Category: General Interest

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global number of new CoV cases dropped by nearly a fifth last week. Between Feb. 7 and Feb. 13, some 16 million cases were reported to the U.N. agency in Geneva – 19 percent fewer than the previous week, WHO said this evening in its latest CoV statistics. The pandemic’s preliminary peak was reached in the last week of January when more than 22 million cases were reported. After that, the numbers began to drop in early February. Also, last week, fewer…

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Austria spends billions on corona tests. Austria is the “testing world champion” with more than half a million PCR tests performed daily; Austria is the “testing world champion. “Testing has become much more expensive for taxpayers than vaccination. The beneficiaries of the many tests are large laboratories such as Lifebrain and Novogenia. Now an end to the free tests is in the offing. An inquiry of the Neos resulted in that the Ministry of Health counted for 2021 with 1.6 billion euros for testing. For this year 1,3 billion euros…

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Vaccinated and recovered children in Vienna will soon continue attending school even if there are multiple cases of infection in a class. The new rules of the health authority apply from Monday, February 21. If multiple children in a class test positive for coronavirus, the entire class will no longer be sent home, as was previously the case, but only a partial suspension for five days. Sufficiently vaccinated children, which requires two vaccinations up to the age of twelve or three partial vaccinations for older kids, or children recovered from…

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After the apple, it is one of our absolute favorite fruits: the banana. We reveal five good reasons why you should eat three bananas every day. Whether for dessert, in a breakfast smoothie, or as a snack between meals. The banana is not only a delicious all-round talent, but it also promotes our health: 1. BANANAS LOWER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. Studies say that three bananas a day positively affect high blood pressure and significantly lower it. The potassium-sodium ratio neutralizes the sodium intake from the daily diet, responsible for high…

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Here’s how the symptoms of an omicron infection and allergy vary. In spring, the pollen count begins. Anyone who gets a runny nose wonders: allergy or omicron? We explain the differences. The pollen season is open! Pollen from the early bloomers hazelnut and alder have been flying since January. They can cause a runny nose, cough, and fatigue in people with related allergies – the typical hay fever symptoms. However, in times of the corona pandemic, the symptoms can also indicate a different ailment: The omicron variant of the coronavirus…

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It’s cold, infection rates remain high, but spring is coming into view – and Austria is opening up. Numerous Corona rules will fall in the coming days or at least in the foreseeable future that has already been decided in part. In addition, an “opening summit” will be held on Wednesday. For this, the government constantly consults with experts and state governors. The idea is to have a “Freedom Day” based on the international model – although the Greens, in particular, do not particularly like the marketing term. The idea…

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The City of Vienna is relaxing the Corona rules for kindergartens on Monday, February 14. Vienna’s Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education Christoph Wiederkehr announced via short message service Twitter that vaccinated or recovered children will no longer be affected by group closures. Vaccinated and recovered The city reacts to the current pandemic with the new quarantine rules for kindergartens. Experts recommend this step, justified Christoph Wiederkehr in the Thursday edition of “Wien Heute. “ Until now, even vaccinated and recovered children had to stay home as soon as…

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After the semester break, there will be some innovations at schools on Monday. Elementary school students do not need a mask at the seat. According to reports, the mask requirement will fall in a week for all students. The school starts again in the security phase, but with relaxations in the mask requirement in elementary school. For example, elementary school students can remove their masks at their seats, and the mask requirement is dropped entirely during gymnastics. And according to the rumor, further relaxations are already coming in a week.…

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Last December, a pilot project on vaccination at schools was launched at eight elementary school sites in Vienna, at which time 556 vaccinations were carried out on site. As of Monday, the voluntary vaccination offer will now be rolled out across the board: This means that children at a further 176 municipal elementary schools can be vaccinated directly at their school. According to the Austrian Press Agency, there are 3,027 pre-registrations for this. The action is to run – including the second vaccination- until the end of March. For the…

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