Month: June 2022

Rising Corona numbers: Hospitals will be more burdened

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The Covid forecasting consortium predicts that rising Corona infection numbers will soon be felt in hospitals. According to the report, a threefold increase in Covid 19 patients in standard care settings can be expected in the next two weeks. In intensive care units (ICU), the experts’ current assessment anticipates twice as many Covid inpatients as admitted by early July. As for the infection numbers, they will continue to skyrocket in the coming days. Due to the increasing dominance of the omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5, which are more infectious than BA.2, “accelerated…

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Austria: Renewal of temporary driver’s licenses will be fee-free starting August 1.

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As of August 1, the fees for renewing temporary driver’s licenses will be waived. Only 12.40 euros will have to be paid for the production of the card, as well as costs for medical certificates. The state application and issuing fee for driver’s licenses will be eliminated as of August 1 due to an amendment to the driver’s license law. This will benefit people whose driver’s licenses are temporary for health reasons. According to the Ministry of Transport, approximately 20,000 people per year will be affected. “With the 22nd amendment…

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Summer vacation in Europe: the current Corona measures in most European countries

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The summer vacations are just around the corner – and with them, once again, the question of which Corona regulations apply when entering various vacation destinations. A look at other European countries shows: Despite mostly rising case numbers, the Corona measures have largely been lifted. However, there are still some rules to be observed. DENMARK was one of the first countries in Europe to get rid of all corona restrictions in February. This has not changed to this day: Life in the capital Copenhagen, on the Danish North Sea coast,…

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Vienna regains 1st place as the most livable city in the world

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After the lifting of Corona restrictions, the federal capital was able to regain the top spot in the “Economist” ranking. After lifting Corona restrictions, Vienna is once again the world’s most livable city. Austria’s capital regained the top spot for the first time since the start of the pandemic in this year’s index published Thursday by the British Economist Group. Last year, Vienna ranked only twelfth. Behind Vienna landed Copenhagen, Zurich, Calgary, Vancouver, and Geneva. These are followed by Frankfurt, Toronto, Amsterdam, Osaka, and Melbourne. Last year, the quality of…

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10,898 new corona infections in Austria on Wednesday

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New Corona infections in Austria are rising rapidly, with 10,898 new cases registered on Wednesday (6/22/2022, as of 9:30 a.m.). The current Corona wave continues to gain momentum. On Wednesday, the number of new infections was again in five figures. The Ministry of Interior and Health reported 10,898 new cases within 24 hours. There was also a significant increase in the number of patients in hospitals. Six hundred fifty-three infected people were hospitalized, 29 more than on Tuesday. There were nine more critically ill patients in intensive care units, with…

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Is fructose healthy sugar?

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Too much sugar is unhealthy. But what about fructose, or fruit sugar, in many fruits and vegetables? It’s not necessarily better. Even though fructose occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables, you shouldn’t overdo it. Fructose is not necessarily “better” or “healthier” than regular table sugar. Body needs glucoseMany people think the body depends on sugar to function at all. However, this is a misconception. The body does need a particular type of sugar – glucose – but it is not only found in table sugar; it can also be…

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More than 20,000 Corona deaths since the pandemic began

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Austria has had more than 20,000 covid deaths since the pandemic began. According to AGES, the number of Corona deaths exceeded 20,000 on Tuesday. Since the start of the pandemic, 20,010 people in Austria have died from or with Covid-19. Figures from the Ministry of Health and Interior had reported 18,738 Corona deaths in the morning. About nine weeks ago, thousands of deaths were subsequently reported by the Ministry of Health, but these are still not fully reflected in the provincial figures. In the past 24 hours, 7,281 new infections…

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Corona expert warns of next wave of infection in Austria

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“It will be a wave. It will also be high again,” geneticist Ulrich Elling on Twitter and in an interview with APA. But, “We can still do something.” The expert from the Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Molecular Biotechnology specifically addressed the protection of older and particularly vulnerable people. Another booster vaccination would increase protection against hospitalizations, for example. “Both society and policymakers adhere to the misconception that the Corona pandemic is a seasonal disease,” Elling said. But seasonality is only one factor, he said, which the Omicron BA.5 variant,…

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7,281 new corona infections and six deaths reported Tuesday

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Vienna – Health authorities reported a further increase in new Corona infections across Austria on Tuesday. A total of 7,281 new infections and seven deaths were recorded in connection with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Seven-day incidence rose to 478, with the highest incidence continuing to be reported in Vienna at 759.2. Lower Austria follows it with 561.4 and Vorarlberg with 491. A total of 41 people with the disease are currently in intensive care units. As of Tuesday, 64,765 cases were active, up 3,421 from Monday. There…

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