Month: May 2022

Questions and Answers: What we know – and what we don’t about monkeypox

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Since May 2022, more and more cases of infection with the monkeypox virus have been occurring worldwide. We explain where the virus comes from and how dangerous it is here. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare viral disease, usually transmitted from animals to humans, circulating mainly in African countries. The first case was identified in 1970 in a nine-month-old boy in Congo. Since then, more minor epidemics have occurred in Central and West Africa from time to time. So far, only very isolated cases have occurred outside the African…

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Vienna: U2 construction work in summer – replacement traffic between Aspernstraße and Seestadt

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Due to construction work for the Stadtstraße, the U2 will only run between Schottentor and Aspernstraße for two months starting July 1. Between Aspernstraße and Seestadt, a replacement service will be provided. Starting in July, the U2 will have to be partially interrupted due to construction work for Stadtstraße in the area of the U2 station Hausfeldstraße, as this cannot be carried out during ongoing subway operations. U2 partially closed due to construction work in the summerFrom July 1, 10:00 p.m. to September 4, the U2 will only run between…

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WHO sees no reason for alarm over monkeypox

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In light of the unusual spread of monkeypox, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges various measures but sees no reason for alarm. “This is not a disease that should cause public concern. It is not covid,” WHO expert Sylvie Briand said Friday in Geneva at a briefing for WHO member countries. Nonetheless, she said, governments should quickly capture sufferers and isolate those affected. The WHO expects most cases to be mild. However, pregnant women, children, and people with weak immune systems would be at higher risk for a severe course.…

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Last chance for the 150 euro voucher

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The mailing of around 4 million vouchers was completed on Friday – the postal service is expected to deliver these vouchers by the end of next week.Because energy costs in Austria are going through the roof, the federal government supports domestic households with energy cost compensation. This will be sent by mail to the approximately four million households eligible to receive it, and an extreme rush is already evident. According to Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), over 600,000 households have already submitted applications for the 150 euros. A total of…

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WHO reports 200 confirmed monkeypox cases

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More than 200 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed outside Africa. They are mainly concentrated in the UK, Spain, and Portugal. Nineteen countries are affected, and the disease is endemic in eleven African countries. According to EU health authorities, more than 200 cases of monkeypox have now been confirmed outside Africa. Nineteen countries where the disease is not commonly found have secured at least one point. “Most of the cases are young men who self-identify as having sex with men. There have been no deaths,” the Stockholm-based European Centre for…

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The last days of May will be changeable and cool

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According to ZAMG, the last days of May will be changeable and cool. From Friday afternoon, rain showers and thunderstorms spread, and only temperatures up to a maximum of around 20 degrees are expected. On Friday, sunny weather will prevail for a long time. In the afternoon, the source clouds will become denser; especially in the south and southeast, the tendency for showers and thunderstorms will increase. Lush cloud fields of a disturbance zone will reach the north only in the late afternoon and evening. With this, rain showers will…

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New Omicron variant – first EU country to be rolled over

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After a substantial spread, Omicron subvariant BA.5, first detected in late March, is now the predominant variant in Portugal. Corona case numbers recently increased again in Portugal. Between May 10 and 16, authorities registered 157,502 new cases – 58 percent more than the previous week. Experts also assume that the number of unreported cases is high. “In reality, there could be twice as many cases,” said the president of the Association of Public Health Service Doctors, Gustavo Tato Borges. He also said the number of deaths rose again in the…

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Nearly 3,000 new corona infections and 13 deaths

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In Austria, 2,998 new coronavirus infections have been registered in 24 hours. This is above the previous seven-day average of 2,517 cases, but the seven-day incidence dropped slightly to 196 cases per 100,000 population. 13 deaths were added since the last day. There were 541 infected people in the hospital on holiday, eight fewer than on Wednesday. Forty-three affected people are still receiving intensive care, one fewer day and 15 fewer on the week. 228,722 PCR tests were reported within a day. Their positive rate was 1.3 percent. Since the…

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How much water do we need to drink?

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Two liters of water a day is a general rule of thumb. However, it is not scientifically proven. Among others, the kidney specialist Heinz Valtin writes that. The former professor of physiology and neurobiology at Dartmouth University has looked for the origin of this recommendation in numerous publications. In vain. “I have found no scientific proof that absolutely everyone needs to drink at least two liters of water a day,” says Valtin. Where the myth of the two liters comes from is not clear, he adds. How much water is…

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