Category: General Interest

The end of the Omicron wave is not in sight. This is also shown by the Corona traffic light, which remains deep red this week. As can be seen from the working document of the responsible commission, which is available to APA, the risk figure, which is decisive for the coloring, has worsened once again in all federal states. However, the increase is leveling off in Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vienna, where omicron spread particularly early. In the 14-day trend, the increase in cases is lowest in Salzburg and Tyrol, at…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the premature end of CoV protective measures. It is premature to consider the virus defeated, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday in Geneva. Since the emergence of the omicron variant about a decade ago, nearly 90 million new infections have been reported – more than in all of 2020, he said. “We are now seeing a very worrying increase in deaths in most regions of the world.” WHO said it was concerned that some governments no longer felt it necessary to further…

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The onset of winter has brought snow as far as the lowlands. There, however, he will not be able to hold for long. “Already on Friday, we get 10 degrees plus in Vienna. The weekend will also be in double digits,” says meteorologist Roland Reiter of Ubimet. That applies to the entire Danube region. And even in alpine locations, a mild Atlantic current will ensure warm temperatures. And that is expected throughout the coming week, which is a vacation week for children in the provinces of Vienna and Lower Austria.…

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Today, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 235,000 green passports in Austria will become invalid because the booster vaccination was not administered within six months after the second vaccination, according to the latest update. Booster possible after only three months as of February 1As of Tuesday, the validity of the Corona vaccination after the second prick has been shortened from nine months to six months. From the expiry of their green passport are still affected as of Monday afternoon 235,245 people, informed the Ministry of Health in response to an APA query. On…

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In addition to the entry into force of compulsory vaccination and the shortening of the validity of the Corona vaccination after the second sting from nine to six months, there are other changes as of today. An EU regulation leads to a new presentation of booster vaccinations in the Green Passport. Convalescents who are vaccinated twice after their infection will in future have 3/1 instead of 3/3. Johnson vaccinated people will have 2/1 after the second vaccination and 3/1 after the booster. However, this requires a new vaccination certificate. This…

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The peak of the omicron wave is approaching. But also on Monday, there were again 6,802 new positive findings in Vienna. The details: As of Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, 398,101 positive tests have been confirmed and 290,971 people have recovered since the pandemic began, according to the health authority and the city of Vienna’s medical crisis team. The number of deaths related to the virus is 2,874, one person died last. For the federal capital, 6,802 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours. Nationwide, a total of 27,400…

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In the future, people will no longer need to carry paper or plastic IDs with them; an APP on their smartphone will suffice. That’s the idea behind the digital ID platform. “The first digital ID card to be implemented will be the digital driver’s license, with others such as the student ID card and vehicle registration to follow,” said Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP) from the Ministry for Digitalization and Economic Location. The so-called “digital driver’s license” will be introduced in the spring. “It is not a replacement for the existing documents,…

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The second injection will then only be valid for six months, not nine. About 320,000 people without boosters will be affected. The discussed transition period will not come The vaccination certificate in 320,000 people without booster vaccination expires on Feb. 1. Vienna – As of Feb. 1, the validity of the Corona vaccination after the second shot will be shortened from nine to six months. This still affects about 320,000 people who have not yet received a booster and will therefore no longer have valid 2G proof as of 1…

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Vienna is growing again. The population grew by 13,900 inhabitants in the previous year. The increase is due to immigration, the birth rate has remained almost the same. Vienna’s population grew again somewhat more strongly last year: on January 1, the city counted around 1,935,000 inhabitants – 13,900 more in a year-on-year comparison. The increase is mainly due to immigration. Vienna will have two million inhabitants in five years19,400 babies saw the light of day in Vienna in 2021. The corona lockdowns have not triggered a baby boom in Vienna.…

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