Category: General Interest

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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Vaccine maker Valneva on Monday announced encouraging results from its U.K.-based Phase III trial of the Corona vaccine VLA2001. It said the vaccine candidate led to the production of more neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus on average than did AstraZeneca’s comparator vaccine. VLA2001 was also “generally well tolerated,” according to a news release. Valneva is taking a classical approach with its Covid-19 vaccine using inactivated viruses. This approach has been tried and tested for many decades. In this approach, the entire killed virus is presented to the body. Thus,…

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Whether 3G or 2G – if you want to get in, you have to show your proof. It’s clear enough, but what is supposed to alleviate worries triggers new fears: We need more transparency about our transparency. Since the beginning of the pandemic, fear of illness, fear for others, fear of ruin, fear of people hating each other, fear of a disappearing trust in everything, weariness and tiredness have been alternating. I read everything or nothing at all, suppress, inform myself, realize with astonishment that I am neither a statistician…

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On Wednesday it will be unusually warm, but the next cold front is already on the doorstep. Golden autumn. The warmest day will be Wednesday and the thermometer can climb to over 20 degrees, even up to 24 degrees, especially along the northern Alps. But according to current forecasts, there will be the next cooling already from Thursday: a cold front from the west will bring clouds and rain showers – the daily maximum temperatures will drop to 12-18 degrees (18 degrees only in the east of the country). The…

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17 October 2021PRESS RELEASE MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) clarified that foreign tourists are not yet allowed to enter the Philippines despite coming from green list countries. In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente reiterated that only Filipinos, balikbayan, and those with valid and existing long term visas from green and yellow list countries are allowed to enter. He said the reiteration came as the Bureau received numerous queries from foreign tourists who wish to fly to the Philippines already. Morente added that Filipinos coming from red…

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