Category: General Interest

The forecast severe weather arrived in parts of Salzburg, Upper Austria and Lower Austria early Tuesday evening. At first, mainly the Flachgau, the Innviertel and the Salzkammergut were affected and later also the Mostviertel and northern Lower Austria. A violent thunderstorm cell had formed around Lake Fuschl and Lake Matt. The storm moved with squalls and hail over Zell am Moos towards Seewalchen am Attersee. The hailstones, up to four centimeters in size, damaged cars and smashed through glass panes. At the same time, strong thunderstorms also occurred in the…

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Cuba reports an important success in the fight against coronavirus. A new vaccine surpasses the efficacy of the recently introduced preparation. It is on par with the Biontech preparation, raising hopes on the island. The vaccine candidate Abdala, developed in Cuba, has an efficacy of more than 90 percent against the coronavirus, according to the state-owned pharmaceutical company Biocubafarma. With three doses of vaccine, the efficacy is 92.28 percent, the company said. The study involved 48,010 volunteers between the ages of 19 and 80. The three doses were administered 14…

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In Vienna, 18- to 30-year-olds can register for the Corona vaccination starting Wednesday. There are 35,000 vaccination appointments available for this group starting next Monday, June 28. Young adults will be immunized with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Here, only one vaccination is needed for full protection. Corona vaccination premiere at the Austria CenterAlready from Tuesday, children and young people between twelve and 19 years can register for the vaccination. On Friday, the first stitches will be taken at the Austria Center, using the vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer. There are 10,000…

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Corona numbers are declining sharply in Austria. Still, experts and politicians warn to be cautious because of delta variant. For weeks now, new Corona infections have been falling. From Sunday to Monday, there were below 100 new infections in Austria for the first time since last summer. But according to complexity researcher Peter Klimek, a fourth wave is guaranteed to come, the question is only how strong it will be and how we prepare for it this time. “That we will have to deal with a fourth wave was always…

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The Czech Republic opened its borders today to tourists from all EU countries, including people residing in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in Prague. For tourists from Germany, Austria and five other EU countries, there had already been a special arrangement for two weeks. The Czech Republic had banned all entries of foreigners without good reason for months because of the Corona pandemic. As a rule, the precondition is that travelers have tested negative, have been vaccinated or have recovered, and have…

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Women and men drink red wine or beer – which is healthier? Beer and red wine are said to have positive effects on health, unlike liquor. Should you take this into account when consuming alcohol in moderation? Alcohol is not one of the health-promoting foods. But: Enjoyed in moderation, one or the other drop is supposed to have quite positive properties. From important B vitamins to trace elements, including iron, magnesium and zinc – beer is said to contain an astonishing number of valuable nutrients. For example, the yeast and…

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The days are getting brighter, the sunshine hours more and yet the day comes when it gets darker again. Decisive for this is the time of the summer solstice. Before it comes to the summer solstice, a so-called equinox was reached on Saturday, March 20, 2021, also called equinox. So on that day, it was dark for about as long as it was light. The longest day of the year awaits us today – Monday, June 21, 2021. With the summer solstice taking place then, the day lasts almost 17…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz rejects criticism that Austria is just repeating mistakes made last summer with its opening course and that the numbers will rise again when autumn comes. The pandemic takes place in waves with seasonal peaks, and the rising numbers in the fall have nothing to do with the social behavior of people in July. In addition, two-thirds of the population will probably have been vaccinated by the end of the summer, which means that Austria is “very well prepared for the next wave.” The much more contagious delta…

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Today, Sunday – the temperature will reach up to 37 degrees. The good news in advance: On Sunday afternoon, partly heavy thunderstorms could provide cooling. The bad news is that it will be hot until then. Hotter than ever before this summer. If Saturday already provided record temperatures with just over 34 degrees Sunday could even be 37 degrees on the thermometer. The wind blows far from thunderstorms only weak. The morning lows range between 14 and 24, the daytime highs between 28 and 36 degrees, locally even 37 degrees…

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