Category: General Interest

Shopping, going to the hairdresser and to school – Burgenland is ending the Corona lockdown today. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) announced the opening step after the Easter lockdown last Wednesday. In addition to commerce, educational institutions and body-related service providers, museum and library visits are also permitted again. Unlike in neighboring Lower Austria or the federal capital, it is now possible to go shopping again in Burgenland. The police will increasingly check around shopping centers to see whether Lower Austrians are among the shoppers. In this case, those stopped…

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The Austrian Press Agency (APA) reports that according to the Steiermärkische Krankeanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes), figures on infections despite immunization have been collected since Corona vaccinations began. According to Klaus Vander, medical director from the Institute for Hospital Hygiene and Microbiology, 23 Covid 19 infections have been detected among the approximately 13,900 vaccinated employees. “This was to be expected,” he told APA, because vaccination does not offer 100 percent protection. 0.16 percent of those vaccinated were infected with coronavirusThe figures collected are as of April 14, and the 23 infections mean that…

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The weather in Austria remains uncomfortable in the coming days. But the current forecast gives hope for improvement. Today, Sunday, the sun is most likely to appear in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, otherwise a mostly dense cloud cover will prevail from early morning. In the central Northern Alps the day will start unsettled, later a few weak rain showers are also possible in the southern mountains. The snow line will rise from about 800 to 1200 m during the day. In the lowlands it will remain mostly dry. Moderate…

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A family in Carinthia harvested poisonous – an onion-like herbal plant and used this to prepare a wild herb soup. Luckily, the family had timely identitied the harvested herbs as the known poisonous daffodils. Experts warn of dangerous doppelgängers that look confusingly similar to edible plants. When the green begins to sprout again on meadows and in forests after a long winter, many are already looking forward to wild garlic pesto, nettle spinach and other dishes made from wild herbs. But as an incident in Carinthia has just shown, caution…

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04/17/2021 5:14 pm – In a small circle and yet under the eyes of the world public, the British royals have carried Prince Consort Philip to the grave. The royal family bids farewell to Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Royal Family followed the coffin of the Prince Consort to the funeral service at Windsor Castle.Nationwide, people remembered the Duke of Edinburgh, as Philip is known in the United Kingdom, with a minute’s silence. The royal residence Windsor was widely cordoned off. Snipers posted themselves on house…

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The leaders of the state, churches and religions held a joint memorial service on April 16, 2021, to commemorate the nearly 10,000 people killed so far in the Corona pandemic in Austria. At the commemoration, which was broadcast live on TV on Friday, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen spoke movingly of the fact that many people had to die alone, and spoke of the pain of “unfinished farewells” and the need to mourn together. In view of the pandemic and its victims, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz appealed to “overcome rifts,…

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Starting Wednesday, (21 April 2021) it is expected that anyone 60 years of age or older will be able to sign up for CoV vaccination. But even those who are much younger now have the opportunity to get to a vaccination appointment. As of now, people can also register for waiting lists at vaccination centers. There are 20 vaccination centers that will go into operation in Lower Austria next week. If, towards the end of a vaccination day – that is, after 6 p.m. – vaccine doses remain in these…

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The bulk of those infected with the coronavirus affects the group of 20- to 64-year-olds, and overall the age of SARS-CoV-2-positive people continues to taper. The Corona Traffic Light Commission’s evaluation criteria for its Thursday meeting showed that in calendar week 14, about 69 percent fell into the 20- to 64-year-old age group among incidence cases, and about 17 percent were younger. According to the Traffic Light Commission, while they were still 46.7 years old on average in calendar week two, the average in calendar week 15 was only 38.3…

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Vienna. In light of the sometimes desperate situation in the retail sector, the trade association is calling for antibody tests at zero cost. With a three-month validity, this would offer a “concrete opening perspective”. After all, “hundreds of thousands” in Austria had already survived an infection or had been vaccinated. The PCR and antigen rapid tests are “useful”, but are valid for too short a time “to lead a halfway ‘normal life’”. That’s because people would have to get tested three to four times a week. “Fortunately, the number of…

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