Good to know: Which public holidays will extend your vacation in 2021?

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Several public holidays fall on a weekend in the coming year, but with a little planning you can still extend your vacation by a few days. How this works best, read here. Many hopes are pinned on the year 2021. Among other things, after the Corona year, many probably long for a journey without complications and restrictions. To what extent this will be possible is still written in the stars. However, it is certain that the valuable vacation days give more properly used. Several holidays fall in the upcoming year…

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Austrians’ confidence has been taken away by Corona

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Austrians’ confidence has decreased in 2020. Never since the introduction of its New Year’s survey in 1972 has the Linz-based opinion research institute IMAS registered such a poor basic mood. A year with Corona has apparently meant that only one third of the population is now in a positive mood going into the new year. According to the latest study, just 22 percent thought 2020 had been a good year. The study, published on Monday, shows that three-quarters of respondents regard the year ending as “bad” (29 percent) or “not…

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Police want to control in stores only in exceptions

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After the hard lockdown on January 17, 2021, there will be an opportunity to take part in events or visit stores and restaurants by means of Corona tests. However, the control of compliance with these rules will not normally be carried out by the police. In an interview conducted by the Austrian Press Agency (APA), the Interior Minister Karl Nehammer recognizes here primarily the responsibility of the operators themselves as well as for instance the chamber of economics or the labor inspectorate. The Minister does not want to completely rule…

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Germany reports almost 11,000 new infections

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 10,976 new infections on its website. This is a decrease from 13,755 infections the previous day. The number of deaths linked to the virus also declined from 356 to 348, meaning that more than 1.65 million people in Germany have now contracted the coronavirus, and 30,126 have died. The seven-day incidence drops to 157.8 from 161.3 the previous day. The figure indicates how many people per 100,000 population tested positive within seven days. The RKI points out that during the holidays and at the…

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Medical expert says: Vaccines work against mutation

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The CoV mutation first reported in the UK is spreading to other countries. Today, Canada also reported an infected couple. But medical expert Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt said today she is convinced that both the Pfizer/Biontech and upcoming vaccines will be effective against the CoV mutation: “We know that there are always mutations. As it stands, though, they’re not of such a large change that the vaccine shouldn’t work.” Already in recent days, more and more countries reported the presence of the CoV mutation. On Christmas Eve, Baden-Württemberg reported a first case,…

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Lufthansa relies on negative tests and proof of vaccination

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Long flights will probably only be possible in the future with a negative corona test or proof of vaccination, according to the boss of AUA parent Lufthansa. “Personally, I assume that on intercontinental flights on certain routes, every passenger will either be tested or vaccinated in the future,” Carsten Spohr told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Compulsory vaccination, as planned by Australian airline Quantas, is not envisaged at Lufthansa, he said. In a first phase, the number of routes with mandatory rapid tests will initially increase, he said. “In…

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Decline in new infections due to low number of tests

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The number of new infections has fallen slightly in Austria, but this is due to the low number of tests registered because of the holidays. From Saturday to Sunday, there were only 9,909 tests nationwide; the day before, there were almost twice as many, 17,384. 14.9 percent of the 9,909 tests were positive. As a result, the seven-day incidence – number of new infections in seven days per 100,000 population – continued to decline slightly from 149.1 to 146.5. Within the past 24 hours, there were 38 deaths from or…

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More than 200,000 new infections in the USA

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The USA shows that it takes time for a vaccination to have a large-scale effect: within 24 hours, the number of people infected with Corona rose by 213,824 to 18.91 million. According to a Reuters survey based on official data, at least 1618 people died from or with the virus. This brings the total number of deaths to 331,929. The U.S. has the most infections and deaths worldwide in the pandemic. In Mexico, 4,974 new infections and 189 additional deaths have been reported. This brings the total number of people…

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Mutated coronavirus also reaches Canada

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The variant of coronavirus that appeared in England has also been detected in Canada for the first time. It was detected in two people in the province of Ontario, local health authorities reported Saturday (local time). However, the couple in Durham had not had any contacts with infected people, nor had they been traveling. The couple is now in quarantine, they said. Canada had issued a ban on private and commercial flights from the United Kingdom until Jan. 6 only a few days ago. The new variant of the coronavirus…

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