Month: June 2022

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

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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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Again more than 3,000 new infections in Austria

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Six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. From Thursday to Friday, 3,211 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 2,465 over the past seven days. Currently, 36,571 people in Austria are actively infected with coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 193.82. In the past 24 hours, 120,859 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.66 percent. There are also six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has still claimed 18,665 lives…

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Monkeypox: WHO warns of spread at parties and festivals

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The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe says there is a risk of further spread of monkeypox at upcoming festivals and large parties. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere during the summer is high,” said Hans Henri Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. But festivals and celebrations in the coming months offer an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease and strengthen protective behaviors among young, sexually active, and mobile people. According to Kluge, investigations into the cases suggest that the outbreak was already underway…

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Corona wave in Portugal and rising incidence in Germany

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Omicron subvariants have the potential to spoil the summer before it has even started. In Portugal, the number of Corona infections is rising sharply again, and the first warnings are already coming from Germany. The German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 61,889 new conditions within 24 hours, so the incidence rises slightly again for the first time. The head of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, is concerned about the spread of the omicron sub-variant BA.5, probably also because the figures from Portugal are disturbing. More than 30,000 infections…

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LONG-TERM STUDY – Cell phone use does not increase risk of brain tumors

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According to a large long-term study, cell phone use does not increase the risk of brain tumors. The study from the United Kingdom started back in 1996. An analysis of the UK Million Women Study, which has been ongoing in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years, found no evidence of increased tumor risk with chronic cell phone use. This was reported by a team led by Joachim Schüz of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In…

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Again more than 3,000 new infections in Austria on Thursday

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 3,035 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 2,230 over the past seven days. Currently, 35,732 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 175.41. In the past 24 hours, 129,525 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.34 percent. In addition, there is one new death to report related to Covid-19 infection. The pandemic has thus claimed 18,659 lives in Austria. Currently, 464 people are being treated in hospitals, and…

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BioNTech expects adapted Corona vaccine by autumn

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BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin expects an adapted Corona vaccine to be approved by fall. He did not specify if and when the Corona vaccine would be approved in China. “Depending on the authorities’ decision, an adapted vaccine could be approved in August, September, or fall,” BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Wednesday at the Mainz-based biotech company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. U.S. Food and Drug Administration to meet on adapted Corona vaccine in late JuneAccording to Sahin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting at the end of June…

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Low corona risk throughout Austria

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In Austria, there is only a low covid risk. At least, that is what the Corona traffic light suggests. This is because all the federal states will be switched to green-yellow on Thursday, as will the country. Only Lower Austria, Styria, and Vorarlberg had ended up in this color mix in the previous week. Now the remaining federal states also improved. Starting from risk number 25, one escaped the medium risk, and this mark is undercut meanwhile everywhere quite clearly. The best value has Styria with 11.8, and the worst…

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Ukraine war: 5.2 million children dependent on aid

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Around 5.2 million children are dependent on humanitarian aid because of the Ukraine war. About three million need assistance directly in the country attacked by Russia, and another 2.2 million children have fled, relying on aid from host countries, UNICEF Austria reports. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly two out of three children have been displaced by the fighting. According to reports reviewed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an average of more than two children are killed and more than…

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