January 2022 Archives

Rising infection figures in Vienna: no new measures planned

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

For the time being, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) does not plan to initiate new Vienna Corona measures. He stressed this after the closed meeting of the SPÖ-NEOS government on Friday in Vienna City Hall. Corona numbers rise: No special measures planned in ViennaIn the past, Ludwig has repeatedly enacted his own Viennese measures and tightened regulations prescribed by the federal government – which the federal states have the option to do. “The corona crisis has shown that it is always necessary to adapt to new challenges. You can’t rule…

Omicron is now Europe’s dominant coronavirus variant

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

The Omicron variant is now the dominant variant in the European Union and the European Economic Area, according to the EU health agency ECDC. Omicron is now prevalent in most affected countries, and its share of corona infections is currently around 78 percent, the Stockholm-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said Friday. The European Economic Area includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, in addition to the 27 EU countries. Corona infections are currently on the rise across Europe, with registered cases of infection in the region increasing by nine…

338.5 million confirmed infections worldwide to date

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

According to Reuters news agency on the basis of official data, there are 338.5 million confirmed COVID 19 infections worldwide. The number of unreported cases is probably much higher. More than 5.91 million people died in connection with the disease, which was first detected in December 2019 (yes indeed, that was more than two years ago) in Wuhan, China. The United States has the highest number of infections and deaths. India and Brazil follow in terms of infections. In Germany, the number of new Corona infections is skyrocketing faster and…

New omicron subvariant spreads in Europe

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 admin

The omicron subtype “BA.2” is spreading rapidly in Norway, Sweden and Great Britain and has already overtaken the previous omicron variant BA.1 as the dominant form in Denmark. Not much is known yet about the once again modified variety, as geneticist Ulrich Elling explained. However, the mutability of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen shows that only the broadest possible immune response will pave the way to the longed-for endemic. BA.2 has also already been detected in Austria through the systematic analysis of samples from sewage treatment plants, as the head of the…

Annual General meeting of the Vienna International Centre Club Filipino held

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

by Sarah Jozelle Rojas Vienna, 14 January 2022 – Members of the Vienna International Centre Club Filipino (VIC CF) gathered virtually at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 14 January 2022. The AGM which is normally held at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna took place via zoom due to the CoViD-19 pandemic restrictions. The welcome remarks was delivered by Concepcion Segura, VIC CF President. She also presented the activities spearheaded by the VIC CF in 2021. Notable among the attendees were the two former Presidents. Dr Nini RB…

Raw data: 28,582 new corona infections on Friday in Austria

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

According to raw data from the Epidemiological Reporting System EMS, well over 20,000 new Corona infections were added within 24 hours on Friday. At 8:00 a.m., 28,582 cases were reported, but this figure has not been adjusted for any errors. The previous day, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, no final data had been published. The Ministry of Health had referred to delays due to the high number of cases and the complexity of the evaluation. According to EMS data, 25,592 new infections had been reported…

New peak in infections in Poland

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

The number of new CoV infections in Poland has reached a new high. Within 24 hours, 36,665 new cases were added, the Ministry of Health announced today. This is the highest figure since the pandemic began. Poland has a population of about 38 million. About 30 percent of the new infections were due to the Omikron variant, Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska told Radio Plus. Omicron is expected to become the dominant variant in the coming days, he said. Last week, a dispute over CoV policy led to a clash…

Major damage caused by super typhoon “Rai” in the Philippines

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

The damage caused by super typhoon “Rai” (local name Odette) in the Philippines in mid-December is far greater than anticipated, according to UN figures. “We have found that we initially vastly underestimated the extent of the devastation,” the UN coordinator in the Southeast Asian country, Gustavo González, said Friday at an online press conference. According to the statement, not three, but nine million people have been affected by the consequences of the massive storm. After the typhoon, several countries had announced relief funds for the affected region. So far, however,…

“Parkpickerl” to be expanded to all of Vienna starting in March

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin

Vienna’s “Parkpickerl” will be expanded to the entire city from March 2022. A short-term parking zone will then apply in all districts. Vienna is to get a comprehensive parking strategyThe only exception to this is for residents who have their own vehicle. They can apply for the “Parkpickerl”. More than 38,000 people living in the newly included districts have already done so, as Transport City Councillor Ulli Sima (SPÖ) announced on Thursday. For ten euros per month, they will receive a sticker that will allow them to park their car…