Category: General Interest

Brussels/Vienna. According to Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), the goal in the fight against the corona pandemic is to return to normality in Austria by summer 2021. All federal states would carry out mass tests before Christmas, “faster than expected”, said Kurz on Friday after a video conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The perspective he mentioned in the Sonmer, “light at the end of the tunnel”, was becoming “increasingly probable”. Kurz expects steps towards more normality through the vaccinations from month to month. Hopefully, by the…

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On Friday afternoon, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that he was “well prepared” for the distribution of a vaccine against Covid-19. During a visit to Kwizda Pharmadistribution in Leopoldsdorf (district Bruck a. d. Leitha) he stated that corresponding processes “up to the doctors who carry out the vaccinations” were professionally planned. Kurz repeated once again the assessment that a vaccination against Covid-19 would be a game changer. In terms of vaccination coverage, 70 percent is a “critical value”: “I am confident that we will reach this level. “We are ready…

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Good news for those in quarantine (and those who don’t feel like cooking): food and drugstore products can now be delivered by 10 pm on Saturdays. Previously this was only possible until 18 o’clock. The corresponding adjustments to the working hours of delivery services will take effect from tomorrow, the Ministry of Labor announced on Friday evening. For the time being, the new regulation will apply until the end of the year. This will ensure that even people who cannot leave their homes due to a corona infection, an officially…

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Bargains. Record day: Black Friday is probably the cheapest bargain day of the year. The stores are closed because of the lockdown, though the online stores are stormed by mouse clicks. According to the Klarna study, every second Austrian wants to strike today for bargains. Interesting: Men want to spend 101 euros more than women. 51% want to get a part of the Christmas presents. Upper Austrians are the most willing to spend (334 Euro).Do good. Black Friday is a day on which the domestic economy can be helped with…

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Instead of treating the Covid 19 vaccine as an obligation, this will only be recommended by the federal goverment. The Ministry of Social Affairs has sent a corresponding decree in review this afternoon, comments can be submitted until December 10. This will improve the chances of compensation in the event of vaccination damage. Admittedly, the immunizations approved so far in Austria have proven to be largely safe, as can be seen from the figures given in the explanations of the regulation. According to these figures, only 88 people currently receive…

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The 100-inhabitant community of Fucking in Upper Austria is known worldwide because of its name. Fucking has received so much attention over the years – and caused so many bad jokes and rather unwanted visitors from the residents. New name from 1 January 2021The Tarsdorf municipal council decided on November 17, 2020, the name Fucking will disappear from the place name signs, at the request of the population. “The local council has decided to rename the village Fucking to the place name Fugging with effect from 01 .01.2021.” According to…

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A push by Harald Mahrer, President of the Chamber of Commerce, for open business in the pre-Christmas period caused the waves to surge last week. The business representative got rejections from all sides, even from his own ranks. Even the population cannot get much out of the proposal. In a marketing survey of 500 people, the majority (65 percent) spoke out against opening on the last two Sundays in Advent. Three quarters of those questioned would not even use the opportunity to shop on Sunday. Although more than a third…

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Unlike in some European countries, such as Belgium, France or Italy, there is currently no compulsory vaccination in this country, but recommendations. In order to enable as many people as possible to have access, the free child vaccination program for children under the age of 15 was set up around 20 years ago. It includes the most important childhood diseases, pneumococcus and many more. “For the most part, these are also very well accepted, for example against polio (polio), FSME (tick-borne encephalitis) or tetanus (tetanus). Hardly anyone would think of…

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There were strict security measures at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala. Among the prominent guests were President Van der Bellen, Chancellor Sebastian, Vice Chancellor Kogler and world star Andrea Bocelli. Strict security measures, no audience, but a world star at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala on Wednesday. After everyone had undergone a corona test, the star guests of the evening faced the press. Andreas Gabalier presented his new Christmas album and donated a huge amount. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli came at the side of his wife Veronica Berti:…

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