Category: General Interest

Every day Austrians lose their Green Pass because their booster expired nine months ago. There is no solution for this yet. A lot has happened since all G-rules fell on 5 March. The green pass was supposed to be banned from everyday life, but now it is still with us for a while. For example, anyone who wants to work in the catering industry in Vienna must show proof of 2G. Those who go on holiday also have to show 3G proof when they return. Otherwise, you will be in…

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After the Easter vacations, schools will only have PCR tests once a week. Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) informed schools of this in a letter on Tuesday. Antigen tests will only be provided more if there have been positive cases before. The masking requirement outside of class, on the other hand, will remain in place “until further notice.” Currently, schools are tested three times a week – at least twice using the more informative PCR method and once using an antigen test. After Easter, only one weekly PCR test will…

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As of 1 April, only five free PCR and five rapid antigen tests will be available to every Austrian every month. The regulation is still waiting; some questions are still open. Five tests per month remain free While the provinces are waiting for the Ministry of Health’s decree with concrete specifications, they see the areas responsible for controlling the limitation of PCR tests. In the future, most Laender will rely on the tried and tested throat tests (partly with pharmacy participation), in Styria only on tests in pharmacies. The PCR…

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A separate Omicron-specific vaccination is unnecessary, nor is a fourth CoV vaccination for broad sections of the population, says vaccination expert Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt from MedUni Vienna. It is not yet possible to say whether this will also apply in autumn – more data is needed for this. This is also the recommendation of the national vaccination committee, “where we said that we do not yet recommend the fourth vaccination for everyone because we do not yet have the data, but for people over the age of 65, and also for…

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In Austria, the clocks were set forward to 3 a.m. punctually at 2 a.m., and the night was 60 minutes shorter. The changeover to standard time (CET) will take place on the last weekend in October. It is still unclear what will happen with the abolition of the time change in the EU, which has been decided. The ball is still in the EU Council of Ministers; the transport ministers are responsible. What does it mean to look at the clock at 11:11? As the abolition of the annual time…

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As the experts of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) predicted on Sunday, it will already become unsettled from Wednesday. Towards the weekend, it will be cold and rainy. Vienna weather in detail There will be some fog on Monday at first, but it will dissipate quickly. Then sunshine will predominate. A few harmless spring clouds will form over the mountains and hills in the afternoon. The wind will be light to moderate, mostly from southeast to west. In the morning, temperatures will range from minus four to…

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A significant benefit concert for Ukraine occurred at Vienna’s Heldenplatz. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen was also present. Austria’s largest solidarity rally for Ukraine took place on Sunday at Vienna’s Heldenplatz. “YesWeCare – Children on the Run” is the motto of the mega-event at Vienna’s Heldenplatz. Cult cabaret artists Maschek, singer Ina Regen, Wanda and Conchita Wurst were present. According to “Puls24,” over 100,000 people came to the concert. In addition to the concert performances, there was also a video message from Ukrainian President Volodimir Selenski directly from Kyiv…

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Starting in the early afternoon, the next big Ukraine benefit concert will be on Vienna’s Heldenplatz. The organizers expect up to 100,000 visitors. Admission is free, but donations will be collected for the victims of the war in Ukraine under the motto “YesWeCare.” The entire amount will be donated to SOS Children’s Villages and Neighbours in Need (Nachbar in Not). The main acts include Folkshilfe, Kurt Ostbahn, and Wanda, and as last time at Happel Stadium, there will also be a speech by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. The…

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In the Omicron wave, significantly more people have been infected with the virus than in previous variants. Breakthrough infections with the Omicron variant significantly increase the immune protection of vaccinated people, according to German immunologist Carsten Watzl. According to the secretary-general of the German Society for Immunology, the current high number of infections and the accompanying immune protection may pay off in the autumn. Provided there is no new, dangerous variant, the biologist told the “Augsburger Allgemeine.“ Vaccination protection drops rapidly after the booster. Shortly after the booster, one has…

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