Living room antigen tests available again after Easter

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Test kits should be available again in pharmacies after the holidays. After there have been isolated cases of out-of-stock living room tests in pharmacies over the past few days, supplies have now been restocked. According to the Ministry of Health and the Chamber of Pharmacists, living room tests should be available again in all pharmacies during the coming week. Due to supply delays, the free-living room tests – five antigen tests per person per month – could or can no longer be dispensed in some pharmacies. The problem should have…

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Under 10,000 new infections in Austria on Good Friday

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Good Friday marked the third time this week that the number of new infections was below 10,000. Specifically, 9,790 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the previous 7-day average of 10,367 conditions. The 7-day incidence is currently 815.26. Currently, 146,933 people are actively infected. In the past 24 hours, 119,593 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 8.19 percent. In addition, 31 people have died in connection with the Covid-19 infection. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 16,390 lives so far. source: sozialministerium.at

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WHO: More than 500 million infect

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has exceeded half a billion, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As of last night, 500.19 million infections and 6.19 million deaths had been reported to the UN agency in Geneva. Since the emergence of the new coronavirus at the end of 2019, most conditions have been registered in Europe (209.5 million) and the Americas (151.7 million). On the other hand, Africa accounted for only about two percent of the global number of cases. However,…

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Why does our stomach growl when we are hungry?

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We all know and experience these quite unpleasant situations in which we are hungry, and our stomach announces this, audible to the people around us, with a loud growl. But why does our stomach growl? If your stomach growls when you’re hungry, it’s not because you’re hungry. At least not really. It sounds paradoxical, but it’s true. What happens in the digestive tract? To understand where stomach growling comes from, you first need to understand the digestive tract. The tube that carries the food you eat from your mouth down…

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Scented candles: chemist warns of serious health hazard

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Are you a big fan of scented candles? Then you should know that regularly lighting scented candles is very harmful to the body, as a chemist reveals. Many people swear by scented candles in their homes to make them cozy and “comfortable.“ But the price seems too high if it means doing great harm to our health. Dr. Dan Gubler, a Ph.D. chemist, specializing in organic chemistry, explains the practical side of chemistry in numerous TikTok videos with more than 34,000 followers. Recently, many clinical studies have been published showing…

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Protective measures in churches will be implemented

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The extensive waiver of coronavirus protective measures announced yesterday will also be implemented in churches. From Holy Saturday, no mask must be worn in Catholic services, only when entering and leaving the church. Singing is also allowed without restrictions, “nothing more stands in the way of a festive musical arrangement of the Easter liturgy,” reported Kathpress. The Bishops’ Conference adopted the framework order, as usual, to the state requirements. Unlike a year ago, registration for the Easter services is no longer necessary this year. However, touching is still waived for…

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Over 10,000 Austrians have tested positive for Corona in the past 24 hours

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Corona numbers in Austria continue to decline. On Thursday, the day the new measures were announced, 10,483 new cases were reported. Corona numbers in Austria have been dropping significantly for weeks. After 8,033 new corona infections on Monday and 8,651 new cases on Tuesday, Wednesday also decreased substantially with 12,471 new conditions. On Thursday, however, the numbers took some time to come in. An update came late afternoon: 10,483 new infections were now recorded throughout Austria. The new infections in the federal states Burgenland 417 Carinthia 551 Lower Austria 2,496…

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Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5: Here’s how it looks in Vienna

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South Africa and Botswana have one thing in common in the Corona pandemic: they have encountered Omicron sublines BA.4 and BA.5 there, according to WHO. But what is the situation in Vienna? BA.4 and BA.5 in Europe “Botswana, South Africa deepen the investigation of new Omicron sub-variants”: This week’s title of a WHO report is sensational. It concerns the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants, from which Vienna, however, has probably been spared so far. There have not been any cases yet, a spokeswoman for the City of Vienna’s health service as…

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Some Holy Week traditions in Austria

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Good Friday Good Friday is the day of the crucifixion. It is a day of mourning. Because of this, and even though we have been fasting for almost 40 days (if we were doing it), we are now fasting even more strictly. That means only one more full meal and no alcohol, no meat, no sweets, and other pleasures. Theoretically, not many people fast on Good Friday or the other 40 days in practice. Painting Easter eggs We are about to break the 40-day fast on Saturday, but we still…

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