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Austrian Chamber of Labour: Prices for vehicle sticker and repairs increase

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The Chamber of Labor (Arbeiterkammer) took a random look at dozens of Viennese car repair shops and compared the prices of stickers, repairs and the like. The results showed price increases across the board. For comparison: Prices in the previous yearUsually, the inspection of the motor vehicle sticker is due annually, except in the case of a brand new car. Depending on the type of the car and the repair shop, the check can cost up to around 107 euros for diesel and gasoline cars. Compared to the previous year,…

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119 new Corona infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 119 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared with the previous week (62 cases), this is a slight increase of 57 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 7.35. In addition, there are two new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases slightly to 1,789 with 62 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 66,721 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.18 percent. The new infections in the provincesVienna: 70Lower Austria: 23Upper Austria: 21Tyrol: 17Styria: 11Salzburg:…

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38 degrees today in Austria- the hottest day of the year

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Today, the temperature difference between eastern and western Austria is particularly stark. Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria will glow, the hottest day of the year is forecast: 38 degrees, peaks up to 40 degrees are possible. Eastern Austria will be hotter than Madrid, Lisbon or the Côte d’Azur. In the west, on the other hand, there is a threat of heavy summer thunderstorms. The exact forecast for ThursdayIn the east of the country and in Salzburg, the ground is glowing today: Because it will be sunny, humid and hot,…

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Coronavirus worldwide: More than four million corona deaths worldwide, “covid emergency” during Tokyo Olympics.

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More than 185 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4 million infected people have died. About 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. More than four million people have already died worldwide after being infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic began. That was revealed Wednesday evening (7/7) by data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Thus, the number of globally known corona deaths rose from three to four million within just under three months. Worldwide, there have been…

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Number of corona deaths worldwide rises to more than four million

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In just under three months, the number of corona deaths known globally has risen from three to four million. That’s according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than four million people have already died worldwide after being infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus since the start of the corona pandemic. This was revealed on Wednesday evening by data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. This brought the number of globally known corona deaths from three million to four million in just under three months. The data compiled by JHU…

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Highest daily value since January in Great Britain

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With more than 32,500 new CoV cases in one day, the United Kingdom has recorded its highest daily level since January. The number of new infections, deaths and hospitalizations each rose by more than 40 percent last week compared with the previous week, according to data released yesterday. The reason is the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. 7-day incidence at 256.2Delta now accounts for nearly all CoV cases in the United Kingdom. The 7-day incidence, the number of new infections per 100,000 people in a week, rose to…

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Cross-vaccination in Vienna now possible

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More than one million Viennese have received at least the first sting of the CoV vaccination. In Vienna, there is for example in the Austria Center since Tuesday the possibility to be cross-vaccinated. The mixed vaccination scheme is already in use at the Austria Center. People who got Astra Zeneca the first time will now be vaccinated with Biontech/Pfizer at the second vaccination appointment, if they so choose. “We started implementation yesterday. Anyone on site who wants a heterologous vaccine schedule – meaning a switch between two vaccines – will…

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“Wiener Öffi-Jahreskarte” valid in 6 cities in summer

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Surprise on Wednesday for all Vienna annual ticket holders: their Öffi card is valid as a ticket in six cities this summer. Take the 1er Bim along the Ring past the Opera House, City Hall or Parliament, the bus line 25 to the Salzburg Water Games in Hellbrunn, the streetcar lines to Linz’s Hauptplatz, the streetcar line 7 for an ice cream in Graz’s Herrengasse, in Innsbruck the line J to the Patscherkofel or the line 10 to Klagenfurt’s lido to jump comfortably into Lake Wörthersee without parking problems. All…

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WHO reported decrease in deaths

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded the fewest reported deaths from coronavirus since early October 2020. In the week from June 28 to July 4, there were just under 54,000, seven percent fewer than the week before, WHO announced today in Geneva. At the same time, the number of reported infections worldwide rose slightly, to just over 2.6 million in that week. The increase was particularly strong in the WHO European region, which includes 53 countries from Portugal to Tajikistan: up 30 percent from the previous week. The particularly…

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