Corona positive – what rules apply now

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For half a year now, isolation has been no longer mandatory in the case of a Corona infection. What applies in case of a positive test, and what to do? After the long Christmas break, corona numbers are slowly but surely rising again. Fueling the infectious activity in Austria is the now dominant subline XBB.1.5 – a highly contagious omicron variant. The problem is that after nearly three years of the coronavirus pandemic, many have lost track of what’s happening. The rules and measures have finally changed several times, but…

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Experts say when new Corona mutant will become dominant

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Since mid-December, the omicron derivative XBB.1.5 has been making headlines. In the U.S., the coronavirus variant accounted for a quarter of cases quickly. In Austria, its share recently doubled every week. The Stockholm-based EU health agency ECDC expects the sublineage to continue to spread rapidly. According to a recent assessment published by the agency, mathematical models would suggest that XBB.1.5 could become dominant in Europe as early as one to two months. But although the variant is considered highly contagious because of its mutations, the “octopus,” as the variant has…

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Warning level RED! Snowstorm now raging in Austria

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A powerful snowstorm sweeps across large parts of Austria on Monday! In several provinces, the increased warning level was called. At the beginning of the week, the gradient between a high over the East Atlantic and a pronounced low-pressure complex over Scandinavia increasingly strengthens. Thus, partly bad northwestern weather continues until the week’s second half. In addition, several fronts along the northern Alps repeatedly provide snowfall. Expert now predicts 70 centimetres of new snow and storm A first front reaches the eastern Alpine region on Monday; until Tuesday, the largest…

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This is what happens when you just pull out the USB stick

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After using a USB stick, the computer prompts you to “safely remove the hardware.” Is that necessary? And what happens if you pull out the stick? Generally, hardware connected to the computer, such as USB sticks, memory cards and external hard drives, should be disconnected from the PC using the “Safely Remove Hardware” function. But why is this the case? Don’t just pull out USB sticks and the likeThere is a persistent myth that improper removal of USB memory can break the stick if you pull it out and that…

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Space: asteroid as big as four Eiffel Towers nearly impossible to destroy, study says

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Australian researchers are warning that Itokawa, a titanic asteroid shaped like a pile of rocks, would be anything but easy to destroy if it were to come our way. According to a recent study, Itokawa, a titanic meteorite the size of four Eiffel Towers, would be “very difficult to destroy.” The asteroid would be collision resistant. The size of 12 soccer fieldsThe DART mission has inoculated us somewhat against the threat of a real Armageddon. The U.S. space agency NASA succeeded in deflecting the trajectory of a cosmic rock by…

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Free HPV vaccination to start in February

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On Wednesday, free HPV vaccination for 9 – to 20-year-olds will start in Austria. Previously, the offer was free only for children from nine to eleven years inclusive. The vaccination is effective against cervical, anal, and pharyngeal cancers. Anal and throat cancers affect all genders. The HPV vaccine also works against penile cancer in men, cervical cancer and vaginal and vulvar cancer in women and was added to the free childhood vaccination program in 2014. Now the age limit is being expanded. Starting Wednesday, February 1, the vaccine will be…

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Study – the midlife crisis really does exist

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According to a study, the happiness curve goes down at a certain age – but then goes up again, proving that the midlife crisis does exist. How happy or unhappy we are and when in our lives is not easy to answer. According to a new study, however, there is a certain age at which we are supposed to have reached the peak of unhappiness. Economics professor David Blanchflower surveyed people from 132 countries – and it turns out that people’s happiness and well-being decline steadily after age 18 –…

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iPhone 15 to get faster WLAN – but not for all models

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Leaked documents indicate that Apple will equip the Pro and Max models of the new iPhone 15 with the faster WiFi 6E. MacRumors report this. The cheaper iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are only supposed to get WiFi 6. Apple has already built WiFi 6E into its new MacBook Pro, Mac Mini with M2 and iPad Pro. The fact that the WiFi standard now differentiates between iPhone models is unknown, MacRumors writes. Until now, the differences between the models were mainly found in the camera and the processor. More…

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“Sunday Scaries”: Are you also afraid of Monday?

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Who doesn’t know it? The uncomfortable feeling usually starts to spread on Sunday afternoon.Because then you remember again: Tomorrow is Monday! And this day means that instead of starting to relax with breakfast in bed, you’re rushing to get to work on time, maybe you have to attend an annoying meeting, your work colleague is wearing too much musky perfume, and your wonderful free time is over. Monday anxiety has even been officially researched and has a name in English: “Sunday Scaries.” Definition of “Sunday Scaries”Psychologist Susan Albers told “Health”…

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