The government’s announcement to phase out all Corona measures by the end of June is understandable for virologist Andreas Bergthaler – even if questions about protecting vulnerable groups and Long Covid have not yet been sufficiently resolved. The announcement that monitoring will nevertheless be continued is positive. “In the case of PCR samples, Austria will carry out at least 1,500 whole-genome sequencings per week in the future, thus fulfilling the recommendation of the European authorities,” the health ministry said Wednesday. “That would be a lot and also internationally herzeigbar,” the…
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Next bonus fix – who cashes in big now
The state generously reaches out to the population in times of inflation. Who can now count on further payments? Most recently, Parliament paved the way for another monetary bonus. As reported, the National Council paved the way for adjustments to the salary bonus for caregivers with a resolution. Through the amendment of the Entgelterhöhungs-Zweckzuschussgesetz, the federal government will provide 2,460 euros per person for 2023 alone, according to the House. The federal government will provide 570 million euros for this purpose for 2022 and 2023. In the new year, however,…
Read MoreUkraine – WHO: Among the world’s most severe health emergencies
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the situation in Ukraine due to the war as one of eight acute health emergencies worldwide. In the first nine months of last year alone, 14,000 civilian casualties were documented, the UN agency said in a report. 17.7 million people needed humanitarian assistance. 7.5 million Ukrainians were fleeing in Europe, it said.Of 471 attacks with heavy weapons on health facilities worldwide, 448 occurred in Ukraine, the report, presented to the Executive Board by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said. Russia, which attacked Ukraine on…
Read MoreSemester break: Closures on Vienna’s U4 and U6 subway lines
Wiener Linien is using the semester break and weekends for important modernizations. This involves renewing around 1,000 meters of streetcar tracks in Vienna. Since 2014, Vienna’s oldest subway line, the U4, has been undergoing extensive refurbishment. So far, signal boxes have already been replaced, tracks and track beds renewed, and stations and tunnel ceilings refurbished. Wiener Linien is taking advantage of the Vienna semester vacations to renew several 43-year-old points along the line, including wooden sleepers. For this reason, the U4 will not be able to run between Karlsplatz and…
Read MorePackaging waste after ordering food: Where to put it?
Food taken away or delivered – despite packaging innovations, most customers currently have garbage. This raises the question: What garbage can the disposable packaging go in? Whether pizza in a cardboard box or chicken sweet and sour in an aluminum bowl – the disposable version is common for most food ordered or delivered. The initiative “Mülltrennung wirkt” explains in which garbage can which packaging waste belongs: Pizza box:Please put it in the recycling bin. But only if it is not too dirty. It cannot be recycled with food residues or…
Read MoreThe origin of water on earth: Researchers think they’ve solved the mystery
Where does the water on Earth, one of the few planets in the solar system where water can be found at all, come from? Two scientific theories have been opposing each other on this question for years. Was there water on Earth from the beginning, even when it was formed, or did it come to Earth only later through external influences such as meteorites? A new study could finally end this eternal debate. The origin of water on EarthAlthough all scientists agree that water is the most important element in…
Read MoreBorder controls with Slovakia will be stopped starting Monday
The controls at the border between Austria and Slovakia will be stopped on Monday. Instead, border area controls will be continued in coordination with the neighbouring country, the Ministry of the Interior informs as published by APA. The reason for the change in strategy is that the Czech Republic is also discontinuing its controls at the border with Slovakia. Austria had always argued the controls at the crossings with Prague’s approach, with which it wanted to act in unison. The Czech Republic reacted with the measure at the end of…
Read MoreEnd of compulsory use of masks, but Vienna will continue at least until the end of February
The government has presented the roadmap for the end of the Corona measures. Vienna lines’ roadmap still includes strict mask checks. In the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, the way back to “normality” was determined: As of April 30, the FFP2 mask obligation in hospitals, nursing homes and other vulnerable areas will end. The so-called “Freedom Day” is to be celebrated on June 30. This is because all special provisions for Corona will expire on that day: Sars-CoV-2 will no longer be a reportable disease. In Vienna, great uncertainty still…
Read MoreThe weekend brings more snow, and sunshine on Monday
There will be more snowfall until Sunday, but on Monday, wintry high-pressure weather with plenty of sunshine is announced for the start of the semester break in Vienna and Lower Austria. Heavy snowfall caused traffic obstructions throughout Austria on Thursday, especially on the northern side of the Alps. Large amounts of snow were expected. The interplay of dense clouds on FridaySouth of the main Alpine ridge and in Vorarlberg, there will be an interplay of dense clouds and sunny spells throughout the day on Friday. Further north and east, however,…
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