February 2022 Archives

From Monday: relaxed rules in kindergartens in Vienna

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 admin

The City of Vienna is relaxing the Corona rules for kindergartens on Monday, February 14. Vienna’s Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education Christoph Wiederkehr announced via short message service Twitter that vaccinated or recovered children will no longer be affected by group closures. Vaccinated and recovered The city reacts to the current pandemic with the new quarantine rules for kindergartens. Experts recommend this step, justified Christoph Wiederkehr in the Thursday edition of “Wien Heute. “ Until now, even vaccinated and recovered children had to stay home as soon as…

German Council of Experts warns against easing too soon

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 admin

The German government’s CoV expert panel believes easing measures are possible in the coming weeks but warns against withdrawing too soon. “Opening too early carries the risk of a renewed increase in the burden of disease,” the expert panel’s sixth statement, released yesterday evening, said. “Subvariant BA.2 must be expected to result in a prolonged or rebounding omicron wave compared to current estimates for BA.1.” Nevertheless, the expert panel unanimously concludes that “despite some uncertainties (…) a prudent withdrawal of individual infection control measures will be possible in the coming…

YENFiD-Austria @ FilCom-Philippine Embassy Meeting held

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

Embassy Chancery, 21st Floor, ARES Tower, Donau-City-Strasse 11, 1220, Vienna, Austria Vienna, 8 February 2022 At the invitation of Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. Ivan Frank M. Olea, the Young European Network of Filipino Diaspora (YENFiD), attended a meeting of Filipino Community (FilCom) leaders organized by the Embassy of the Philippines in Vienna on 8 February 2022 at the Embassy Chancery, 21st Floor, ARES Tower, Donau-City-Strasse 11, 1220, Vienna. There was a lively discussion about proposed projects and activities which can be done collectively during the year. Among these were the…

Day of love: Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day?

February 13, 2022February 14, 2022 admin

February 14 is considered the Day of love and lovers not only in Austria. But why is it so? Read all about the meaning of Valentine’s Day, its history, and customs here. When is Valentine’s Day?Every year February 14 is Valentine’s Day. In Austria and many other countries worldwide, people give flowers and chocolates, express affection or even get married on this date. Malicious tongues claim that Valentine’s Day is an invention of florists and chocolate manufacturers, but the custom goes back hundreds of years. Origin of Valentine’s Day: Who…

Weather from Monday with changing temperatures

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

The weather in the coming week will be unsettled and turbulent. Vienna weather in detailMonday will be sunny and warmerHigh air pressure will ensure widespread sunshine on Monday at the start of the new working week. The sun will even shine from a bright blue sky in most parts. The last remnants of fog, which will remain a bit tougher, especially north of the Danube, should largely dissipate by mid-morning at the latest. The first denser clouds will only move in from the west towards evening. The wind will come…

Mask requirement to be dropped at all schools

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

After the semester break, there will be some innovations at schools on Monday. Elementary school students do not need a mask at the seat. According to reports, the mask requirement will fall in a week for all students. The school starts again in the security phase, but with relaxations in the mask requirement in elementary school. For example, elementary school students can remove their masks at their seats, and the mask requirement is dropped entirely during gymnastics. And according to the rumor, further relaxations are already coming in a week.…

Sunday: 25,951 new infections in Austria

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

In the past 24 hours, 25,951 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. This means there have been 2,274,664 positive test results in Austria to date. Since yesterday, an additional 12 people have died in connection with the virus. Fourteen thousand three hundred seventy-two people across Austria have thus died due to the coronavirus, and 1,935,254 have recovered. Currently, 2,081 people are undergoing hospital treatment (+49 compared to the previous day). Of these, 200 are being cared for in intensive care units (+15 compared to the last day). The new…

Vienna launches Corona vaccination campaign at elementary schools starting Monday

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

Last December, a pilot project on vaccination at schools was launched at eight elementary school sites in Vienna, at which time 556 vaccinations were carried out on site. As of Monday, the voluntary vaccination offer will now be rolled out across the board: This means that children at a further 176 municipal elementary schools can be vaccinated directly at their school. According to the Austrian Press Agency, there are 3,027 pre-registrations for this. The action is to run – including the second vaccination- until the end of March. For the…

LONG LIFE: 10 rules for a longer life

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 admin

Everyone wants to live a healthy and long life. Growing old healthily is no art, claims American medical guru David Agus. If you’re going to stay healthy, you should eat mainly natural foods. Health does not have to be exhausting: a glass of wine, a smile, the right questions at the right time. Become a “self measurer.“Take stock of your health. Write down how you feel in general, how well you sleep, if you have any aches or pains. More specifically, every day for three months, note the time of…