Month: June 2022

Electricity and gas will probably become even more expensive

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Relief measures such as the reduction of energy levies provided a brief easing in household prices for electricity and gas in May. However, this effect was offset by the rise in prices of other energy sources, the Austrian Energy Agency admitted. In a year-on-year comparison, energy prices nevertheless rose by 38 percent overall in May. The experts expect further price increases. “Anyone who wants to sign a new contract must currently expect enormous price increases for new customer tariffs,” the Austrian Energy Agency said in a statement provided to APA.…

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Again, more than 12,000 new infections in Austria on Thursday

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There are eight new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. From Wednesday to Thursday, 12,506 new infections were registered in Austria. This is well above the 7-day average of 9,506 infections. The 7-day incidence is 747.55, with the number of active Corona cases rising to 101,200. In the past 24 hours, 100,374 new PCR tests were done. This results in a positive rate of 12.46 percent. There have also been eight new deaths related to virus infection. This means that 18,787 people across Austria have died from or with SARS-CoV-2…

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36.7 degrees: Austria’s June temperature record was broken in 2022

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In Lower Austria, the June temperature record was broken on Wednesday at 36.7 degrees. Vienna weather in detailJust before the end of the month, the June temperature record for this year, set ten days ago in Vorarlberg, was once again surpassed today (Wednesday) at the ZAMG weather station in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in Lower Austria with 36.7 degrees. However, the values were away from the June record. Thus, it remains at the 38.6 degrees, measured on June 20, 2013, in Waidhofen/Ybbs, also in Lower Austria. Major temperature records between east and…

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96,000 Austrians have received 4th Corona vaccination so far

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In Austria, nearly 96,000 people have received a Corona booster vaccination (4th sting). This is according to figures published online Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. The National Immunization Panel recommends the fourth vaccination for everyone 80 and older, with a reduction to 65 under discussion. Younger people can get the booster voluntarily – and no earlier than four months after the third sting. 96,000 received 4th sting – 732 Austrians already vaccinated five timesAccording to the new data, 95,199 people received the fourth prick, and another 732 received the…

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Austria: Corona new infections could soon top 19,000 mark

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What will Austria see in terms of new Corona infections in July? Experts expect a seven-day incidence of between 922 and 1,518 for the first Wednesday of the new month. 12,509 new cases on WednesdayOmicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5 are dominant for corona infection incidence in Austria, driving the increase in case numbers currently being observed. The forecasting consortium presented this less optimistic outlook on Wednesday. According to the consortium’s prevalence estimate, variants BA.4/BA.5 are responsible for about 80 percent of Corona cases in Austria. Over 19,000 new Corona infections next Wednesday?For…

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Austrian COVID Traffic light commission: risk of infection increases

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The risk of CoV infection continues to increase. The trend has recently been upward in all federal states, which can be read from the working document of the traffic light commission. According to the paper, there is also no longer a low risk in any state. This is due to the criteria used as a basis. For a short time now, the positivity rate of the tests or their number is no longer considered. This benefits those countries where hardly any testing is carried out. More tests, more evidenceAs a…

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Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior takes oath of office as president of the Philippines and succeeds Duterte

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New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior has taken office. The son of longtime Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos took his oath at the National Museum in the capital Manila. The 64-year-old had clearly won the May 9 election in the Southeast Asian country and succeeds incumbent Duterte. Duterte’s daughter Sara was elected as Marcos’ vice president. During the campaign, he and Sara Duterte avoided controversial issues and focused on calling for national unity. Marcos Jr. appealed to be judged “not by my ancestors but by my deeds.” Last week, Marcos Jr.…

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Over 12,500 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

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Eleven new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 12,509 new infections in Austria. This is well above the 7-day average of 9,080 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 714.09. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 96,231. One hundred forty-one thousand four hundred ninety-nine new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 8.84 percent. In addition, there are 11 new deaths. This means that 18,779 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection…

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Officers of the Kapunungan sa mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA) sworn into office

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The newly elected officers of the Kapunungan sa mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA)  were inducted into office by the Charge d’Affiares Irene Susan Natividad, Philippine Embassy, Vienna, Austria. Mr. Alex Chiong, long-time president of the association, said that KBA is one of the oldest Filipino associations in Austria. „The KBA has been an active Filipino organization throughout the past 33 years. It is a massive challenge for all of us to maintain our role as one of Austria’s oldest and most active Filipino organizations. We want to foster our commitment…

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