Month: September 2022

Date fixed: You’ll really get your 500 Euro climate bonus – Last payment on October 10

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The climate bonus has been paid out since the beginning of September, but many are still looking in vain for the 500 euros.Although the climate bonus has been paid out since the beginning of September, many are still looking in vain for the 500 euros from the federal government (according to the “Heute” survey, around 85 percent of participants have not yet received it). Why is the campaign currently proceeding so slowly? “This is a timely process.“For many Austrians, the long wait is met with little understanding. In response to…

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Corona testing strategy: 5 free PCR tests per month remain for now

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The current coronavirus testing strategy will be maintained in the coming months. This means that there will continue to be five free PCR tests per month. This was assured by Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) on Friday. Vienna’s health councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) promptly expressed skepticism about whether this would be enough. Corona testing strategy: continue five free tests per month.“This will remain the case,” Rauch stressed in a joint press conference with Hacker at the meeting of provincial social advisors in Vienna. The minister pointed out that Austria was…

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New Omicron variant – this is how the disease progresses

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Because of its 14 mutations at immune-important sites, researchers believe that mutation BJ.1 is, even more immune evasive. Currently, two vaccines are specifically adapted to the omicron variant of coronavirus. One is based on the BA.1 variant, and the other is based on BA.4 and BA.5. However, a new sub-variant has recently emerged again, as published on Twitter by molecular biologist Ulrich Elling. “Another worrying subline is spreading in India and has also arrived in the USA and Europe (Austria): BJ.1,” he wrote. Like every previous variant, BJ.1 also has…

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German Virologist Drosten warns of strong Corona wave ‘before December’

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Virologist Christian Drosten expects a strong “incidence wave” of Corona infections “before December.” Meanwhile, Germany’s Health Minister Lauterbach believes there will only be a “moderately severe wave.” New Corona variants would still cause many new cases of the disease, warned Christian Drosten, director of virology at Berlin’s Charité hospital, in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. He said this would likely lead to significant work stoppages even in the case of mild courses of the disease. Virologist Drosten calls for preparation for politics and business“Infected people may not come…

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Mega rush for new Apple smartphone in Vienna city center

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A huge crowd is causing a stir in Vienna’s city center. Reason: Countless people make a pilgrimage to the sales launch of the new iPhone. Around 6:00 a.m. on Friday, countless iPhone fans were waiting for the Apple store on Kärntner Straße to open. The cell phone giant sold the iPhone 14 Pro for the first time on Friday. Since 8.00 a.m., the Apple cash registers in Kärntner Straße are running hot – hundreds of people came long before the store opened in the heart of Vienna to get their…

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Reform fixed – personnel in the healthcare sector to get a four-figure bonus

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The federal and state governments have fixed the critical points for implementing the nursing reform. The salary bonus is to be paid the same amount to all employees. The salary bonus is to be paid out in the same amount for all employees in the healthcare sector. Not only since Corona has there been a desperate search for personnel in the healthcare sector. Especially in nursing, the training and working conditions are tough, and the general appreciation is low. And this is even though the population is getting older, and…

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StreetArt – Art on the fence in the Börsepark, Vienna, with Filipino participation

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The project “Börseviertel StreetArt – Kunst am Zaun in Börsepark” is conceived as an open-air platform and cultural meeting in Börsepark. Artists and their artworks are given an open space gallery for one day. The park becomes a meeting zone for art lovers and artists, an art marketplace, and a creative area. The project was developed in cooperation with and at the suggestion of potential art buyers and collectors so that the artists can meet with a potentially high-caliber and, above all, art-interested public. At the same time, an attractive…

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Costumes of the world – wonders of colors and traditions

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From September 12 to 18, 2022 the International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) in Vienna hosts an event called “The Long Nights of Interculturality.” Traditional costumes from all over the world in one placeAfter several events, the opening ceremony took place on Monday, September 12, with the “Costumes of the World” event at the Vienna Stock Exchange Halls. This evening, various colors and costumes from 28 countries were shown. Austria, Croatia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, Polynesia, Indonesia, Bali, Singapore, Thailand,…

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LEDs in streetlights: Efficient but perhaps unhealthy

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Energy-saving LEDs have not only become widespread in private households: Street lighting is also being modernized in this way in many countries. But British scientists have discovered that this can pose risks for humans and animals. They are long-lasting, save energy and look almost the same as conventional light bulbs. LED lamps are now available in many private households. Public lighting, for example, on roads, has also been converted to LEDs (light-emitting diodes) in many European countries. This changes the color spectrum at night – with possible consequences for humans…

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