End of free tests: Does it make sense to hoard Corona tests?

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From April, symptom-free people will only be allowed to take five free PCR tests. Should one hoard gargle tests? After much back and forth, there was finally a decision on 15 March: The new health minister Johannes Rauch announced the provisional test strategy. Symptom-free people are only allowed five free PCR tests per month. The unlimited number of free gargle tests will no longer exist at the end of March. In addition, each person is allowed to take five free antigen tests per month. The only exception is that those…

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Russian attacks have displaced over 6.5 million people in Ukraine’s own country

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Ukrainians have had to leave their homes, flats, villages, and towns because of the missile attacks and bombardments, the UN Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported in Geneva on Monday. Many people fled Ukraine.In addition, almost 3.5 million people have fled across the borders to neighboring countries in the three and a half weeks since the war began, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This means that practically a quarter of the former population has been affected. Around 44 million people lived in Ukraine before the Russian invasion began. Among…

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Up to 70,000 Corona cases per day in Austria – new forecast is here

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Hospitals also face a massive increase in Corona patients within just a week.In its new Corona forecast, the State Crisis and Disaster Management Agency predict new record levels of the virus within a week. A 7-day incidence of 3,300 to 5,400 cases per 100,000 population (with a mean of 4,100) is cited by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ State Crisis and Disaster Management in its new Corona forecast report. However, the predicted Corona case numbers vary widely, from around 42,400 to just over 69,400 new infections per day. Possible, even…

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Relaxations for unvaccinated contacts now in force

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No more quarantine, but “traffic restrictions”: No visits to restaurants, fitness clubs, events – Even visits to hospitals remain prohibited. As of Monday, all contacts without complete Corona immunization no longer have to go into quarantine. Instead, “traffic restrictions” now apply to those affected: An FFP2 mask must be worn when in contact with other people, even outdoors. Visits to establishments where this is impossible, such as restaurants or fitness clubs, are prohibited. But visits to health facilities are also restricted. The government announced the step last Tuesday, but the…

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Corona rules get tighter this week

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In addition to mandatory masks indoors, quarantine reductions will be adopted, among other measures. Vienna is going its own way. At the moment, masks are only compulsory in vital areas throughout Austria. So in supermarkets, public transport, pharmacies, and banks. The city of Vienna takes a stricter approach; here, the mask requirement applies in all indoor areas, so also in shops or at concerts. Health Minister Johannes Rauch said that from, presumably, Wednesday, the mask obligation in indoor rooms in all of Austria will be reintroduced. There will be “another…

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New Corona regulation to take effect in Austria

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The government has abolished the quarantine for contacts, but measures have to be tightened at the same time. As of Monday, contact persons of someone infected with Corona no longer have to be quarantined, the government has also relaxed the previous regulation for all people without complete immune protection, so the ten-day domestic isolation falls even for the unvaccinated. No quarantine Instead, the new Health Minister Johannes Rauch has issued so-called “traffic restrictions.“ Those affected are now allowed outside but must wear FFP2 masks – even in the open air.…

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Monday: 31,872 new infections in Austria

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The seven-day incidence is 3,481.92. In the past 24 hours, 313,924 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 10.15 percent. There are also 23 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. To date, the Coronavirus has claimed 15,432 lives in Austria. Currently, 3,077 people are receiving hospital treatment. This is 68 more than the previous day. Of these, 217 are being cared for in intensive care units, with an increase of 17 patients here. The new infections in the federal states:Lower Austria: 7,929Vienna:…

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Antarctic temperatures more than 30 degrees higher than usual

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Unusually high temperatures have been recorded in the east of Antarctica in recent days, which experts say were more than 30 degrees Celsius higher than usual for the time of year. The Dome Concordia research station at an altitude of 3,000 meters registered a “heat” record of minus 11.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, meteorologist Etienne Kapikian of Météo-France announced on Twitter on Saturday. Typically, temperatures in Antarctica drop as summer ends in the southern hemisphere. The Dumont d’Urville station recorded a record temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius for March. The…

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Spring takes off: Up to 20 degrees this week

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Spring is not only here astronomically: according to the ZAMG forecast, Austria is in for a sunny and mild week. Temperatures may even rise above 20 degrees. Monday will be sunny and primarily cloudless; only in the southwest may there be some fog in the morning, but it will dissipate soon. The wind will be light to moderate from east to south. Early temperatures will be minus eight to plus three degrees, daytime highs eight to 18 degrees, with the highest values in the west. On Tuesday, the sunny and…

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