Austria: Corona rules for events extended until Oct. 31

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The regulations currently in effect for events and casual markets are extended through and including Oct. 31.The Ministry of Health’s second amendment to the 2nd COVID-19 Measures Ordinance extends the currently applicable regulations for events and casual markets up to and including Oct. 31. Beyond that, there are no adjustments, according to a statement on Monday. Accordingly, it continues to apply that events with 100 or more people are subject to notification to the district administrative authority. 3-G rule and providing contact informationPermits are needed for 500 or more. At…

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Incredible discovery: researchers find sunken continent

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Everyone knows the Adriatic Sea, but there is much more hidden beneath it – researchers from the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland have discovered a lost continent. The land masses of the earth have looked quite different before, that is well known. Because the continents that we know today as Africa, Europe, Australia and Co. have shifted and changed over time. Researchers at the University of Utrecht have taken a closer look at ancient tectonics using a new method – and discovered a continent that lies between Europe and Africa. Greater…

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Snow roller rolls towards Austria

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A cold front is moving across large parts of Austria in the coming days, bringing with it plenty of snow. Another cold front reaches the northern side of the Alps in the night to Wednesday, the snow line drops as a result partly around 800 meters. Afterwards, the influence of high “Oldenburgia” with center over the British Isles expands. On its northeast side, the north of the country will be reached by the warm front of a North Sea low on Thursday. In the night to Tuesday, a few rain…

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1,320 new infections in Austria

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From Sunday to Monday, 1,320 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. There are also ten new deaths related to Covid-19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,106 so far. The number of active cases is down by 368 to 19,734, with a seven-day incidence of 142.50. There are currently 829 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid disease, up four from the previous day. 210 patients are in an intensive care unit – that is 14 less than the day before. In the past…

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More mental illness among children worldwide due to COVID, Biontech/Pfizer seeks approval of their vaccine in the U.S. for ages five till 11, third dose of vaccine better protects against covid

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Corona lockdowns have led to significantly more mental illness among children worldwide. This was reported Friday (Oct. 8) by the charity Save the Children, citing data from the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker. It surveyed 13,000 children in 46 countries. According to the report, cases of depression, anxiety, loneliness and even self-harm among children increased during the pandemic, with 83 percent of children reporting an increase in negative feelings. For 96 percent of children, these feelings were far more apparent after schools had already been closed for more than 17…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Sydney ends 106-day lockdown, Fiji opens borders to vaccinated tourists

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More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific will open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists on Dec. 1. The country had closed its borders 20 months ago because of the pandemic. The country began an intensive vaccination campaign. By November, all adults there should be fully vaccinated. Tourists must present proof of vaccination and…

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116 years old: third oldest woman died

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The third oldest woman in the world has died at the age of 116. As local media reported on Sunday, Francisca Celsa dos Santos died of pneumonia 16 days before her 117th birthday in Fortaleza in the Brazilian state of Ceara. She had been born on Oct. 21, 1904, according to the U.S. Gerontology Research Group (GRG). “She was synonymous with love, will to live, everything good you can imagine,” said her granddaughter Fernanda Aliny Barroso Celsa, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. “Although she could no longer…

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Van der Bellen apologizes to Austrians

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After the turbulent developments of the last 24 hours surrounding the resignation of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has now spoken out for the first time. “With his move, he has averted damage,” Van der Bellen began with a remark in the direction of Sebastian Kurz. He thanked decision-makers from the other parties who have been “working flat out on possible solutions.” “Is that the end of it? No, it is not,” Van der Bellen said. Trust had been shaken, he said, and it was now…

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Cool autumn weather this week

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In Austria, cool autumn weather is expected in the coming week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), the snow line will drop to up to 800 meters above sea level.Vienna weather in detailIn the east and southeast, Monday will start with residual clouds, in southern Styria and southern Burgenland it may initially also rain a little. Further in the west and north, the sun will often shine from the beginning, only in places there will be fog patches. In the course of the…

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