Four out of ten marriages divorced – this year Corona boom

A total of 16,319 marriages were divorced in Austria in 2019, 3,947 of them in Vienna. According to lawyers, the big divorce boom is expected to follow this year. Statistics Austria published divorce figures for 2019 on Wednesday. 16,319 marriages throughout Austria were legally divorced. This is only a slight increase (+0.1 percent) compared to the previous year. At the same time 121 registered partnerships were dissolved, 23 more than in 2018 (+23.5 percent). Highest divorce rate in Lower Austria“About four out of ten marriages in Austria end up before…

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Again 327 new corona infections in only 24 hours

In a 24-hour comparison, 327 new infections were reported nationwide – 140 of them in Vienna alone. In comparison to the previous day, over 300 new infections were once again recorded in Austria. Specifically, there are 327 new corona infections nationwide in the last 24 hours. 140 of the infections are registered in Vienna alone. The figures are divided among the remaining federal states as follows: Lower Austria (+46), Tyrol (+61), Upper Austria (+33), Styria (+24), Burgenland (+10), Vorarlberg (+8) and Salzburg (+2). A total of 17,441 tests were performed.…

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Metropolis…Megacities… Globalization… COVID 19

Since the corona crisis, large and megacities are no longer considered very attractive, but rather contagious. The metropolises are therefore likely to be among the losers of the pandemic – and the flat country.Ideas can be contagious. One new idea triggers the next. This requires urban life: the conglomeration of many people rubbing up against each other. Closeness generates heat – inspiration, provocation, innovation, imitation. In the era of globalization, cities boomed. Large and megacities attracted more and more people, increased productivity and fired up the economy. Thus a worldwide…

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Corona infection rate in USA breaks the six million mark

Within 24 hours 32,087 new infections were registered. New York. In the USA, more than six million people are now infected with the coronavirus. Within 24 hours, 32,087 new infections were registered, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday. A total of 6,004,443 people were thus demonstrably infected with the coronavirus. The number of fatalities increased by 428 to 183,050. The USA is by far the country most affected by the pandemic – both in terms of infection and deaths. U.S. President Donald Trump, who…

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Apple and Google work on COVID 19 warning technology

Apple and Google are giving governments the option of setting up a coronavirus warning infrastructure on smartphones without the need for a separate app. Google integrates the necessary functionality directly into the Android operating system, Apple into version 13.7 of the iOS system of its iPhones. Users are asked whether they want to participate in the tracking process. Existing coronavirus warning apps will continue to work, the companies announced today. The technology will help stop the spread of coronavirus by warning users when they are near an infected person. Smartphones…

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“No lockdown at red traffic light” according to Austrian’s Health Minister

“The Coronavirus traffic light will be a culture change with a substantially broader risk analysis,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said. Not only the infection numbers of the last seven days will be considered, but also how many tests are behind it. Anschober: “Because if the numbers decrease, but also no tests are carried out, this does not mean that the virus has been defeated. Information board about the obligation to wear a protective maskThe cluster analysis and the question of whether it is possible to clarify where the chain of…

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COVID 19 vaccine for Austria possible in “January 2021”

“It could be that already in January a vaccination is possible in Austria. At the turn of the year 600,000 vaccine doses for 300,000 people could be delivered,” Austrian Health Minister Anschober announced. A condition is however that the promises of the pharmaceutical companies and the market approvals take place in time. The first batches are to be used to vaccinate healthcare and nursing staff. A total of five vaccines from different manufacturers will be used. All those who wish to be vaccinated could then follow in the summer. But…

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Again 204 new corona infections in only one day

So far 27,642 people have fallen ill, 734 have died and 23,565 have recovered. 149 hospitalized, 30 of them intensively. 204 new infections throughout Austria. Vienna. For Tuesday, 1. September 2020, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health reported 204 new infections within 24 hours, bringing the number of positive test results to 27,642. Across Austria, 734 people died as a result of the coronavirus and 23,565 recovered. Currently, 149 persons are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus, 30 of them in intensive care units.…

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Good news from Vienna: More tests, but few new infections

1 September 2020 – Although there was a significant increase in testing in Vienna last week, there were fewer new cases. As of Monday, 7,995 positive tests have been confirmed in Vienna. The number of deaths related to the virus remains unchanged at 210. 5,997 people have recovered. Thus the number of new positive findings in the past calendar week (886) has decreased by exactly 4.0 percent compared to the previous calendar week (923). The number of tests carried out daily increased to 4,391 in the past calendar week and…

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