Pupils and Students to be tested once a week

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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann announced at a press conference on Saturday that schools will receive five million free Corona self-tests starting January 18. The new “anterio-nasal tests” will allow a simple swab in the front of the nose. Students and teachers are to have the opportunity to take this test once a week on a voluntary basis. It is not yet clear when schools will return to face-to-face instruction. Simple self-testsThe new test works quite simple and is also not painful due to the removal in the front nose area:…

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More than 80,000 Corona deaths in the U.K.

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More than 80,000 people have now died in Britain who were confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. This was announced by the government in London on Saturday. Since the previous day, 1,035 new deaths have been reported. Meanwhile, in the French city of Marseille, 21 people have tested positive for the more contagious variant of the corona virus first discovered in England. According to death certificates, some 95,000 people have already died with or from the Covid-19 disease in the U.K. The number of infections in the U.K.…

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Vienna mass tests: registration only necessary for Stadthalle

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In Vienna, access to the Corona mass tests will be facilitated because of the current manageable influx. Specifically, starting tomorrow, Sunday, the mandatory registration for the Marx Hall and Messe locations is no longer necessary. That is: Only for a virus check in the Stadthalle a fixed appointment booking in advance is necessary, as the office of Health City Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman explained that the Stadthalle is the smallest of the three test locations and consequently less flexible than the other two. This…

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More than 283,000 new infections in the USA

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In the U.S., 283,204 coronavirus infections have been reported within one day, the second highest number since the pandemic began. According to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore this morning (CET), the number of daily coronavirus deaths was 3,534 people. The previous day, the death toll had risen above 4,000 for the first time. The previous highest level of new infections had been recorded a week ago, on January 2, with 301,858 within 24 hours, according to JHU. More than 20 million casesIn total, more than 21.87 million…

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COVID 19 Vaccines delivered to more than 30,000 people

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In view of the pandemic development, all attention is currently focused on the implementation of a vaccination strategy. Recently, there had been criticism from several sides that the approach was too slow. The federal and state governments have now further coordinated their strategy, which has been in the planning stage since November. The principle of decentralized organization was confirmed: The states are responsible for inoculation on the spot. But the real challenge lies elsewhere. According to the Ministry of Health, vaccines were delivered to 30,150 people across Austria yesterday. These…

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2,278 new corona infections in Austria

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2,278 new infections with the coronavirus were reported across Austria within 24 hours on Saturday. Another 46 people died in connection with Covid-19, bringing the total number of Corona deaths to 6,687, according to figures released daily by the Interior and Health ministries. Per 100,000 population, there have been 75.1 SARS-CoV-2-related deaths in Austria so far. Styria recorded the most covid deaths so far per 100,000 inhabitants, with a figure of 114.7 (absolute: 1,492 deaths). Vienna holds at 62.1 (absolute: 1,187) in this breakdown per 100,000 population, with only Lower…

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Philippines includes Austria in travel ban due to new COVID-19 variant

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The Philippines bans the entry of foreign travelers from Austria starting Jan. 10 to 15 due to the outbreak there of the new South African COVID-19 variant. Foreign passengers arriving directly from Austria, as well as those who have been there within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, will be restricted from entering the country starting 12 midnight of Jan. 10, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement Friday. Those who will arrive before Jan. 10 will be allowed to enter the country but they will be…

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2063 new COVID 19 infections in Austria

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The number of new Corona infections in Austria has dropped slightly: 2063 cases were recorded in the past 24, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) said at a press conference Friday. 2314 infected people have recovered; 2371 patients are being treated in hospitals, 371 of them in intensive care units. On Thursday, 2354 had been in hospital and 373 in intensive care beds. The number of deaths continues to be high: Within the past 24 hours, 73 people who died from or with Covid-19 were reported. “The infection figures must continue…

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Moderna vaccine approved in Great Britain

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Following the EU, Great Britain has also approved the coronavirus vaccine of the U.S. manufacturer Moderna. The competent authority has granted approval to the vaccine, the British government announced today in London. It is the third product to be allowed to be vaccinated in the country, following the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer, and the domestic vaccine from Oxford University and the AstraZeneca group. The U.K. has ordered 17 million doses of the Moderna drug. The Moderna vaccine is considered to be just as effective, but somewhat less complicated to…

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