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Autumn arrived in Austria at the weekend. The weather will be somewhat milder in the second half of next week. It was autumnal in Austria this weekend; in the west, there was snow even at higher altitudes and, in the meantime, chain obligation. The weather will be milder again in the second half of the week, as predicted by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Sunday. The weather will be milder again this week.Under north foehn shines today, Monday from East Tyrol eastward frequently the sun. North…

Before the federal presidential election, many questions may still arise. We have an overview of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the presidential election on October 9, 2022. Federal presidential election 2022: Who can vote?Answer: Every Austrian citizen who will be 16 years old on election day (October 9) at the latest may vote in the federal presidential election. The only exception: legally convicted persons may be deprived of their right to vote by a judge if they have served a prison sentence of more than five years for intentional…

At least 17 million people were affected by Long Covid symptoms in Europe during the first two years of the Corona pandemic, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. One in eight people infected with Corona suffers from Long CovidFor the model calculation of the humans affected by Long Covid symptoms, the University of Washington evaluated cases in 53 European states, as the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) communicated on Tuesday. The criteria was a symptom duration of at least three months in 2020 and 2021. Women…

The summer vacations are ending, and the start of the new school year is just around the corner! Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland will lead the way on September 5, followed a week later by the remaining federal states. An overview of the most important dates and – especially important – vacations and public holidays: School hasn’t even started yet, but we can discuss the first vacation immediately. They come at the end of October with the Austria-wide autumn vacations between National Day (October 26) and All Souls’ Day (November…

From Sunday to Monday, 3,186 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 5,272 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 412.61. The number of active Corona cases decreases slightly again – to 71,279. Thirty-five thousand seven hundred twenty-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. That gives a positive rate of 8.92 percent. In addition, there is one new death. This means 19,343 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. Currently, 1,209 patients are in the hospital, and…

After reports of vaccine breakthroughs, vaccine protection alone cannot be relied upon. The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning against viewing vaccination as a panacea following reports of monkeypox vaccine breakthroughs. It stressed that randomized controlled trials are not yet available. Still, the reports suggest that vaccine protection alone should not be relied upon, WHO monkeypox expert Rosamund Lewis said Wednesday in Geneva. In randomized controlled trials, participants are randomly divided into two groups and treated differently, for example, one with the drug and the second with a placebo without…

After the summer, energy prices will be raised significantly. In a letter, Wien Energie explains the exact procedure and the new rules. As of September 1, energy prices in the federal capital will be driven up drastically. At the beginning of June, the planned price increase of the municipal energy supplier became known. Since Monday, it has been fixed: The district heating prices of Vienna energy risen by 92 percent, confirmed finance city councilor Peter Hanke (SPÖ) on Monday. The adjustment of the price notice by Vienna energy was granted.…

Austria: Because of inflation, Austrians are facing a hefty pension increase. With the inflation figures from July, the adjustment factor for the coming year is fixed, although politicians could also decide to go beyond this. This is precisely what the pensioners’ association is calling for. At the very least, there should be an increase of around 5.8 percent. Relevant is always the inflation between August of the previous year and July of the current year. The final figures are not yet available for this month, but a quick estimate of…