‘Vaccinated, cured or dead’: Germany battles surging COVID cases
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Vaccinated, cured or dead’: Germany battles surging COVID cases

Al Jazeera  

The German health minister has warned citizens that they would be either “vaccinated, cured or dead” from COVID-19 by the end of winter as several European countries impose restrictions amid surging infections. “Probably by the end of this winter, as is sometimes cynically said, pretty much everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead,” Jens Spahn said, as he urged more Germans to get the jab. Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Germany’s current COVID restrictions, including barring the unvaccinated from certain public spaces “are not enough”. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte slammed three nights of unrest as “pure violence” by “idiots”, while his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo called the violence at a 35,000-strong protest in Brussels “absolutely unacceptable”.

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Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
1 year, 7 months ago

Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Austrian federal court said …

Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID-19 restrictions
2 years ago

Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID-19 restrictions

Firstpost  

Germany has scrapped the bulk of restrictions imposed at the height of the pandemic but, unlike other European countries, still requires mask-wearing on long-distance trains and buses Berlin: Germany’s governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country’s top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is over. Germany has scrapped …

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures
2 years, 2 months ago

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

LA Times  

Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach explains Germany’s current COVID-19 situation and the government’s new campaign to protect against the virus. Germany’s health minister on Friday urged the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said he favors requiring mask-wearing indoors, a measure that has …

Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter
2 years, 4 months ago

Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that ensures basic protective measures against the coronavirus pandemic are continued during the fall and winter when more virus cases are expected. The presentation of the rules — which also include the new obligation to wear N95-type face masks during all long-distance travel by train and bus as well as …

Austria scraps COVID vaccine mandate, says it split society
2 years, 6 months ago

Austria scraps COVID vaccine mandate, says it split society

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Austria’s health minister announced Thursday that the country is scrapping a dormant coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying the measure risked polarizing society and could even lead to fewer people getting the shot. The government announced plans last year requiring all people aged 18 and over to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the first country in Europe to do so. Health …

Germany seeks to avoid school closures if COVID surges again
2 years, 7 months ago

Germany seeks to avoid school closures if COVID surges again

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s federal and state leaders agreed Thursday to try to avoid closing schools and child care facilities if there is another surge in coronavirus cases this fall. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after meeting with the governors of Germany’s 16 states that the goal would be to prevent “another blanket closure” of schools and kindergartens like what happened during …

Germany may have to junk 3 million COVID-19 shots by late June
2 years, 8 months ago

Germany may have to junk 3 million COVID-19 shots by late June

LA Times  

Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine lie in a box during a vaccination campaign at the Vaccine Village in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. Germany’s health ministry said Monday that the country may have to discard 3 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June. Ministry spokesman Hanno Kautz told reporters in Berlin that “not many doses” …

German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s
2 years, 9 months ago

German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bill requiring all people 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against coronavirus — a compromise solution the government had hoped would get a parliamentary majority. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his health minister originally called for a vaccine mandate to apply to all adults in Germany, but some government lawmakers …

German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions
2 years, 9 months ago

German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers voted Friday to abolish most of the country’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections, with almost 300,000 new daily cases reported. States can still impose new restrictions to curb outbreaks in virus “hot spots,” but governors have complained that this measure is unworkable, given the nationwide increase in cases. The country’s disease control agency …

Germany to let virus restrictions expire even as cases surge
2 years, 9 months ago

Germany to let virus restrictions expire even as cases surge

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German government on Thursday defended its decision to let many pandemic restrictions expire at the weekend, even as the country hit a new record high for newly confirmed cases. “We are now entering a new phase of the pandemic in which we, like almost all of our neighboring countries, can do without most of the protective measures,” …

Austria suspends vaccine mandate before enforcement starts
2 years, 10 months ago

Austria suspends vaccine mandate before enforcement starts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Austria’s government said Wednesday it is suspending the country’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for most adults, arguing that there’s no need to implement it at present only a week before its enforcement was due to begin. “At the moment, many reasons point to this interference with fundamental rights is not justified; at the moment — because of the dominant …

Coronavirus live |
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus live |

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. National India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315 With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to …

Letters to the Editor: ‘Done’ with COVID? Thank God our grandparents weren’t ‘done’ with World War II
2 years, 10 months ago

Letters to the Editor: ‘Done’ with COVID? Thank God our grandparents weren’t ‘done’ with World War II

LA Times  

To the editor: Thanks to Michael Hiltzik for his insightful and well-researched column on comments made by comedian and talk show host Bill Maher minimizing the current severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, while we all are experiencing frustration and fatigue from pandemic-related restrictions, listening to the flippant attitude of pundits like Bari Weiss on Maher’s show doesn’t help to …

More countries in Europe, recently the pandemic’s epicenter, ease COVID restrictions
2 years, 11 months ago

More countries in Europe, recently the pandemic’s epicenter, ease COVID restrictions

LA Times  

Passengers ride maskless on the subway in Denmark, one of the first European countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions. Bit by bit, many countries that have been hard-hit by the coronavirus are opening up and easing their tough, and often unpopular, restrictive measures aimed at fighting COVID-19 even as the Omicron variant — deemed highly contagious but less severe — …

Germany keeps COVID restrictions as omicron infections soar
2 years, 11 months ago

Germany keeps COVID restrictions as omicron infections soar

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors decided Monday to keep existing coronavirus restrictions in place and examine how best to use increasingly strained PCR test capacities as the highly contagious omicron variant fuels a steep rise in infections. On Monday, the national disease control center said 840.3 new cases per 100,000 residents have been recorded over …

Austria scraps mandatory quarantine for travelers from NL
2 years, 11 months ago

Austria scraps mandatory quarantine for travelers from NL

NL Times  

From Monday, Austria will scrap the mandatory quarantine for people from the Netherlands who have not had a booster shot against the coronavirus. Now that the virus variant is also dominant in Austria, the government decided to reverse the restriction, media in the Alpine country reported. Many Netherlands residents arrived in Austria a few days before the rules took effect …

Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
2 years, 11 months ago

Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults

LA Times  

Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults from Feb. 1, the first of its kind in Europe, with maximum potential fines of up to 3,600 euros for people who don’t comply after a series of reminders. Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein, speaking in parliament Thursday afternoon, called the measure a “big, and, for the first time, …

Austria to Make Covid Vaccines Compulsory for Adults from February, Says Chancellor
2 years, 11 months ago

Austria to Make Covid Vaccines Compulsory for Adults from February, Says Chancellor

News 18  

Austria will become the first European country to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory for adults in February, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Sunday, acknowledging that it was a “sensitive topic”. Since plans for compulsory jabs were first announced last year, Austria has seen impassioned debate both in parliament and beyond on the issue. Nehammer acknowledged the decision covered “a totally sensitive topic” …

‘We need to be faster than the virus’, Germany’s new chancellor warns in New Year’s Eve address
3 years ago

‘We need to be faster than the virus’, Germany’s new chancellor warns in New Year’s Eve address

The Independent  

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Austria’s vaccine board recommends fourth Covid-19 jab for some
3 years ago

Austria’s vaccine board recommends fourth Covid-19 jab for some

Live Mint  

Austria should offer some healthcare staff and other key workers a fourth Covid-19 jab, the National Vaccination Board said in updated guidance published late on Thursday, citing risks from the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. "In view of an imminent Omicron wave, can be offered in high-risk areas and in systemically critical areas from six months after the third …

Germany rules out Christmas lockdown but warns of fifth Covid-19 wave
3 years ago

Germany rules out Christmas lockdown but warns of fifth Covid-19 wave

India Today  

Germany's health minister, Karl Lauterbach, ruled out a Christmas lockdown on Sunday but warned a fifth Covid-19 wave could no longer be stopped and backed mandatory vaccination as the only way to stop the pandemic. READ: Omicron likely to be dominant Covid-19 variant in Europe by mid-January, says EU official Germany banned unvaccinated people from entering non-essential establishments at the …

Swiss launch new restrictions amid surge in COVID infections
3 years ago

Swiss launch new restrictions amid surge in COVID infections

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The Swiss government said Friday it will require proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 for access to restaurants, cultural or sports events and all other indoor events as the country faces a new surge in coronavirus cases. “The epidemiological situation is extremely worrying; the number of hospital admissions continues to rise and the occupancy of intensive care …

Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are having a change of heart
3 years ago

Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are having a change of heart

LA Times  

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Sarajevo, Bosnia, earlier this week. More significantly, the 52-year-old self-employed cleaning woman has joined the global community of vaccine believers after months of “being very susceptible” to what she now describes as “the most ridiculous theories.” She told the Associated Press that some of those that she heard were “that the coronavirus does …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are not the solution
3 years ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are not the solution

Al Jazeera  

Government imposed vaccine mandates, while tempting in the short term, may have grave consequences for us all. Policymakers in many countries may, therefore, be tempted to follow Austria’s lead and introduce vaccine mandates in the near future to reduce hospitalisation rates and avoid more economically damaging restrictions. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already called for a debate …

Austria ends lockdown restrictions for vaccinated people
3 years ago

Austria ends lockdown restrictions for vaccinated people

Live Mint  

Austria ended lockdown restrictions for vaccinated people across most of the country on Sunday, three weeks after reimposing strict rules to combat a rising wave of coronavirus infections. Chancellor Karl Nehammer last week called the move an “opening with a seatbelt,” giving each of Austria's nine regions the ability to loosen or tighten restrictions based on the local situation. Unvaccinated …

Austria to end lockdown from Sunday, keep limits on unvaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria to end lockdown from Sunday, keep limits on unvaccinated

Live Mint  

Austria will end a nationwide lockdown this weekend for people who’ve been inoculated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the virus, while continuing to limit participation in public life for those who refuse to be vaccinated. The government will meet regional leaders on Wednesday to assess the measures needed to keep the pandemic contained and turn a “tendency of falling …

Merkel: Virus death toll ‘so bitter because it is avoidable’
3 years, 1 month ago

Merkel: Virus death toll ‘so bitter because it is avoidable’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday made what is likely her final appeal before leaving office next week for Germans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The national disease control center on Saturday reported 64,510 new daily cases and a 7-day infection rate of 442.7 new cases per 100,000 residents. With the effective and safe vaccines, we have the …

COVID-19 death toll ‘so bitter because it is avoidable,’ Merkel says
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 death toll ‘so bitter because it is avoidable,’ Merkel says

LA Times  

German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a speech at the Defense Ministry during a ceremonial sendoff in Berlin on Thursday. The national disease control center Saturday reported 64,510 new daily cases and a seven-day infection rate of 442.7 new cases per 100,000 residents. With the effective and safe vaccines, we have the key to this in our hands.” She renewed a …

Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Unvaccinated people across Germany will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Thursday, and parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate as part of efforts to curb coronavirus infections. “The situation in our country is serious,” Merkel told reporters in Berlin, calling the measures an “act of national solidarity.” …

Germany to impose sweeping curbs for unvaccinated, announces outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany to impose sweeping curbs for unvaccinated, announces outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel

Firstpost  

According to a draft agreement seen by AFP, the plans include a blanket ban on entering bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas for anyone who has not been vaccinated or recovered from COVID Berlin: Germany will ban people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 from large parts of public life, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday after a meeting with the …

WHO warns of dangers of vaccination apathy as EU chief mulls mandatory COVID-19 jabs
3 years, 1 month ago

WHO warns of dangers of vaccination apathy as EU chief mulls mandatory COVID-19 jabs

Firstpost  

“Globally, we have a toxic mix of low vaccine coverage, and very low testing — a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The WHO issued stern warnings Wednesday on the dangers of vaccination apathy and the European Union put mandatory jabs on the table as the United States registered its first case of the …

Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, to curb the spread of coronavirus, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor, Olaf Scholz, announced Thursday, …

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, considers jab mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, considers jab mandate

Al Jazeera  

Unvaccinated people to be excluded from large parts of public life, Germany could make jabs mandatory amid a COVID surge. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said unvaccinated people will be excluded from non-essential shops, and cultural and recreational venues in Germany, and parliament will consider imposing a general vaccine mandate. Speaking on Thursday after a meeting with federal and state …

Austrian lockdown extended through Dec 11 as planned
3 years, 1 month ago

Austrian lockdown extended through Dec 11 as planned

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Austria’s lockdown has officially been extended until Dec. 11 as planned amid signs that the measures are helping to bring down a sky-high coronavirus infection rate. A parliamentary committee signed off Tuesday on the extension of the country’s fourth national lockdown of the pandemic, which started on Nov. 22, the Austria Press Agency reported. The government imposed lockdown …

Germany’s designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany’s designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s next chancellor said Tuesday that he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year, but that lawmakers should be free to vote according to their conscience on the issue. Speaking to public broadcaster ARD after a conference call between Merkel, himself and the governors of Germany’s 16 states, Scholz insisted that “the leadership …

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches
3 years, 1 month ago

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches

Live Mint  

As Covid-19 infections and deaths in the European Union eclipse those in the U.S., the region is confronting an ugly reality: Defeating the Delta variant is proving harder than a virus-weary continent had hoped. German doctors and health experts say the rising number of hospital patients mainly come from the country’s vaccine holdouts—Germany has a relatively high share of older …

Germany's Covid Death Toll Passes 1,00,000 Since Start of Pandemic as Country Faces Fresh Surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Germany's Covid Death Toll Passes 1,00,000 Since Start of Pandemic as Country Faces Fresh Surge

News 18  

More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, and recorded 351 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 100,119, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute. As infections reach …

Anti-vaxxer who went to ‘corona party’ to become infected dies from Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Anti-vaxxer who went to ‘corona party’ to become infected dies from Covid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health chiefs believe the patients are anti-vaxxers who deliberately …

WHO warns of 700,000 more COVID deaths in Europe by March
3 years, 1 month ago

WHO warns of 700,000 more COVID deaths in Europe by March

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency projects COVID deaths in Europe to pass two million by March as the continent sees a surge in infections. The World Health Organization has warned that Europe remains “in the firm grip” of the coronavirus pandemic and the continent’s death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue. ‘Challenging winter ahead’ The WHO said …

Covid: Austria locks down, Germany issues dire warning – live updates
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid: Austria locks down, Germany issues dire warning – live updates

CNN  

Police patrols 'Am Graben' shopping street on the first day of a nationwide, temporary lockdown during the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic on November 22nd, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images Under Austria’s new lockdown measures, which went into effect today, people are only able to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as shopping for essential …

Covid: Austria locks down, Germany issues dire warning – live updates
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid: Austria locks down, Germany issues dire warning – live updates

CNN  

Police patrols 'Am Graben' shopping street on the first day of a nationwide, temporary lockdown during the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic on November 22nd, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images Under Austria’s new lockdown measures, which went into effect today, people are only able to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as shopping for essential …

Austria begins 20-day national lockdown to fight surging COVID-19 infections
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria begins 20-day national lockdown to fight surging COVID-19 infections

India TV News  

Highlights The measures are expected to last for a maximum of 20 days but will be reevaluated after 10 days Austria hopes to lift the measures on Dec. 13 but may keep a further lockdown on the unvaccinated Christmas markets across central Vienna were packed Sunday with people eager to buy gifts Austria went into a nationwide lockdown early Monday …

Austria begins national lockdown to fight surging infections
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria begins national lockdown to fight surging infections

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Austria went into a nationwide lockdown early Monday to combat soaring coronavirus infections, a step being closely watched by other European governments struggling with national outbreaks that are straining health care systems. “It would be weird if in 20 days they said, ‘Okay, for vaccinated people, you’re free to go,’ if the hospitals are still overwhelmed,” said Anna …

Government would not make Covid vaccinations compulsory, Javid says
3 years, 1 month ago

Government would not make Covid vaccinations compulsory, Javid says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health secretary Sajid Javid has ruled out mass mandatory coronavirus vaccination, …

Austria to undergo lockdown amid sharp rise in COVID cases; daily deaths triple in recent weeks
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria to undergo lockdown amid sharp rise in COVID cases; daily deaths triple in recent weeks

India TV News  

Austria announced a national lockdown and a plan to mandate vaccinations as coronavirus infections hit a record high Friday, forcing the government to walk back promises that strict shutdowns were a thing of the past. Average daily deaths have tripled in recent weeks — though the number of fatalities reported over the past week remains well below the high of …

Western Europe battles Covid surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Western Europe battles Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown this autumn to tackle a new wave of infections, and will require its whole population to be vaccinated as of February, its government said on Friday. |#+| Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday that the lockdown will start on Monday and initially last for …

Facing surge, Austria will mandate COVID-19 shots, lock down
3 years, 1 month ago

Facing surge, Austria will mandate COVID-19 shots, lock down

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Austria announced a national lockdown and a plan to mandate vaccinations as coronavirus infections hit a record high Friday, forcing the government to walk back promises that strict shutdowns were a thing of the past. “We don’t want a fifth wave, we don’t want a sixth and seventh wave.” Austria is among several Western European countries where infections …

Austria announces complete lockdown amidst fresh coronavirus outbreak
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria announces complete lockdown amidst fresh coronavirus outbreak

Op India  

Austria on Friday announced that it will impose a complete lockdown and make vaccinations mandatory, becoming the first country in the European Union to take such an extreme measure in a bid to tackle the fresh outbreak of coronavirus infection. Announcing the sweeping measures taken by the government, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said lockdown in Austria will start from Monday, i.e …

Austria reimposes full lockdown, plans to make COVID vaccines compulsory
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria reimposes full lockdown, plans to make COVID vaccines compulsory

Live Mint  

Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown this autumn to tackle a new wave of infections, and will require its whole population to be vaccinated as of February, its government said on Friday. Roughly two-thirds of Austria's population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the lowest rates in western Europe. The …

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