This autumn brings a Corona wave, numerous colds, and, soon, a flu wave. Corona numbers are rising relentlessly, but after a two-year hiatus, there are already fears of a major comeback of the flu epidemic in Austria. “We see that the hygiene measures or their end can lead to shifts in the ‘typical’ influenza season,” explains virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz. If there was always a wave of influenza only from January in the years before Corona, this could change this year. But how to distinguish classical influenza from a corona infection…
Read MoreGreen passport – what you need to know for the next few weeks
A year ago, the Green Pass was required to enter a restaurant. Nowadays, (almost) no one thinks about the app. For thousands of Austrians, the vaccination certificate – and thus the validity of the Green Passport – will soon expire. Only those who have been sufficiently immunized or vaccinated will continue to have the app. While the Green Pass was the key to almost every leisure activity a year ago – from going to a restaurant to traveling abroad – today, most people don’t even think about it. Yet the…
Read MoreCorona traffic light in Vienna turned red
In Austria, the Corona traffic light remains switched to orange this week. Vienna was the only province to be rated red by the Corona Commission on Thursday. Austria was already rated “high risk” last week, but in the evaluation of the federal states this week, Vienna is now the only one with a risk number of over 100, which means “very high” and therefore red. Upper Austria and Vorarlberg were rated as “medium risk.” Corona traffic light: How the risk is in the federal statesHowever, the remaining six federal states…
Read MoreWeather experts have great news now
Austria can look forward to sunny and mild weather in the coming days. Temperatures will rise to 24 degrees. Today, Friday, the day will start with many clouds and especially in the north and northeast, with isolated showers; in the south, fog or high fog will persist in places. In the morning, the clouds will generally loosen somewhat, and then a mix of sun and some clouds will dominate. However, individual showers are still expected, especially over the mountains. From the afternoon on, the clouds in the west will again…
Read MoreCorona traffic light: High risk for the whole of Austria
On Thursday, the Corona Commission voted in favor of a constant risk assessment of the epidemiological development, which means that the traffic light remains switched to orange. Austria was already downgraded to “high risk” last week, but in the evaluation of the federal states this week, Vienna is now the only one with a risk number of over 100, which means “very high” and thus red. Upper Austria and Vorarlberg were classified as “medium risk.” However, the remaining six federal states are on the same risk level as the country…
Read MoreWien Energie: Higher prices as of October
Wien Energie turned the price screw for new customers in October. After the approximately 29 cents gross per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity in the “Optima Relaxed” tariff, which the municipal energy supplier offered its existing and new customers until the end of September and which was widely criticized as expensive, Wien Energie is now charging an energy price of over 40 cents for a kilowatt hour of electricity for new contracts – and is still the cheapest supplier. According to the energy authority E-Control tariff calculator, Wien Energie is…
Read MoreHow your smartphone affects your productivity
In the morning, after getting up, in the evening before going to sleep, on the road, and at work. The smartphone is our constant companion – and steals our time and attention. The pull of the smartphone is strong.Every day, we reach for our smartphone 88 times, and 53 times we unlock the device. Although these are average figures, they are based on an analysis of 60,000 smartphone users. So there’s a good chance that your behavior is similar.The mere presence of a smartphone is enough to capture our attention,…
Read MoreContinuous fire from space: Is the Earth growing or even shrinking?
Since the Earth was formed, meteorites, dust and asteroids have been pelting down on it. Shouldn’t it get bigger and bigger over time? Nobody was there when it happened. But one is convinced that the planet earth formed itself as small rocks lumped together into a giant ball. This occurred in the solar system’s infancy when a massive disk of dust and gas orbited the sun. The larger the young Earth became, the more material it attracted. To this day, the shower of rock continues in a weakened form. So…
Read MoreForecast: Corona wave fills hospitals with infected patients
Covid hospital patients are projected to increase further by the end of the month, experts say. Up to 3,900 Corona-infected patients are expected to be seen in normal wards. As a result of the current Corona wave, a further increase in Covid patients in hospitals is expected. A preliminary peak may be reached by the end of October, with the Covid Forecast Consortium projecting that 2,360 to 3,900 Corona-infected patients will require treatment in normal wards and 130 to 200 in intensive care units (ICU) in two weeks (Oct. 26).…
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