6,361 new infections in Austria

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 6,361 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the past seven-day average of 6,400. Currently, 84,197 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 503.31. In the past 24 hours, 152,100 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 4.26 percent. There are also 17 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. The pandemic has thus claimed 18,117 lives in Austria. Currently, 1,382 people are being treated in hospital, which is 70 fewer than…

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Election 2022: Grounds for voters’ disqualifications from registering and voting under the Overseas Voting Act of 2013

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The Philippine Embassy in Vienna announced the grounds for voters’ disqualifications from registering and voting under the Overseas Voting Act of 2013 (R.A. No. 9189 as amended by R.A. 10590). The information is directed to all registered Filipino overseas voters in Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Those who have lost their Filipino citizenship in accordance with Philippine laws; Those who have expressly renounced their Philippine citizenship and who have pledged allegiance to a foreign country, except those who have reacquired or retained their Philippine citizenship under Republic Act No. 9225,…

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60 to 80 percent of the EU population already had Corona

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“An estimated 60 to 80 percent of the EU population has now been infected with Covid,” EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said Wednesday. Registered Corona cases in about 30 percent of the EU population According to the EU health agency, the reported instances affect about 30 percent of the European population. Further mutation of coronavirus possible If unreported infections are added, the number could be as high as 350 million people, or about 77 percent. Because the number of Covid-19-related illnesses and deaths has recently declined, the EU is now…

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Many myths about the legume

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How healthy is soybean? Isoflavones resemble the female sex hormone estrogen and are found in soybeans. Processing them into tofu significantly lowers their levels. Soya-based foods are considered a healthy alternative to meat and milk. At the same time, the protein supplier is said to have other, not always only favorable properties. What about the actual influence on the thyroid gland or an alleged hormonal effect? It is impossible to imagine vegetarian and vegan cuisine without soya, whether in its original form or processed into tofu and soya milk. For…

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Experts call for preparation for uncertain Corona fall

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The Covid-19 Future Operations research platform calls for practices “now” to be ready for the fall and beyond. That’s according to a working paper that is not yet final. “This is to be understood as version 1.0,” virologist Andreas Bergthaler of the Medical University of Vienna and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) maintained via Twitter on Wednesday. Uncertain corona autumn ahead The past few months, in particular, have “highlighted the dynamic evolution of the pandemic,” according to the paper titled “Covid-19:…

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WHO warns of a sharp rise in measles cases worldwide

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Measles cases worldwide are rising very rapidly. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes millions of children are at risk, it reported Wednesday in Geneva. The number of reported cases in the first two months of 2022 was 79 percent higher than in the same period last year. The reason for the increase, it said, is that too many children are not being vaccinated, partly because vaccination programs were interrupted as a result of the Corona pandemic. Similarly, some countries had to use funds earmarked for measles vaccination…

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8,239 new infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 8,239 new infections were registered in Austria. This is slightly above the average of the past seven days of 7,193 infections. The 7-day incidence is currently 566.08. Currently, 86,280 people are actively infected. In the past 24 hours, 204,091 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 4.04 percent. In addition, 24 new deaths have been reported. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 18,100 lives so far. The hospital is currently treating 1,452 patients—37 fewer than on Tuesday. Intensive care units continue to…

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Disposable cups may be massively harmful to health

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Everyday, plastic products like to-go cups that contact hot water release tiny microplastics (nanoplastics). According to a recent study, this is so fine that it could potentially penetrate human cells and cause massive damage. Microplastics have been found in the Antarctic or seafood – they have also been found in the placenta, human blood, and the bodies of babies and young children. How did it get there? We feed it to ourselves, and not in short supply. In a recent study, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…

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The oldest person in the world died

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The world’s oldest person, Japanese Kane Tanaka, died at 119. As announced by the local government of her hometown Fukuoka, located in southwestern Japan, Tanaka died already on April 19. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Frenchwoman Lucile Randon is now the world’s oldest person at 118 years and 73 days. According to the Ministry of Health, Japan’s oldest person is now 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi from Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, as the seventh child, with eight siblings. In 1922, she married at the…

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