Category: General Interest

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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The omicron variant has become even more challenging to distinguish between corona, hay fever, and cold in spring. But even though the symptoms are very similar, they are rarely the same, and some complaints can be relatively clearly attributed. Corona incidences are finally dropping but are still very high; almost everyone knows one or more people who have or have had covid-19 right now. However, many people currently have colds, and flying birch, ash, or alder pollen has opened the hay fever season. So if you currently feel that something…

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Forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG): There will be up to 25 degrees on Wednesday. With a generally high air pressure level, today, Monday, drier and milder air will flow in from the west. Thus, there will be pretty sunny weather nationwide. Only in the eastern half will some denser cloud fields arrive during the day in the still more relaxed northerly flow, but these will dissipate in the afternoon. Overall, it will be slightly windy. Early temperatures are minus four to plus two degrees, during…

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The Ninjas have stopped their fight against the Coronavirus at schools. According to a decree issued by the Ministry after the Easter vacations, the Ninja Pass will no longer be issued to schoolchildren. The document was also used as an entrance ticket to those areas where 3G proof was required. The reason is the reduction of school tests after Easter. Previously, students had to take a Corona test three times a week to attend school. In return, they received a stamp on their passport each time, in which vaccination could…

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More than 4.5 million people have left the country since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The number of refugees rose by more than 42,000 within 24 hours to 4,503,954, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said today. It is the most significant movement of refugees in Europe since World War II. Within Ukraine, another 7.1 million people are also fleeing, according to estimates by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Women and children on the runNinety percent of those fleeing abroad are women and children, as men…

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