Month: July 2022

WHO fears difficult corona autumn and winter in Europe

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Faced with rapidly rising infection rates, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe office anticipates a challenging corona situation in autumn and winter. We are clearly in a similar situation to last summer, WHO Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge said Tuesday in Copenhagen. He said the problem is only now driven by the omicron sublines BA.2 and BA.5, which are more transmissible than the previous ones. Corona’s situation worsens due to travelers returning and the start of schoolAs the number of cases rises, one also observes an increase in hospital admissions.…

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Study: Corona vaccination reduces the risk of infection and Long Covid

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Amid the summer Covid 19 wave in Austria and neighboring countries, studies published in the U.S. show the very positive effect of vaccination: the rate of long Covid cases is reduced, and a booster showed good protective effects against infection in top U.S. basketball players and their teams. So far, according to the studies, vaccines have prevented about 60 percent of impending pandemic deaths in the United States. The three publications are in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), one of the most respected medical publications. Elena Azzolini…

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Over 11,700 new infections in Austria

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From Monday to Tuesday, 11,758 new infections were registered in Austria. However, the number is slightly below the 7-day average of 11,854 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 932.25. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 122,391. Ninety thousand seventy-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 13.05 percent. There are also 24 new deaths. This means that 18,958 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. In the hospital, 1,489 people are currently being treated, 112 more…

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Why do we abandon religion to avoid church tax. Ten facts about the church tax

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It is a known fact that several Filipinos in Austria have “abandoned their religion” to avoid paying Kirchenbeitrag or church tax. Though these “kababayans” are no longer officially members of the Roman Catholic church, they are still practicing their faith. The primary reason why they leave the church is to evade tax. A priest who doesn’t want to be identified contends that “abandoning one’s religion is a way out for those who don’t want more deductions from their income. Austrian Press wants to answer some crucial questions about the “Kirchenbeitrag.”…

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Over 30 degrees; but the big heat is yet to come

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Tuesday is supposed to be quite bearable with 33 degrees. The immense heat wave will then reach Vienna on Wednesday. VIENNA: According to data from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Tuesday, July 19, will be a bright sunny, and almost cloudless day. The wind will blow primarily weak, most likely from an easterly to southeasterly direction. Early temperatures will be around 16 degrees. Daytime highs will rise to 33 degrees. Heatwave is brewingThe heat wave is already picking up steam, however. New highs are expected by the…

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Solar storm to hit Earth Tuesday: GPS outages expected

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A solar storm could severely disrupt GPS navigation on Earth on July 19. It could be a “direct hit.” The effects of a giant solar storm could be felt on Earth on July 19. Strong auroras are expected, but radio and GPS signals could also be disrupted. Solar storms likely to increaseBecause the sun is currently in an active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, such incidents could become more frequent. Severe solar storms could cause significant outages to GPS systems, even affecting the journeys of ships and small aircraft.…

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Electrical retailer “Conrad” closes all stores in Vienna

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At the end of the year, the electrical retailer “Conrad” will close both Vienna locations. They want to focus more on online retail. VIENNA. Bad news announced the electronics retailer “Conrad” on July 13: With the end of the year, five of the six Austrian stores will be closed. Thus, the two Viennese locations at Meiselmarkt and Stadlau will close their doors for good. Both Conrad stores in Vienna will close their doors at the end of the year. The electronics retailer wants to focus more on online retailing.Both Conrad…

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Status on WhatsApp gets completely new function

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The new WhatsApp status feature would be a fundamental change. When the update comes, it is still unclear. The status function on WhatsApp is a simple tool, for example, to share vacation greetings with all his contacts. So far, however, the function has been limited to pictures, videos, and text. But that is set to change soon. Send voice messages as statusesWABetaInfo discovered in a previously unpublished test version that voice messages could also be recorded via the status. A microphone icon is displayed next to the pen and the…

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Monday: Nearly 8,500 new infections in Austria

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Three new deaths linked to Covid-19. From Sunday to Monday, 8,449 new infections were registered in Austria. This is the highest Monday figure since the beginning of April. However, the number is below the 7-day average of 11,630 infections. The 7-day incidence increases slightly to 914.62. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 122,039. In the past 24 hours, 54,811 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 15.41 percent. In addition, there are three new deaths. Thus, 18,934 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have…

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