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Last PCR testing week at schools for the time being

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 admin

For the time being, the last regular mandatory PCR tests will take place at schools in the coming week. The PCR testing program, which has been running in various forms since the beginning of the school year, will end about a month before the end of the school year. After Pentecost, antigen testing will only be used as needed when identified infections occur in a class. In Vienna, testing can continue on a limited voluntary basis. Regular PCR testing was started in September. At that time, at least one PCR…

David Alaba and Real win the Champions League

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 admin

After his third triumph in the soccer Champions League, David Alaba was overcome by his emotions. Alaba knelt in tears on the turf at the Stade de France immediately after Saturday’s 1-0 final win over Liverpool before switching into jubilant mode a short time later. Dressed in a T-shirt with the inscription “My Strength Lies In Jesus” and a flag with the national colors of Austria, Nigeria, and the Philippines, he posed with the coveted trophy. David Alaba has achieved something historic. After two Champions League titles with Bayern Munich…

1,766 new corona infections in Austria on Saturday

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 admin

In the last 24 hours, 1,766 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria. Out of only 41,052 PCR tests, 4.3 percent were positive. One thousand seven hundred sixty-six new corona infections were reported across Austria 24 hours on Saturday. This is below the average of 2,164 cases over the past seven days. However, only 41,052 PCR tests were registered through the window day, of which 4.3 percent were promptly positive, above average. New Corona infections in the provincesBurgenland: 33Carinthia: 85Lower Austria: 371Upper Austria: 176Salzburg: 155Styria: 171Tyrol: 129Vorarlberg: 122Vienna: 524 More…

Questions and Answers: What we know – and what we don’t about monkeypox

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 admin

Since May 2022, more and more cases of infection with the monkeypox virus have been occurring worldwide. We explain where the virus comes from and how dangerous it is here. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare viral disease, usually transmitted from animals to humans, circulating mainly in African countries. The first case was identified in 1970 in a nine-month-old boy in Congo. Since then, more minor epidemics have occurred in Central and West Africa from time to time. So far, only very isolated cases have occurred outside the African…

Vienna: U2 construction work in summer – replacement traffic between Aspernstraße and Seestadt

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 admin

Due to construction work for the Stadtstraße, the U2 will only run between Schottentor and Aspernstraße for two months starting July 1. Between Aspernstraße and Seestadt, a replacement service will be provided. Starting in July, the U2 will have to be partially interrupted due to construction work for Stadtstraße in the area of the U2 station Hausfeldstraße, as this cannot be carried out during ongoing subway operations. U2 partially closed due to construction work in the summerFrom July 1, 10:00 p.m. to September 4, the U2 will only run between…

WHO sees no reason for alarm over monkeypox

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 admin

In light of the unusual spread of monkeypox, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges various measures but sees no reason for alarm. “This is not a disease that should cause public concern. It is not covid,” WHO expert Sylvie Briand said Friday in Geneva at a briefing for WHO member countries. Nonetheless, she said, governments should quickly capture sufferers and isolate those affected. The WHO expects most cases to be mild. However, pregnant women, children, and people with weak immune systems would be at higher risk for a severe course.…

Last chance for the 150 euro voucher

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 admin

The mailing of around 4 million vouchers was completed on Friday – the postal service is expected to deliver these vouchers by the end of next week.Because energy costs in Austria are going through the roof, the federal government supports domestic households with energy cost compensation. This will be sent by mail to the approximately four million households eligible to receive it, and an extreme rush is already evident. According to Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), over 600,000 households have already submitted applications for the 150 euros. A total of…

WHO reports 200 confirmed monkeypox cases

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 admin

More than 200 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed outside Africa. They are mainly concentrated in the UK, Spain, and Portugal. Nineteen countries are affected, and the disease is endemic in eleven African countries. According to EU health authorities, more than 200 cases of monkeypox have now been confirmed outside Africa. Nineteen countries where the disease is not commonly found have secured at least one point. “Most of the cases are young men who self-identify as having sex with men. There have been no deaths,” the Stockholm-based European Centre for…

The last days of May will be changeable and cool

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 admin

According to ZAMG, the last days of May will be changeable and cool. From Friday afternoon, rain showers and thunderstorms spread, and only temperatures up to a maximum of around 20 degrees are expected. On Friday, sunny weather will prevail for a long time. In the afternoon, the source clouds will become denser; especially in the south and southeast, the tendency for showers and thunderstorms will increase. Lush cloud fields of a disturbance zone will reach the north only in the late afternoon and evening. With this, rain showers will…