Category: General Interest

As of Wednesday, June 1, FPP2 masks are no longer required in Catholic churches and at church services – Bishops recommend maintaining hygiene measures – Prevention concept is mandatory for religious celebrations with more than 500 people. The Bishops’ Conference is temporarily suspending the Corona regulations throughout Austria, effective Wednesday, June 1. On Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the Bishops’ Conference, Peter Schipka, explained this to Kathpress. Specifically, this means that entering churches and celebrating services in the area of the Catholic Church is possible without special corona-related restrictions. Notwithstanding this,…

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Of a spread of the Omikron subvariant, BA.5 of the Coronavirus in Germany warns the chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery: “Corona is not over yet – that proves the violent outbreak of Omicron in Portugal,” Montgomery told the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday). BA.5 will also spread in Germany, he said. Many people – including vaccinated people – would fall ill. However, vaccinated people would have much milder symptoms. Omicron subvariants on the riseThe Robert Koch Institute recently reported an increase in omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 at…

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Rome – Italy is abolishing its corona entry rules at the end of the month. With the expiration of the previous regulation, it will no longer be necessary to prove a Corona vaccination, recovery, or negative test when entering the country, the Foreign Ministry in Rome said Monday. Protective masks in public transport are still mandatoryItaly became the first European country affected by the coronavirus in early 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, it imposed some of the strictest corona requirements. For example, all workers in the workplace were…

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The first significant travel weekend brought a small foretaste of the extended Pentecost weekend: Starting at noon on Sunday, motorists were stuck in traffic jams for miles. Returning travelers needed patience on the Tauern freeway, for example. In blocks, vehicles were led through the Katschberg tunnel between Carinthia and Salzburg. There was also more than an hour’s delay before the Helbersberg tunnel near Werfen (Sbg.) – here, too, there was a block check-in. Drivers also needed a lot of stamina before the Croatian-Slovenian border crossing at Koper. According to “Antenne…

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A Harvard University study has revealed that the popular fetal sleeping position could be why some people feel vulnerable and sensitive after waking up. Unconsciously, we communicate to ourselves through the huddled work at night that we are seeking protection. Our body reacts accordingly to stress. This lowers sleep quality and causes us to wake up more often at night. In addition, the position makes deep breathing more difficult. It also puts strain on the back and neck. Does the fetal position destroy our self-confidence? But that’s not all: Amy…

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Due to construction work for the Stadtstraße, the U2 will only run between Schottentor and Aspernstraße for two months starting July 1. Between Aspernstraße and Seestadt, a replacement service will be provided. Starting in July, the U2 will have to be partially interrupted due to construction work for Stadtstraße in the area of the U2 station Hausfeldstraße, as this cannot be carried out during ongoing subway operations. U2 partially closed due to construction work in the summerFrom July 1, 10:00 p.m. to September 4, the U2 will only run between…

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The mailing of around 4 million vouchers was completed on Friday – the postal service is expected to deliver these vouchers by the end of next week.Because energy costs in Austria are going through the roof, the federal government supports domestic households with energy cost compensation. This will be sent by mail to the approximately four million households eligible to receive it, and an extreme rush is already evident. According to Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), over 600,000 households have already submitted applications for the 150 euros. A total of…

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According to ZAMG, the last days of May will be changeable and cool. From Friday afternoon, rain showers and thunderstorms spread, and only temperatures up to a maximum of around 20 degrees are expected. On Friday, sunny weather will prevail for a long time. In the afternoon, the source clouds will become denser; especially in the south and southeast, the tendency for showers and thunderstorms will increase. Lush cloud fields of a disturbance zone will reach the north only in the late afternoon and evening. With this, rain showers will…

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After a substantial spread, Omicron subvariant BA.5, first detected in late March, is now the predominant variant in Portugal. Corona case numbers recently increased again in Portugal. Between May 10 and 16, authorities registered 157,502 new cases – 58 percent more than the previous week. Experts also assume that the number of unreported cases is high. “In reality, there could be twice as many cases,” said the president of the Association of Public Health Service Doctors, Gustavo Tato Borges. He also said the number of deaths rose again in the…

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