Category: General Interest

The Austrian Press Agency reports that 2.6 million self-tests were carried out last week in Austrian schools, just under 500 of which were also positive. However, a third of these are likely to be false positives. At schools, there have been 494 positive Corona self-tests in the week from last Friday to the day before yesterday, Wednesday. With a record number of 2.6 million tests conducted (previous week: 2.5 million), this was 110 “hits” less than the previous week (604). That translates into a rate of 0.02 percent (previous week:…

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Due to falling CoV infection figures, the German government on Sunday removed almost all of Austria as well as Italy and the Czech Republic from the list of risk areas. In addition, parts of Switzerland, Croatia and France will also be removed from the list. This was announced today by the Robert Koch Institute. Anyone coming to Germany by land from these areas will no longer have to observe any CoV entry restrictions. In addition, there are some overseas territories of France and the Netherlands, as well as the Vatican.…

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Data from Great Britain and India show that the COVID 19 mutation Delta should be taken seriously: it increases the risk of hospital admissions and is also significantly more infectious than other variants. Initially discovered in India, the delta variant of coronavirus may be more likely to cause more severe covid-19 disease, according to preliminary findings from Public Health England. “Initial evidence from England and Scotland suggests that there may be an increased risk of hospital admissions than with the alpha variant,” according to a recent risk assessment by Public…

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May 19 marked the start of privileges currently enjoyed by vaccinated people in Austria. Gastronomy, sports and leisure businesses, as well as the hotel, arts and culture sectors have been subject to the 3-G rule since then. Anyone who is recovered, vaccinated or tested, and can prove this, is allowed in. Thus, a Corona vaccination means one thing: You save yourself from regular testing. “Those who get vaccinated not only protect themselves and their environment, but also save themselves the testing,” says Lukas Lechner, spokesman for the initiative “Austria vaccinates.”…

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Mold can already develop on food due to incorrect or too long storage. Do they then belong in the trash or can you still eat them once the spores have been cut out? Yes, mold can be eaten – provided it is noble fungus cultures on certain cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Co. In these cases, the noble mold has been deliberately applied to grow inside and out and give the cheese a tangy, spicy flavor. However, there is also undesirable mold. This makes it all the more important…

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A fundraising appeal to finance the Covax global corona vaccination program has exceeded expectations. The online event with governments and foundations from around the world raised an additional $2.4 billion (just under two billion euros), the Gavi vaccination initiative announced Wednesday evening in Geneva. Gavi is co-leading COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. This involves coordinating the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. That means a total of $9.6 billion is now available to carry…

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Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) has issued the decree for the next relaxations in the Corona pandemic. These include, for example, extention of the opening of restaurants and bars from 10 p.m. to midnight, raising the occupancy rate for cultural institutions from 50 percent to 75 percent, and lifting the mask and distance requirement for gatherings of up to eight people. It will start on Thrusday next week, June 10, 2021. In the gastronomy sector, waiters must continue to wear masks outdoors, however. Indoors, a maximum of eight adults are…

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In the warmer summer months, fewer people go to donate blood. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, numerous operations have been postponed and are now being made up for. That is why the Red Cross is looking for blood donors. In Upper Austria, Vienna and Tyrol, blood donors receive a free SARS-CoV-2 antibody test as an incentive. At the blood donation center in Vienna, the campaign is valid until June 30, in Upper Austria the test is available until August 31, and Tyrol has already been offering it to all blood…

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Since May 31, 2021 the major U2 update started, preparing the existing U2 for operation of the new, fully automated U5 subway line. For this reason, the U2 will only run between Seestadt and Schottentor. Service between Schottentor and Karlsplatz will be discontinued. The reason is the extensive work for the construction of the U2/U5 line interchange. Announcements have been alerting passengers to the impending partial closure for some time now. In the future, the U5 will travel on the section that will soon no longer be in service, connecting…

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