WHO tallies 20 million Corona deaths

Masks, vaccines, keeping your distance: The world can cope with the Coronavirus by now, the WHO says. After three years, the World Health Organization lifts the international Corona emergency. The virus remains dangerous, but people have learned to cope with it, says the WHO chief. Overall, the pandemic claimed 20 million lives globally. The Corona pandemic has killed at least 20 million people worldwide, according to new figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named the unique number of victims in Geneva almost three times…

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Strawberry season starts: Excellent harvest expected this year

Domestic strawberry producers are expecting a good, high-yield harvest this year. In two weeks, the strawberry harvest will already start in the open field. Harvest fields in and around Vienna at a glanceThe strawberry in two weeks in two weeks harvest in the open field will start in two weeks. This means that regional strawberries will soon be available freshly harvested on the shelves. Due to the weather conditions, this year’s harvest promises to be particularly productive. May to July: High season for strawberries from AustriaDomestic strawberries from the greenhouse…

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Mother’s Day gifts: Austrians want to spend an average of 72 euros

On average, Austrians want to spend 72 euros for Mother’s Day 2023 on May 14. In particular, flowers (36 percent), chocolate (14 percent) and non-material gifts such as excursions (twelve percent) are in high demand, according to a survey by the trade association together with the market research institute Mindtag Research, which was announced in a release on Thursday (as published by vienna.at). In total, Austrians are likely to spend around 240 million euros on gifts for Mother’s Day. “This makes Mother’s Day an important sales driver, especially for the…

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Summer is here: 25-degree mark cracked

Yesterday, Thursday, the mark of 25 degrees was reached or exceeded for the first time this year across Austria at the weather station in Innsbruck, thus registering the first summer day of the year. The first summer day is thus somewhat later than the long-term average. After already April, it was balanced in comparison to the long-term average by about 2 degrees too cold, according to the experts of the Austrian Severe Weather Center (www.uwz.at). Also, the first summer day of 2023 was reached somewhat later than the long-term average,…

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Why we should never rub our eyes

The health of our eyes is crucial because compromising them means inevitably worsening the quality of our lives. This is also why it is necessary to pay attention to them: for example, not rubbing your eyes is a good rule to follow. Why? As British optometrist, Nimmi Mistry tells the Mirror, rubbing the eyes could damage them even more severely. Rubbing the eyes can, for example, lead to damage to the cornea, with all that this would entail. Why would it be better not to rub the eyes?The health of…

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The majority of Austrians need the car in everyday life

Most Austrians rely on cars daily. This is shown by an Integral survey commissioned by “AutoScout24.at”. According to the study, 58 percent of the 501 respondents stated that they need the vehicle, for example, to get to work or education. The figure remained largely stable compared with the previous year. Commuters, in particular, need their cars urgently.While seven out of ten people in Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Salzburg rely on a car for their daily commute, the comparable figure among Viennese is just over a quarter (27 percent).…

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These early signs may herald a stroke

As people age, their risk of suffering a stroke increases. But even if such an attack is generally classified as unpredictable, according to some doctors, there are a few signs that should be taken seriously in advance. In this article, you’ll learn what they are. Stroke is a danger that increases primarily with age – in the most common type, cerebral infarction, narrowing arteries restrict the supply of oxygen and blood to the brain. While such an attack is generally considered unpredictable, according to some doctors, a few signs can…

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One Year of Monkeypox in Europe

Monkeypox is hardly an issue one year after the start of a significant outbreak – but the World Health Organization (WHO) still considers the pathogen to be one of the three most dangerous groups of viruses from the animal world. They should be constantly monitored. “We could have a virus variant in three years that is significantly less containable – that’s a real risk,” WHO monkeypox expert Rosamund Lewis said ahead of the striking deadline.Exactly one year ago, a scary new disease emerged in Europe: Monkeypox, now called Mpox. Fears…

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How much time does planet Earth have left?

The Earth will also perishNothing is forever. Finiteness is part of the existence of beings and things. There is no need for dramatization because the end is part of nature. And what about the planet Earth? When will it come to an end? How much time do humans have left in this part of the solar system?The heat of the Sun can destroy us.One of the causes of our extinction as a species is the effects of global warming, which has been going on for years. But even without human-caused…

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