Category: General Interest

Today, February 4, 2022, the semester vacations will start in Vienna, Lower Austria, and parts of the Czech Republic. ÖAMTC experts predict that there will be no major traffic jams this year. On the major freeways and expressways (A1, A2, A10, S16), the convoys will be rolling. However, an accident or a defective vehicle can quickly lead to delays. On the main connections in Tyrol, for example on the Inntal Autobahn (A12) between Kirchbichl and Kufstein or on the Fernpass route (Nassereith-Füssen, B179), there will be occasional delays due to…

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Despite persistently high infection figures, measures will be relaxed in the school sector starting next week. ÖVP Education Minister Martin Polaschek announced on Wednesday after the Council of Ministers that as of February 14, the mask requirement at the seat in elementary schools will be dropped. Already from Monday, February 7, there will no longer be a mask requirement in classes for all age groups. Furthermore, gymnastics should be held outside and at a distance, if possible. Further prohibited in gymnastics are those exercises in which students are in direct…

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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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