CoV: Almost 67,000 took advantage of the holiday tests

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Since December 18, 66,968 Viennese have taken advantage of the free CoV holiday testing offer. The city handled the largest rush to date on December 23 and 24. According to the city, there are currently many free dates for registration again. On December 23 and 24 alone, 30,824 Viennese took a rapid antigen test at the Austria Center or at the test road near Ernst Happel Stadium. From December 18 to December 24, of the 66,968 rapid antigen tests performed, 127 were positive and were retested with a gargle test.…

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Am I allowed together with my husband to visit my parents? No, this is not permitted. In the lockdown, the rule is that a household may only meet a person not related to the household. This also applies to close relatives. May I take a walk at midnight on 12/31? Yes. Physical recreation outdoors is allowed in the lockdown regardless of the time of day. But: only alone, with the household or a single close relative. Am I allowed to have fireworks on New Year’s Eve? That is a matter…

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From Christmas celebration to the third lockdown

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Today, December 25, ten persons are still allowed to enjoy the christmas festivities at home, but starting tomorrow, life will be restricted. The rules at a glance. At midnight tonight, the third Covid Emergency Measures Ordinance goes into effect. It regulates the lockdown, which will initially apply until January 4. Then it must be extended by parliament – with the votes of the ÖVP and the Greens, this is considered fixed. It is planned that the restrictions will remain in place until January 17.From January 18, everything is then to…

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HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS: Coronavirus mutation reaches Germany

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The coronavirus mutation discovered in Great Britain was detected in a woman in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday. This is the first known case in Germany, confirmed a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Stuttgart. The woman entered Baden-Württemberg from Great Britain via Frankfurt Airport on Dec. 20, he said. She is currently visiting relatives in the Freudenstadt district and is in domestic isolation. The mutated variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus had been detected for the first time in Great Britain. The woman had already taken a rapid test on arrival…

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Nearly 190,000 deaths in Brazil in total

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Coronavirus continues to spread in Brazil. The Ministry of Health reported 58,428 new infections yesterday. This brings the total number of infections in Brazil to 7,423 million. The number of deaths increased by 762 to 189,982 within 24 hours. Brazil has the most infections and deaths in the world in the coronavirus pandemic after the United States. Meanwhile, Chile became the first South American country to launch a vaccination program. It is based on the first 10,000 vaccination units provided by Biontech and Pfizer. hp, Source: orf.at, picture: pixabay.com

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Humble Christmas Mass with Pope in Corona year

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No handshaking for the greeting of peace, no preparation of gifts: under Corona conditions Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At the Mass on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ, the head of the Catholic Church recalled charity. “Insatiably we want more and so we rush to the many feeding places of vanity, forgetting the manger of Bethlehem,” he said Thursday evening at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Referring to the Christmas story, Francis added in his homily that this manger was poor…

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First Corona vaccinations in Latin America

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Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica have become the first countries in Latin America to start vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus. The vaccination launch in Mexico was broadcast live during President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s morning press conference Thursday (local time). The head nurse of the intensive care unit of Rubén Leñero Hospital in Mexico City was the first Latin American woman to receive the Corona vaccination, as reported by El Universal newspaper. María Irene Ramírez is one of the frontline health workers treating patients related to Covid-19. “This is…

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Christmas with lockdown: Italy becomes a red zone

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For Italy, the Christmas season begins as a red zone. As of today, the highest level of CoV measures is in effect in the country. Stores and restaurants are closed. Only urgent errands such as food or pharmacy purchases are allowed. Freedom of travel is severely restricted. Until January 6, it is forbidden to leave one’s own municipality, with the exception of villages with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Two people are allowed to visit relatives or friends in their own community once per day. Children under the age of 14…

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Nearly 3,000 new Corona cases and 91 dead at Christmas

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The number of new infections in Austria has risen again in the last 24 hours. Almost 3,000 new cases were reported at Christmas. Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise this week. 1,519 new infections on Monday, 1,853 on Tuesday, 2,131 yesterday (Wednesday) – and today (Thursday) saw another increase in numbers in the country. In the last 24 hours, there have been nearly 3,000 new Corona cases across Austria. A total of 2,847 new infections and 91 deaths were reported on Christmas in just one day. To date, there…

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