Bishops’ Conference temporarily suspends Corona regulations

As of Wednesday, June 1, FPP2 masks are no longer required in Catholic churches and at church services – Bishops recommend maintaining hygiene measures – Prevention concept is mandatory for religious celebrations with more than 500 people. The Bishops’ Conference is temporarily suspending the Corona regulations throughout Austria, effective Wednesday, June 1. On Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the Bishops’ Conference, Peter Schipka, explained this to Kathpress. Specifically, this means that entering churches and celebrating services in the area of the Catholic Church is possible without special corona-related restrictions. Notwithstanding this,…

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Chief of the World Doctors warns of the new omicron subvariant.

Of a spread of the Omikron subvariant, BA.5 of the Coronavirus in Germany warns the chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery: “Corona is not over yet – that proves the violent outbreak of Omicron in Portugal,” Montgomery told the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday). BA.5 will also spread in Germany, he said. Many people – including vaccinated people – would fall ill. However, vaccinated people would have much milder symptoms. Omicron subvariants on the riseThe Robert Koch Institute recently reported an increase in omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 at…

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1,903 new infections in Austria

One new death associated with Covid 19 infection has been reported. From Monday to Tuesday, 1,903 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the past seven-day average of 2,112. Currently, 34,594 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 166.08. In the past 24 hours, 49,442 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 3.85 percent. In addition, there is one new death to report related to Covid-19 infection. Thus, the pandemic has still claimed 18,652 lives in Austria.…

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Is fructose healthy sugar?

Too much sugar is unhealthy. But what about fructose, or fruit sugar, found in many fruits and vegetables? It’s not necessarily better. Even though fructose occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables, you shouldn’t overdo it. Fructose is not necessarily “better” or “healthier” than regular table sugar. Body needs glucoseMany people think the body depends on sugar to function at all. However, this is a misconception. The body needs a specific type of sugar – glucose – but it is not only found in table sugar; it can also be…

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Federal Criminal Police now warns of new scam messenger services, especially WhatsApp

A new scam using messenger services is appearing in Austria. Now the Federal Criminal Police Office warns citizens about the scam. The new scam attempt is spreading across messenger services, especially WhatsApp.A new wave of fraud attempts spills over Austria. Now the domestic Federal Criminal Police Office warns citizens. Users of Messenger. services are affected, especially cases via the most used Messenger WhatsApp are known. “If you get a message from the police of the Ivory Coast via your Messenger service, in which it is about investigations of a YouTube…

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Italy abolishes Corona entry rules

Rome – Italy is abolishing its corona entry rules at the end of the month. With the expiration of the previous regulation, it will no longer be necessary to prove a Corona vaccination, recovery, or negative test when entering the country, the Foreign Ministry in Rome said Monday. Protective masks in public transport are still mandatoryItaly became the first European country affected by the coronavirus in early 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, it imposed some of the strictest corona requirements. For example, all workers in the workplace were…

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Corona ordinance also brings change to green passport

The regulation for the relaxation of the Corona protection measures, valid from June 1, brings in further consequences and changes with the green passport. From August 23, the combination of vaccination and recovery will no longer be sufficient for 3G detection. Otherwise, as expected, the regulation suspends the mask requirement in vital stores, pharmacies, and public transport until August 23. The exemptions from the 3G duty will be adjusted to those from the vaccination duty. This means three uniform stitches are needed for basic immunization – the National Immunization Panel…

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1,733 new infections in Austria on Monday

From Sunday to Monday, 1,733 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 2,151 over the past seven days. Currently, 35,937 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 169.16. In the past 24 hours, 40,955 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 4.23 percent. In addition, there are again no new deaths to report related to Covid-19 infection. This means that the pandemic has still claimed 18,651 lives in Austria. Currently, 483 people are being…

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Does food become unhealthier when microwaved?

Most households have a microwave, but there are still skeptical people because they fear that food quality and health will suffer. Is this the case? Like most technologies, microwave ovens were developed to simplify our lives by reducing the amount of work we have to do (it’s best to avoid quite popular mistakes while using them). However, several people believe that using a microwave removes vitamins and nutrients from food. But isn’t the use of microwaves dangerous? How do they work? Microwaves, whose cable does not belong in multiple sockets,…

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