Study: Corona virus became faster and faster

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SARS-CoV-2 got “faster and faster” at triggering Covid-19 as its variants evolved. Chinese biostatisticians have now analyzed 142 studies on the incubation period issue. The result they published in their paper online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Between the alpha variants and omicron, incubation time dropped from an average of five days to 3.42 days. “Incubating” a covid infection.Four to five, later five to six days – these were the expert statements at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic regarding the “incubation” of a SARS-CoV-2…

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Corona traffic light shows low risk for the whole Austria

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The Corona traffic light has been downgraded to low risk. Now it shows yellow-green instead of yellow as in the week before. The risk assessment parameters have also been adjusted again: Now, the focus is on the burden on hospitals, the Corona Commission reported after its shortened meeting. Three provinces are greenThe traffic light is green in the three federal states of Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg, as they were even rated with shallow risk, while Burgenland was given the medium chance of the five-part scale. The risk level is also…

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Payout of the €500 bonus has started.

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The payout of the €500 bonus has started. The money comes directly to the account or as a voucher by mail, which is essential now. The “super bonus” will be paid out much earlier than initially planned – 300,000 Austrians will receive it immediately, all others in September. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner made people sit up and take notice on Wednesday with this hammer announcement. For every adult registered in Austria, there are 500 euros, 250 euros each from the increased climate bonus and…

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5,169 new infections in Austria

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 5,169 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 5,076 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 399.17. The number of active Corona cases drops slightly again – to 68,749. Fifty-seven thousand one hundred thirty-three new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 9.05 percent. In addition, there are twelve new deaths. This means 19,384 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. There are currently 1,126 patients being treated…

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Toilet paper and tissues have also become more expensive

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According to AK Check, toilet paper and tissues have also become more expensive.According to the current AK inflation check, toilet paper and handkerchiefs have become more expensive. The AK inflation check shows: Inexpensive toilet paper cost almost 25 percent more in June than in June of the previous year, and inexpensive handkerchiefs are now nearly 23 percent more expensive than a year ago. AK inflation check: Alarming figuresThe AK regularly surveys how prices are developing in energy, fuel, food, and housing – and the figures are alarming.The current AK inflation…

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No life-threatening monkeypox cases in Austria

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There have been no deaths from the monkeypox virus in Austria yet.Most recently, WHO declared the monkeypox outbreak an “emergency of international concern.” No deaths from the monkeypox virus have yet been reported in Austria. Monkeypox cases in Vienna are on the rise.So far, Austria has had no death from monkeypox or a life-threatening course of the disease requiring treatment in an intensive care unit. Only in a few cases, affected people have to be treated in hospitals as inpatients, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday in response to an…

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This is what the next Windows update will be called

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Microsoft is as creative in naming its updates as Sony is in calling its headphones (“WH1000-XM5”). Windows updates are usually named with cryptic combinations of numbers and letters – such as 22H2. That is likely to change now, The Verge reports. The upcoming major operating system update is expected to be called the “Windows 11 2022 Update.” The name was found by a Twitter user in the software maker’s Get the Started app: It still sounds a bit bureaucratic, but it at least lets users know if their computers are…

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Effective immediately: 500-euro climate bonus to be paid out earlier

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Starting in September, not October, the government will pay out the climate and anti-inflation bonuses as initially announced. This is possible because preparatory work for the aid payments in the Ministry of Climate Protection and the Ministry of Finance could be completed “earlier than planned,” according to a dispatch from the Federal Chancellery. As a result, transfers and mailing can start as early as September. The first 300,000 recipients will receive the money as early as August 25. They are a pilot group selected by a random generator in which…

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The perfect sleep

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Waking up in the morning and feeling refreshed and fit – that’s how every day should start. Nowadays, there are numerous ways to optimize sleep patterns. Above all, modern technologies make sleeping a little experience and simultaneously analyze the nocturnal rest phase. However, the large amount of data also has its pitfalls. People spend about one-third of their lives asleep. During this resting phase, numerous vital processes occur so the body and mind can regenerate. Precisely because this time is so precious, there is a wide range of products to…

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