UN: Two million fled from Ukraine

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Today, the number of people who have fled Ukraine has exceeded the mark of two million. This was announced by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). 1.2 million refugees have arrived in Poland so far. Refugee arrivals since February 24, 2022, as of March 8.UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi compared the current refugee situation to the Balkan wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, leading to a significant movement of refugees. Those had involved “maybe two or three million” people, “but over eight years. Now it’s eight days.” source: orf.at/picture: pixabay.com

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30,939 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

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Forty-five new deaths associated with Covid-19. New infections continue to persist at a high level. From Monday to Tuesday, 30,939 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 31,475 over the past seven days. Currently, 293,688 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,475.23. In the past 24 hours, 535,783 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 5.77 percent. There are also 45 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection to report. To date, the…

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111th Women’s Day for more equality

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Today is the 111th International Women’s Day. Organizations use the day as an opportunity to make their women’s policy demands. Often, the expansion of institutional childcare is in the foreground to give mothers access to full-time jobs. Many events have already taken place in the run-up to Women’s Day. Still, there are also some events today: With a press conference entitled “Wanted! Frauenpolitik” (Women’s Policy), the Austrian Women’s Ring will start in the morning on Ballhausplatz, criticizing, for example, the incomplete implementation of violence protection measures and economic discrimination. Defence…

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Infected with Omicron? – third vaccination still vital

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Many young people, in particular, have been infected in the current Omicron wave. If they are not already, they should also get the third vaccination in the summer, advises virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz – even if there will not yet be a vaccine adapted to Omicron. “I am vaccinated twice and then caught Omikron before the third vaccination” – that’s what happened to many young people around New Year’s Eve this year. Their infection has now given them a kind of “super immunity” – but how long will it last? Virologist…

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Covid-19: Cause of odor loss clarified

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It is not infected neurons of the nose that cause the common symptom but damaged neighboring cells. Disturbances of the sense of smell are, in many cases, the leading symptoms of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Until now, scientists assumed that the cause was damage to the neurons in the epithelial cell layer of the upper respiratory tract. According to US scientists, however, experiments in the laboratory with tissue samples from covid 19 patients and infected hamsters show a different picture: the defects affect supporting cells and only hinder the function of…

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26,153 new Corona infections in Austria on Monday

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On Monday, twenty-six thousand one hundred fifty-three new Corona infections were reported in Austria. In the past 24 hours (as of 7.3.2022, 9.30 am), 26,153 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Austria. Since Sunday, 26,153 new corona infections have been registered in Austria – the highest Monday figure in a month. In addition, there were 18 more deaths; only on Sunday, the 15,000 mark of fatalities had been exceeded. More patients were seen in hospitals at the beginning of the week. Vaccination preparedness remains very low. Since the previous…

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Researchers: the mark of six million Corona deaths passed

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According to data from US Johns Hopkins University, there have already been six million Corona deaths Current data: Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, more than six million people have died worldwide after being infected with the virus. Hundreds of thousands dead since Omicron According to data from the US Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the university published in Baltimore on Monday. The threshold of five million Corona deaths worldwide exceeded at the beginning of November, the four million mark at July last year. After two years of a pandemic:…

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Refugee flow from Ukraine: More and more arrivals in Vienna

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Refugee assistance in Vienna is in full swing. The facilities for fled Ukraine are already being heavily used in Vienna. Numerous volunteers are on duty to care for the arriving refugees. The emergency sleeping facility at Vienna Central Station At the arrival center in Leopoldstadt, a total of around 1,500 people were cared for over the weekend, a spokeswoman for the crisis management team told APA on Monday. The number of emergency quarters for those affected who need a place to sleep, at least for the short term, has already…

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OPLAN-KALINGA: Task force Fil-Ukraine launced

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The OPLAN KALINGA. “Task Force Fil-Ukraine”, comprised of heads of Filipino organizations in Vienna, has been created upon the initiative of CdA Frank Olea, Philippine Embassy in Vienna. The primary objective of this initiative is to assist Filipino refugees from Ukraine in Vienna. At the moment, there is a group of 9 Filipinos registered with the Embassy and being assisted by the Task Force. More groups are expected to arrive. Please bring to the Philippine Embassy’s attention our kababayans who have arrived in Vienna from Ukraine. They might be vulnerable…

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