Monkeypox summer – doctors issue drastic warning

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Cases of monkeypox are currently appearing in a wide variety of European countries. Monkeypox is currently spreading in many European countries. However, the risk of infection is likely to increase with festivals and open airs. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe sees the risk of further spread of monkeypox with upcoming festivals and large parties. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere during the summer is high,” said a statement from WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge. But festivals and celebrations in the…

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2,621 new infections in Austria on Saturday

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Four new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. From Friday to Saturday, 2,621 new infections were registered in Austria. This is both above the average of the past seven days (2,587), and significantly above the value of last Saturday, when 1,766 new infections had been detected. The seven-day incidence was 201.6 cases per 100,000 population. There were also four new deaths associated with coronavirus. Currently, there are 35,888 active corona cases in Austria. To date, there have been 4,264,738 positive test results in Austria. As of today,…

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Heat and heavy thunderstorms expected in Austria in the coming days

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Temperatures will climb up to 31 degrees in the coming days. Especially on the northern side of the Alps, there is a risk of thunderstorms. The long weekend is just around the corner, and the forecasts predict summery temperatures: the highs are around 31 degrees. However, there may also be thunderstorms. Even a thunderstorm warning has now been issued. Summer feeling in the lowlandsSaturday will be just as hot: According to the forecast, the day will be very summery. However, the weather is still not expected to be stable, so…

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Corona subvariants BA.4/BA.5: expert expects spread to occur

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The prevalence of the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants in new Covid 19 infections was eight percent last week, according to the Ministry of Health. The trend is upward, yet the BA.2 omicron variant remains predictably more prevalent, he said. According to virologist Andreas Bergthaler, however, this is likely to change in Germany. Internationally, strong growth rates of up to 15 percent of BA.4/BA.5 variant infections per day are observed. BA.4 and BA.5, in turn, are subvariants of BA.2. “They are also likely to become established in Austria in the medium term,”…

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New bonus fix – this is how you get 250 € from government

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In recent weeks, the Austrian government has come in for criticism from all sides. Too little is being done to combat inflation, and the CO2 tax, which starts on July 1, is putting even more of a burden on people. As “Heute” already learned on Thursday, the new exhaust gas price is therefore to be postponed to October. Friday morning, it was then fixed: Several insiders confirmed to “Heute” that already in the following days, a 3-point-result should be presented. This has it in itself: The CO2 price is shifted…

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Again more than 3,000 new infections in Austria

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Six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. From Thursday to Friday, 3,211 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 2,465 over the past seven days. Currently, 36,571 people in Austria are actively infected with coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 193.82. In the past 24 hours, 120,859 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.66 percent. There are also six new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has still claimed 18,665 lives…

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Monkeypox: WHO warns of spread at parties and festivals

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The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe says there is a risk of further spread of monkeypox at upcoming festivals and large parties. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere during the summer is high,” said Hans Henri Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. But festivals and celebrations in the coming months offer an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease and strengthen protective behaviors among young, sexually active, and mobile people. According to Kluge, investigations into the cases suggest that the outbreak was already underway…

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Corona wave in Portugal and rising incidence in Germany

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Omicron subvariants have the potential to spoil the summer before it has even started. In Portugal, the number of Corona infections is rising sharply again, and the first warnings are already coming from Germany. The German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 61,889 new conditions within 24 hours, so the incidence rises slightly again for the first time. The head of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, is concerned about the spread of the omicron sub-variant BA.5, probably also because the figures from Portugal are disturbing. More than 30,000 infections…

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LONG-TERM STUDY – Cell phone use does not increase risk of brain tumors

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According to a large long-term study, cell phone use does not increase the risk of brain tumors. The study from the United Kingdom started back in 1996. An analysis of the UK Million Women Study, which has been ongoing in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years, found no evidence of increased tumor risk with chronic cell phone use. This was reported by a team led by Joachim Schüz of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In…

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