Category: General Interest

When entering England, there is one less hurdle for fully vaccinated travelers since October 4. Unlike before, they are no longer required to take a rapid test before crossing the border, according to updated entry rules from the British government. However, there is still a requirement to register online and book in advance through one of the officially certified providers for a paid PCR test, which must be taken on the second day after entry. This usually costs at least 50 pounds (the equivalent of about 58 euros). These regulations…

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Of 256 detergents in a test by Global 2000 and the Chamber of Labor of Upper Austria, a good 60 percent contain plastic. In quite a few products, manufacturers have dispensed with the addition of solid microplastics since a previous study in 2019 – this was only detected in 14 products. However, the proportion of products with water-soluble, synthetic polymers has doubled. “Water-soluble plastic is now being used on a large scale, often as a substitute to solid microplastic,” said Lena Steger of Global 2000, adding that little is known…

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Booster vaccinations against the coronavirushas been approved by the EU on Monday. For whom the 3rd prick is particularly important. The European Medicines Agency will announced its recommendation for booster vaccination against Corona on Monday. In Austria, the National Vaccination Panel has already presented initial guidelines for booster vaccination. According to these, the vaccination panel recommends that older persons and high-risk groups receive another shot after only six to nine months. A booster in this period is particularly important for those persons whose vaccination protection is weakening. Infectiologist Herwig Kollaritsch,…

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04.10.2021 at 18:29 hDisruption at Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram. The social network Facebook, as well as their services Whatsapp and Instagram, currently seem to have a glitch. Millions of users worldwide are currently having problems logging in. Mega-disruption at Facebook, Whatsapp and InstagramOn the site allestoerungen.at, over 19000 users reported problems with Facebook in Germany and Austria in the last hour (since 5:30 pm). On Twitter trending internationally the hashtags #facebookdown, #whatsappdown and #instagramdown. Facebook has not yet explained what is behind the disruption. However, Whatsapp reported on Twitter: “We…

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Corona tests will remain free until the end of March. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Monday morning as published by the Austrian Press Agency. In a written statement of the department of Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) it is said that the ministry has dealt intensively with the question of free Corona tests in Austria in recent weeks with the involvement of experts and came to the conclusion that from the current point of view a continuation of these should remain. All Corona measures, including the testing modalities,…

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According to a ZAMG forecast, a cold front will move over Austria on Tuesday, bringing significantly cooler temperatures and rain with it.The thermometer will reach 27 degrees on Monday and Tuesday (in the east), on Wednesday it will only be 16 degrees. Sunny weather in ViennaThe details: In the eastern half of Austria, sunshine will once again predominate on Monday at the start of the week. Early fogs are rare and dissolve quickly. However, there will be considerably more clouds throughout the day from Vorarlberg to Salzburg, as well as…

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The number of fully immunized patients in intensive care units is slightly on the rise. This is according to the internal document of the traffic light commission, as published the Austrian Press Agency. Currently, 17 percent of patients in these wards are fully immunized, and as many as 31 percent in normal wards. This could also be an indication of declining vaccination effectiveness among certain groups over time, the document says. A cohort study on vaccine breakthroughs is expected to be completed soon, AGES said at the meeting. It said…

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Covid-19 deaths worldwide have surpassed five million. That’s according to a Reuters count based on official data. The delta variant caused a surge in deaths, mostly among unvaccinated people. More than half of the world’s population has yet to receive a dose of a vaccine. According to the Reuters analysis, it took almost a year for the number of Covid-19 deaths to reach 2.5 million. In contrast, the next 2.5 million deaths were recorded within just 236 days. In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 8,517 new positive tests.…

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Between 12:00 and 12:45 p.m., after the signal “siren rehearsal”, the three civil defense signals “warning”, “alarm” and “all-clear” will be carried out. The annual rehearsal serves on the one hand to check the technical equipment. At the same time, it is intended to familiarize the population with the signals that can be emitted by around 8,200 fire department sirens. Civil defense alarm: these are the signals in case of emergencyThe meaning of the signals: “siren rehearsal” (15 seconds), “warning” (three minutes of constant continuous tone) – approaching danger! Switch…

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