Apple ships fewer iPhones due to chip shortages

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Apple is unable to produce millions of smartphones due to global supply shortages, according to a report. It is likely that the Californian group will have to revise its production target for the new iPhone 13 downwards by ten million, the news agency Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing insiders. Apple had informed its manufacturers that supplier companies such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments were having problems delivering chips.Apple shares fell about one percent in after-hours trading. Apple, Broadcom and Texas Instruments could not initially be reached for comment. source: k.at/picture:…

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Welthungerhilfe: Over 800 million people go hungry worldwide

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Welthungerhilfe has warned of a rise in famines. Secretary-General Mathias Mogge told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland: “We have dramatically deviated from the course Zero Hunger by 2030, because hunger is on the rise again.” Currently, he said, some 811 million people worldwide were hungry, with 41 million on the brink of famine. “The current World Hunger Index shows that 47 countries will not even reach low levels of hunger by 2030.”Welthungerhilfe will officially launch the so-called 2021 World Hunger Index this Thursday in Berlin. The international report identifies the global hunger situation…

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At least 30 dead from tropical storm in the Philippines

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The death toll from tropical storm Kompasu in the Philippines continues to rise, with at least 30 people killed in landslides and flash floods, the national disaster management agency said Thursday. At least 13 others were missing. The provinces of Ilocos Sur and Benguet on the main island of Luzon were particularly affected. Most of the victims were reportedly buried by landslides or drowned.“Kompasu,” which is called “Maring” in the Philippines, had been moving across the north of the Southeast Asian island nation with heavy rain and strong winds since…

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Situation in the Netherlands “worrying”

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The Netherlands fears a new wave of coronavirus. The number of new infections rose sharply over the past seven days and is now 62 percent higher than the previous week. That’s the biggest increase since mid-July, the Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM said yesterday. Nationwide, 3,746 new infections were reported, nearly double the number reported on Wednesday of the previous week. The number of patients in hospitals is also increasing significantly, according to the data. Hospitals are currently treating 524 Covid 19 patients, including 137 in intensive…

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AGES study: all licensed vaccines effective

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In a study published today, AGES determined the effectiveness of COVID vaccines licensed in Austria: The mRNA vaccines showed the best protection against infection across all age groups, even against the delta variant. In the over-60s, AstraZeneca’s efficacy was nearly equal, beaten by J&J. “This current study shows once again that vaccination works,” emphasized Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens). In Austria, the mRNA vaccines (from BioNTech and Pfizer as well as Moderna) as well as AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have been used so far. For the entire study period…

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What are the current COVID 19 rules in Austria

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The government announced last week a phased plan for the fall. Here is an overview, currently applies nationwide: Tests: antigen tests are now only valid for 24 hours. The federal states are also allowed to be more restrictive with the rules. Vienna, for example, had already previously shortened the validity period of antigen tests. In Vienna, PCR tests are also valid for “only” 48 hours. Nationwide, the validity of PCR tests remains unchanged at 72 hours for the time being.There are exceptions for schoolchildren: here, antigen tests are accepted for…

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61.5 percent vaccination rate in Austria against Corona

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Since the end of December 2020, vaccination has also been available in Austria. The start of vaccination gave many people hope that they would soon be able to return to their old lives. But the matter turned out to be more complicated than initially thought. If the vaccine was lacking at the beginning, the authorities were working primarily on low-threshold vaccination offers in the summer of 2021. The question of how to tackle widespread vaccination skepticism, on the other hand, is still open. As of October 13, 61.5 percent of…

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No need for facility-based quarantine for vaccinated foreigners, Filipinos from ‘green’ countries

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The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that there is no need for facility-based quarantine for fully-vaccinated foreigners and Filipinos upon arrival in the Philippines so long as they come from “green” countries. Starting Thursday, the following will be required of fully-vaccinated foreigners entering the Philippines from green countries and do not apply to tourists: A negative result in a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test within 72 hours prior to departure from their country of origin. Upon arrival in the Philippines, self-monitoring for any symptoms…

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2,614 new infections in Austria

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,614 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This figure is significantly higher than the average of 1,816 cases over the past seven days. There are also 15 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,135 so far. The number of active cases rises to 19,842, with a seven-day incidence of 142.79. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Upper Austria with 205.8, followed by Salzburg, Styria and Carinthia (201.9, 147.7 and 137.7, respectively).…

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