Friday: 12,585 new infections in Austria

From Thursday to Friday, 12,585 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly above the 7-day average of 10,938 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 860.19. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 122,000. Ninety-three thousand eight hundred twenty-seven new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 13.41 percent. There are also nine new deaths. This means that 18,925 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection across Austria. New infections in the provincesBurgenland: 468Carinthia: 513Lower Austria: 2,838Upper…

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‘Discriminatory’: WHO announces new name for monkeypox

Monkeypox follows coronavirus: But the name is facing criticism WHO responds. The Corona pandemic is not yet over. The following viral threat is already entering the world stage: monkeypox. For some weeks now, the name of this disease has been on everyone’s lips. But that could soon be a thing of the past: The World Health Organization (WHO) is responding to criticism and wants to rename the virus. “Discriminatory and stigmatizing.”According to its information, the WHO is looking for a new name for monkeypox. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Switzerland,…

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New covid symptom of BA.5 variant occurs mainly at night

In the next few days, temperatures will become tropical in some areas. However, those who wake up in the morning drenched in sweat should not necessarily attribute this to the scorching heat; a Covid disease could also be behind it. Each Covid 19 variant is accompanied by more or more minor specific symptoms when infected. According to a biochemistry professor, one sign of the BA.5 variant is said to be particularly ambiguous. The slightly altered clinical pictureLuke O’Neill is a professor at Dublin’s Trinity College. On the Pat Kenny Show’s…

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Inflation Forecast for Austria Raised Again

The EU Commission expects record inflation of 7.4 percent instead of 6 percent in Austria in 2022. The economic outlook, on the other hand, has been revised downward. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to harm the EU economy and thus also Austria. The EU Commission has revised its economic outlook downward compared to the spring forecast and sees less growth and higher inflation in the EU countries and Austria than in May. EU Commission raises inflation expectationsAccording to the forecast, inflation in this country is likely to average…

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Corona traffic light in Austria remains orange

The Corona traffic light in Austria remains orange. Tyrol and Salzburg join the previously orange-rated regions of Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The Corona Commission declared this on Thursday after a circular decision. However, there are also yellow-rated provinces. Corona traffic light in Austria colored orange – some federal states yellowThe provinces of Carinthia, Upper Austria, Styria, and Vorarlberg continue to be classified as medium risk (yellow). Upper Austria and Vorarlberg, however, scratched the 50 thresholds for high risk, with risk scores of 48.4 and 48.0, respectively. Lower Austria (50.9)…

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Over 12,500 new infections in Austria

From Wednesday to Thursday, 12,512 new infections were registered in Austria. This is well above the 7-day average of 10,725 infections. The 7-day incidence increases slightly to 843.45. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 119,218. One hundred nine thousand seven hundred twenty-five new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 11.40 percent. In addition, there are seven new deaths. This means that 18,916 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. In the hospital, 1,166 people are currently…

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Over 1.5 million energy vouchers already redeemed

Since the 150-euro energy vouchers were sent to Austrian households, more than 1.5 million have already been redeemed. The majority of Austrians did this online. Energy voucher “rejectedOf the 150-euro energy vouchers sent to four million households in Austria to cushion the sharp rise in costs, more than 1.5 million have been redeemed so far. Around 1.1 million of these have been redeemed online. The majority of 150-euro energy vouchers redeemed onlineThe energy suppliers credited about 320,000 coupons in the annual statement, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday. This…

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Tricks when calling while on vacation

As reported, the EU has extended the regulation that cell phone calls from abroad to Austria must be charged at the Austrian rate (“Roam like at Home”). And besides the same price, the quality of roaming services (e.g., internet speed) has to be like at home, as long as the network in the vacation country is technically equivalent. Great progress, but there are still some pitfalls. For example, this EU rule does not apply to nearby countries such as Turkey, Great Britain, Andorra, San Marino, or the Vatican City State.Furthermore,…

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WHO: Corona booster vaccination recommended for at-risk groups

The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe is recommending a 2nd Corona booster vaccination for immunocompromised and other vulnerable people in at-risk groups. To deliver additional protection and minimize the risk of severe disease progression, hospitalization, and death, moderately to severely immunocompromised people over five and their contacts should receive a 2nd booster vaccination, WHO Europe recommended Tuesday. Further corona booster vaccination for at-risk groupsThe Copenhagen-based agency said that countries in the Region should also consider offering further vaccination to specific at-risk groups, such as the elderly, health care workers, and…

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