Month: June 2021

Italy to abolish mandatory wearing of masks outdoors

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Italy will abolish the requirement to wear mouth-nose protection outdoors from next Monday. “From June 28, we are leaving behind the obligation to wear masks outdoors in the white zone,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza wrote yesterday on Facebook. However, he said, this is always done in compliance with the precautionary measures established by the scientific council of health professionals. Currently, all Italian regions except the small Valle d’Aosta in the northwest of the country are among the white zone with the loosest coronavirus rules. It is expected that from Monday…

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Researcher is sure: “Fourth wave will come”

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Corona numbers are declining sharply in Austria. Still, experts and politicians warn to be cautious because of delta variant. For weeks now, new Corona infections have been falling. From Sunday to Monday, there were below 100 new infections in Austria for the first time since last summer. But according to complexity researcher Peter Klimek, a fourth wave is guaranteed to come, the question is only how strong it will be and how we prepare for it this time. “That we will have to deal with a fourth wave was always…

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How to get and activate signature and green passport

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Cell phone signature can be activated at A1, Finanz online and the post office, and green passport certificates can also be added to smartphone wallets. On Sunday, the federal government presented its promised EU-compliant solution for verifying the three-G rule – the so-called Green Passport. However, the systems are still not running like smoothly. A green passport requires a so-called cell phone signature. How to activate this and where to find the PDF files of the green passport, we explain here step by step. Basically, the green passport is not…

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Czech Republic opens borders for all EU countries

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The Czech Republic opened its borders today to tourists from all EU countries, including people residing in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in Prague. For tourists from Germany, Austria and five other EU countries, there had already been a special arrangement for two weeks. The Czech Republic had banned all entries of foreigners without good reason for months because of the Corona pandemic. As a rule, the precondition is that travelers have tested negative, have been vaccinated or have recovered, and have…

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Vaccination appointments for 12- to 19-year-olds in Vienna starting Tuesday

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Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, there will also be vaccination appointments for 12- to 19-year-olds in Vienna. This was stated on Twitter by the spokesman for City Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Initially, it was said that the vaccination appointments for parent-child vaccination should already be available from today. This will also significantly increase the rate of first-time vaccinations for young people. As Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) explained today (Monday), 6.3 percent of 12- to 15-year-olds have currently already been vaccinated with a first dose. Among 16- to 25-year-olds, the figure…

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Under 100 new corona infections in Austria

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For the first time since August 10. In addition, there are no new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This is the first time there have been under 100 new infections since Aug. 10, 2020. Compared to the previous week (112 cases), it is also a minus of 18 cases. Also the seven-day incidence fell at the beginning of the week with 10.5 Austria-wide only just in double figures, the province with the highest value per 100,000 inhabitants…

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50 percent of the total population in Austria has been vaccinated

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Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) reports a new vaccination milestone. At the same time, he appeals to take vaccination deadlines seriously. As of today, 50 percent of the total population has been vaccinated. This “important milestone in the fight against the pandemic” was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in a press release. 50.14 percent of all people in Austria had received a Corona vaccination. “The pace of Corona vaccinations remains high. So far, we have already been able to carry out around 6.9 million vaccinations and provide more than…

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Is red wine healthier than beer?

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Women and men drink red wine or beer – which is healthier? Beer and red wine are said to have positive effects on health, unlike liquor. Should you take this into account when consuming alcohol in moderation? Alcohol is not one of the health-promoting foods. But: Enjoyed in moderation, one or the other drop is supposed to have quite positive properties. From important B vitamins to trace elements, including iron, magnesium and zinc – beer is said to contain an astonishing number of valuable nutrients. For example, the yeast and…

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Start of summer today, June 21: The longest day of the year

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The days are getting brighter, the sunshine hours more and yet the day comes when it gets darker again. Decisive for this is the time of the summer solstice. Before it comes to the summer solstice, a so-called equinox was reached on Saturday, March 20, 2021, also called equinox. So on that day, it was dark for about as long as it was light. The longest day of the year awaits us today – Monday, June 21, 2021. With the summer solstice taking place then, the day lasts almost 17…

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