Month: August 2021

Austria: The most important dates in the school year 2021/22

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The school year starts with a safety period. The first vacations are coming soon. On September 6, the new school year starts in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, in the other provinces it starts on September 13. Unusual is the corona-related start with a three-week “safety phase” – during this time there are uniform requirements for corona tests and mandatory masks at the schools. Following is an overview of the most important dates. What happens during the safety phase?During the safety phase, all students and teachers must take a Corona…

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Tuesday: 1,229 new infections in Austria

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The fourth wave is picking up speed much earlier than the second wave last fall. This is also shown by a look at the statistics. Whereas exactly one year ago 272 new infections were reported within 24 hours, 1,229 new Corona infections were registered in Austria from Monday to Tuesday. This is below the average of the past seven days (1,386). While 10,782 deaths related to Covid 19 infection were reported yesterday, 10,772 deaths appear in today’s statistics. This is likely the result of a data cleanup. The number of…

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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA AUSTRIA (ENFiD-AUSTRIA) RUNWAY CASTING for “PHILIPPINE FASHION INVASION”

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Vienna, 27 August 2021 – The European Network of Filipino Diaspora Austria (ENFiD-Austria) conducted  two Runway Castings on 12 & 26 August 2021 at Palais Niederösterreich, Herrengasse 13, 1010 and CH Gast, Börsegasse 1, 1010 Vienna respectively. In search of models who will take part in a one-of-a-kind fashion show, “Philippine Fashion Invasion” Juries, Minnie Langer and Sarah Jozelle Rojas together with the designer, Lionell Christian P. Lanuzo selected almost 40 models for the show, all enthusiastic to take on the challenge ahead. The fashion show which will take place…

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Starting tomorrow: over speeders face hefty penalties and drivers license suspension

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▶ Amendment to law comes into force tomorrow ▶ Transport minister relies on higher financial fines and longer driving license suspension: Starting tomorrow 1. September the law amendment to the “Raserpaket” enters into force. Massive speeding violations now face hefty fines of up to 5,000 euros. However, not only higher financial penalties await such irresponsible speeders. Who exceeds the speed limits in the local area or open roads massively, must count in the future also on a clearly longer driver’s license withdrawal.“If so far with first-time transgression around 41 to…

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Higher penalties for over speeding: Driver’s license suspension period and penalties

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Austria: On September 1, 2021, the “speeding package” amendment goes into effect. The changes in the Road Traffic Act and the Driver’s License Act mainly relate to massive exceeding of the legal speed limits in local areas and on open roads and the associated penalties and driver’s license measures. “It is also a matter of being able to take effective action against illegal street racing. These have become an ever-increasing burden and source of danger in many communities,” ÖAMTC chief lawyer Martin Hoffer said. For a deterrent effect of the…

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20 percent of those recovered do not develop antibodies after Corona

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Approximately one in five people with corona disease do not develop immune protection against SARS-CoV-2, according to a study by scientists at MedUni Vienna. Protection requires the ability to form antibodies.The protection that prevents docking and invasion of the body’s cells only occurs if antibodies can be formed against the folded receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein. However, some people are unable to do so, likely due to current vaccines. Corona sufferers and antibodiesThis docking site does not change significantly even in viral mutants, a MedUni statement stressed…

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1G, 2G, 3G: Different corona rules for students at medical universities

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At the medical universities in Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz, or the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Linz, there will be different Corona regulations regarding compulsory vaccination in the coming semester.The medical universities in Vienna and Innsbruck require proof of vaccination from the clinical area onwards, in Graz a 2G rule applies as far as possible and in Linz the 3G rule, it was said in response to an APA query. 1G-rule only applies in the clinical area in Vienna and Innsbruck.However, no proof of vaccination is required for…

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New variant has unusually high mutation rate

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A new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate is currently keeping experts in South Africa busy. The spread of the variant, known as C.1.2, has increased slightly in recent months, the South African Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) said yesterday. C.1.2 has been detected in all nine South African provinces, it said. The variant has also been detected in China, Mauritius, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. NICD scientist Penny Moore stressed that the prevalence of C.1.2 remains “very low.” Therefore, she said, it is not yet possible…

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Three times as many intensive care patients in Austria as in 2020

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122 people are in intensive care units across Austria, up from just 30 at this time a year ago. The fourth wave is picking up steam much earlier than the second wave last fall, statistics show. Exactly one year ago, 181 new infections were reported within 24 hours; from Sunday to Monday, 1,120 new Corona infections were recorded. This may not yet be a cause for concern, but a glance at the number of occupied intensive care beds reveals that there are already about three times as many patients undergoing…

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