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5.121 New infections in Austria

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 admin

Three new deaths have been reported in association with Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 5,121 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 4,890 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 384.57. The number of active Corona cases is rising slightly again – to 70,028. Fifty-one thousand one hundred eighty-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. That gives a positive rate of 10 percent. There are also three new deaths. This means 19,393 people have died in connection with…

MANDATORY WEARING OF MASKS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT – City of Vienna extended stricter corona rules until Oct. 23

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 admin

Vienna’s Covid regulation would have expired on August 23, but it was quietly extended. FFP2 mask requirement in public transport – like other stricter rules – still applies Only in Vienna is there an FFP2 mask obligation in public transport. Vienna continues to enforce stricter covid rules than the rest of Austria beyond the summer. Initially, the Corona ordinance issued at the end of May, which included mandatory FFP2 masks on public transportation, was set to expire on August 23. Quietly, however, this was extended – until October 23, 2022,…

Corona: number of cases in Europe went down significantly within a week

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 admin

The good news in the Corona pandemic: the number of Covid cases in Europe dropped by 21 percent in the past 33rd calendar week. The data were released by the EU health agency ECDC in a report Friday. The incidence remained relatively high at 393 cases per 100,000 population. A similar trend could be seen in the over-65 age group. Minus in cases in Europe in week 33 – the spread of Corona wave from west to eastThe recent Corona wave with subvariant B.A5 spread from west to east and…

Climate crisis: the Arctic is currently warmest in 7,500 years

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 admin

In the past 7,500 years, the Arctic has never been as warm as it is. This is evident from the tree rings of trees. With the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL) collaboration, a study on this topic appeared in “Nature Communications.” As the institute wrote on Thursday, erosion on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic exposed ancient trees. Thanks to their annual rings, they can be dated. This allows a reconstruction of the climate. Currently warmest phase in the Arctic for 7,500 yearsThe chronology goes…

Nearly 5,200 new infections in Austria

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 admin

From Thursday to Friday, 5,188 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 4,941 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 388.57. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 69,441. In the past 24 hours, only 54,448 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 9.53 percent. In addition, there are six new deaths. Thus, 19,390 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far across Austria. The hospital is currently treating 1,085 patients, down 41 from Thursday. In intensive…

Vienna is in 8th place among the most expensive districts in Austria

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 admin

The traditionally expensive real estate patches maintained their top position in the year’s first half. Vienna ranked 8th among the most expensive districts in Austria. The highest prices nationwide were demanded in Kitzbühel. The offer prices amounted to the median 8,370 euro per square meter, as a district analysis of the real estate portal immowelt.at shows. With clear distance behind it, Innsbruck (7,000 euro) and Salzburg (6,300 euro) followed. The cheapest was Lilienfeld (1,360 euros) and Leoben (1,590 euros). Place 8 of the most expensive districts go to ViennaVienna exceeded…

Study: Corona virus became faster and faster

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 admin

SARS-CoV-2 got “faster and faster” at triggering Covid-19 as its variants evolved. Chinese biostatisticians have now analyzed 142 studies on the incubation period issue. The result they published in their paper online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Between the alpha variants and omicron, incubation time dropped from an average of five days to 3.42 days. “Incubating” a covid infection.Four to five, later five to six days – these were the expert statements at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic regarding the “incubation” of a SARS-CoV-2…

Corona traffic light shows low risk for the whole Austria

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 admin

The Corona traffic light has been downgraded to low risk. Now it shows yellow-green instead of yellow as in the week before. The risk assessment parameters have also been adjusted again: Now, the focus is on the burden on hospitals, the Corona Commission reported after its shortened meeting. Three provinces are greenThe traffic light is green in the three federal states of Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg, as they were even rated with shallow risk, while Burgenland was given the medium chance of the five-part scale. The risk level is also…

Payout of the €500 bonus has started.

August 25, 2022 admin

The payout of the €500 bonus has started. The money comes directly to the account or as a voucher by mail, which is essential now. The “super bonus” will be paid out much earlier than initially planned – 300,000 Austrians will receive it immediately, all others in September. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner made people sit up and take notice on Wednesday with this hammer announcement. For every adult registered in Austria, there are 500 euros, 250 euros each from the increased climate bonus and…