Category: General Interest

U.S. President Joe Biden has been infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old had been tested on Thursday morning, the White House announced Thursday in Washington. He had “very mild symptoms.” By guidelines from the CDC health agency, Biden will isolate himself at the White House. He said he would continue to “perform all of his duties to the fullest extent” during that time. Home office for BidenBiden participated in the meetings on Thursday by telephone and videoconference from his residence. Biden had still visited the state of Massachusetts on Wednesday.…

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The BA.2.75 omicron variant, initially viewed with concern by some scientists, is spreading more slowly than expected, according to corona expert Richard Neher. Although BA.2.75 is still increasing in India and appears to have a clear transmission advantage there, Richard Neher of the Biozentrum at the University of Basel said Wednesday in response to a query. He is head of a research group for the evolution of viruses and bacteria. Outside India, the picture is not so clear, Neher explained. He said India had not had a pronounced wave from…

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Austria has received the first delivery of vaccines against monkeypox from the European quota. More doses will be delivered next week. EU purchased more monkeypox vaccines.The 2,340 doses of monkeypox vaccine should arrive around noon Tuesday, the Health Ministry and the EU Commission told APA. More monkeypox vaccine doses are to be delivered next weekAnother delivery is expected next week, the statement added. Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) thanked the EU Commission for quickly providing the serum free of charge. “With the help of this first delivery, we can protect…

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Tuesday is supposed to be quite bearable with 33 degrees. The immense heat wave will then reach Vienna on Wednesday. VIENNA: According to data from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Tuesday, July 19, will be a bright sunny, and almost cloudless day. The wind will blow primarily weak, most likely from an easterly to southeasterly direction. Early temperatures will be around 16 degrees. Daytime highs will rise to 33 degrees. Heatwave is brewingThe heat wave is already picking up steam, however. New highs are expected by the…

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A solar storm could severely disrupt GPS navigation on Earth on July 19. It could be a “direct hit.” The effects of a giant solar storm could be felt on Earth on July 19. Strong auroras are expected, but radio and GPS signals could also be disrupted. Solar storms likely to increaseBecause the sun is currently in an active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, such incidents could become more frequent. Severe solar storms could cause significant outages to GPS systems, even affecting the journeys of ships and small aircraft.…

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The new WhatsApp status feature would be a fundamental change. When the update comes, it is still unclear. The status function on WhatsApp is a simple tool, for example, to share vacation greetings with all his contacts. So far, however, the function has been limited to pictures, videos, and text. But that is set to change soon. Send voice messages as statusesWABetaInfo discovered in a previously unpublished test version that voice messages could also be recorded via the status. A microphone icon is displayed next to the pen and the…

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This week is going to be a rough one. With severe drought and fierce winds, forest fires continue to ravage huge areas in parts of southern Europe. There is no end in sight to the heat. Currently, there are warnings for numerous vacation countries for the Austrians:▶Portugal: Here, the situation is particularly serious. On Sunday alone, two new forest fires broke out. Six hundred fifty-nine people died in the past seven days due to the heat wave; most elderly. One weather station already reported 47°.▶Spain: With highs of 45.7°, temperatures…

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Foothills of the subtropical high causing record temperatures even in Great Britain – it’s supposed to be 38 degrees in London as early as today- are now reaching Austria. For despisers of high summer values, this does not bode well. The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced the next heat wave on Sunday. Temperatures up to 37 degrees threaten in the middle of the week. Cooling is not in sight for the time being. From the westMonday begins already widespread sunny. In the west, it should have over…

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Around 3.5 million Britons are currently infected: These are the 20 most common symptoms from this week. One in 18 – Corona infections in the United Kingdom have risen significantly. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated Friday that a total of 3.5 million people were infected in the week ending July 6, up nearly 800,000 from the previous week. The number of Corona patients in hospitals also increased again. This was said to be primarily due to the spread of omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. “There is no sign…

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