Month: August 2022

So far, 160 monkeypox cases in Austria

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There have been 160 reported monkeypox cases in Austria so far. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said that the expected second shipment of monkeypox vaccine has arrived in Austria. Forty-five people who contracted monkeypox in Austria have already been reported as recovered in the Epidemiological Monitoring Register (EMS). This is according to the update of case numbers on the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) website on Friday. This means that 28 cases have been added since Monday. The second shipment of the monkeypox vaccine arrives in Austria.The ministry announced…

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Climate change gets serious: These countries could be uninhabitable by 2070 because of the heat

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A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study reveals that numerous countries will likely be uninhabitable in a few years because of global warming. Temperatures are also rising in the summer of 2022, but if you look at climate predictions, the temperature rise is no cause for celebration. According to a report by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, published in the scientific journal PNAS, some 3.5 billion people are expected to suffer from extreme heat in 50 years. That’s almost half the world’s population. Which countries are we talking about?According…

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42,000 Viennese get 200 euros against inflation

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Around 42,000 Viennese will be paid an energy cost lump sum of 200 euros to cushion the current inflation and rising energy prices. Vienna puts together a package to combat high energy costs Energy prices: Here, there is a reliefRecently, the energy cost lump sum of 200 euros against inflation has already received about 192,000 people with minimum security, housing assistance, or an unemployment benefit in Vienna. Compensatory allowance recipients in Vienna receive 200 euros for inflationThirteen thousand single parents with Mindestsicherungs- or Wohnbeihilfebezug would have already received a further…

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Expert estimate of Covid immunity rate at around 70 percent in Austria

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An estimated 70 percent of the population was immune to infection with the subtypes of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen (BA.2 and BA.4/5) that dominate in Austria, according to a model calculation by simulation researchers at the beginning of August. Such high levels were last seen in the monthly “Model-Based Estimate of Immunization Levels” between March and May. There would be question marks behind future estimates because of changes in the pandemic data. The team led by Martin Bicher of the Vienna University of Technology (TU) and dwh,…

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6,271 new corona infections in Austria on Friday

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On Friday, Austria reported six thousand two hundred seventy-one new Corona infections. Currently, 1,461 people are hospitalized with Corona disease. The number of patients hospitalized with a Corona infection continues to fall. On Friday, this was 1,461 people, which is 60 less than the day before. Deaths have been registered twelve since Thursday. At the same time, there were 6,271 new infections, 435 fewer than the previous day and nearly 1,300 fewer than last Friday. The number of intensive care patients is also decreasing, with 73 critically ill patients currently…

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Caritas chief demands increase in social benefits

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In Vienna and Lower Austria, prices for gas and electricity will rise as early as September 1. Vienna. This bringing forward the annual adjustment by three months by the Energy Alliance now calls the Caritas president on the plan. On Twitter, Michael Landau demands, because of the accelerated pace of inflation, that the government also react more quickly with its aid. “If index adjustments, i.e., price increases for electricity and gas, are now brought forward, then index adjustments, increases in social benefits, minimum pensions, etc., must also be brought forward.…

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Data prove – Omicron was more dangerous than thought

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Now, published data show that the Omikron variant in Austria significantly changed the hospital figures. Especially the mortality rate worries.The coronavirus has been accompanying people in Austria for two and a half years. The latest data show that the Omikron variant led to high infection numbers but did not utilize intensive care bed capacities massively. Since the pandemic began in February 2020, a total of 4.2 million Corona cases have been reported in Austria, with 2.9 million involving the Omikron variant. The variant has been dominant for some time and…

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Austria: Corona traffic lights now yellow in six states

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The Corona traffic light has been set to yellow for all of Austria. According to the decision of the Corona Commission on Thursday afternoon, there is a medium risk for all of Austria and the six provinces of Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, and Tyrol. In Vienna and Burgenland, the risk is high; these are therefore orange; Vorarlberg was the only province that switched to yellow-green. Thus, there is a low risk in the westernmost province. As of Aug. 3, the load in intensive care units was 3.8…

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Threat from space – solar storm could hit Earth

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After a hole was discovered in the sun’s atmosphere, experts predicted a solar storm could disrupt telecommunications networks. Experts are now warning of a solar storm that could hit Earth! “The Independent” reports that a possible solar storm could be headed for Earth after a hole was discovered in the sun’s atmosphere. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that a G1-class storm could affect telecommunications networks, satellites, and animal migration. It said that starting Aug. 3; the relatively small storm could begin to show its effects. Holes…

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