February 2022 Archives

No need to fear omicron: these EU countries are easing Corona measures

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 admin

Omicron has now lost its terror for many. Despite high case numbers, many countries in Europe are venturing back to normal. The 2G rule falls in February. Sweden abolishes almost all Corona rules The Czech Republic abolishes Corona passesWhen Omicron began its conquering march, many countries resorted to harsh measures to keep the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus at bay. Some brashly, others in cautious clumsy steps. Once again, the Scandinavians are at the forefront. No fear of omicron: These EU countries are easing corona measures.“Celebrate as if it’s…

500,000 Covid deaths since Omicron emergence

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

WHO experts warn “virus remains dangerous.” According to data released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), half a million people worldwide have died from covid since the first warnings about the highly contagious Omicron variant of the Coronavirus in late November, according to WHO representative Abdi Mahamud. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO expert in charge of Corona, said, “We are still in the middle of the pandemic.” She said many countries had not yet passed the peak of the Omikron wave, which had displaced the previously prevalent Delta variant.…

Wednesday: Over 38,000 new infections in Austria

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

From Tuesday to Wednesday, 38,309 new infections were registered in Austria. This is again above the average of 32,677 over the past seven days. Currently, 345,603 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,569.82. In the past 24 hours, 440,011 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 6.90 percent. There are also 22 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,293 lives in Austria so far. Currently, 2,056 patients are being treated in…

Food worth 1.4 billion euros burned in Austria

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

Alarming Greenpeace tally: 1.4 billion euros worth of food in Austrian incinerators each year. 1.5 million tons of CO2 are likewise senselessly caused for their production each year. This resulted from the current research of Greenpeace’s environmental protection organization, which was published on Tuesday. The greenhouse gases emitted in this way reached around half of the amount emitted by Austrian air traffic before the pandemic. Sebastian Theissing-Matei, the agricultural expert at Greenpeace in Austria, speaks in this context of an “everyday madness of food waste,” which also shows an enormous…

WHO lacks $16 billion for poorer countries

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 16 billion dollars (about 14 billion euros) are still needed this year to support poorer countries in the fight against CoV. The WHO put the size of the gap in the budget for supplying such countries with vaccines, tests, and medicines last night in Geneva. The money is to flow into a program launched by the United Nations. It said that that could create a pool of 600 million vaccine doses, buy 700 million tests, and provide treatment for 120 million patients. “Science…

Government opens further: 2G rule at body-related services

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

Despite the current peak of the omicron wave, the government continues to take opening steps. In addition to the already-known relaxations starting next Saturday, such as dropping the 2G rule in stores and museums, the government announced in a release Tuesday that the 2G rule in body-related services will also drop starting February 12. In addition, there will no longer be a person cap at events, but people must still be vaccinated or recovered here. This means that you do not necessarily need a vaccination or recovery certificate to visit…

Unrecorded cases: one in five unvaccinated people is infected

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 admin

21.7 percent of the unvaccinated and officially unrecovered have contracted Corona at some point after all. That corresponded to about 400,000 people at the beginning of January, the health ministry said of a recent Covid 19 dark figure study released Tuesday. It involved testing a representative portion of the population for antibodies to the coronavirus to get a more accurate picture of previously acquired immunity.1,200 blood samples.Between Nov. 30, 2021, and Jan. 13, 2022, about 1,200 blood samples were analyzed by Statistics Austria in cooperation with the Medical University of…

Over 27,000 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 admin

Twenty-five new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection. From Monday to Tuesday, 27,087 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 32,835 over the past seven days. Currently, 342,898 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,582.19. In the past 24 hours, 494,695 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 5.48 percent. There are also 25 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,271 lives in Austria so…

Study warns of plastic flood in the sea

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 admin

The EU has already restricted the use of plastic bags and disposable tableware. But the flood of plastic in the oceans is far from stopped.The environmental organization WWF warns of the dramatic consequences of the increasing plastic waste in the oceans. Plastic pollution has increased exponentially in recent decades, the WWF said, citing a study by the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. For the meta-study commissioned by the environmental organization, the institute evaluated 2592 surveys conducted from the 1960s to 2019. Danger for animalsPlastic waste decomposes in the ocean into…