October 2021 Archives

3-G obligation at the workplace comes into effect on November 1

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

Anyone who has contact with other people at work must provide proof of 3-G. Those who refuse to do so may also be terminated. Anyone who goes to work from November 1 will have to provide proof of 3G. And this will apply if physical contact with other people cannot be ruled out at the place of work. The regulation therefore applies to all those who come into contact with other people in their day-to-day work – e.g. in the office or in the canteen – but not to truck…

Corona explosion in Austria: 3,727 cases in one day

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

Drastic pandemic increase in Austria: more than 3,700 cases registered in the last 24 hours. Upper Austria is the new problem child. Corona numbers are rising again in Austria ahead of the fall vacations, and from a high level. In an average of one week, there are now more than 2,300 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. And this also affects the 7-day incidence, which is already at 183.3. This means that the value has risen significantly in recent days. The figure is highest in Upper Austria (264.4) and Salzburg (253.3),…

Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg consults with countries over rising infection numbers

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) has invited the provincial governors for Friday to a virtual consultation because of the sharp rise in new corona infections. Already on Wednesday, there had been a meeting in the Chancellor’s Office for this purpose with the chairman of the Conference of Provincial Governors, Tyrol’s Governor Günther Platter (ÖVP). On Wednesday, there had again been a significant increase in new infections, with a total of 3,727 cases reported. Schallenberg is “concerned” about this development, as it said in a written statement. Despite the now-fixed 3G rule…

45.9% of the Viennese have migration background

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

20 years ago the percentage of foreigners in Vienna was 17 percent, today it is already 37 percent! Integration as a Herculean task! The new data collected by Statistics Austria from the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) speak a clear language: almost half (45.9%) of the Viennese already had a migration background in 2019, which is almost twice as many as the Austrian average (23.7%). 36.7% of Viennese (19.8% Austria-wide) were born abroad. Looking at this exact figure of 701,700 immigrant Viennese, those born in Serbia make up its largest group…

The number of corona infections in the United Kingdom, Netherland and Russia has risen to its highest level

October 20, 2021 admin

The number of corona deaths in the United Kingdom has risen to its highest level since March. The UK Statistics Authority reported 223 deaths on Tuesday (Oct. 19), according to the German Press Agency. So far, the British government is not considering reintroducing corona restrictions. In England, mandatory masking indoors or proof-of-vaccination or testing rules have been the exception since “Freedom Day” in July. Nearly 79 percent of vaccine-eligible citizens aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated. Following relaxations of Corona measures, the Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in…

Virologist: Corona numbers will rise, but no big flu wave

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

Oliver Keppler, head of virology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, expects a significant increase in the number of infections in the fall and winter.The increase in corona infections, which has been mild at best so far this fall, is expected to accelerate considerably in the coming months. This is predicted by Oliver Keppler, head of virology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. “In the fall and winter ahead, we have to assume a significant intensification of the incidence of infection. Our lives are shifting inward,” the scientist told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The…

Facebook plans name change

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

The world’s largest social network Facebook is planning to rename itself, according to a media report. Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to unveil the new brand name at the latest at the annual Connect conference on October 28, US tech portal and media network The Verge wrote, citing a person familiar with the matter. The new brand design has to do with the new focus on creating a “metaverse,” it said.Facebook understands “metaverse” to mean a world in which physical reality merges with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)…

A cold front brings a change in weather in Austria on Thursday

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 admin

With a strong southwesterly flow, temperatures in the Alpine region will rise noticeably again on Wednesday, with isolated temperatures of up to 25 degrees to be expected on the northern side of the Alps. On Thursday, Austria will come under the influence of a marginal low, which will lead to the first storm of the autumn in Germany. According to the experts of the Austrian Severe Weather Center (www.uwz.at), we will remain largely unaffected by the storm, but its cold front will bring a lasting change to cool weather. Southern…

Netflix: Growth thanks to hits like “Squid Game

October 20, 2021 admin

Thanks to series hits such as “Money Heist,” “Sex Education” and “Squid Game,” the streaming market leader Netflix has again recorded increased user growth in the summer. In the third quarter, the global number of subscribers increased by 4.4 million to just under 214 million, as the company announced yesterday after the U.S. stock exchange closed in Los Gatos. Netflix thus clearly exceeded its own forecast of 3.5 million new customers. The share initially reacted with slight price increases after trading hours. The financial results were also impressive. Net income…