Germany reports 19,600 new infections

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German health departments have reported 19,600 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 1,060 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced Wednesday morning. The peak of 1,188 new deaths had been reached on Friday. The highest number of new infections registered within 24 hours, 33,777, was reported on Dec. 18 – but that included 3,500 subsequent reports. In principle, the interpretation of the data is currently still somewhat difficult, because around the turn of the year Corona cases were discovered,…

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Health Minister Anschober: FFP2 mask obligation also conceivable in Austria

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According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, a compulsory FFP2 mask, as in Bavaria, is also “a thought option” in Austria. In the “Ö1 Morgenjournal” Anschober says that the question is where the obligation should be imposed and what capacities there are. That is currently a subject of negotiation, he said. “We are also making very precise short work of this with international health authorities,” says Anschober. He added that we are currently in a key situation with regard to viral mutation. “You can’t do much more in this situation,” says…

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Distance learning in Austrian schools might be extended

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Signs point to an extension of distance learning in schools. According to plan, face-to-face classes were to start again as early as next Monday. But now schools could remain closed until the semester break after all. This has apparently been confirmed to the “Kronen Zeitung” from government circles. The daily newspaper “Österreich” also reports this. There is no official statement on this yet. Education Minister Heinz Faßmann wanted to announce a decision by the middle of the week at the latest. At the moment, according to the Chancellor’s Office, talks…

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Austria faces 10 more weeks of lockdown

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Germany may extend lockdown until Easter because of the British Covid mutation. Now Austria also faces the threat of an extension. Since December 26, Austria has been in its third hard lockdown. And could remain so for even longer. heute.at published the following details: In Germany, the lockdown could last until early April instead of January 31. “If we don’t manage to hold off this British virus, we’ll have a tenfold incidence by Easter,” Merkel told the Bild newspaper. In the Slovakian capital, 50 percent of new infections are already…

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Vienna rehearses mass vaccination

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A first large-scale vaccination campaign will take place in Vienna this weekend. Physicians in private practice, their office staff, employees in mobile care, paramedics in emergency services and midwives will receive their first vaccination from January 15 to 18, 2021 at the Messe Wien. In one hall, 14 vaccination lanes will be set up, 11,000 people are expected to receive their vaccination during these days. Registration will take place through the respective organizations. “We want to see how many people we can vaccinate in a short time, if the vaccine…

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1,575 new infections in Austria

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To date, there have been 383,833 positive test results in Austria. In the past 24 hours, 1,575 new infections have been registered. As of today (January 12, 2021, 09:30), 6,819 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 357,562 have recovered. Currently, 2,301 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus, and 378 of the infected are in intensive care units. New infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 24 Carinthia: 84 Lower Austria: 247 Upper…

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Corona related deaths in England and Wales in 2020

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In 2020, according to statistics, there were 608,002 deaths. At year’s end, half of the deaths had a link to Covid-19. As many people died in England and Wales last year as last died in 1918, the year of the Spanish flu. There were 608,002 deaths in the country’s parts between January and December, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the UK Statistics Authority. That’s more than in any calendar year since 1918, when 611,861 deaths had been counted. However, the figures are difficult to compare over such long…

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Chancellor Kurz: majority of all nursing homes vaccinated in two weeks

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The majority of all old people’s and nursing homes will be vaccinated against the coronavirus within two weeks. In Lower Austria and Carinthia, this goal could already be achieved by the end of this week, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP). In a statement to APA, he expressed his delight that the accelerated vaccination strategy was working – and that the goal of coronavirus protection for the homes could thus be achieved much sooner than expected. About two-thirds of nursing home residents are currently being vaccinated in the first wave, Kurz…

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Vaccination campaign picks up speed: Kick-off in Vienna General Hospital

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Admittedly, the first Corona vaccines have already been administered in Vienna’s hospitals . On a larger scale, however, the vaccinations will be carried out in hospitals from Tuesday. The general hospital (AKH) makes the prelude. About 7000 employees of the AKH or the Medical University are to be vaccinated, as a spokeswoman explained on Monday. The number of people who will get their turn each day varies. It is based on duty scheduling and allocation of vaccine doses, it was stressed. In any case, those affected should receive the first…

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