Month: January 2022

Government announces end to 2-G in retail and extension of curfew

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The federal government and the all-government covid crisis coordination Gecko announced gradual easing on Saturday morning. It is seen that Omicron behaves differently than previous variants, the government’s top management announced at a press conference scheduled at short notice on Saturday morning. Case numbers are currently very high, they said, but infection incidence has decoupled somewhat from hospitalization numbers. The utilization of the intensive care beds allows to show perspectives. The decision had therefore been made to “scale back measures in a structured way.” What opening steps were announced?Before the…

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Fifth Corona vaccine Novavax: protein base vaccine

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What some Austrians are probably looking forward to is Nuvaxovid – the protein-based vaccine from the US manufacturer Novavax. Austria, after all, has ordered 750,000 doses of Nuvaxovid for the first quarter of 2022, with delivery expected in the last week of February. EU approval took time as Novavax struggled with production issues. Ultimately, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was able to approve nuvaxovid as the fifth vaccine on Dec. 20. What distinguishes each type of vaccine from the other, and why Novavax’s vaccine is not actually a dead vaccine:…

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Sick at home: what helps with mild corona symptoms?

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As soon as symptoms become worse than a cold, you should contact your doctor.Infection numbers are going up and up. What if I catch the virus now? A medical professional explains which remedies relieve the symptoms and what else to look out for. Even though the course of the disease is more often mild in Omicron, this does not mean that it runs without symptoms. However, one should remain calm and not panic. The rule of thumb is: If the infection feels like a mild cold, you can safely cure…

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How long Coronaviruses in the air are really contagious

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The omicron variant continues to gain ground worldwide. A study now shows how long Coronaviruses in the air are really contagious. It is easier to become infected with the coronavirus indoors than outdoors. Aerosols play a major role in its spread. However, many infected people do not know where exactly they became infected. “But it is known that unventilated indoor spaces are certainly the pandemic driver, when many people gather in them, celebrate together,” explains aerosol expert Gerhard Scheuch in the ntv podcast “Wieder was gelernt.” According to a study…

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Warning – storm now sweeping Vienna with full force

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A powerful storm is raging in large parts of Austria at the beginning of the weekend. Especially from East Tyrol over Upper Styria to the lowlands, a strong northwesterly wind is blowing with partly stormy gusts. On the mountains, gale-force winds were also measured in isolated cases, such as on the Ötscher with up to 140 km/h. In the valleys, gusts of up to 100 km/h have been recorded so far in Mariazell, while in the lowlands, for example in Wiener Neustadt, gusts of up to 83 km/h were recorded.…

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38,631 new infections and 19 deaths in 24 hours

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In the past 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. Friday), 38,631 new infections have been recorded. A week ago, there were 26,962 cases. At last count, 19 people infected with coronavirus died. An increase in corona patients has been recorded in hospitals. The number of those covid sufferers requiring treatment in normal wards increased by 77 in the past 24 hours, to a total of 1395. Three more patients were added in the intensive care units. A total of 183 Corona-infected patients are currently in need of intensive care treatment.…

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Telephone fraud: don’t pick up the phone when this numner calls you!

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A woman lost almost 500,000 euros. She fell for scammers who contacted her by phone. +46114420817 – if you see this number on your display, don’t pick it up! A woman from the district of Kirchdorf did it and is now almost half a million euros loose. The 59-year-old fell for Internet scammers. Daily austrian news “Heute” reports. According to a police report, a previously unknown perpetrator – alias Alicya Russo – repeatedly contacted the 59-year-old woman from the district of Kirchdorf by telephone under the number +46114420817 in the…

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Last chance to get a new vignette for vehicles

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From February 1, only the adhesive vignette 2022 in Marille or the digital vignette 2022 are valid. For all those who still have to click or pick, it is therefore high time to get the new vignette. “62 percent of all annual vignettes are already digital. That alone shows that customers appreciate the benefits and know that in Corona times digital also means secure, because it can be ordered and paid for contactlessly. The adhesive toll sticker is still available at 6,000 sales outlets. In this way, we ensure that…

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Stormy weekend ahead

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According to meteorologists of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), the weather in Austria will be very changeable in the coming week and only from Sunday afternoon until Monday the sun will shine. Temperatures will remain in the minus range, especially in the morning. Today, Friday will bring sunny weather in the south. North of the main ridge of the Alps as well as in the north and east, however, lively to strong westerly winds will ensure an interplay of dense clouds and sunny spells. While it will…

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