Category: General Interest

Santa Claus also falls victim to the lockdown this year. To make sure that the children do not have to do without the wise words of the old man with the white beard and small gifts, the Wiener Hilfswerk is starting a free letter campaign. Normally, on December 6th, St. Nicholas is at the door. But not this year. “Children are only children for a certain period of time, so no year should be lost,” says Eva Bertalan from the Hernals Neighborhood Center. So she and her colleagues from the…

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During the second lockdown, not only the public life, but also the social life is again significantly restricted. We are bringing some important questions and answers that deal mainly on regulations about walking, playing and driving. Question: Can I go jogging or walk with someone? Answer: It depends on two things: with whom and why you want to go jogging. If you meet up to go jogging with a close relative (parents, children, siblings) or a close person (with whom you have physical contact several times a week), this is…

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Vienna – New framework order applies from Tuesday 0 o’clock – churches remain open for personal prayer, celebration of not publicly accessible services with maximally ten persons permissible – Archbishop Lackner: “Christian charity means now to act responsibly and protect each other”. The Catholic Church temporarily suspends the celebration of public services from 17 November to 6 December. This was decided by the Austrian Bishops’ Conference on Monday afternoon in a new framework for the celebration of church services. The regulations implement an agreement to this effect that was reached…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen today appealed to the population to comply with the restrictions in the CoV lockdown. “Please show solidarity and adhere to all the protective measures that are necessary,” Van der Bellen asked people on Facebook: “Let’s all act together now. Then we will get through this health crisis well”. After his painful pelvic injury following a fall on Thursday, the Federal President left the Vienna General Hospital and has since then performed official duties from home. Today he worked from his office in the Hofburg…

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The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to go into domestic isolation for the second time because of the corona virus. He is the contact person of a person who tested positive for the corona virus, the government in London announced last night. Johnson is in good health and shows no symptoms of Covid-19. Johnson had already gone into self-isolation during the first corona virus wave when he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in late March. He then had to go to hospital, where he spent a few days in intensive…

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The popular “home visit” by Santa Claus is not possible this year due to the corona situation. The traditional custom celebration approximately around 5 and 6 December will fall this year to the hard Lockdown.Also in schools and kindergartens, due to the measures and closures announced yesterday, traditional St. Nicholas celebrations with songs or poems will be missed this year. Also the St. Nicholas celebration in the churches is CANCELED due to the lockdown! Perchten runs and similar events are also a thing of the past. What remains is the…

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The Catholic churches in Austria remain open despite the rising numbers of Covid-19 infections: This was said by the chairman of the bishops’ conference, Franz Lackner, in a press conference on Friday. The self-imposed precautions are already stricter than the political guidelines, he said. In the first phase, a vaccine must be reserved for groups of people who particularly need it. At public Catholic services, both outdoors and indoors, a minimum distance of one and a half meters must be maintained and a mouth and nose protector must be worn.…

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) has described the latest pictures of large crowds of people in some shopping centers today as “alarming”. “We currently have a very high level of virological activity in Austria and therefore a high risk. We must therefore do everything possible to massively reduce contacts and reduce the risk. The pictures from last weekend must not be repeated this weekend,” warned Anschober today. “I appeal to the operators of shopping centers to protect the health of their customers and make appropriate preparations. The operators must ensure…

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Typhoon “Vamco” caused severe flooding in the Philippine capital Manila. Numerous streets of the metropolis of twelve million inhabitants were now highly flooded, some inhabitants were trapped on the roofs of their houses. The storm reached the island state yesterday with wind speeds of up to 155 kilometers per hour.At least one person was killed by the typhoon, according to the civil defense of the Southeast Asian country. This death was recorded in the province of Camarines Norte on the island of Luzon, where three other people were also missing…

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