Month: August 2022

Corona: number of cases in Europe went down significantly within a week

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The good news in the Corona pandemic: the number of Covid cases in Europe dropped by 21 percent in the past 33rd calendar week. The data were released by the EU health agency ECDC in a report Friday. The incidence remained relatively high at 393 cases per 100,000 population. A similar trend could be seen in the over-65 age group. Minus in cases in Europe in week 33 – the spread of Corona wave from west to eastThe recent Corona wave with subvariant B.A5 spread from west to east and…

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Climate crisis: the Arctic is currently warmest in 7,500 years

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In the past 7,500 years, the Arctic has never been as warm as it is. This is evident from the tree rings of trees. With the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL) collaboration, a study on this topic appeared in “Nature Communications.” As the institute wrote on Thursday, erosion on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic exposed ancient trees. Thanks to their annual rings, they can be dated. This allows a reconstruction of the climate. Currently warmest phase in the Arctic for 7,500 yearsThe chronology goes…

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Nearly 5,200 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 5,188 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 4,941 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 388.57. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 69,441. In the past 24 hours, only 54,448 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 9.53 percent. In addition, there are six new deaths. Thus, 19,390 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far across Austria. The hospital is currently treating 1,085 patients, down 41 from Thursday. In intensive…

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Vienna is in 8th place among the most expensive districts in Austria

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The traditionally expensive real estate patches maintained their top position in the year’s first half. Vienna ranked 8th among the most expensive districts in Austria. The highest prices nationwide were demanded in Kitzbühel. The offer prices amounted to the median 8,370 euro per square meter, as a district analysis of the real estate portal immowelt.at shows. With clear distance behind it, Innsbruck (7,000 euro) and Salzburg (6,300 euro) followed. The cheapest was Lilienfeld (1,360 euros) and Leoben (1,590 euros). Place 8 of the most expensive districts go to ViennaVienna exceeded…

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Study: Corona virus became faster and faster

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SARS-CoV-2 got “faster and faster” at triggering Covid-19 as its variants evolved. Chinese biostatisticians have now analyzed 142 studies on the incubation period issue. The result they published in their paper online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Between the alpha variants and omicron, incubation time dropped from an average of five days to 3.42 days. “Incubating” a covid infection.Four to five, later five to six days – these were the expert statements at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic regarding the “incubation” of a SARS-CoV-2…

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Corona traffic light shows low risk for the whole Austria

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The Corona traffic light has been downgraded to low risk. Now it shows yellow-green instead of yellow as in the week before. The risk assessment parameters have also been adjusted again: Now, the focus is on the burden on hospitals, the Corona Commission reported after its shortened meeting. Three provinces are greenThe traffic light is green in the three federal states of Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg, as they were even rated with shallow risk, while Burgenland was given the medium chance of the five-part scale. The risk level is also…

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Payout of the €500 bonus has started.

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The payout of the €500 bonus has started. The money comes directly to the account or as a voucher by mail, which is essential now. The “super bonus” will be paid out much earlier than initially planned – 300,000 Austrians will receive it immediately, all others in September. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner made people sit up and take notice on Wednesday with this hammer announcement. For every adult registered in Austria, there are 500 euros, 250 euros each from the increased climate bonus and…

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5,169 new infections in Austria

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 5,169 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 5,076 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 399.17. The number of active Corona cases drops slightly again – to 68,749. Fifty-seven thousand one hundred thirty-three new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 9.05 percent. In addition, there are twelve new deaths. This means 19,384 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. There are currently 1,126 patients being treated…

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Toilet paper and tissues have also become more expensive

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According to AK Check, toilet paper and tissues have also become more expensive.According to the current AK inflation check, toilet paper and handkerchiefs have become more expensive. The AK inflation check shows: Inexpensive toilet paper cost almost 25 percent more in June than in June of the previous year, and inexpensive handkerchiefs are now nearly 23 percent more expensive than a year ago. AK inflation check: Alarming figuresThe AK regularly surveys how prices are developing in energy, fuel, food, and housing – and the figures are alarming.The current AK inflation…

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