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A new study shows that you should also wear a mouth mask outdoors. Especially on windy days, the risk of infection increases. A new study shows that windy weather can accelerate the spread of coronaviruses. As researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay discovered, gusts of wind can carry pathogens from people who are coughing. The findings were published in the journal Physics of Fluids. Airborne viral load increases due to windFor the study, the experts wanted to test how viruses are spread by coughing and wind. “Mimicking real…

For years, butter was considered unhealthy. Several studies have now disproved butter’s bad reputation. Which is now healthier: butter or margarine? It seems to be a question of faith and taste whether you prefer butter or margarine on your bread. Some people prefer to eat margarine because it is supposedly better for blood cholesterol, while others prefer butter because it tastes better and is a natural dairy product. We wanted to know what’s behind all the myths and whether butter or margarine is the healthier spread. Differences between butter and…

In most “classic” vacation countries, restrictions have now been relaxed because of the CoV pandemic. However, the “3-G rule” applies practically everywhere when entering the country. Most countries also require electronic registration, and different regulations apply to tests. In any case, autumn vacationers should familiarize themselves with the state of affairs – especially since it can change quickly. The decisive factor is, of course, the respective current situation with regard to the number of new infections, and that looks quite different. In Italy, with its very high vaccination coverage rate,…

“New voicemail,” the text message says, for example, or “You have a missed call.” This is followed by a link to a website. Anyone who receives such messages should be wide awake and under no circumstances click on the link – this is a scam. Because the website behind the link is not a voice recording at all, but a request to install a new app. The app can, for example, copy and steal data from the smartphone, send unnoticed SMS via the cell phone number or cause other damage.…