Feast of our Lady of Manaoag celebrated in Vienna

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Hector Pascua/Pictures: Mandy Salonga For Catholics worldwide, the month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. It is one of the major Marian feast days particularly for devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary and believers of the significance and powers of the Holy Rosary. The feast day of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag likewise falls in October and is consistently celebrated by Filipino migrants in Austria, particularly the natives of Manaoag, Pangasinan, a town which is about more than 100 miles north…

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Fuel price rises – driving a car is now more expensive

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The eco-social tax reform is in place. For motorists, it will now be massively more expensive. On Sunday, the government fixed the eco-social tax reform. All the key points can be read here! With the reform, CO2 will be priced higher in the future. Furthermore, the middle income brackets will be relieved. Driving a car will become massively more expensive. A ton of CO2 will be given a specific price; according to the reform, Austria will pay 30 euros for it. This price will rise each year to 55 euros.…

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Spread of coronavirus slows worldwide

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Global pandemic activity has slowed for the fifth consecutive week. The number of daily new Corona infections decreased by eleven percent to 457,000.That’s according to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data released Thursday. Infection numbers had been rising since mid-June because of the highly contagious delta variant, but they have been declining for more than a month. Countries have different testing strategieshe confirmed cases reflect only a fraction of the actual infections, however, because counting and testing practices differ among countries. Nevertheless, much of the…

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New all-time high in number of deaths in Russia

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The CoV situation in Russia is coming to a head. On Sunday, the authorities reported another record high since the beginning of the pandemic a year and a half ago, with 890 deaths within 24 hours. For days now, the statistics have been showing negative records beyond the 800 mark for deaths related to the virus. The Kremlin recently called the numbers alarming. According to official CoV statistics, a total of nearly 210,000 patients died with the virus. However, a high number of unreported cases is assumed. Recently, the number…

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Sunday: 2,445 new infections in Austria

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218 intensive care patients currently. Five new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection. 2,445 new Corona cases have been officially registered in the past 24 hours. This brings the 7-day incidence to 145.32 infections per 100,000 population. There are a total of 20,708 active cases. In addition, five new Covid-related deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. Follow-up reporting in ViennaIn Vienna, 1,062 cases have now been registered following a data glitch on Saturday, which meant that no new cases could be reported at all. Vienna is thus…

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Israel’s government is increasing the pressure on twice-vaccinated people in the Corona crisis

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Due to high infection figures, Israel’s government is increasing the pressure on twice-vaccinated people in the Corona crisis: As of Sunday (Oct. 3), the so-called Green Pass, which facilitates access to public life, such as visiting restaurants, museums and conferences, will only be valid for up to six months after the second vaccination. After that, affected individuals must receive a third shot as a booster. Even those who test positive for Corona must receive another vaccination no later than six months after that. According to the Ministry of Health, around…

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1,416 new infections on Saturday: no data from Vienna

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On Saturday, the new infections are 1,416 people. Thereby, there were no current figures from Vienna due to technical problems. 11,021 people have died from the coronavirus.In Austria, 1,416 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in the past 24 hours. However, this figure from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of Saturday, 9:30 a.m.) should be viewed with great caution, because the figures from Vienna are missing. The Ministry of Health claimed technical problems, which is why the figures from the federal capital…

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New: Vienna City Hiking Trail 12 (Stadtwanderweg 12) in the south of Vienna

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The newest Vienna city hiking trail 12 is completed.The “Wienerberg City Hiking Trail” with the number 12 is the latest “newcomer” among Vienna’s hiking trails: With a length of 19.9 kilometers, it leads from Favoriten via Liesing to Vösendorf. “We are very pleased to be able to officially present the longest hiking trail by far to the people of Vienna. It is finished and can be explored immediately,” Mayor Michael Ludwig and Climate City Councillor Jürgen Czernohorszky are pleased to announce. Route of the Vienna City Hiking Trail 12The city…

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Number of immunized intensive care patients on the rise

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The number of fully immunized patients in intensive care units is slightly on the rise. This is according to the internal document of the traffic light commission, as published the Austrian Press Agency. Currently, 17 percent of patients in these wards are fully immunized, and as many as 31 percent in normal wards. This could also be an indication of declining vaccination effectiveness among certain groups over time, the document says. A cohort study on vaccine breakthroughs is expected to be completed soon, AGES said at the meeting. It said…

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