doses. Donald Trump called it a “miracle” and a “cure.” In no time, he promised, he would make it available to the whole world. The talk is of a Corona drug called Regeneron. After the ex-president contracted the corona virus in October, he was treated – among other things – with Regeneron’s antibody cocktail and recovered comparatively quickly. Now Germany has secured 200,000 doses of the new Corona…

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Entry ban on Schengen area citizens still in force in the US

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New U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Schengen zone citizens’ entry ban in place. According to information from the White House, Biden wants to order on Monday to reverse the lifting of this ban ordered by predecessor Donald Trump.The new U.S. President Joe Biden leaves in force the ban on entry of citizens of the Schengen area, which was in place because of the Corona pandemic. Biden will order on Monday to reverse the lifting of entry bans ordered by his predecessor Donald Trump, a White House official said Sunday evening…

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1202 new infections, further restrictions starting Monday

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The most new infections within the past 24 hours were reported in Vienna with 274 cases. As of Monday, FFP2 masks are mandatory in shops and on public transport. The number of new Corona infections in Austria remains at a high level. In the past 24 hours, 1202 new cases were reported, the health and interior ministries reported Sunday. Given that there is often less testing and reporting on weekends, one cannot really speak of a decrease. Since the pandemic began, 404,714 people in Austria have contracted SARS-CoV-2, and 7,418…

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Nearly 25 million people infected in USA since pandemic began

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Nearly 25 million people in the U.S. have contracted the SARS CoV-2 virus since the CoV pandemic began a year ago. The number of virus-related deaths recorded so far rose to nearly 417,500, according to data released this morning by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. The number of deaths within 24 hours most recently reached 3,332, with the previous peak in CoV deaths recorded on Jan. 12 at 4,462. Authorities also registered 172,650 new infections yesterday. The highest level was recorded on Jan. 2 at 298,031 new cases. The…

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