Category: General Interest

ORF and “Nachbar in Not” already raised 6.7 million euros. Austria’s willingness to help people in the Ukraine war is excellent. After the appeal for donations by ORF and “Nachbar in Not” on Thursday, precisely 6,708,602.82 euros have already been donated in the meantime. Red Cross starts aid deliveries. In the meantime, the first relief supplies of the Vienna Caritas have already arrived at the Slovak-Ukrainian border and could be handed over to local helpers. War in Ukraine: “The pain is huge.“ “Families are being torn apart by the war;…

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Experts from the Covid Prognosis Consortium predict that a plateau in infection incidence occurs in Austria. Corona case numbers remain at a high level. According to the scientists, the omicron subtype BA.2 is now dominant throughout Austria, the experts reported Wednesday in their weekly preview. For hospitals, the trend is expected to remain relatively constant. Number of intensive care patients declines – more covid patients expected in normal wardsContinued favorable trends are expected in intensive care units, while the number of patients in normal units is expected to continue to…

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Alexander Van der Bellen and Karl Nehammer have addressed the Ukrainian people with a solidarity message broadcast Wednesday morning. “We are deeply saddened by the injustice that is being inflicted on you before the eyes of the world these days,” the Federal President let it be known. We will ensure that Russia’s violations of international law do not go unanswered,” the Chancellor promised. In the statements, which went online at 07:00 a.m. on the homepages of the Presidential Chancellery and the Federal Chancellery and, according to Van der Bellen’s office,…

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According to Mayor Ludwig, the infection figures would first have to stabilize. He expects further relaxation from April. Vienna will stick to its stricter line on corona measures even after the nationwide relaxation steps on March 5. This was confirmed by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on the sidelines of a press event on Tuesday – affected are, for example, the 2G rule in gastro and the mask requirement. He hopes to stabilize the infection numbers in March, so Ludwig. Only then should the restrictions be lifted. That will probably be…

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In the Vienna parish church of the Ukrainian Uniate Parish, St. Barbara, donations for the war zone are being received. The choir director said that the goods are brought to the border and Ukraine for distribution through private channels. “We especially need medicine for the wounded and warm clothing.” “No light clothing” – a handwritten note hangs at the entrance gate, along with a very long printed list of medicines. Above all, painkillers and bandages are needed to save lives in Ukraine. The collection began on Friday, and since then,…

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Up to four million refugees are expected. Millions are displaced, especially within Ukraine. According to the UN, more than 600,000 people have fled abroad so far because of the war in Ukraine. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR put the number of refugees at more than 660,000 on Tuesday. In Geneva, the number of refugees is increasing “exponentially,” a UNHCR spokeswoman said. Most people are fleeing west to neighboring countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The UN is bracing for up to four million refugees in total. The UN wants…

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According to the United Nations, more than 100 civilians have been killed so far in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. In addition, more than 300 bystanders have been injured, the office of U.N. human rights envoy Michelle Bachelet said in Geneva on Monday. At least seven children were also among the fatalities, it said. Ukraine, meanwhile, accused the neighboring country of war crimes at a special session of the U.N. Security Council. “Most of these casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a large impact area,…

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With the new school week, which started yesterday, Monday, the mask rules will be further relaxed: after the last time, the mask obligation at the seat was already lifted; this is also dropped in the classroom or group room. In addition, external persons (trainers from sports clubs, reading grannies, etc.) are now allowed to enter the schools again. At the same time, attendance is compulsory, so parents can no longer excuse their children from class without a doctor’s certificate. In addition, distance learning (for five days) is no longer automatically…

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Austria has spent 2.6 billion euros on about 300 million tests in the past two pandemic years. Nearly 300 million tests have been performed since the pandemic began, one-third PCR, two-thirds antigen. The figures include official testing from daily provincial notifications as well as testing in pharmacies, schools and businesses, and those in tourism. The Ministry of Finance recently put the cost of all tests at 2.6 billion euros. This amounts to a lump sum of just under EUR 8.66 per test. In detail, however, the picture is very different:…

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