A continued decline in Corona numbers

In Austria, 5,465 new infections were reported on Saturday, which is below the average of the past seven days (5,594) and caused active Corona cases to shrink by 4,680 to 68,709. The seven-day incidence also dropped to 433.8 per 100,000. In addition, there were five deaths related to the virus. As of Saturday morning, 1,991 people were in the hospital, down by 17 from the previous day. One hundred people were cared for in intensive care units; this number has increased by one since yesterday but has decreased by 28…

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Vienna – a multicultural city

Statistics show that more than a third of Vienna’s population has a migration background. Most of them live in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus. 1.842 million people with a foreign birthplace live in Austria, more than one-fifth of the total population. Thus, since Jan. 1, 2017, the number of people with a foreign place of birth has increased by 11.2 percent. This is according to new statistics from the Austrian Integration Fund with figures from this year (cut-off date Jan. 1, 2022), which also show the distribution of migrants in Austria (residents with a…

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Daylight saving time comes to an end again

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday. On October 30, the hands in Europe will be turned back from 3:00 to 2:00 and thus to standard time. Otherwise always good for discussions; the excitement was also limited this year – humanity continues to deal with more pressing issues such as the Ukraine war, the energy crisis, and inflation. That’s why it’s still entirely unclear what will happen with the time change in the EU. The ball is still in the court of the EU Council of Ministers, which discussed the abolition…

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International driver’s license – is it necessary?

The international driver’s license is an additional document to the national driver’s license and contains information about the ability to drive a motor vehicle in several languages. It allows international authorities to quickly determine whether you can drive a car and provides all the necessary information. Why is an international driver’s license needed? The international driver’s license authorizes you to drive a motor vehicle outside the EU and allows the resident authorities to verify this quickly and easily. Carrying an international driver’s license is required by many car rental companies.…

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4,853 new Corona infections were reported Friday

On Friday, 4,853 new Corona infections were reported in Austria, lower than the past seven-day average of 5,886 positive tests. The seven-day incidence of Corona fell further to 456 cases per 100,000 population. There were 2,008 Corona-infected persons in the hospital on Friday morning, 88 fewer than the previous day. The number of covid intensive care patients remained the same at 99 critically ill. Meanwhile, 17 deaths were added to a total of 20,963 pandemic victims. The number of actively Corona-infected remained about the same as the previous day.In total,…

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Experts do not always agree: How to eat in a climate-friendly way?

Opinions differ on whether organically or conventionally grown vegetables are more beneficial in terms of climate. More and more people are making sure their diets are not just healthy. They also want their food to have as little impact on the climate as possible. But what is the key to this? For many people, their diet is a very personal issue. And yet what we eat has a global impact. After all, food production is a driver of global warming. So what could a climate-friendly diet look like? One thing…

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Experts have good weather news for Austria

Austria can look forward to mild weather and temperatures around 25 degrees. It will also be foggy, but the sun will quickly assert itself. The country remains under the influence of high pressure “Zacharias” on Friday, which will continue to provide calm, but partly foggy weather over the weekend. At the same time, as the high center shifts to southeastern Europe, the Alpine region enters an increasingly southwesterly high-altitude current. Thus it remains significantly too warm for the time of year. Today, Friday, the calm autumn weather continues, but fog…

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Heart attack is not a classic male disease

According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, cardiovascular diseases are reported as the cause of death in 47 percent of women and 38 percent of men. Nevertheless, heart attacks are still considered a “classic men’s disease. Women, therefore, underestimate their risk and recognize symptoms too late, warns the Red Cross. If a heart attack is suspected, the emergency number should be dialed immediately; every minute can mean the difference between life and death. In men, acute chest pains, shortness of breath, and cold sweats are among the familiar symptoms. “In…

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4,342 new Corona infections were reported Thursday

On Thursday, 4,342 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. According to the forecast, the number of hospital patients should continue declining. According to the AGES daily update, four thousand three hundred forty-two new coronavirus infections were recorded in Austria on National Day. The decline in infections and corona hospital patients.There were 2,096 infected people in hospitals on Thursday morning, 23 fewer than the previous day, and 99 affected people were cared for in intensive care units, seven fewer than on Wednesday and down 33 from the last…

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