Category: General Interest

The police headquarters of Lower Bavaria is currently warning of a scam aimed at taking over WhatsApp accounts. The background is the case of a 15-year-old girl whose WhatsApp account was hijacked by criminals. This is how the scam worksYou get a message via WhatsApp asking you to forward a 6-digit code. At the same time, you receive this 6-digit code via SMS. The SMS code is the verification number to restore your WhatsApp account. The code was previously requested by the criminals. If the 6-digit code gets into the…

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In 2020, 39,478 marriages took place in Austria, according to preliminary data from Statistics Austria, 6,556 or 14.2 percent fewer than in 2019. In the same period, 1,253 registered partnerships were established, eleven or 1.3 percent fewer than the year before. However, in the Corona year with lockdowns and pandemic-related restrictions, “9.2 percent fewer marriages were also legally divorced,” reported Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas. Last year, 611 couples took advantage of the same-sex marriage option, which has been available since January 1, 2019; at the same time, 1,170…

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Vienna. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Friday no longer ruled out an opening of gastronomy still in March. This is, however, dependent on the infection situation. Previously, the government had planned only on Tuesday further relaxation steps for “around Easter” at the earliest. The Chamber of Commerce had since then, however, intensively pushed for relaxations despite the Corona infection figures rising again. As already announced, the government wants to consult again on March 1 with experts and the states about opening steps and “then hopefully implement them in March,” as…

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This week the number of 500,000 vaccinations will be reached – Health Minister Rudolf Anschober announced. According to a report published by oe24.at, the Health Minister contended that the situation should ease around Easter, especially among at-risk groups. What happens after that will be determined in a “clear strategy” for dealing with the virus. The work process on this is underway, said Anschober, who also announced to pay closer attention to after-effects, such as negative psychosocial effects, and to create perspectives for young people who are particularly suffering from the…

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The Ministry of Health warns of fake emails currently being sent to citizens and businesses in the name of the Ministry of Social Affairs. These e-mails contain “Bridging assistance III – Information and support for companies” as the subject. As sender address “post@sozialministerium.com” appears – this is not a valid mail address of the ministry! The mails are dangerous and contain malicious attachments. It is best to delete the e-mails immediately. The police have been informed and are investigating. source: gesundheitsministerium.at/picture: pixabay.com

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Across Austria, a total of 536 positive coronavirus test results were reported at schools on Monday and Wednesday, according to the Education Ministry – out of 1.3 million “nasenbohren” self-tests. Affected are 364 students and 172 teachers. The highest number of positive results was in Vienna, with 250, and Lower Austria, with 103. This week, after the end of the semester break, the tests were on the children’s timetable for the first time throughout Austria in seven provinces. Those who wanted to take part in the face-to-face classes had to…

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The Vorarlberg police warns of a Corona fraud scam, in which the perpetrators pretend to be employees of the nursing association, for example. An as yet unknown man rang the doorbell at the apartment door in a residential block in Dornbirn at around 1:45 pm. When the elderly resident opened the door, the man told her that he was supposed to carry out corona tests in the name of the Mobile Assistance Service or the Nursing Association. The unknown man asked the woman to urinate into a cup so that…

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Wiener Linien carried around 40 percent fewer passengers in Corona Year 2020 than in the previous year. In total, around 574 million passengers traveled by subway, streetcar or bus in the previous year. Wiener Linien lost a total of around 110 million euros in ticket revenue in the previous year. In any case, the city now has to cover 75 million euros of the necessary additional demand via an operating subsidy. Among other things, tourists, who buy the majority of individual tickets, have been missing. Savings were also made, for…

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According to a recent study, the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine probably also protects against the B.1.351 virus variant first identified in South Africa – although the number of antibodies formed against it is probably lower. This was reported by a research team in the “New England Journal of Medicine”. They had tested in the laboratory to what extent viruses with different mutations can be neutralized with the blood serum of vaccinated persons. In the variant, the number of neutralizing antibodies was lower, and the neutralization rate of the vaccine was reduced by…

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