Month: June 2022

Austrian Health Minister Rauch expects further Corona waves

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Health Minister Johannes Rauch is convinced that the Austrian population should prepare for more Corona waves. “We will have waves, not only this year but also further down the line,” Rauch told reporters Thursday: “But we can dampen them down to relieve the hospitals.” The tool of choice for that, he said, is vaccination. “We have to be prepared to live with covid. The virus has come to stay.” But after two years of the pandemic, he said, people have learned “a bit” to deal with it, but that doesn’t…

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USA ends corona test requirement upon entry

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Travelers abroad to the USA will no longer have to present a negative coronavirus test before their flight on Sunday. The CDC health authority in Washington announced this on Friday (local time). The pandemic has “entered a new phase” due to widespread vaccination, the availability of treatment options, and increase immunity within the population, the agency said, explaining the move. As a result, it said, the risk in the U.S. of becoming severely ill with corona or even death has decreased. The U.S. travel industry had long called for an…

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4,271 new Corona infections in Austria on Friday

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In Austria, 4,271 new Corona infections were registered within 24 hours on Friday (as of 9:30 a.m.). This is above the average for the past seven days (3,172). According to Interior and Health Ministry figures, last Friday’s figure of 3,211 new infections was also exceeded by more than 1,000 new cases. The seven-day incidence was 247.3 cases per 100,000 population. As of Friday, there were thus 41,550 active cases in Austria, up 1,838 from the previous day. Two thousand four hundred thirty people were considered recovered within the past 24…

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Trend on Corona traffic light goes up again

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Corona case numbers are trending upward in Vienna and the three western provinces. Individual provinces could therefore slip back into at least medium risk. Infection numbers are now rising significantly again. Nevertheless, the risk figure, which is decisive for the coloring of the Corona traffic light, is falling. This is achieved by the responsible commission calculating the figures beautifully. Once again, new parameters were used today, which resulted in better figures. Thus the low risk continues to prevail in all federal states. According to the previous model, the western states‘…

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David Alaba to be honored with “Footballer of the Year” award ahead of France match

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David Alaba will be honored as Austria’s Footballer of the Year ahead of the Nations League match against France. The Viennese will receive the trophy Friday at Vienna’s Happel Stadium from APA sports chief Birgit Egarter. Alaba has received the award eight times, making him the record winner. There will also be an honor for Marko Arnautovic for his 100th international match and for Sebastian Prödl, who recently officially retired, who will be inducted into the ÖFB legends club. Alaba will be honored with the “Footballer of the Year” award…

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Omicron vaccine: promising data from Moderna

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New Corona vaccines adapted from Omicron variants are expected in autumn. Promising data are available from Moderna, and contacts are also being made with Biontech. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is confident that perfect adapted vaccines will be available in the fall. Since it is not foreseeable when there will be a vaccine that includes the Omicron variants, people who are not yet sufficiently protected should rely “as soon as possible” on primary immunization with the currently available vaccines, said a spokesman for Austria’s Health Minister Johannes Rauch. Moderna…

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UNICEF fears millions more in child labor

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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) fears that internationally outlawed child labor will increase significantly worldwide. Estimates suggest that the economic consequences of the CoV pandemic could push nine million more girls and boys into child labor by the end of this year, UNICEF said. According to the data, 160 million children are already working instead of attending school. According to the data – the number has increased by 8.4 million from 2016 to 2020. “Time is pressing”“Time is of the essence: The goal of the global community to eliminate child…

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Most expensive cities to live in 2022

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Subjective perception suggests that it is now expensive everywhere. The annual ranking of ECA International, a consulting firm specializing in the mobility of employees of global companies, shows that in some places, it is cheaper to live than elsewhere.The most expensive, according to the city index, is once again in the Asian city of Hong Kong. In general, Asian cities are well represented in the top ten of the ranking. In addition to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Seoul are among the ten most expensive cities in the world.…

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Vienna announces new bonus for 440,000 households

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The prices for district heating in Vienna are rising by 92 percent. Mayor Michael Ludwig, therefore, announces a “district heating support package.” One piece of inflationary news has caused a considerable stir in recent days: The increase of the prices for district heating in Vienna of proud 92 percent. Four hundred forty thousand households are affected. In the coming heating season, this means additional costs of about 45 euros per month. “We have no other choice. These are the bitter consequences of the global energy crisis and unprecedentedly skyrocketing wholesale…

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