ÖAMTC appeals: Do not change summer tires too early

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Anyone considering changing tires before April 15 should keep an eye on the weather forecast. Summer tires have no place on winter roads – regardless of the date, according to the  Austrian Automobile, Motorcycle and Touring Club (ÖAMTC). At the beginning of April, people usually start thinking about changing to summer tires. “In principle, there is nothing to be said against changing over even before April 15, when the situational winter equipment obligation ends,” says ÖAMTC technician Friedrich Eppel. “However, you should always keep an eye on the weather forecast,…

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New high in intensive care units

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The threshold of 2,000 people who have died as a result of CoV infection was exceeded in Vienna today. Authorities now reported 2,001 deaths. A new high in the number of intensive care patients was also recorded. 235 Covid-19 patients had to be treated there in Vienna hospitals, nine more than on Friday. This exceeded the previous record of 233 patients on Tuesday. Within the past week, 29 more seriously ill patients had to be transferred to intensive care units in Vienna, an increase of around 14 percent. 834 new…

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53,000 foreigners registered for vaccination in Serbia

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orf.at reports that in Serbia, 53,000 foreigners with permanent residence in another country have registered for coronavirus vaccination so far. This was disclosed by the head of Serbia’s e-government, Mihailo Jovanovic, as reported by the Tanjug agency. “Most of the registrations come from neighboring countries, first of all northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, but also from countries across Europe,” Jovanovic said, explicitly citing Italy and Austria in this regard. Registration for coronavirus vaccination is handled through the Serbian e-government portal. Registrations are also possible for people who do…

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3,139 new Corona infections in Austria

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From Friday to Saturday, 3,139 new infections were reported in Austria. That’s another increase in the numbers. Yesterday, there were 2,702. Since the pandemic began, there have been 574,755 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 9,662 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 532,539 have recovered. Currently, 2,359 people are in hospital care due to the corona virus, 586 of whom are in intensive care units. Two million mark in corona vaccinations brokenBut there is also positive news: A new vaccination record…

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Germany – RKI registers 24,097 new COVID 19 cases

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05:27: Health offices in Germany have reported 24,097 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 246 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Saturday morning. Because of the holidays and school vacations, the RKI’s Corona figures may not yet be comparable to those before Easter. A week ago, the RKI had recorded 18,129 new infections and 120 new deaths within one day. The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven…

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Salutes and minutes of silence

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This Saturday, Great Britain commemorates Prince Philip, who died on Friday, with gun salutes and minutes of silence. Starting at 12 noon, cannons in numerous cities from London to Edinburgh and Belfast, as well as from Royal Navy warships, will fire 41 shots over a 40-minute period. Salutes are also planned in Gibraltar, according to the Ministry of Defense. Westminster Abbey, where the future Queen and Prince Philip had married in 1947, had already rung its bell 99 times on Friday – once for each year of the deceased’s life.…

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65,932 vaccinations: April 8 was strongest vaccination day so far

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This week, the two millionth vaccination will be administered in Austria.Despite AstraZeneca’s total supply failure, nearly 66,000 vaccinations were administered in Austria on Thursday – more than ever before. So far, nearly two million people in Austria have been vaccinated at least for the first time. AstraZeneca delivery failureAccording to a Health Ministry release, Thursday marked the strongest vaccination day in Austria so far since Corona vaccinations began. According to the statement, “almost 66,000 vaccinations and thus for the first time more than 60,000 people could be vaccinated in one…

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Labor Minister martin Kocher expects 350,000 people to be unemployed this summer

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Relief in the labor market comes with opening steps for the gastronomy and tourism industries. Labor Minister Martin Kocher expects a maximum of 350,000 unemployed in the summer, which would be a noticeable relief from the current situation. “We hope that in the course of the summer we can get to a level of unemployment of 330,000 to 350,000 people. That would still be higher than in 2019, but a noticeable relief compared to now,” he said in an interview with the “Wiener Zeitung”. Reduced working hours: “Phase 5” in…

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Education Minister Fassmann in favor of Corona vaccinations even for school children

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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) on Friday evening held out the prospect of Corona vaccinations for school children as well. Speaking on ORF ZiB2, Faßmann said that the path to a reasonably virus-resistant school with vaccinations had been mapped out. By the next school year, he said, he wants to offer vaccination to all students 16 and older. And with the vaccination of the teachers one is almost through. The education minister defended his announcement to bring graduating classes to school despite lockdowns in the East. He said that this…

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