Category: General Interest

Test kits should be available again in pharmacies after the holidays. After there have been isolated cases of out-of-stock living room tests in pharmacies over the past few days, supplies have now been restocked. According to the Ministry of Health and the Chamber of Pharmacists, living room tests should be available again in all pharmacies during the coming week. Due to supply delays, the free-living room tests – five antigen tests per person per month – could or can no longer be dispensed in some pharmacies. The problem should have…

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has exceeded half a billion, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As of last night, 500.19 million infections and 6.19 million deaths had been reported to the UN agency in Geneva. Since the emergence of the new coronavirus at the end of 2019, most conditions have been registered in Europe (209.5 million) and the Americas (151.7 million). On the other hand, Africa accounted for only about two percent of the global number of cases. However,…

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We all know and experience these quite unpleasant situations in which we are hungry, and our stomach announces this, audible to the people around us, with a loud growl. But why does our stomach growl? If your stomach growls when you’re hungry, it’s not because you’re hungry. At least not really. It sounds paradoxical, but it’s true. What happens in the digestive tract? To understand where stomach growling comes from, you first need to understand the digestive tract. The tube that carries the food you eat from your mouth down…

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The extensive waiver of coronavirus protective measures announced yesterday will also be implemented in churches. From Holy Saturday, no mask must be worn in Catholic services, only when entering and leaving the church. Singing is also allowed without restrictions, “nothing more stands in the way of a festive musical arrangement of the Easter liturgy,” reported Kathpress. The Bishops’ Conference adopted the framework order, as usual, to the state requirements. Unlike a year ago, registration for the Easter services is no longer necessary this year. However, touching is still waived for…

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South Africa and Botswana have one thing in common in the Corona pandemic: they have encountered Omicron sublines BA.4 and BA.5 there, according to WHO. But what is the situation in Vienna? BA.4 and BA.5 in Europe “Botswana, South Africa deepen the investigation of new Omicron sub-variants”: This week’s title of a WHO report is sensational. It concerns the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants, from which Vienna, however, has probably been spared so far. There have not been any cases yet, a spokeswoman for the City of Vienna’s health service as…

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After months of seeing red at the Corona traffic light, six federal states will turn “orange” on Thursday, including Vienna. The flattening Corona wave in the country allows it. The “red zone” has been broken. In as many as six provinces, the Corona traffic light will be switched “orange” on Thursday, according to the working document of the responsible commission as published by APA APA. Since January, it has been the first time that there are provinces that do not belong to the maximum risk zone. Burgenland, Vorarlberg and Carinthia…

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Pope Francis will wash the feet of twelve inmates in prison near Rome today, Holy Thursday. In the evening, the head of the Catholic Church plans to perform the religious ritual at the Civitavecchia penitentiary near the capital. It goes back to a gesture of Jesus Christ to his disciples at the Last Supper and is a sign of humility and attachment. In 2020 and 2021, the foot washing was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a release from the prison, Francis considers the visit to the prison…

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By fall, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says there could be a new Corona vaccine protecting against the Omicron and other variants.  Omicron vaccine to come in March “It’s easy to do something just against Omicron,” Bourla explained at an event hosted by the IFPMA pharmaceutical association. More scientifically and technically challenging, he said, is to develop an effective vaccine against all known variants to date. Pfizer chief Bourla hopes for a multivariant vaccine by fall He said he hopes such a vaccine will be available in autumn. But what the…

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On Easter weekend, there is a dramatic weather fall. Today, Maundy Thursday begins in the lowlands and valleys with local fog patches, which quickly dissipate. In the hazy air, however, the sun will shine only intermittently. In the east, a brisk southerly to southeasterly wind will blow. Highs will range between 19 and 25 degrees. On Good Friday, dense clouds will persist at the beginning north of the Alps and in the inner Alps, with widespread showers. In the south, the sun will often shine in the morning. During the…

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