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More than ever before: 16,600 cases in just one month

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September breaks a sad record: with 16,600 new infections, there were more new corona positives this month than ever before in a single month. The previous peak was in March – during the lockdown and the first wave – with 9,700 new infections, in April they fell to 5,100. Vienna alone had 7,700 new infections in March, which is more cases than in April, May and June combined. Vienna also broke the record for hospitalizations on Monday. Overall, the hospitalization rate in Austria rose by 25 percent in just one…

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Chaotic TV debate between Trump and Biden

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In probably the most chaotic TV confrontation in recent US history, US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have clashed. Trump in particular constantly interrupted and had to be constantly called to order by the moderator. In terms of content, the debate, which was marked by accusations and insults, brought nothing new. Trump again refused to promise that he would accept the result of the presidential election regardless of the outcome. Trump painted the scenario of massive fraud in postal votes and evaded the question of whether he…

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25 percent more hospital patients in just one week

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Currently, 491 corona patients are treated in hospitals, 90 of them in intensive care units. 609 new SARS-CoV-2 infections in 24 hours were reported by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health on Tuesday at 9.30 a.m., which is a slight increase compared to Monday. This compares to 864 recoveries, which means that the number of actively ill patients in Austria has decreased by about three percent to 8,329. The balance is negative, however, both in terms of the number of deaths, which rose to 796 with…

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So much more money you’ll get at the beginning of October 2020

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From Wednesday a new, additional tax reform will start in Austria. Some Austrians have already received their salary bonus at the beginning and middle of September, but for the majority of citizens this will be distributed starting Wednesday. This is when several measures of the government come into effect. A big chunk is the reduction of the wage and income tax for low incomes of 11,000 to 18,000 euros, which will be lowered from 25 to 20 percent, and thus about 30 euros more per month for those affected. Because…

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More than one million corona deaths worldwide

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Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, according to US scientists, more than one million people have died worldwide after infection with the virus. This was revealed on Monday evening by data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. More than 33.2 million infections were detected. Experts assume a high number of unreported cases. Around a fifth of all recorded deaths are in the USA, where more than 205,000 people died. The number of victims in the USA, where around 330 million people live, is the highest in the world in…

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Gastro registration: False name can cost up to 1,450 euros

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After several violations of the Corona protection measures in Viennese clubs had become known over the weekend, Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), State Police Director Gerhard Pürstl and the head of the Immediate Action Group of the City Council, Walter Hillerer, confirmed on Tuesday that the city and the police will continue to intensively monitor the catering industry. Ludwig also defended the compulsory registration in the gastronomy sector, which came into force on Monday. Due to the high number of infections, he said, the city is forced to intervene in the…

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In these European countries the corona numbers are currently exploding

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Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, according to US scientists, more than one million people have died worldwide after infection with the virus. This was revealed on Monday evening (local time) from data at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. More than 33.2 million infections were detected. Experts assume a high number of unreported cases. Around one-fifth of all recorded deaths are in the USA, where more than 205,000 people died. In many European countries, the figures have also risen rapidly again recently. The situation is particularly dramatic in Montenegro,…

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Czech Republic wants to declare a state of emergency again

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Prague. In view of rising corona numbers, the Czech Republic wants to declare a state of emergency again. This is certainly necessary, said head of government Andrej Babis of the populist party ANO on Monday evening on the television station Nova. He assumed that the cabinet would meet in Prague on Wednesday for a special session to decide on this step. The state of emergency already applied for two months in spring and expired at the end of May. Among other things, it allows the government to suspend civil rights…

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One third of food is wasted

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One third of all food produced worldwide is not eaten, but is destroyed on the way to the consumer or ends up in the garbage. At the same time, these wasted foods cause around eight percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, the WWF and the sustainability NGO WRAP criticize in a recent report. In total, more than one billion tons of food is not eaten worldwide every year. In order to grow this amount, an area the size of China is needed. Moreover, if food waste were a country,…

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