Austrian COVID Traffic light commission: risk of infection increases

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The risk of CoV infection continues to increase. The trend has recently been upward in all federal states, which can be read from the working document of the traffic light commission. According to the paper, there is also no longer a low risk in any state. This is due to the criteria used as a basis. For a short time now, the positivity rate of the tests or their number is no longer considered. This benefits those countries where hardly any testing is carried out. More tests, more evidenceAs a…

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Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior takes oath of office as president of the Philippines and succeeds Duterte

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New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior has taken office. The son of longtime Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos took his oath at the National Museum in the capital Manila. The 64-year-old had clearly won the May 9 election in the Southeast Asian country and succeeds incumbent Duterte. Duterte’s daughter Sara was elected as Marcos’ vice president. During the campaign, he and Sara Duterte avoided controversial issues and focused on calling for national unity. Marcos Jr. appealed to be judged “not by my ancestors but by my deeds.” Last week, Marcos Jr.…

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Over 12,500 new infections in Austria on Wednesday

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Eleven new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 12,509 new infections in Austria. This is well above the 7-day average of 9,080 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 714.09. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 96,231. One hundred forty-one thousand four hundred ninety-nine new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 8.84 percent. In addition, there are 11 new deaths. This means that 18,779 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection…

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Officers of the Kapunungan sa mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA) sworn into office

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The newly elected officers of the Kapunungan sa mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA)  were inducted into office by the Charge d’Affiares Irene Susan Natividad, Philippine Embassy, Vienna, Austria. Mr. Alex Chiong, long-time president of the association, said that KBA is one of the oldest Filipino associations in Austria. „The KBA has been an active Filipino organization throughout the past 33 years. It is a massive challenge for all of us to maintain our role as one of Austria’s oldest and most active Filipino organizations. We want to foster our commitment…

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Germany: Catholics report record number of people leaving church

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Last year, more people left the Roman Catholic Church than ever before. 359,338 Catholics turned their backs on their church in 2021 alone, the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) announced in Bonn on Monday. This is a new negative record. “For us, this is the highest number ever,” said DBK spokesman Matthias Kopp. The Catholic Church still had 21,645,875 members – accounting for 26 percent of the total population. DBK chairman Georg Bätzing said he was “deeply shocked by the extremely high number of people leaving the church.” The figure is…

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The federal presidential election in Austria has been set on Oct. 9, 2022

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The date for the federal presidential election has been set: Austria will elect its new head of state on Oct. 9. BP election 2022 to be nominated for Oct. 9“Every six years, Austrians elect their head of state, the Federal President. The federal government is responsible for planning and conducting the election, which has now settled on an election date of October 9,” Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) told APA in a written statement. “I wish the candidates a good and fair election campaign and all the best.” Kogler urges a…

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Quarantine rules could be relaxed

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Because of the milder corona courses caused by Omicron (and the problems caused by the many segregations), there are also considerations in Austria to change the quarantine and segregation rules. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Rauch explained (as published by APA) that the ministry is currently working on a variant management plan – and that “of course,” there are always plans and concepts on quarantine and isolation. One must always distinguish between contact persons and infected persons, he emphasized. The currently prevailing Corona variant also plays a role in the…

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More than 10,000 new infections in Austria

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Four new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. The Health Ministry reported 10,189 new infections from Monday to Tuesday in Austria. However, the Health Ministry announced a significant number of subsequent reports on its website. This is well above the 7-day average of 8,850 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 696.0, bringing the number of active Corona cases to 91,561. In the past 24 hours, 96,677 new PCR tests were done. This results in a positive rate of 10.54 percent. There are also four recent deaths. This means that…

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Fourth Corona vaccination is recommended for over 65 years old

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The NIG is lowering the age limit for the fourth Corona vaccination to 65 years. However, there is not yet a general booster recommendation for all ages. Waiting for a vaccine is not reasonableThe National Immunization Panel (NIG) continues to make no general recommendation for a fourth Corona vaccination. However, the age limit for one will now be lowered from 80 to 65 years, the “Ö1” midday Journal reported. NIG: Recommendation for the fourth sting for over-65s.A fourth prick is recommended for those at risk and vulnerable. Upon personal request,…

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