Inflation rose to 7.2 percent in April

Inflation in Austria has continued to accelerate. According to Statistics Austria, the inflation rate in April was 7.2 percent – the last time inflation was this high was in October 1981. Spending on transport and housing accounted for three-fifths of inflation. Compared to the previous month of March, the price level rose by 0.3 percent. “Currently, in addition to fuels and energy products, rising food prices are also determining the increase in inflation,” Statistics Austria Director-General Tobias Thomas said Wednesday. In March 2022, the inflation rate was 6.8 percent. In…

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Forecast experts see a slight downward trend in infections in Austria

Experts at the Covid forecasting consortium expect a further slight downward trend in infection figures in the coming week. However, slight increases are also possible within the fluctuation range. According to Wednesday’s update, above-average temperatures may have been responsible for the previous week’s noticeable decline in infections. The two-week forecast for hospital-acquired disorders also indicates a slight decrease. Last Wednesday, experts had assumed that infection numbers were most likely to remain stable (on average) through the week, with a seven-day incidence per 100,000 population of about 400 cases, possibly into…

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Pope encourages the faithful to loud protest against God

In the face of suffering and injustice, people may and should also quarrel with God, criticize him and protest. Loud protest and silence are often preferable to God than pre-formulated prayer texts; Pope Francis said Wednesday at the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square. In his series of catecheses on old age, Francis dealt with the biblical figure of Job, to whom much suffering and injustice happened and who quarreled with God. In the Book of Job, readers encounter a profoundly faithful person “who does not accept a caricature of…

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Over 4,300 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

From Tuesday to Wednesday, 4,322 new infections were registered in Austria. That’s above the 7-day average of 3,813 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 299.85. In the past 24 hours, 198,897 PCR tests were performed. The positive rate is 2.17 percent. Currently, there are 52,505 active Corona cases in Austria. In addition, there are eight new deaths. This means that 18,320 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout Austria. There are currently 701 patients being treated in the hospital, down by 39 from Tuesday. Fifty-four patients are being…

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This is how often you should wash your hair – according to science

How often you should wash your hair is up to you. Because in this case, it depends primarily on your feelings. However, scientists have now found a very concrete rule that you could follow in your hair washing routine. It is often said that the less you wash your hair, the better. But is there even such a thing as THE right measure? It’s a question many of us have dealt with at one time or another: Is it possible to wash your hair too often? Sure, how often we…

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Ukraine war intensifies child malnutrition

Russia blockades Ukrainian ports, agricultural exports are almost impossible, and prices have risen enormously. UN sees millions of children threatened worldwide. Increases in the cost of food in the wake of the Ukraine war threaten the development and lives of hundreds of thousands of malnourished children. This is the conclusion of the UN Children’s Fund Unicef in its latest report. According to the report, around ten million young children would already have to do without life-saving exceptional medical food. Due to cuts in aid budgets in connection with the Corona…

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Officially one million dead in USA

Since the CoV pandemic, more than one million people have died in the USA after being infected with the virus. This is according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). No country has recorded more deaths related to the coronavirus in absolute numbers than the United States, which is home to about 330 million people. U.S. President Joe Biden had already lamented the painful milestone last week at an international video summit and ordered flags on all public buildings in the U.S. to be flown at half-mast for several days…

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Where one still needs the “green passport”

Falling measures seem to make the “green passport” obsolete. But there are facilities where you still need them. Across Europe, measures are falling. Last Monday, Austria lifted all entry rules imposed because of the pandemic. No 3G proof is required when entering Austria, so the “green passport” is currently obsolete. But where do you need it at all at the moment? According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, a 3G certificate is only required where vulnerable groups need to be protected according to the current status. This applies in hospitals…

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Corona: Why are some people not infected?

You may know from your environment that some people do not become infected despite close contact with someone infected with Corona. What is the reason for this? Here’s why:Some people don’t become infected with corona despite risky contactHow many become infected when they have direct contact with the coronavirus? Researchers in Great Britain wanted to test this and confronted a few volunteers with the virus: 34 volunteers were given virus particles and then tried regularly. Eighteen became infected. The rest were spared.In another study, researchers tracked how often infected people…

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