In Venice, tourists will soon have to pay admission

Venice has decided to break new ground in terms of tourism during the pandemic. Visits to the old town will require reservations starting this summer. The Italian lagoon city of Venice plans to require tourists to reserve their trip to the old town in advance by summer. Starting in 2023, visitors should buy a ticket to visit the historic center, said Venice’s tourism commissioner, Simone Venturini. This will allow the municipality to better plan ahead for how many people will be in the city. Over the years, excessive tourism has…

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Corona patient was positive for a record of 505 days

In Great Britain, a corona patient has been continuously infected with the coronavirus for 16 months. The sufferer had all tests positive for 505 days until death, a team of British researchers reported in a new study to be presented Saturday at the European Congress of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Lisbon. The previous record was 335 days. For their study, researchers from King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in London examined the cases of nine patients whose immune systems were weakened due to organ transplants, HIV,…

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Garlic to clean the toilet: How this particular trick works

Food present in every kitchen keeps you clean and helps you get rid of bacteria and mold. Did you know that…. A toilet bowl contains an average of 3.2 million bacteria per square inch. So here’s an effective way to keep your toilet clean. And chances are, you already have the secret ingredient for this little trick in your possession. Garlic, the secret to clean toilets Besides its numerous health and weight loss benefits, garlic can also be an excellent addition to your cleaning products. This is because it contains…

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At what point is corona reinfection possible after recovery?

Just recovered – and already infected again! Can that be the case? Yes, say Belgian researchers. According to their pre-published study, a new corona infection is possible after less than 60 days. Unlike previous variants, Omicron is feared less for its severe disease progression than its contagiousness. And according to initial study findings and case numbers, reinfection also occurs more frequently. In other words: Anyone who has survived an omicron infection may well become reinfected a short time later. One factor that plays a role here is the omicron subtype…

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Phishing Mail Attacks in Austria: How to Protect Yourself

With phishing e-mails and scam calls, criminals try to obtain bank and credit card data. If you follow the instructions of the crooks, you fall into the trap, and your account is plundered. Only on Wednesday, the platform Watchlist Internet, which specializes in Internet fraud, warned of a corresponding wave in Austria. Phishing attacks are usually carried out via e-mails that look like a bank has sent them. They say there is a problem with the account and threaten to close the report for a fee. Then the victims are…

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Corona: high antibody level protected against infection in Delta

“How high does my antibody level need to be protected from Corona infection?” – This is a question many people must have asked themselves in recent years. Scientists at Meduni Innsbruck have now confirmed that there is indeed a connection between the number of antibodies and protection against infection. Nevertheless, there is no clear statement regarding how high this value must be with Omicron. This is according to an interview published by APA. After the South African variant broke out in the Tyrolean district of Schwaz last spring, a particular…

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Corona breath test approved in the USA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) preliminarily approved the first breath test for covid-19 infections a few days ago. Proteins present in the breath in the event of infection are used as markers. Accuracy is high, the U.S. agency wrote. “Today’s approval is just one additional example of the rapid innovations in diagnostic tests for Covid-19, and FDA will continue to support the development of new Covid-19 tests. The goal is technological advances that can better address the current pandemic and put the U.S. in a better position for…

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Austria donated around 5.43 million Corona vaccine doses

More than 18 million doses of vaccine against coronavirus have been vaccinated in Austria to date. Nearly 5.43 million doses have been donated to other countries. The expiration date has exceeded 390,602 doses in the federal government’s possession (as of mid-April 2022). Of these, vector vaccines from manufacturers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson accounted for a large proportion, the health ministry said as published by APA. However, these will not be destroyed “but stored in a manner appropriate to the product, since in some cases a retroactive extension of the…

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Study: One in six suffers headaches daily, women more often than men

More women than men experience headaches 15 days or more a month. According to a study, more than half of the world’s population has recurring headaches. Women are more likely to be affected by migraines than men. Many people suffer from headaches, hammers, stings, drones, and squeeze. Researchers have now found that one in six people has a headache every day. About half of them have migraines. Scientists analyzed 357 studies published between 1961 and the end of 2020. By analyzing the studies, the researchers were able to examine how…

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