Month: March 2022

Ukraine: Austrian President Van der Bellen and Chancellor Nehammer send a solidarity message

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Alexander Van der Bellen and Karl Nehammer have addressed the Ukrainian people with a solidarity message broadcast Wednesday morning. “We are deeply saddened by the injustice that is being inflicted on you before the eyes of the world these days,” the Federal President let it be known. We will ensure that Russia’s violations of international law do not go unanswered,” the Chancellor promised. In the statements, which went online at 07:00 a.m. on the homepages of the Presidential Chancellery and the Federal Chancellery and, according to Van der Bellen’s office,…

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Almost 39,500 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

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There are also 47 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 39,493 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly higher than the average of 27,665 over the past seven days. Currently, 275,346 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,175.61 In the past 24 hours, 585,388 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 6.75 percent. There are also 47 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection to report. This is the most deaths…

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With the Pope through Lent

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The ash cross is considered a sign of repentance and conversion: a text message from the Holy Father. “Remember, man, that you are dust, and you will return to dust,” the priest says as he blesses the faithful today. Today’s Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days of Lent in the Western Church. Its name comes from the custom of Christians drawing a cross with ashes on their foreheads on this day as a sign of repentance and conversion. The time commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting…

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Germany removes all countries from high-risk list

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Tomorrow, no country in Germany is considered a coronavirus high-risk area. “With widespread occurrence of the omicron variant, the ability of this variant to cause a threatening disease is shown to be less severe compared to the previous predominant variants,” the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said last night. Therefore, only those more dangerous, widespread variants would become high-risk areas. Most recently, 62 countries and regions were still considered high-risk areas, including Austria (since mid-January). They will all be removed from the list at midnight. As high-risk areas were previously…

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Long queues at border crossings

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According to the United Nations, nearly 700,000 people have left Ukraine for neighboring countries since Thursday’s Russian invasion. According to the government in Warsaw, kilometer-long lines are entering Poland, and people have to wait up to 60 hours, although waiting times have been shortened. The U.N. said that queues at the border with Romania are up to 20 kilometers long. Most people are fleeing west to neighboring countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The number of refugees is growing “exponentially,” a spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said…

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Vienna sticks to a stricter line even after March 5

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According to Mayor Ludwig, the infection figures would first have to stabilize. He expects further relaxation from April. Vienna will stick to its stricter line on corona measures even after the nationwide relaxation steps on March 5. This was confirmed by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on the sidelines of a press event on Tuesday – affected are, for example, the 2G rule in gastro and the mask requirement. He hopes to stabilize the infection numbers in March, so Ludwig. Only then should the restrictions be lifted. That will probably be…

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Civil Defense Association of Lower Austria urges people to take precautions for general emergencies

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The Civil Defense Association of Lower Austria urges people to take precautions for general emergencies. Elevated radiation levels around the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had recently alarmed the population. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), there was no cause for concern. The reason was radioactively contaminated soil stirred up by the Russian military’s capture of the accident reactor. At present, there is no acute danger of a radioactive incident, but the As an example, the creation of a food stockpile was mentioned. The main task…

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Ukraine: Parish of St. Barbara Church in Vienna collects relief supplies

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In the Vienna parish church of the Ukrainian Uniate Parish, St. Barbara, donations for the war zone are being received. The choir director said that the goods are brought to the border and Ukraine for distribution through private channels. “We especially need medicine for the wounded and warm clothing.” “No light clothing” – a handwritten note hangs at the entrance gate, along with a very long printed list of medicines. Above all, painkillers and bandages are needed to save lives in Ukraine. The collection began on Friday, and since then,…

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24,788 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

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Thirty-two deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Monday to Tuesday, 24,788 new infections were registered in Austria. To date, there have been 2,704,530 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 14,841 people across Austria have died due to coronavirus, and 2,423,154 have recovered. Currently, there are 266,535 active coronavirus-infected individuals in Austria. 191 in intensive care units There are currently 2,553 people in hospital care due to the coronavirus. Of these, 191 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections are divided into federal states. Burgenland:…

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