In addition to the seven-day incidence, new infections also drop significantly. However, the RKI cautions that the figures may give a distorted picture of the disease incidence: fewer cases are reported to public health departments due to the holidays. The nationwide seven-day incidence of new Corona infections has fallen again against the background of the Easter holidays. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Monday morning, the value is now 808.8. The previous day it had been 834.3; a week ago, it was still at 1080.0. The value quantifies…
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Police warn: Do not take this mail seriously under any circumstances
Police issued an urgent warning against new scams by cybercriminals. Now criminals are up to mischief on the Internet with fake e-mails about child pornography. The police warn against such scams. Cybercriminals are becoming more and more brazen. As already reported, a fake software technician succeeded in relieving a Graz pensioner of 70,000 euros. The following criminal gang is already on the lookout for potential victims on the Internet with a new scam. Police, Ministry of the Interior, and Europol as the alleged sender Users receive an e-mail with the…
Read MoreDiabetes after Corona infection: these are the symptoms to watch out for
A growing number of studies show that Covid-19 can increase the risk of diabetes months after infection. Everyone should be aware of and pay attention to diabetes symptoms and have their diabetes risk assessed by a doctor, the Diabetes Society (ÖDG) recommended in a news release last week. Understanding what this increased relative risk means and what everyone can do to be on the safe side is essential. “Statements like ‘the risk of diabetes increases by 40 percent with Corona’ are scary if you’ve just had a positive test result,”…
Read MoreExtremely rare: Four planets line up on this day
On April 20, four planets will dance precisely on one line. Astrologically, April is pretty turbulent. According to astrology, April is an intense month – for all of us. There’s the solar eclipse on April 30, the full pink moon on the 16th, and a few days ago, there was Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in the astrological sign of Pisces. This conjunction last occurred 150 years ago, in 1856. This position of the two planets is quite interesting because Jupiter and Neptune connect to the zodiac sign of Pisces. What is conjunction,…
Read More7,408 new corona infections on Easter Sunday in Austria
In the past 24 hours, 7,408 new coronavirus infections were registered in Austria. The highest number of cases occurred in Lower Austria on Easter Sunday (4/17/2022, 9:30 a.m.). Seven thousand four hundred eight new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in Austria in the past 24 hours. This is below the average of 9,405 cases per day over the past seven days, according to figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday). Seven-day incidence drops to 733 cases in Austria.…
Read MorePope gave blessing “Urbi et Orbi” and pleaded for world peace.
In front of tens of thousands of people, Pope Francis gave the “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) blessing in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Easter Sunday. The faithful, who returned to the celebration after the two Corona cancellations in 2020 and 2021, followed the ceremony in St. Peter’s Square in spring weather. The Holy Father made an urgent appeal for peace in Ukraine. “Our eyes are skeptical in this Easter of war. We have seen too much bloodshed, too much violence. Our hearts have been…
Read MoreEaster colder than Christmas
Easter is colder than Christmas in large parts of Austria. We had up to 12 degrees; now, it reaches only 9 degrees in some places. Yet we’ve already been in the middle of spring for a month … Easter SundayMost of Austria is sunny but windy and cool. There will be fog or some clouds in places, for example, in the Pinzgau or parts of the Mühlviertel and Waldviertel, but there will be about 10 hours of sunshine everywhere. From north to the east, the wind will be brisk again…
Read MoreChrist’s Resurrection: hope lights into the darkness
“Crucified, died, and buried. Descended into the realm of death. Risen from the dead on the third day.” – How often have Christians worldwide spoken, in different languages, these words that summarize what happened to Jesus of Nazareth in the hours from Good Friday to Easter Sunday? Over two thousand years ago. Jesus rose from the dead as the Crucified One, breaking the power of death and all the forces that seek to bind us. “Jesus Christ is risen; he is truly risen!” This is what I believe; this is…
Read MoreGovernment extended the validity of Green Pass for 365 days
Since Holy Saturday, the new expiration dates are in the app: new rules apply to the Green Pass. This now applies to vaccinated, recovered, and boostered.Since Holy Saturday, the new Corona rules apply: Among them, in addition to a large-scale phase-out of mandatory masks and 3Gs, are changes to the Green Pass, the Europe-wide Corona ID card. The validity differences of the Green Passport at a glanceThe government has now extended the validity, but only after primary immunization has been completed (three vaccinations). The Green Pass is now valid for…
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