A sign for the climate: Worldwide Earth Hour 2022

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Earth Hour 2022: On Saturday, between 8.30 and 9.30 p.m., the lights were switched off again for the Earth and peace, also in Austria. This is when Earth Hour, initiated by the WWF in 2007, took place in Austria. In the Alpine Republic, all provincial capitals and landmarks such as Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Golden Roof in Innsbruck, or the Pöstlingberg Basilica in Linz took part. In New Zealand, the Sky Tower observation and telecommunications tower, Harbour Bridge in Auckland, and Parliament in the capital Wellington were shrouded in…

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33,508 new infections in Austria on Saturday

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Forty-six new deaths were reported related to covid infections. The current Corona wave seems to be subsiding slightly. On Thursday, forecaster and mathematician Niki Popper said that the peak of the recent wave has probably been reached or already passed. Wastewater analyses also support this conclusion. From Friday to Saturday, 33,508 new infections were registered in Austria. For comparison, last Saturday, the value was 41,999. The current new infections are below the average of the past seven days of 38,500. Currently, 430,094 people in Austria are actively infected with the…

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Corona: FFP2 masks are again compulsory in churches

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For “religious celebrations on a one-off occasion” such as baptisms, first communions, confirmations, or weddings, masks can be dispensed with if the 3G rule has been agreed as an alternative. Due to the general Corona situation, the Austrian Bishops’ Conference adjusted its rules for public church services on Thursday. Thus, as of Friday, 25 March, it will be compulsory to wear an FFP2 mask at church services indoors throughout Austria in the Catholic Church. No mask is required in open-air religious activities. For “religious celebrations on a one-off occasion” such…

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Microplastics in our blood

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Plastic particles were discovered for the first time in human samples. Microplastic particles have now been discovered in human blood for the first time. Dutch researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam analyzed blood samples from 22 anonymous donors and found plastic residues in 17 tests. The plastic particles examined in the new study have a size of only 0.0007 millimeters. According to the study published in the journal Environment International, half of the samples contained PET plastic, which is commonly used in beverage bottles. One-third had polystyrene, which is found…

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Pope places Ukraine and Russia under Mary’s protection

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Pope Francis has placed Russia and Ukraine under Mary’s protection. “May the Mother of God take our path by the hand today: May she leads him along the steep and arduous paths of fraternity and dialogue, may she guide him along the path of peace,” Francis said at a penitential service in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Friday evening. Similar prayers were held simultaneously worldwide, including in St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, led by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. The prayer action took place on the feast of the Annunciation. Francis…

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Already 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine

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Almost a quarter of all Ukrainians have had to leave their homes since the war began. After a month of the heaviest Russian attacks, the number of war refugees from Ukraine has reached more than 3.7 million. The UN refugee agency UNHCR registered 3,725,806 people fleeing Ukraine by midday on Friday since the Russian invasion began on 24 February. According to UN figures, more than ten million people in Ukraine have already had to leave their homes. According to this, 6.5 million people live as internally displaced persons in Ukraine.…

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Vienna will not implement shortened quarantine

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Vienna will not implement the less strict segregation rules for CoV-infected persons. This means that the quarantine will only continue to end after five days if those affected take the day off. The “Alles Gurgelt” program will also remain in place from April. “In principle, the federal government gives two options to choose from in its new recommendation. And Vienna has chosen the option that has already been implemented very successfully,” argues Ursula Karnthaler from MA 15 (Health Service) in an interview with “Wien Heute,“ explaining why free testing after…

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Almost 38,000 new infections in Austria

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Forty new deaths have been reported in connection with Covid infections. For weeks, the number of new infections has been at unprecedented levels. Several days in a row, more than 50,000, even 60,000 new cases were registered within one day. This upward dynamic, driven by the Omikron variant BA.2, as well as still the older variant BA.1 and at the same time wide openings, now seems to have slowed down. Only yesterday, forecaster and mathematician Niki Popper said that the peak of the current wave has probably been reached or…

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Sunday (27 March) starts daylight saving time.

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Daylight Saving Time 2022 begins on Sunday, 27. March 2022. The time change is always a hotly debated topic. Does it make sense? Or should it be abolished? Opinions on the subject differ widely. However, what is clear is that we will soon be turning the clock again. It will be switched to daylight saving time. A mnemonic is particularly popular for remembering whether the time is set forward or back in spring. “In spring, you put the garden furniture outside the door; in autumn, you put it back in…

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