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In our Corona ticker you will find the national developments on the corona pandemic. General questions: Information hotline 0800 555 621. If infection is suspected: 1450.
Current numbers:
AGES dashboard: * 513,968 laboratory confirmed cases; 45,931 active cases; Recovered cases 459,178; 20,316,556 tests (Austria period from 02/27/2020 to 03/22/2021 midnight).
The most important corona news at a glance:
- Since From Monday to Tuesday there were 3,415 new infections in Austria Recorded. at 32 more deaths occurred during the same period additional. So far they are in Austria 9,121 people with or about the corona virus passed away.
- In Austria I needed Tuesday 437 Corona patients intensive medical care and they were in intensive care units.
- the Consultations with the Austrian government with experts, opponents and state governors on how to proceed in the crown crisis came to the result on monday nightwhat else Facilitate the steps after Easter at the earliest it’s possible. Plus.
- Due to the increasing number of corona infectionsbecomes the neighboring country GermanyonEaster in the sharpest confinement since the beginning of the corona pandemic walk.
Waiting for the WHO report on Wuhan
The World Health Organization (WHO) is still waiting for the Wuhan report. Actually, this was expected last week. The report on the search for the origins of the new corona virus is delayed, as is the WHO mission in January. However, experts sent to China by the World Health Organization could present their theses this week and attempt to explain how the dated Animal virus could have passed to humans.
These explanations are not only interesting from a scientific perspective, they are also extremely politically explosive. Since the first corona cases in Wuhan in December 2019, more than 2.7 million people have died in connection with the virus worldwide. The origin of the pathogen is not yet clear.
Brits face £ 5,000 fine for overseas travel
Britons who start an unauthorized trip abroad before the end of June are currently fined 5,000 pounds (approximately 5,800 euros). The London government is still sticking to the plan to review international travel in April and possibly allow it from May 17, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News on Tuesday. Fines have been included in the legislation in case this is not possible.
Due to the corona pandemic, British travelers are currently banned from traveling abroad. There are exceptions for business trips or training-related trips. The government plans to discuss this on April 12, Hancock said.
Summit should clarify measures for the eastern region
Following the crown summit of the federal and state governments on Monday, the Health Ministry and states in the eastern region want to discuss “measures” at another summit on Tuesday. Consequently, there could be regional crown measures. In Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, the British Crown variant “B.1.1.7” is spreading more and more and is causing a “tense situation” in intensive care units, as Federal Chancellor Sebastian said on Monday. Kurz (ÖVP). .
According to the broadcast, the summit will take place on Tuesday night at the Ministry of Health. In addition to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), Lower Austria Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP), Burgenland Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) are expected.
667 new infections in Lower Austria
On Tuesday, 667 new corona infections were reported in Lower Austria. According to information from the office of the State Health Councilor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ), the total number of deaths has increased by four to a total of 1,495. As of Tuesday, 18,812 contacts were in quarantine, 585 more than on Monday.
Germany: bishops irritated by measures taken at Easter
The German Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference (DBK) was irritated Tuesday by the decisions of the federal and state governments in Germany. They had spoken out against holding Easter services. “The result came to us this morning without any warning from the news,” said DBK spokesman Matthias Kopp. On Twitter it was said that the resolutions would be debated during the day.
Due to the high incidence values of the crown, the federal and state governments in Germany want to ask religious communities to hold religious gatherings exclusively on the Easter holidays.
Italy receives one million cans from BioNTech / Pfizer
Neighboring Italy received a large shipment of the corona vaccine from BioNTech / Pfizer on Tuesday. The delivery includes one million doses of vaccination and will be distributed throughout Italy to a total of 214 vaccination centers, said Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, government commissioner for the crown emergency, in a meeting with Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Already on Monday, 333,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine arrived in Rome, which will also be distributed throughout Italy.
The supplies are intended to help the Italian government achieve its goal of delivering 500,000 vaccines per day by the third week of April. Currently, around 170,000 people are vaccinated every day in Italy. It is said that 80 percent of the population was immunized at the end of September.
Establishing vaccine production would be too late for this pandemic
In Austria, the establishment of a corona vaccine production for the current pandemic would come too late, says Philipp von Lattorff, president of the Austrian Pharmaceutical Industry Association (Pharmig). Even with the proper infrastructure in place, it would be two years before a vaccine could be produced. It would take five to six years to build a new vaccine production facility.
According to von Lattorff, this is due to the fact that the Pfizer vaccine, for example, requires around 290 components before it can vaccinate the patient. “You can’t make everything in Austria anyway,” says von Lattorff, CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim RCV. “If so, it is a European thing” to develop a vaccine.
NGO control: FFP2 masks proved free of harmful substances
Since the introduction of the FFP2 mask requirement in Austria, the environmental protection organization Global 2000 has received numerous inquiries. Consumers feared the differences between Chinese and Austrian masks and wanted to know if harmful substances could pose health risks. For this reason and also to avoid the existing skepticism about the masks, the NGO tested the FFP2 masks. No contaminants were found.
Germany: stricter lockdown during Easter
Due to the increasing number of corona infections, neighboring Germany will enter the sharpest lockdown during Easter since the pandemic began a year ago. In accordance with this, public, economic and private life between April 1 and 5 will be drastically closed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states decided on Tuesday night. In addition, the blockade in Germany will last until April 18.
Information from the previous day:
Unsatisfied opposition after the federal and state summit
Soon 1 million vaccinated people within reach, 2,412 new infections
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