Category: General Interest

The FFP2 mask obligation valid in Vienna in public places is also further maintained. On Monday evening, Vienna’s mayor Michael Ludwig said how the federal capital will proceed in the fight against Corona. A mask requirement in public places in Vienna is currently in effect at five locations: ➤ Danube Canal: Bank area and Treppelweg in the area between Friedensbrücke and Franzensbrücke. ➤ Schwedenplatz ➤ Maria-Theresien-Platz or Museumsplatz (“MQ forecourt”) ➤ Karlsplatz: the area includes Resselpark, Rosa Mayreder Park, Esperanto Park and Gerardi Park ➤ Stephansplatz: around the cathedral and…

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After the announcement of the Viennese government that the hard lockdown will be extende until 2 may 2021, the COVID 19 measures such as mandatory masks in some public places also remain in place. In what form and under what conditions trade and personal services will then reopen in May, is still being discussed between the federal government and the states, said the SPÖ politician. Ludwig also did not rule out the possibility that restaurants and cafés would reopen. Dealing with schools not yet fixedAccording to Ludwig, the future of…

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A cold front brings back winter in the middle of April, snow at low altitudes and a drop in temperatures are inevitable. On Monday a cold front moves over AustriaOn Monday, a prominent cold front quickly moves in from the west, bringing widespread rain and snowfall in conjunction with a low over northern Italy. The snow line will drop from the northwest to 500 to 1,000 meters by evening, only in the very south it will be higher. At first, it will be sunny for longer in the east and…

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Austria and twelve other EU states have agreed on seven criteria in the creation of a “Green Passport” for tourism. The goal is to implement the “Green Passport” quickly and as uniformly as possible at the European level, Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) told the Austrian Press Agency. “For European tourism, this is a question of survival,” Köstinger said. These seven priorities from a tourism perspective would now be sent to the EU Commission. Köstinger agrees with colleagues on criteria for ‘green passport’For the first time, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,…

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While some love to eat spicy food, for others it is tantamount to torture. But is it really healthy to look deep into the spice jar? Or don’t chili, pepper and the like irritate the stomach lining? Unlike sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami, hot is not a flavor. Rather, it is a sensory impression caused by the heat and pain receptors of the mucous membranes in the mouth, nose and throat. In other words, a kind of pain. Eating spicy for the lineProf. Nicolai Worm, a graduate ecotrophologist, is…

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Anyone considering changing tires before April 15 should keep an eye on the weather forecast. Summer tires have no place on winter roads – regardless of the date, according to the  Austrian Automobile, Motorcycle and Touring Club (ÖAMTC). At the beginning of April, people usually start thinking about changing to summer tires. “In principle, there is nothing to be said against changing over even before April 15, when the situational winter equipment obligation ends,” says ÖAMTC technician Friedrich Eppel. “However, you should always keep an eye on the weather forecast,…

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The threshold of 2,000 people who have died as a result of CoV infection was exceeded in Vienna today. Authorities now reported 2,001 deaths. A new high in the number of intensive care patients was also recorded. 235 Covid-19 patients had to be treated there in Vienna hospitals, nine more than on Friday. This exceeded the previous record of 233 patients on Tuesday. Within the past week, 29 more seriously ill patients had to be transferred to intensive care units in Vienna, an increase of around 14 percent. 834 new…

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This Saturday, Great Britain commemorates Prince Philip, who died on Friday, with gun salutes and minutes of silence. Starting at 12 noon, cannons in numerous cities from London to Edinburgh and Belfast, as well as from Royal Navy warships, will fire 41 shots over a 40-minute period. Salutes are also planned in Gibraltar, according to the Ministry of Defense. Westminster Abbey, where the future Queen and Prince Philip had married in 1947, had already rung its bell 99 times on Friday – once for each year of the deceased’s life.…

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Relief in the labor market comes with opening steps for the gastronomy and tourism industries. Labor Minister Martin Kocher expects a maximum of 350,000 unemployed in the summer, which would be a noticeable relief from the current situation. “We hope that in the course of the summer we can get to a level of unemployment of 330,000 to 350,000 people. That would still be higher than in 2019, but a noticeable relief compared to now,” he said in an interview with the “Wiener Zeitung”. Reduced working hours: “Phase 5” in…

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