Monkeypox summer – doctors issue drastic warning

Cases of monkeypox are currently appearing in a wide variety of European countries. Monkeypox is currently spreading in many European countries. However, the risk of infection is likely to increase with festivals and open airs. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe sees the risk of further spread of monkeypox with upcoming festivals and large parties. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere during the summer is high,” said a statement from WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge. But festivals and celebrations in the…

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2,621 new infections in Austria on Saturday

Four new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. From Friday to Saturday, 2,621 new infections were registered in Austria. This is both above the average of the past seven days (2,587), and significantly above the value of last Saturday, when 1,766 new infections had been detected. The seven-day incidence was 201.6 cases per 100,000 population. There were also four new deaths associated with coronavirus. Currently, there are 35,888 active corona cases in Austria. To date, there have been 4,264,738 positive test results in Austria. As of today,…

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Heat and heavy thunderstorms expected in Austria in the coming days

Temperatures will climb up to 31 degrees in the coming days. Especially on the northern side of the Alps, there is a risk of thunderstorms. The long weekend is just around the corner, and the forecasts predict summery temperatures: the highs are around 31 degrees. However, there may also be thunderstorms. Even a thunderstorm warning has now been issued. Summer feeling in the lowlandsSaturday will be just as hot: According to the forecast, the day will be very summery. However, the weather is still not expected to be stable, so…

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Corona subvariants BA.4/BA.5: expert expects spread to occur

The prevalence of the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants in new Covid 19 infections was eight percent last week, according to the Ministry of Health. The trend is upward, yet the BA.2 omicron variant remains predictably more prevalent, he said. According to virologist Andreas Bergthaler, however, this is likely to change in Germany. Internationally, strong growth rates of up to 15 percent of BA.4/BA.5 variant infections per day are observed. BA.4 and BA.5, in turn, are subvariants of BA.2. “They are also likely to become established in Austria in the medium term,”…

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New bonus fix – this is how you get 250 € from government

In recent weeks, the Austrian government has come in for criticism from all sides. Too little is being done to combat inflation, and the CO2 tax, which starts on July 1, is putting even more of a burden on people. As “Heute” already learned on Thursday, the new exhaust gas price is therefore to be postponed to October. Friday morning, it was then fixed: Several insiders confirmed to “Heute” that already in the following days, a 3-point-result should be presented. This has it in itself: The CO2 price is shifted…

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