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First Advent markets start _ Here’s the full overview of where you can already drink punch this weekend

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Thursday and Friday, the first Christmas markets open in Vienna. After a two-year break, Christmas markets can shine again this year in full splendor and without restrictions. In the federal capital Vienna, more than 20 Advent markets with more than 900 stalls will open in November. The first kick-off right away on Thursday and Friday, such as the “Winter im MQ.” From November 10 to December 23, 2022, the Christmas Market in the MuseumsQuartier offers a diverse program of live concerts and DJ sets. There is also a curling rink.…

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Border controls with Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia to be extended

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With the first two countries, they will remain in place at least until mid-May, with Slovakia until December 12. Vienna – Border controls with neighboring Hungary, Slovenia, and Slovakia will be extended. The Ministry of the Interior announced this to APA. With the former two states, they are to remain in place until mid-May, with Slovakia until December 12. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) sees this as a consistent continuation of the fight against the trafficking of human beings. According to the Ministry of the Interior, all border controls will…

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Weather forecast for December: Meteorologists expect a freezing winter

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According to the latest weather forecasts, December is expected to be unusually cold this year. While energy costs continue to rise and many are already wondering how best to survive the winter months, the latest forecasts are causing further concern among the public. Although the winter weather forecast is still uncertain, most weather experts agree that the likelihood of an extreme cold snap next December is very high. It could get nastyAlthough the autumn months are above average this year and more reminiscent of late summer, this could end as…

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Warmest October in Europe since measurements began

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After the warmest summer, Europe has also experienced the warmest October ever measured since records began this year.This was reported by the E.U. climate change service Copernicus on Tuesday. According to the report, temperatures averaged nearly two degrees above the average for the reference period from 1991 to 2020, with daily records set in the western continent. On a national level, no October as warm as this has ever been measured in Austria, Switzerland, and France. Also, record temperatures in CanadaThis was also true for large parts of Italy and…

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Health risk: EU warns of the climate crisis

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The climate crisis poses increasing health risks for people in Europe and already hard-hit other regions of the world. Without further action on climate change, more Europeans are expected to fall ill or die due to heatwaves or infectious diseases, for example, the EU’s Environment Agency (EEA) warned in a new report on Wednesday. The aid organization Doctors Without Borders called for climate change to also be perceived as a “real health crisis.” For its report, the Copenhagen-based EEA examined the extent to which climate change threatens European health and…

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Forecast consortium expects stagnation of Corona case numbers

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According to the forecast consortium’s expectations, Corona infection incidence is unlikely to accelerate in the coming days. “It shows a stagnation of the reported case numbers. There are no substantial increases in any age group or state. The wastewater signal also suggests a tendency toward constant development at present,” the forecast released Wednesday said. Weather a factor of uncertainty in Corona case numbersThe consortium points to weather as a factor of uncertainty: Changing weather conditions “could, however, lead to seasonal effects driving infection incidence in the forecast period.” Among the…

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Allergies in winter time

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Many allergy sufferers hope that the winter months will be a time of respite. They then wonder why their nose still runs and their eyes water. According to information from the German Allergy and Asthma Association (Deutscher Allergie- und Asthmabund e.V.), the cold season can also cause problems for many allergy sufferers. The worldwide temperature rise has a worrying influence on the course of allergies and asthma diseases: Since the flowering period of early-flowering plants is brought forward and that of late-flowering plants is shifted to the later months, the…

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Why you should not wash FFP2 masks

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It’s getting colder again, and we’re spending more time indoors. That’s why, even in the third pandemic fall, people are increasingly reaching for masks to protect themselves from infection with Sars-CoV-2, influenza, and other pathogens. “FFP2 masks have been proven to be very effective and are therefore important means of protection against infection with coronaviruses and other pathogens that enter our respiratory tract via droplets, such as influenza viruses,” says environmental physician and specialist in hygiene and microbiology, Hans-Peter Hutter. According to a survey of 500 Austrians, 58 percent change…

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Antigen tests show corona increasingly inaccurate

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Both hospital and infection figures continue to decline. However, these values provide only limited information about the incidence of infection. This is because the rapid antigen tests often performed before the PCR checks are increasingly delivering false-negative results. At least at first glance, the number of Corona cases continues to decline. Six hundred twenty-five new findings were registered in Lower Austria on Monday. However, many more positives are likely to have gone undetected, according to experts. According to Waldviertel physician Susanne Rabady, also a member of the Corona Task Force…

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