Month: May 2022

Food in the trash: Record

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In purely mathematical terms, all the food produced by May 26 will never be eaten – 40 percent ends up in the trash each year. This senseless waste is not only madness from an ethical point of view but also fatal for our planet. After all, food waste is responsible for around ten percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Added to this is the unnecessary consumption of land, water, and energy,” laments Dominik Heizmann, WWF expert on sustainable nutrition. His (eco)logical warning: “Neither given the climate and biodiversity crisis nor…

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Austria: Corona traffic light shines yellow- green, and yellow

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The Corona traffic light for Austria shines yellow-green and yellow. On Wednesday, the traffic light commission rated the provinces of Lower Austria, Styria, and Vorarlberg with low risk. Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vienna were rated medium risk, with Carinthia, Upper Austria, and Vienna now only slightly exceeding the threshold for medium risk. According to the report, the risk figures have decreased in all federal states, in some cases considerably. The score of 50, below which one is in the “yellow zone,” was also fallen by all. Tyrol…

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Corona forecasting experts see a downward trend

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Experts at the Covid forecasting consortium continue to see a downward trend in Corona infection numbers next week. But the case trend is characterized by diametric dynamics. On the one hand, there is the seasonal effect, and on the other, immune protection acquired through infection or vaccination continues to decline. In the medium term, experts expect declining protection to dominate. Corona forecasters see a continuing downward trendThe timing and strength of this effect cannot be precisely quantified at this time, the current forecast states. According to the experts, both slight…

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2,935 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

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Twelve new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,935 new infections were registered in Austria. This is slightly above the 7-day average of 2,559 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 201.26. In the past 24 hours, 231,690 PCR tests were performed. The positive rate is 1.27 percent. Currently, there are 40,239 active Corona cases in Austria. In addition, there are 12 new deaths. Thus, 18,619 persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout Austria. Due to a technical problem, Carinthia has no figures today,…

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Sweat is healthy: why sweating makes you happy

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If a bead of sweat isn’t dripping from your forehead right now, you’re probably one of the lucky ones sitting in an air-conditioned apartment. Or you don’t sweat. Ninety percent of us do; however, our 2 to 4 million sweat glands sometimes produce up to 12 liters of sweat a day in this brutal heat!  And that’s a good thing because sweating is healthy! Sweat is like a detox By sweating, our body can get rid of harmful substances. We do a free detox cure at these temperatures and get…

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Germany to relax Covid entry rules as of June 1

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Because of the falling Corona case numbers, Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to relax the rules for entry into the Federal Republic over the summer months. “Until the end of August, we will suspend the 3G rule on entry,” the SPD politician told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. From June 1, travel returnees and other entrants thus no longer have to prove that they are vaccinated, recovered, or tested. The currently valid Corona entry regulation still requires 3G proof for all persons over twelve years of age until May 31.…

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A summer almost without a mask: What will be the consequences?

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Health Minister Johannes Rauch spoke of a “breathing space” when he announced Tuesday the suspension of mandatory masks in supermarkets and public transportation for three months starting June 1. It will only continue to apply in hospitals and retirement homes. Mandatory vaccination also remains suspended. Vienna, however, is taking a stricter approach, as it has done before: people will still have to wear an FFP2 mask in public transport, pharmacies, and doctors’ offices. This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on Tuesday. “There are more virus mutations, so it…

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PCR testing in schools: No longer required as of June

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Mandatory PCR testing will be eliminated at schools starting in June. If there are cases in a class, antigen testing can still be done. This step is in line with other actions taken by the federal government, Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) stressed to APA. “Today, the last measure in the school can be canceled.” The reason given for the discontinuation is the steady decline in the number of positive corona tests in recent weeks. HE SAID whether PCR tests would be conducted again at the start of school in…

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Exceptional spread: monkeypox still containable for WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to view the containment of monkeypox as possible, even though it considers the recent outbreak outside of Africa to be exceptional. More meetings would be scheduled to support and advise relevant authorities in different countries on combatting the disease, the U.N. health agency said Tuesday. So far, more than 250 cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 16 countries. However, this number of confirmed infections and suspected cases only affects countries where the viral disease had not previously been regularly clustered, WHO…

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