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On Sunday evening, thousands of demonstrators gathered at Vienna’s Heldenplatz to express their solidarity with Ukraine in a sea of lights organized by the #YesWeCare initiative. With the Outer Burgtor, the first federal building in Vienna was also draped in the Ukrainian national colors of blue and yellow. Sea of lights for Ukraine in Vienna “The war was there, and it was relatively clear that we wanted to do a ‘#YesWeCare’ also for the situation in Ukraine,” organizer Daniel Landau said. He said he knew that many people in Ukraine…

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According to a new study, most people infected with omicron were still contagious on day six. Since January 8, infected Austrians and contact persons can be tested for the virus after five days – previously ten days – using PCR. Given the sharp increase in the number of people infected with the Omicron variant and the resulting loss of workforce, there have been calls from the business community and others for the quarantine period to be shortened. Covid crisis coordinator Gecko had advised the government against shortening the quarantine even…

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The Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhya operator reports that unit 6 is disconnected from the grid. Unit 5 was also shut down shortly before!” This breaking news set alarm bells ringing among nuclear experts Friday morning. “If the cooling system fails or missiles hit the reactors, all of Europe would be exposed to a nuclear disaster. After all, Zaporizhzhya is the world’s largest reactor site,” GLOBAL 2000 expert Reinhard Uhrig said worriedly given the first impacts in the region. Earlier, expert Dr. Cornelius Granig had warned of a chain reaction:…

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Pope Francis has spoken out in a Russian tweet about the war in Ukraine. “Every war leaves the world worse than it found it,” the head of the Catholic Church wrote Friday on the online service Twitter. “War is a failure of politics and humanity, a shameful surrender, a defeat in the face of the forces of evil.” From a 2020 encyclical by the pope, the quote was shared on Twitter in the usual languages of Italian, Portuguese, Polish, French, English, Spanish, German, and Arabic – and, for once, Russian.…

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Chancellor Karl Nehammer stated on the occasion of the events in Ukraine. “There is war again in Europe,” Karl Nehammer declared during his statement on Thursday on the occasion of the events in Ukraine. It is thanks to Russia that “we have been freed from Nazi terror,” Nehammer said. “At the same time, we are now seeing Russia choose a path that we deeply reject,” the chancellor explained. He said the strength of the law applies, not “the law of the strongest.” European history is written in blood, he said.…

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According to a study, at least 5.2 million children and adolescents worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver in connection with the Corona pandemic through last fall. Their number thus exceeds the five million Corona deaths recorded during the 20-month study period (March 2020 to October 2021), international researchers found and announced Thursday in the journal Lancet Child Adolescent Health. That means that for every Corona death, more than one minor has lost a parent or guardian. For their evaluation, the scientists, who work at Imperial College in London and…

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In urgent words, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen called for peace in light of the Russian attack on Ukraine. “Today is a black day for Europe. But it is, above all, a black day for peace and for the people of Ukraine,” the president said in a televised address broadcast yesterday evening. He said the Russian army attacked Ukraine with an all-out military operation by land, air, sea, and digital means. “The aggressive attack in violation of international law has put Europe, has put the world in a most…

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According to the WHO, the omicron variant BA.2 does not lead to severe disease more frequently than the type BA.1, which has predominated worldwide to date.”We don’t see any difference (…) in terms of risk of hospitalization,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO expert in charge of Corona. The results of an initially uncross-checked study with hamsters had suggested a higher risk of the pathogen. In Denmark, subtype BA.2 currently accounts for the most significant proportion of new infections. Two omicron infections in quick succession are possibleThe BA.1 subtype of…

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In the continuing raging controversy over mandatory vaccination, Health Minister Mückstein now presents a new Corona drug as “hope” for the unvaccinated. Soon the antibody-drug “Evusheld” for protection against COVID-19 will be available in Austria. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein announced a news release Wednesday. “For people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons or for whom vaccination does not work, Evusheld offers an alternative to the Corona vaccine,” he said. He said he is glad to offer a protection option to this vulnerable group. His department recently signed the relevant…

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