Month: December 2021

New infections: Worldwide highest weekly value to date

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The number of new coronavirus infections worldwide has reached its highest weekly level since the pandemic began. Around the world, an average of more than 935,000 infections per day were detected from Dec. 22-28. This was reported by AFP today with reference to authorities’ data. With a total of 6,550,000 cases within seven days, the coronavirus is currently spreading at an unprecedented rate, according to the AFP count. The previous weekly record was recorded between April 23 and 29. At that time, an average of 817,000 cases per day were…

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3,251 new corona infections in Austria on Wednesday

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On Wednesday (December 29, 2021), the number of registered new infections was already back at 3,251 cases. Behind this, as in many other EU countries, is probably the spreading Omicron variant. Meanwhile, hospital-acquired infections continue to decline. New coronavirus infections in the federal states:Burgenland: 93Carinthia: 110Lower Austria: 564Upper Austria: 403Salzburg: 205Styria: 351Tyrol: 481Vorarlberg: 132Vienna: 912 Number of Covid hospital patients decreasesThere are currently 1,147 people in hospital with Covid-19, which is 52 fewer than were reported the previous day. 353 people are being cared for in intensive care units, and…

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2022 will be an expensive year

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In the new year, the wave of inflation that has been swelling for months will pile up even higher. Electricity will become more expensive by about 12 euros a month in eastern Austria starting in January. Milk, sausage and other foodstuffs will be increased… Here is an overview of what will become more expensive: Electricity and gas: after a first wave in November, utilities in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland are now raising their tariffs. Fuel: Prices have already risen sharply this year, and the CO2 tax is likely to…

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Omicron still on the rise: record levels in the USA

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The number of new Corona infections in the USA continues to rise rapidly. For Monday, the public health agency CDC reported more than 440,000 new cases in one day – the highest reported daily figure since the pandemic began. However, it is likely that this figure is skewed due to the holidays, as there may have been late reports after Christmas, APA reports. The data also varies significantly – The New York Times, for example, even reported more than 500,000 new infections in the U.S. for the day. U.S. states…

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Opinion: Why there are no easy remedies against Omicron

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The Omicron variant takes the speed of the corona pandemic to a new level. After almost two years under the corona pandemic, the world is again experiencing another challenge, as the omicron variant emerges in almost all continents of the world. Viruses are not people. They are not enemies of war or politics. They are aliens, blind, ruthless, insatiable miniature monsters that often kill their own hosts in their insatiable need to reproduce. And which, thanks to their immense reproductive capacity, also constantly get new opportunities to mutate. And thus…

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Record high: Britain reported a record number of new Corona infections

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The pandemic has set a new record in the United Kingdom, with 129,471 new Corona infections. This does not include new cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it was reported. The number of recorded new infections in the United Kingdom has reached a new record of 129,471. New cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included in this data because of different procedures over the holidays, authorities said. There are 18 more deaths reported. In Turkey, the number of daily coronavirus cases exceeded 30,000 on Tuesday for the first…

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These are the Corona rules for the turn of the year

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The New Year 2021 will end again a little more quietly than the years before the Corona crisis. Find out what is and is not allowed and what Corona rules apply on New Year’s Eve here. Starting the new year with a party is usually on the agenda on December 31. However, New Year’s Eve 2021 will once again not be so sparkling due to the corona pandemic. The lockdown for the unvaccinated takes a break on New Year’s Eve. Whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, everyone will be allowed to celebrate…

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New Year: Austrians want to live more frugally in 2022

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Living more frugally and not accumulating new debts: this sums up the New Year’s resolutions of Austrians with regard to their finances. While around 29 percent want to put more money into savings accounts in the new year, investing in securities is less attractive for many people: only 15 percent are considering such an investment for 2022, according to a recent survey by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. According to the survey, 37 percent of Austrians intend to live more frugally in the New Year. To do so, they are prepared…

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Omicron cases in Vienna more than doubled in two days

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The fifth Corona wave is picking up speed with the spread of the infectious Omicron variant. This is best seen in Vienna, where the majority of PCR tests in Austria are evaluated, and only in Vienna are all positive PCR tests also checked for the Omicron variant. As of Tuesday afternoon, 1,330 Omicron cases have been detected in Vienna so far, according to an inquiry from the office of Vienna’s City Health Councillor Peter Hacker, published by DER STANDARD. 49 cases are already inactive. In the federal capital, there has…

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