June 2023 Archives

Corona is no longer required to file reports as of July

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 admin

Starting in July, Corona will be treated legally like all non-notifiable infectious diseases. According to a government, bill passed Tuesday in the Health Committee with a majority of votes from the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Green Party, Covid-19 will thus be transferred from the pandemic system to the regular system, parliamentary correspondents reported. Test costs will only be borne by people with symptoms.As a result, as of July 1, health insurance will only cover the testing costs for people with symptoms. However, it said a general testing infrastructure…

Inflation: Vienna announces further assistance

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 admin

A new help against inflation comes in Vienna.Due to inflation, Vienna has now announced another housing subsidy. Vienna’s mayor Ludwig once again criticized the federal government for failing to pass a rent brake. As the city of Vienna announced, recipients of minimum security and benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act, housing assistance or compensatory allowance will receive a one-time subsidy of 200 euros from September. This would benefit around 245,000 Viennese in the federal capital. No application necessary for further help against inflation in ViennaThe city of Vienna said no…

Saharan dust: how dangerous is it to our health?

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 admin

Sahara dust in the air can make the sky look yellowish to brownish.Sahara dust reaches Austria almost every year. But what dangers does it pose, and how does the desert sand make it to Central Europe? Sahara dust comes from the Sahara, the largest desert in the world, which extends over large parts of North Africa. Wind and hurricanes stir up the sand and dust in the Sahara, and it enters the atmosphere. It is transported there by strong winds across the Atlantic and to other parts of the world.…

Traffic jam on the long weekend: Here’s where you’ll be stuck in traffic

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 admin

Many expect an extended weekend due to the Corpus Christi holiday on Thursday this coming weekend. The ÖAMTC forecasts lively excursion and travel traffic and sectional traffic jams. The extended weekend brings heavy travel waves on highwaysOn Wednesday, many travellers will start their short vacation in the afternoon and evening before the holiday. Therefore, heavy traffic and congestion must be expected on the arterial roads from the cities, according to the club. On Friday, especially from the early afternoon hours, quite a few people will set off toward local recreation…

Astronomers discover new “warm Jupiter”

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 admin

Astronomers have discovered a new “warm Jupiter” with the help of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satelite (TESS) spacecraft. The exoplanet is called TOI-1859 b and orbits its parent star in a misaligned orbit. This could be due, among other things, to dynamic interactions between the planet and its disk. The parent star is likely a metal-rich brown dwarf about 30 percent more massive than the Sun. The parent star has a temperature of over 6,000 degrees Celsius. The size and distance of TOI-1859 b from the star (0.33 AU) indicate…

Eating in front of the television screen: Why it’s really not a good idea

June 5, 2023June 6, 2023 admin

Eating in front of a screen is a bad habit that takes a toll on our bodies and health. Who doesn’t like to eat while he or she is watching something on their TV, laptop or phone (where it is arguable whether the dark mode is handy)? This practice is widespread in many countries, but it has many harmful effects on our bodies, some of which we would not have suspected. Eating in front of the screen is a growing trendMany people eat in front of a screen. A HelloFresh…

Due to inflation: Austrians prefer to shop at discount stores

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 admin

Vienna – Austrians are buying less food – but spending on it has increased. The purchase volume in the first three months of the year was two percent below the values at the beginning of 2019, i.e. before the Corona crisis. At the same time, consumers are increasingly turning to promotional goods and going to discount stores more often, RollAMA data from the first quarter of 2023 shows. Despite more effective use of promotions, the “RollAMA shopping basket” is, on average, 16.6 percent more expensive than a year ago, with…

Storm alert! A new week brings rain and thunderstorms

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 admin

Unsettled weather is setting up in Austria in the new week! Solid showers and thunderstorms can also provide large amounts of rain. The last weather-dominating, blocking high-pressure area over the North Atlantic is weakening. In the new week, a weakly pronounced high-pressure low is placed over Central Europe. The Danube region’s sunny and stable summer weather is over for now. Warm and humid air masses will cause cloudy and occasionally wet weather in the coming days, especially in the south and east. From the middle of the week, the sun…

Application in the Bim: Wiener Linien is looking for employees

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 admin

On June 15, Wiener Linien invites to a recruiting event at Karlsplatz. The company is looking for about 100 drivers for bim, bus and subway, and workshop employees. As part of the 5-point program against the labour shortage, Wiener Linien is holding a recruiting event on June 15 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Karlsplatz. Wiener Linien is looking for driving personnel and workshop employeesThe interviews will take place in a streetcar to give potential employees an immediate impression of their future workplace and get to know the working environment…