Month: April 2022

8,239 new infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 8,239 new infections were registered in Austria. This is slightly above the average of the past seven days of 7,193 infections. The 7-day incidence is currently 566.08. Currently, 86,280 people are actively infected. In the past 24 hours, 204,091 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 4.04 percent. In addition, 24 new deaths have been reported. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 18,100 lives so far. The hospital is currently treating 1,452 patients—37 fewer than on Tuesday. Intensive care units continue to…

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Disposable cups may be massively harmful to health

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Everyday, plastic products like to-go cups that contact hot water release tiny microplastics (nanoplastics). According to a recent study, this is so fine that it could potentially penetrate human cells and cause massive damage. Microplastics have been found in the Antarctic or seafood – they have also been found in the placenta, human blood, and the bodies of babies and young children. How did it get there? We feed it to ourselves, and not in short supply. In a recent study, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…

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The oldest person in the world died

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The world’s oldest person, Japanese Kane Tanaka, died at 119. As announced by the local government of her hometown Fukuoka, located in southwestern Japan, Tanaka died already on April 19. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Frenchwoman Lucile Randon is now the world’s oldest person at 118 years and 73 days. According to the Ministry of Health, Japan’s oldest person is now 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi from Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, as the seventh child, with eight siblings. In 1922, she married at the…

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Austria is now home to more than nine million people

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Austria already cracked the nine-million mark in population in mid-March. “The population has grown faster than expected due to refugee migration from Ukraine,” Statistics Austria Director-General Tobias Thomas said Tuesday. “In the first quarter of 2022, the population has increased by around 48,000 people, just over 40,000 Ukrainian nationals.” On April 1, 2022, preliminary results from Statistics Austria indicate that 9,027,999 people lived in Austria, 48,105 (up 0.54 percent) more than at the beginning of the year (8,979,894). According to an evaluation of the registration date of primary residences, the…

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New Corona Wave in South Africa: Researchers warn of significant increase in infections

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A new wave of Corona infection is currently hitting South Africa. “The fifth wave is here. Watch out,” the Center for Innovation and Response to Epidemics (CERI) warned on Twitter Tuesday. CERI is led by virologist Tulio de Oliveira, who became known for detecting the beta and omicron variants. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), 5,062 cases, 15 deaths, and 83 hospitalizations within 24 hours at the last count. The numbers recorded in recent days are the highest in nearly three months, with the most significant increase…

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5,588 new infections in Austria

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From Monday to Tuesday, 5,588 new infections were registered in Austria. Since the coronavirus pandemic in February 2020, there have been 4,114,558 confirmed cases of infection in Austria. Twenty-two new deaths were reported concerning the virus from yesterday to today. There are currently 88,477 active corona cases in the country. The seven-day incidence is 553.7 cases per 100,000 population. Burgenland with highest seven-day incidenceThe province with the highest seven-day incidence is Burgenland with 1,075.9, followed by Lower Austria, Vienna, and Vorarlberg (692.1, 676.1, and 476.1, respectively). Further, Upper Austria (471.9),…

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Omicron: protection drops significantly three months after the Biontech booster

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The company funded the study, and the EMA continues to see no need for a fourth vaccination for everyone. The initially high level of protection against hospitalizations and emergency room visits in Omicron decreases after only a few months following booster vaccination with the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine. New study data from Southern California published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows this. “Covid-19 booster vaccinations with Pfizer/Biontech significantly improve protection against omicron, although this protection appears to wane after three months against emergency department visits and even hospitalizations,” summarized the study’s lead…

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National Immunization Panel recommends 3rd vaccination for children five years and older

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The Austrian National Immunization Panel recommends the third vaccination for children five years and older in its updated recommendation for use. “For children five to 11 years of age, this third vaccination should occur no later than the start of school before the next expected waves of infection in late summer/fall 2022,” the updated application recommendation states. A third vaccination is recommended six months after the second vaccination. Furthermore, the updated recommendation states that three vaccinations are needed for the best possible and longer-term protection – even if a person…

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In Venice, tourists will soon have to pay admission

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Venice has decided to break new ground in terms of tourism during the pandemic. Visits to the old town will require reservations starting this summer. The Italian lagoon city of Venice plans to require tourists to reserve their trip to the old town in advance by summer. Starting in 2023, visitors should buy a ticket to visit the historic center, said Venice’s tourism commissioner, Simone Venturini. This will allow the municipality to better plan ahead for how many people will be in the city. Over the years, excessive tourism has…

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