Vienna – In view of the Ukraine crisis, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) is now responding to the long-standing demand of many experts to increase Austria’s defense spending to one percent of gross domestic product (GDP). “What we currently have to achieve is at least one percent of GDP,” he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung, which appears on Saturday with a new Austria page. The SPÖ had previously requested this.
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March 5, 2022
Davis Cup: Zizou Bergs resists but bows, Finland equalizes after Goffin’s victory (1-1)
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Zizou Bergs (ATP 163) lost to Emil Rose Mountain (ATP 71) as part of the second Davis Cup play-off meeting between Belgium and Finland. He offered a good resistance once morest a very great hope of Finnish tennis, but finally lost in two sets 6-3, 7-5 in 1h40.
After a good start to the match from the Belgian, the Finn passed the second to win the first heat without too much difficulty. But carried by the few supporters present on the spot, Zizou Bergs resisted well in the second round. Led 3-1, 4-2, 5-3, he managed to save the first two match points and to pick up 5 everywhere by coming out of the points from nowhere. But he did not manage to make doubt for long the very strong Ruusuvuori who did the job to offer the point of equalization to Finland. Earlier in the evening, David Goffin had beaten Otto Virtanen in three sets.
David Goffin will play his second match this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and Zizou Bergs around 4 p.m., the two matches will be followed on Auvio, live video.
Xu Shuchang estimates that 15% of the people in Hong Kong have been infected with the virus and the number of confirmed cases will be rampant after reaching the peak in the middle of the month
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The fifth wave of the epidemic has heated up in recent days. Hong Kong added 52,523 confirmed cases yesterday (4th), and the cumulative total has exceeded 400,000. Xu Shuchang, Chair Professor of Respiratory System at CUHK, who is also an expert advisor to the government, said on a radio program this morning (5th) that he believed that regarding 15% of the population in Hong Kong had already been infected, and the number of confirmed cases would only continue to rise.
Xu pointed out that with the recent forced inspection of buildings, the infection rate is as high as 10% to 20%. Therefore, it is estimated that regarding 15% of the people in Hong Kong have been recruited. Therefore, the daily number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong must continue to rise. He also said that according to a mathematical model made by epidemiologists, the epidemic will peak in the middle of this month, and it will run rampant for a period of time.
Xu Shuchang believes that the government should consider when to carry out “compulsory inspections for all”. Since relevant measures are generally not implemented at the peak of the epidemic, the ideal time should be in the early stage of the epidemic to quickly cut off the chain of transmission. There are not enough isolation facilities in China, so the “zero” should be achieved only when the confirmed cases drop and cooperate with the stay-at-home order.
He also pointed out that no matter how many isolation facilities are built, it will not be enough, and even if there are “108,000” beds, the number of patients found by the nationwide compulsory screening will certainly far exceed this number. At that time, the elderly and chronically ill patients will be given priority to be admitted to the hospital, and the living environment may not be able to be isolated at home. As for patients with mild or asymptomatic symptoms, if the situation permits, they can still choose to isolate at home.
“Hong Kong Epidemic Panic” page:http://hk.on.cc/fea/hkdisease
Learn about the commentator on the match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad today in the Spanish League
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Real Madrid will host its opponent, Real Sociedad, this Saturday evening, in the framework of the championship competitions La Liga.
This match comes in the twenty-seventh round of the League, season 2021/22, at the “Santiago Bernabeu”.
Faith Real Madrid Against Real Sociedad, in the first round match at the latter’s stadium, with two goals without a response.
Real Madrid hopes to win tonight’s match, as it has 60 points in first place, 5 points behind second-placed Seville, who already played its match in that round.
Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad match commentary
Issam El Shawali will comment on the events of that match.
You can view the dates and results of all matches, moment by moment, from Match Center from here.