Category: General Interest

Experts from the Covid Prognosis Consortium predict a “significant increase” in new Corona infections in the coming week. A seven-day incidence of 210 to 290 is expected for Oct. 27.A seven-day incidence of 210 to 290 cases per 100,000 population is expected for Oct. 27. That will lead to a corresponding increase in the burden on intensive care and normal care units, according to the document released Wednesday evening. It said there is a “highly dynamic situation” in Austria. 3,727 new corona infections on Wednesday.Just from Tuesday to Wednesday, the…

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Following the emergence of a new subspecies of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus in Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has convened for an emergency meeting with health policymakers. Israel will take measures to “preserve the positive results of the fight against the virus,” a statement released yesterday by Bennett’s office said. Among the measures under consideration would be changes in entry regulations. Bennett called for stepping up epidemiological investigation of the new variant subspecies AY 4.2, and the government leader also called for cooperation with other countries…

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More than 3,700 new Corona cases were registered in Austria on Tuesday. The number of new infections has thus once again skyrocketed. On November 1, the 3G rule in the workplace will be implemented. The government hopes that this will ignite another vaccination turbo – the number of jauckerl administered daily had recently been declining more and more. In the “ZIB2” Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) explained Tuesday night the current Corona situation in Austria. In doing so, he also had a gloomy forecast in his luggage. “We have had…

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Anyone who has contact with other people at work must provide proof of 3-G. Those who refuse to do so may also be terminated. Anyone who goes to work from November 1 will have to provide proof of 3G. And this will apply if physical contact with other people cannot be ruled out at the place of work. The regulation therefore applies to all those who come into contact with other people in their day-to-day work – e.g. in the office or in the canteen – but not to truck…

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Oliver Keppler, head of virology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, expects a significant increase in the number of infections in the fall and winter.The increase in corona infections, which has been mild at best so far this fall, is expected to accelerate considerably in the coming months. This is predicted by Oliver Keppler, head of virology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. “In the fall and winter ahead, we have to assume a significant intensification of the incidence of infection. Our lives are shifting inward,” the scientist told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The…

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With a strong southwesterly flow, temperatures in the Alpine region will rise noticeably again on Wednesday, with isolated temperatures of up to 25 degrees to be expected on the northern side of the Alps. On Thursday, Austria will come under the influence of a marginal low, which will lead to the first storm of the autumn in Germany. According to the experts of the Austrian Severe Weather Center (www.uwz.at), we will remain largely unaffected by the storm, but its cold front will bring a lasting change to cool weather. Southern…

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Thanks to series hits such as “Money Heist,” “Sex Education” and “Squid Game,” the streaming market leader Netflix has again recorded increased user growth in the summer. In the third quarter, the global number of subscribers increased by 4.4 million to just under 214 million, as the company announced yesterday after the U.S. stock exchange closed in Los Gatos. Netflix thus clearly exceeded its own forecast of 3.5 million new customers. The share initially reacted with slight price increases after trading hours. The financial results were also impressive. Net income…

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A new Delta variant of the coronavirus is slowly spreading in the UK. “Delta Plus” is responsible for about ten percent of all Covid 19 cases, according to recent analysis – whether it is more contagious than the original Delta variant is still unclear. Delta Plus is called by its scientifically correct name AY.4.2, the subvariant was first detected in India and is a descendant of the Delta variant (B.1.167.2) that has dominated for many months. It differs from it by two mutations in the spike protein, which the virus…

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Temperatures rise strongly today and tomorrow. But then a cold front brings a massive drop in temperature. Currently, you can really enjoy the golden autumn in Austria. The temperatures rise on Tuesday and Wednesday over 20 degrees – in some Föhntälern even to 24 degrees. But then comes the next cooling. A cold front will bring snow to many valleys. The forecast in detailToday, Tuesday , the clouds of a warm front will noticeably dim the sunlight in some regions from west to east. Mostly it will remain dry and…

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