Vienna releases 105,500 new Corona vaccination appointments

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Some 105,500 Corona vaccination appointments are to be released in Vienna this week. High-risk patients, people over 65, contacts of pregnant women and people with disabilities will then be able to book their appointment. Where to book for vaccinationOnce again there are supply problems with the AstraZeneca vaccine. This week, no vaccine at all has arrived in Austria from the Swedish-British manufacturer. Nevertheless, coronavirus vaccinations continue in Vienna, primarily with the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine. A spokesman for Vienna City Councilor of Health Peter Hacker said Thursday that 105,500 vaccination appointments will…

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Temperature drop: winter weather instead of spring

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A cold front brings back winter in the middle of April, snow at low altitudes and a drop in temperatures are inevitable. On Monday a cold front moves over AustriaOn Monday, a prominent cold front quickly moves in from the west, bringing widespread rain and snowfall in conjunction with a low over northern Italy. The snow line will drop from the northwest to 500 to 1,000 meters by evening, only in the very south it will be higher. At first, it will be sunny for longer in the east and…

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13 EU states define criteria for “green passport

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Austria and twelve other EU states have agreed on seven criteria in the creation of a “Green Passport” for tourism. The goal is to implement the “Green Passport” quickly and as uniformly as possible at the European level, Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) told the Austrian Press Agency. “For European tourism, this is a question of survival,” Köstinger said. These seven priorities from a tourism perspective would now be sent to the EU Commission. Köstinger agrees with colleagues on criteria for ‘green passport’For the first time, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,…

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Five rapid test checkboxes now become mini-vaccination streets

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Corona vaccinations are being held in formerrapid test boxes in five districts starting today. Doctors have 5,000 vaccine doses available for this purpose this week. In mid-November, the city started with the first “testboxes”. In the “mobile ordinations” Viennese with symptoms could get quick certainty whether they are only plagued by a cold or whether they are perhaps infected with the Coronavirus, we reported. Five of these cold symptoms boxes are now being put to a new use: At five locations for the time being (Ludwig von Höhnel-Gasse in Favoriten,…

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Update: Until April 18 in Eastern Austria — the rules of the current lockdown

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Update – 12.04.2021 – AUSTRIA. The measures for the Easter days until April 18 in brief are: There is a curfew restriction from 0 to midnight with the known exceptions such as assistance in emergencies, meeting necessary basic needs, recreation and professional reasons. Closure of trade (exception for those stores that offer goods of daily use such as food, pharmacies), the services close to the bodyIn addition, home offices are encouraged, physical meetings are to be avoided, the minimum distance of 2 meters is to be observed, an FFP2 mask…

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Will lockdown in Vienna be extended?

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“The situation in intensive care units is the measure of all things,” this was emphasized by Vienna’s mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) when he announced the Easter calm with the state governors Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) and Hans-Peter Doskozil. The same was heard from him when it was extended. And also this week, when it comes to a further extension of the lockdown in Vienna, Ludwig will probably refer to it again. On Friday, the federal and state governments will meet again for consultations. In an interview with daily newspaper KURIER, the…

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Is it (un)healthy to eat spicy food?

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While some love to eat spicy food, for others it is tantamount to torture. But is it really healthy to look deep into the spice jar? Or don’t chili, pepper and the like irritate the stomach lining? Unlike sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami, hot is not a flavor. Rather, it is a sensory impression caused by the heat and pain receptors of the mucous membranes in the mouth, nose and throat. In other words, a kind of pain. Eating spicy for the lineProf. Nicolai Worm, a graduate ecotrophologist, is…

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Sunlight causes fewer covid 19 deaths, study says

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In some regions in Austria, it has still snowed in the last few days. All the more reason to look forward to the first warm days of spring. The sunlight could bring not only nice weather but also fewer Covid 19 deaths, according to a British study. Sunlight is directly linked to lower corona death rates, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh. However, the positive effect is not believed to be triggered by vitamin D, which is often treated as a “miracle drug.” Analyses in three countries confirm…

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Current travel rules – Questions and Answers

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Am I allowed to go on vacation? The answer to this question is a bit more complicated, because if you come from Vienna, Lower Austria or Burgenland, then not. The three federal states are still in a hard lockdown until at least April 18 – including an all-day curfew. This means that traveling is basically prohibited. Residents of all other Austrian states are allowed to travel abroad – more or less unhindered. I have to go abroad on business, is that allowed? Yes, if the trip takes place for professional…

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