Avoid placing these plants in the bedroom

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Not all plants have a positive effect on the indoor climate. A green oasis in the bedroom can disturb your sleep under certain circumstances. This “green stuff” has no place in your bedroom: Strong-smelling plants: Fragrant things like lavender, jasmine, or lilies can significantly disrupt your sleep quality. Their pungent smell can also cause headaches. Allergy sufferers, in particular, should avoid placing these houseplants in the bedroom. Sick plants: If the soil in the plant pot is moldy and the plant is suffering, this can lead to allergic reactions. You…

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Austria prepares for monkeypox

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So far, no case of monkeypox, which occurs in several countries, has been reported in Austria. However, contact tracing should be ready to start at the beginning of next week in case of a case, APA learned from the Ministry of Health on Friday. After all, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called to trace all infected people’s contacts. “Currently, there is no cause for concern in Austria,” Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) said at a press conference. Monkeypox detectable by PCR tests – quarantine conceivable “Currently, case definitions and…

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Switzerland: monkeypox in Austria’s closest neighboring country

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According to media reports, monkeypox has also been detected in Berlin and Switzerland. On Saturday, citing health circles, there was talk of three confirmed cases in the capital. The first in Germany had become known on Friday. In Switzerland, the case was registered in the canton of Bern. The case was reported on Friday and has been confirmed after laboratory tests. Switzerland: monkeypox case in the canton of Bern The cantonal medical service has taken up contact tracing to trace possible chains of infection, said a statement from the Health,…

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Thunderstorms, hail – red storm warning in Austria

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Experts are expecting a record summer. In addition to the heat, many thunderstorms should also be in the house. There was already a foretaste on Saturday. Austria must adjust – like all of Europe – to a heat summer records. Experts see dryness, which prevails in large parts of Europe, as the cause of the expected weather phenomenon. Sunday will offer a few hours of sunshine, especially from Upper Austria to Burgenland. In the west and south, there will be temporary clearing in the morning; in the afternoon, the tendency…

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Over 2,500 new infections in Austria on Saturday

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From Friday to Saturday, 2,572 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the 7-day average of 3,189 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 250.79. In the past 24 hours, 74,300 PCR tests were performed. The positive rate is 3.46 percent. Currently, there are 47,014 active Corona cases in Austria. In addition, there are ten new deaths. Thus, 18,343 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout Austria. Currently, 647 patients are being treated in the hospital, two less than on Friday. In intensive care units, 54 patients…

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Here’s why you should always wash avocados before eating them

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It would be best to always wash avocados before eating them, even if you don’t eat the skin. That’s because dangerous bacteria such as listeria and salmonella could be on it. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns against this. In a test conducted by the health authority, several avocados contained harmful germs. Listeria and salmonella found on avocado peelsSince 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has randomly tested 1,615 avocados. The shocking result: listeria was detected in 17 cases. In 16 of the fruits examined, the…

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New Corona variants BA.4 and BA.5 cause concern, according to London

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Corona subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been classified as concern variants in London. So far, however, the number of cases in the UK is manageable. New Corona variants BA.4 and BA.5 in ViennaThe UK has classified the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 as variants of concern. Analysis of available data to the date indicated a growth advantage over the still-prevalent omicron subvariant BA.2, the U.K. health authority said Friday. So far, however, the number of cases in the U.K. has been very manageable – there are 115 confirmed or suspected…

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Price increases in the restaurant industry

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“Everything has become more expensive. Of course, we have to sell more expensively now,” Juliane Lindner, who runs a breakfast and lunch restaurant in the Carinthian district town of Spittal, said on APA’s call among restaurateurs Friday. “I’m glad that our customers understand the situation.” Her electricity bill is now double what it was before the pandemic. Other restaurateurs expressed similar sentiments – “it’s dramatic,” they said. However, they do not want to complain. Most also assume that they will continue to adjust prices if inflation continues to gallop. At…

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Mask requirement in Austria – where it still applies

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For now, Austria continues to adhere to the FFP2 mask requirement, and for a good reason. But the places where it applies are few. “The regulations in Austria are designed to protect people at increased risk of severe covid-19. They are limited to those areas these people need to go to in everyday life.” That’s the word from the Ministry of Health this week in response to a question from “Heute” about why they were still sticking to the FFP2 mask requirement. For many months the piece of cloth in…

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