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A simple trick to remove the damp smell from clothes

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Many people avoid using a tumble dryer, which can lead to moisture problems in their clothes. Drying clothes indoors, especially without a dryer, can be challenging during the colder months. Fortunately, according to Pensionist.dk, several ways exist to eliminate the damp smell and prevent it from reappearing. When you’ve spent time and effort making your clothes smell fresh and feel clean, the last thing you want is for them to get musty. This musty smell often occurs because some moisture remains in the clothes after drying, and they will continue…

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High numbers: this is where Corona is currently raging the strongest

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In addition to coronavirus, influenza and RSV virus infections are rising in some federal states. We have an overview. Austria is overwhelmed by an extreme coronavirus wave, and the number of infections continues to rise sharply. As virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz explains in “Heute,” Austria is experiencing a “massive corona wave.” However, it is impossible to say when the peak will be reached.The corona wave is currently strongest in Vienna, Carinthia, and Vorarlberg, as wastewater test data shows. The rising COVID cases have prompted the Vienna Health Association (Wigev) to introduce…

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The European Filipino Bowling Federation is currently taking place in Vienna

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The European Filipino Bowling Federation is staging a three-day bowling tournament in conjunction with its 6th anniversary at the Phoenix Bowling Park Hernals in Vienna’s 17th district.The tournament is part of a continuous initiative to gather Filipino bowlers from across European member countries to showcase and share their bowling skills and talent in a series of friendly bowling matches.Several bowlers compete in the tournament, including delegates from the European Filipino Bowlers Federation: Austria, Athens, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Philippine Bowling League in Austria President Robert Carlo Gonzales…

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These things are often stolen in hotels

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The hotel rating platform Wellness Heaven recently asked 1,376 hoteliers which items are most frequently stolen. As a result, towels and bathrobes are among the most commonly stolen items. Closely followed by clothes hangers, pens, and cosmetics. In addition to these “common” items, there are also a number of outliers that indicate a lively theft imagination on the part of the offenders: As reported by a Berlin hotel, guests who stole all of the bathroom fittings—the head of a rain shower, a hydromassage shower, a toilet seat, a drainpipe, or…

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A new scam: fake parking tickets on parked cars

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A new scam is circulating: Offenders leave fake parking tickets on parked vehicles, regardless of whether they are properly parked. These are marked with the letterhead of the Vienna Provincial Police Directorate and the police logo. The victims are asked to pay a fee because the “police” claim that an offence was committed due to improper parking. By scanning the QR code on the fake parking ticket, the victims are taken to a payment page where they have to enter their bank details. The mass phenomenon is a scam.The police…

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Weather warning due to rain, snow and black ice

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Rain, snow, and black ice are expected in December. Geosphere Austria issued weather warnings on Thursday: There will be widespread rain and partly snowfall on Friday, with black ice possible in the short term. Fresh snow will “probably fall throughout Austria” on Saturday, threatening traffic problems. On Friday night, it will rain and snow in most of Austria. In the south, it will rain down to around 2,000 meters; everywhere else, the snow line will be between low altitudes and 1,000 meters. According to Geosphere, black ice from freezing rain…

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City of Vienna increases nursing salaries in two shortage areas

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Vienna is increasing the salaries of hospital nurses in two areas where there are shortages, namely trauma surgery and neurosurgery. This was announced by City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on Wednesday on the ORF program “Wien heute”. According to the city, there is a shortage of nursing staff in both specialities. In response to an APA enquiry, he added that there is now the possibility of overpayment in order to incentivize nursing staff to switch to these areas. Qualified nursing staff receive almost 680 euros more per monthQualified…

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Urgent warning about cost trap with new vignette

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The new vignettes for 2024 will become effective on December 1, 2023. However, there is a trap you could fall into in addition to innovations. On December 1, 2023, the new vignette year begins; this also marks the start of validity for the new adhesive vignette in sunny yellow and the digital vignette in 2024. In addition to the colour of the vignette, there are a few new additions this year. “The 1-day vignette is new for the first time. Like the 10-day vignette, it is now valid immediately after…

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Back to the mask? The Health Minister makes a recommendation

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In view of the rising incidence of coronavirus and influenza, Health Minister Johannes Rauch on Wednesday advised people to wear masks again in places where many elderly or sick people come together – for example in hospitals, nursing homes or doctors’ surgeries. This also applies when people are crowded together, for example in crowded pubs. There is no specific mask requirement. This is because hospitals are not overloaded. In the middle of corona waves“We are in the middle of a coronavirus wave. The national wastewater monitoring clearly shows this,” said…

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