Month: July 2021

What to consider when using your cell phone abroad

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Limits for data in the EU ▶ Overseas roamingIf you travel within the EU, you can make calls with your cell phone just like at home. However, there are often limits on data volume even in other EU countries. If you exceed them, it will be expensive. The same applies to cell phone chatting and surfing outside the EU, e.g., overseas. If you use your cell phone abroad just as you do at home, you may be in for a surprise. In the EU, including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, you…

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118 million more affected Corona massively increases global hunger

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Nearly one in three people in the world cannot adequately feed themselves. Corona is causing one of the sharpest increases in hunger in decades. Yet the pandemic is just the tip of the iceberg, the United Nations warns. The Corona pandemic has increased the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide by 18 percent, according to a U.N. report. The “economic collapses resulting from the Corona response around the world have led to one of the worst increases in global hunger in decades,” according to a joint report by several…

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RKI reports 646 new cases Nationwide incidence continues to rise slightly

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The seven-day incidence in Germany remains at a low level. However, it has been increasing again for days. Compared to the previous week, it has already increased by a third. The RKI recently reported 646 new corona infections – the number of deaths is slightly lower than the previous week. The seven-day incidence has been rising every day for the past week. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), it climbed most recently to 6.5. Exactly one week earlier, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days…

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Vaccination call and personal responsibility: Focus on CoV strategy for summer

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The CoV delta variant is increasingly spreading in Austria. At the same time, the number of vaccinated people is growing. Politicians and scientists are searching between these two poles for the best possible strategy for the summer. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) again called for vaccination and emphasized people’s personal responsibility. However, certain “framework conditions” of the state will still be needed, experts say. “The virus will not disappear, it will stay. It will keep us busy for years to come,” Kurz, who is currently on a trip to the United…

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Pope rejoiced at Italy’s victory in European soccer championship

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Pope Francis was also pleased with Italy’s victory in the European Football Championship. This was communicated on Monday. Pope Francis was pleased with the victory of the Italian national team against England in the final of the European Football Championship. This was communicated by Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni on Monday. Francis, who is considered a soccer fan, “shared the joy of the victory of the Argentine and Italian national teams with the people close to him.” Francis stresses values of sportAccordingly, the head of the Catholic Church stressed the importance…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz expects new wave of corona and calls for vaccination

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Austria – Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has urgently appealed to all citizens to get vaccinated against the corona virus. This is because the infection figures will soon rise again in Austria as well, he said in New York on Sunday evening (local time). “The virus will not disappear, it will stay. It will keep us busy for years to come,” Kurz said. He made it known at the same time that he received his second Astrazeneca vaccine dose a few days ago. “For anyone who has been vaccinated, the pandemic…

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Nearly 200 new Corona infections in Austria.

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From Sunday to Monday, 192 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. That is as many as on Friday. No new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. The number of active cases in the country rose to 2,116 reported cases. This is almost 400 more than a week ago. To date, there have been 651,804 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,723 people across Austria have died as a result of the coronavirus and 638,965 have recovered. Currently, 103 people are in hospital…

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New week brings up to 38 degrees and thunderstorms

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The week will be changeable. In the east it will be hot again, in the west significantly cooler. On Tuesday, Austria lies on the front of a low over France in a southwesterly flow under the supply of hot air masses, but in the west the next cold front is already making itself felt. Thus, Tuesday starts sunny in many places. With the collapse of the foehn in the west, clouds as well as rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will soon move in. In the afternoon, the thunderstorm tendency will…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Olympic city Tokyo again in state of emergency, infections in the U.S. on the rise again

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More than 186 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4 million infected people have died. About 3.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Olympic city Tokyo again in state of emergency Accompanied by complaints about vaccine shortages, the Corona emergency has once again come into effect in Tokyo for the duration of the Olympic Games. Since Monday (July 12), restaurants are no longer allowed to serve alcohol and must close at 8 p.m., as do large department stores. Sports…

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