Category: General Interest

Chancellor Kurz’s promise of 5 million first vaccinations by early July is unlikely to materialize. If things continue like this over the next few days, we will be about 200,000 stitches short of the 5 million mark. The 5 million mark would be reached first a week later. At the beginning of April, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) assured that all Austrians willing to be vaccinated should receive the Corona first vaccination by the end of June; at the beginning of June, the target was revised to five million first vaccinated…

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After heavy thunderstorms, an intermediate high pressure system provides a weather calming in the Austria at the weekend. According to the experts of the Austrian Severe Weather Center, it will be midsummer hot again at the beginning of the week, with peak values around 36 degrees in sight on Tuesday. In total, around 240,000 lightning discharges were recorded in Austria during the stormy days from June 21 to 25 inclusive, of which 121,000 were in Upper Austria and 58,000 in Lower Austria alone. “In the past week, there were thus…

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Windows 10 is down for the count, Windows 11 will soon jump into the ring. Microsoft has unveiled its new operating system, and there are some innovations – one involves the iconic Start button. A new Start menu, Android apps and the integration of Teams directly into the operating system: a number of innovations are coming with Microsoft’s Windows 11. An overview: NEW DESIGN: Ever since Microsoft introduced the Start button with Windows 95, it was found in the bottom left corner of the taskbar (at least when Microsoft wasn’t…

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Fearing the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, EU countries want to open their borders to travelers from third countries only cautiously and in a coordinated manner. This was reported by participant circles on Thursday evening from the debate at the EU summit. Kurz previously pleaded for “not to panic” in view of the Delta variant. The development had been expected. Virologists such as Christian Drosten had confirmed that the vaccination was effective. German Chancellor Angela Merkel had previously called for more uniform rules for entry from areas…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning against carelessness in Europe in light of the Delta variant. Currently, there are already many large sporting events and gatherings, while many people still do not have full vaccination protection, Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s lead CoV expert, said yesterday. “These events will have consequences,” she said in Geneva. Already, she said, transmissions have occurred because of it. Van Kerkhove did not comment on specific events, such as the European soccer championships. Dozens of CoV infections have already been detected in connection with…

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The City of Vienna is sending out more than one million PCR tests from its “Alles gurgelt” campaign to Viennese households. Just before the vacations, the tests should detect a few more asymptomatic cases. Detecting mutations with PCR testsCurrently, “Alles gurgelt” test kits are being sent to all Viennese households. The campaign is taking place in cooperation with the postal service and covers more than one million households in the federal capital. In a release on Friday, the city pointed out the relevance of the PCR tests, especially in light…

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Behind an SMS with the content “New voicemail” or “Your SIM card will be deactivated” is a scam that can cost a lot of money. Fake SMS messages with malware are currently in circulation. The Forum Mobilkommunikation (FMK) together with the mobile network operators Drei, Magenta and A1 warned on Friday against SMS with the texts “New voicemail” or “Your SIM card will be deactivated”. There is a link in the text message: If you click on this, you install the Trojan “Flubot” on your smartphone. Trojan sends SMS to…

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The first Corona infections in humans are likely to have occurred as early as between early October and mid-November 2019, according to calculations. However, officially confirmed infections did not occur until early December 2019. According to new data modeling, the first human cases of Sars-CoV-2 likely occurred between about early October and mid-November 2019 in China. This is confirmed by an analysis presented in the journal PLOS Pathogens. According to the calculation, a date around November 17 is likely, the researchers report. Accordingly, the virus is likely to have spread…

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Today, Friday, the first 20,000 vaccination appointments for 31- to 39-year-olds will be released. This age category was the last one missing in Vienna. But it’s only a “special promotion,” according to the city. The vaccinations start with Monday, first begins the parent-child vaccination. The rush will be on with 20,000 vaccination appointments to be given to 31- to 39-year-olds. In total, there are nearly 309,000 Viennese in this age category. Among 30- to 39-year-olds, 20 percent have been fully immunized so far and 45 percent have received a partial…

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