Weather forecast: Risk of freezing rain on 24 December

admin

According to the Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik — (ZAMG – Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics) forecast, the days before Christmas will be relatively cold before a warm front reaches Austria in the night of December 24. On Christmas Eve, there is a risk of freezing rain. Vienna weather in detailThe closer Christmas gets, the colder it should get next week, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics forecast on Sunday. But in the night to December 24, a warm front with rain down to 1,500 meters should reach…

Read More

Restaurants and hotels open today in Vienna

admin

Today is the last step in opening the economy to vaccinated and recovered people after the fourth lockdown: pubs and hotels are allowed to reopen in Vienna as well. They had to take a longer break due to the stricter Viennese regulation. Retailers, on the other hand, were already allowed to reopen in the federal capital a week ago. However, there are still restrictions: The catering trade must close at 11 p.m. in accordance with the nationwide regulation. There is no change for the time being for the night gastronomy.…

Read More

More than 30,000 people at Corona sea of lights on Vienna’s Ring Road

admin

Under the slogan “#YesWeCare – the #Sea of Lights”, a rally was held this evening in Vienna on the Ring, which was intended, among other things, to commemorate the now more than 13,000 Corona deaths in Austria. At 7 p.m., more than 30,000 participants gathered on the street for about ten minutes, according to police. They carried candles, lamps or had the lights of their cell phones switched on. Sea of lights in Vienna reminded of Corona deadShortly after 18.00 o’clock numerous people had gathered along the ring. This was…

Read More

2,242 Corona cases on Shopping Sunday before Christmas

admin

It’s the very first time retailers have been allowed to open this Sunday. Meanwhile, authorities report 2,242 Corona cases and 17 deaths. The lockdown has been over for a week, and Corona numbers are in a tailspin now, just before Christmas. On Monday, 3,251 people tested positive for the corona virus in a 24-hour period; Tuesday, 2,859; Wednesday, 4,224; Thursday, 3,046; Friday, 2,899; and yesterday’s shopping Saturday, 2,167. For the very first time, stores in Austria are allowed to open on today’s fourth Advent Sunday. Politicians, business and social partners…

Read More

Excursion destination: The Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf

admin

A Filipino group headed by the Bicol Society in Austria trailed to the famous  Silent Night Chapel in the western part of Austria. In 1818, the song “Silent Night, Holy Night” was heard for the first time in the St. Nikola Church in Oberndorf near Salzburg. Today, the “Silent Night Chapel” stands on that very spot. It is a popular destination all year round. Oberndorf is located about 20 kilometers north of the city of Salzburg. It has gained worldwide fame as the “Silent Night Parish”. Joseph Mohr worked here…

Read More

WHO: Omicron on the rise in 89 countries

admin

According to the WHO, the coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading much faster than Delta. Many countries are taking precautions, the Netherlands even with a hard lockdown. The infections with Omicron doubled every 1.5 to three days, communicated the World Health Organization WHO in Geneva. So far, the variant has been detected in 89 countries, it said. WHO warned that hospitals may be overwhelmed in some places given the rapid increase in cases. “The number of hospitalizations in the United Kingdom and South Africa continues to rise, and given the rapidly…

Read More

Stores open today for exceptional reasons

admin

Domestic retailers are allowed to open for the first time today due to an exemption. However, the one-time special regulation does not apply to supermarkets and drugstores. Due to the lockdown, stationary trade this year has fallen by three shopping Saturdays in Advent and the traditionally strong Immaculate Conception Day. However, the open Sunday before Christmas will only be able to compensate for a fraction of the lockdown sales loss. Retail researchers at the University of Linz expect additional sales of 150 million euros. According to estimates, sales on open…

Read More

Omicron infects 70 times faster, but less severe

admin

Chinese researchers were able to determine in a study that Omicron attacks the bronchial tubes more than the lungs. Progression is milder. A study led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong’s LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) provides the first information on how the new Omicron infects people’s airways. The researchers found that Omicron infects and replicates 70 times faster than the Delta variant and the original Wuhan variant. This could explain why Omicron may be transmitted between people faster than earlier variants. Their study also showed that Omicron…

Read More

Omicron: London declares state of emergency

admin

The British capital London has declared a state of emergency today due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. “The increase in Omicron cases in our capital is very worrying,” Mayor Sadiq Khan announced. “That is why we are again declaring a disaster emergency.” Khan pointed out that the number of patients in London’s hospitals is again rising sharply. The city had already declared a disaster emergency at the beginning of January. At that time, the health system was on the verge of collapse. In concrete terms, this means…

Read More