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Advance sale: 25,117 climate tickets sold so far

October 9, 2021 admin

Austria: Since October 1, the new climate ticket is available in advance: To date, it has been sold 25,117 times in Austria.This was reported by the responsible minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) on Saturday: “You can clearly see: many people want to travel in a climate-friendly way.” The greatest demand so far has been for the Climate Ticket Classic. Of these, 13,814 tickets were ordered (55 percent).8,289 of the Klimaticket Jugend have been sold so far (33 percent). 2,763 tickets fell into the Climate Ticket Senior category (eleven percent) and 251…

Sebastian Kurz resigns as chancellor: Schallenberg successor

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

Sebastian Kurz took a stand Saturday on the future of government in Austria. He announced his resignation as chancellor.House searches at a number of ÖVP members and at the chancellor’s office have triggered a government crisis. On Friday, Sebastian Kurz stressed that he was “capable of acting and willing to act.” On Saturday evening, however, he spontaneously announced a statement. In the wake of this, Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation as Chancellor of Austria. He said he was grateful for the encouragement from his own party and the population. However,…

Corona: Significantly more mental illnesses worldwide

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

Study: The pandemic challenges many people. Increasing depression and anxiety disorders are the result. The number of mental illnesses has increased tremendously worldwide due to the Corona pandemic. In Covid year 2020, there were about 53 million additional cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million additional cases of anxiety disorder attributable to the viral crisis, according to a recent estimate. That would represent a global increase of 28 percent and 26 percent, respectively, warn researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland and the University of Washington in the journal The…

1,868 new infections in Austria

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

From Friday to Saturday, 1,868 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. There are also six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic’s death toll in Austria to 11,090 so far. The number of active cases is down by 383 to 20,266, with a seven-day incidence of 147.88. There are currently 831 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid disease, down 15 from the previous day. 219 patients are in an intensive care unit – that is two less than the day before. In the…

Vienna police seek recruits with immigrant backgrounds

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

Every year, the police are looking for around 600 new recruits in Vienna alone. Since 2007, the Vienna Police have been making a targeted effort to recruit Viennese with a migration background for police work.Yesterday, Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Integration Christoph Wiederkehr attended the “Vienna needs you!” event at the Amtshaus Floridsdorf. “Vienna is a city of diversity and we want to reflect this diversity in all areas of life. The long-standing and successful cooperation between the city and the Vienna Police is a showcase project for this.…

Booster vaccines: New data support high efficacy

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

After data from Israel had already suggested effectiveness among over-60s, the same could now be shown for all age groups. In Israel, as is well known, administration of the Corona booster vaccines began comparatively early. They also rolled out the booster vaccines to the entire population (over-12s) before any other country. A corresponding amount of data is now available there on the effectiveness of the third-party vaccinations. On Thursday, a group of researchers led by biologist Yinon M. Bar-On of the Weizmann Institute of Science now published results for the…

Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize this year goes to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. Journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines and journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia will be awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for protecting freedom of expression. The Norwegian Nobel Committee made the announcement Friday in Oslo. They would be honored “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.” At the same time, both are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a…

Austrian President Van der Bellen deplores tone of disrespect against state institutions

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 admin

Because of the accusations against Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen sees the government’s ability to act in question. The chancellor sees things differently – and wants to remain in office. Austria’s Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has reminded the parties of their responsibility in terms of state policy in the current government crisis. “In this phase, it is important that all acting persons think first and foremost of the good of Austria,” Van der Bellen said in a televised speech on Friday. “Party interests must be…

Friday: 1,878 new infections in Austria

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 admin

From Thursday to Friday, 1,878 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. In addition, there are twelve new deaths related to Covid-19 infection to report, so the pandemic has claimed 11,084 lives in Austria so far. The number of active cases is up 79 to 20,649, with a seven-day incidence of 142.80. There are currently 846 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid disease, down five from the previous day. 221 patients are in intensive care – four fewer than the day before. In the past 24 hours, 137,390 PCR…