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Corona numbers on Thursday. ©APA/AFP

4,342 new corona virus infections were reported in Austria on Thursday. According to the forecast, the numbers and hospital patients should continue to fall.

4,342 new infections with the corona virus were recorded on the national holiday in Austria, according to the AGES daily update.

Decrease in infections and corona hospital patients

There were 2,096 infected people in hospitals on Thursday morning, 23 fewer than the day before. 99 people affected were treated in intensive care units, seven fewer than on Wednesday and 33 fewer than in the previous week.

According to the Corona forecasting consortium, there will be a further decrease in the hospital floor in the next two weeks. As far as new infections are concerned, reported positive tests continue to decline in the vast majority of federal states and age groups.

Three more deaths from Covid

Up to and including the national holiday, there have been 5,421,306 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria since the start of the pandemic. 5,324,383 people had one or more infections and 6,310 were found free of the virus in the last 24 hours. However, three more deaths have been added to a total of 20,946 Covid victims in Austria since the day before.

Bloating in the abdomen — as well as the feeling of fullness and even bloating — is usually caused by gas produced by the bacteria in the gut during the digestive process. To reduce discomfort, we need to be mindful of the foods and drinks we consume that can be causing the problem.

I’ve already shown some foods that cause bloating here. Today I will focus on drinks that can cause discomfort:

Soft drinks It doesn’t matter what type it is (regular, null, light). The tiny bubbles of carbonation can lead to more gas and bloating. Zero or diet sodas are a double problem for your tummy as they often contain artificial sweeteners that affect your gut health as they are not digested well and can cause diarrhea, bloating, bloating and diarrhea.

milk drinks Milk is good for the body. But for some, it can have gastrointestinal consequences. Dairy products cause bloating and bloating in people who are lactose intolerant, and that’s because these people can’t properly digest the sugars found in milk and other dairy products. According to the NLM (National Library of Medicine in the USA), it is estimated that up to 65% of people become lactose intolerant after childhood, and even if you have never had any problems with milk, you may notice a change as you age. , because as we age we can lose our ability to digest lactose.

protein shakes Whey protein is made from whey. The concentrated version of the dietary supplement may have lactose and sugar intolerance and may cause abdominal discomfort and bloating. Other causes of bloating when eating protein powder are sweeteners, which are often used to flavor products.

Coffee While coffee isn’t a gastrointestinal irritant for everyone, some people are sensitive to caffeine and as a result may notice digestive issues like gas or even the urge to pee.

industrialized fruit juice Beverages that are not 100% whole grain are often a mixture of fruit concentrate, sugar, added flavorings, preservatives and sweeteners. One of the sweeteners used is sorbitol, leaving the sugar alcohols virtually undigested before reaching the colon. When they get there, bacteria start breaking them down, resulting in excess gas.

Beer Alcohol is flammable and causes bloating and irritation in the stomach, causing more stomach acid to be produced, leading to bloating. Beer triggers the process of fermentation and carbonation, which also causes bloating. Also, the grains commonly used to make the drink (wheat and barley) are difficult to digest. According to the Alcohol Research: Current Reviews study, alcohol can still alter the composition and function of the gut microbiota, and this is a concern because bacteria in the digestive system play an important role in overall gut health.

Don’t use straw

To really avoid bloating and bloating, you should avoid drinking beverages through a straw because when you “suck out” the liquid with a straw, you’re also sucking in some air, which can lodge in your intestines and increase in volume and possibly bloating.

References:

NIH MedlinePlus. lactose intolerance. Available at: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactoseintolerance/

Mayo Clinic. Crohn’s disease. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/crohnsdisease/symptomscauses/syc20353304

Mayo Clinic. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/hpylori/symptomscauses/syc20356171

Mayo Clinic. Giardia infection (giardiasis). Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/giardiainfection/symptomscauses/syc20372786

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The congestion caused by the partial closure of the Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel will probably even be felt in your garbage cans. Stakeholders in the waste management industry are asking local authorities for leniency as waste collection delays are mounting.

Posted at 12:00 p.m

Henri Ouellette-Vézina La Presse

“We have major slowdowns across the region. Collection is much slower. The delays are, on average, of the order of 25%,” says the director general of the Council of Environmental Technologies Companies of Quebec (CETEQ), Kevin Morin, in an interview with La Presse.

According to him, two projects are exacerbating the situation: the closures in the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel – where three lanes out of six will be closed from October 31st – but also the ban on truck traffic on the Papineau-Leblanc bridge , on which Highway 19 announced “indefinitely” by the government. Thousands of garbage trucks normally use these two control centers on their daily journey.

“A company that has a contract in a district or a city cannot complete its day tour with a 25% delay,” stresses Mr. Morin.

Tuesday morning, [l’entreprise] must therefore complete his journey the day before. And the second city she was supposed to start with in the morning doesn’t start until Tuesday afternoon. And the delay adds up too.

Kevin Morin, Executive Director of the Council of Environmental Technology Companies of Quebec

According to the general manager, the delays extend beyond the borders of Montreal and its crowns. “If a truck was supposed to be in the Lower Laurentians but it was late in Longueuil, it will even be felt there,” says Mr. Morin.

“A Case of Force Majeure”

At the Matrec Group, a division of GFL Environnemental, the regional director for sustainable development, Richard Mimeau, is categorical. “We are really dealing with a case of force majeure. Delays affect the entire chain. It ranges from an hour’s wait to four or five in the sorting centers. And it snowballs onto everything else,” he exemplifies.

“We do our best to provide services by doing business with companies to recruit workers in French-speaking Africa and Latin America. We even bring people from other regions and stay at the hotel. But it will need some help. Can we extend the opening hours? Let’s say we have two days to pick up instead of one? We will have no choice but to do it,” Mr. Mimeau continues.

The public affairs director of the recycler EBI, Nicolas Perrino, also sees “serious problems”.

All the actors who gather on the island daily will have great trouble arriving. And most importantly, they are subject to regular penalties.

Nicolas Perrino, Director of Public Affairs at EBI Recycler

“We have to change our lines, our routes and our pick-up times. It becomes much more beneficial to do it in the evening. Yes, it will take a lot of gymnastics as it is a big problem, but it has to be done, ”emphasizes Mr. Perrino again, also asking for “more listening” from the communities.

Domino effect

Waste management spokesman Martin Dussault confirmed that his teams were also “strongly affected” by the traffic jam. “Even outside of the greater Montreal area, it’s having a knock-on effect. We have dozens of trucks that have no choice but to go through the tunnel and that are taking about two hours longer than normal. It reduces their productivity by about 33%,” he estimates.

“Punishing companies now is not the right thing to do. On the contrary, it helps to further increase operating costs. What we need now is flexibility, community collaboration,” adds Mr. Dussault.

In addition, CETEQ is also asking cities to listen, including those less affected by congestion in the greater Montreal area. “We often see in cities that are less sensitive to the reality of congestion that they find it easier to fine a company, for example. But it’s not justified. It’s not their fault,” stresses Mr. Morin.

“We urge cities to be lenient and avoid penalties when they are unjustified and when they result from congestion. And we would also like to see more coherent government planning for our members. Eventually having two severely congested freeways impacts our operations. We also have to take that into account,” concludes the DG.

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• More than 200 Approximate number of member associations or companies represented by CETEQ. Collectively, these companies represent 15,000 workers with annual sales of more than $2.1 billion.

  Source: CETEQ

Not a day has passed since Adidas issued a statement announcing that it had ended its collaboration with Kanye West (that is, ceasing production of the Yeezy brand), as the artist began “in his own way” according to one Search for replacement: according to CNN Ye showed up “unannounced and uninvited” at Skechers’ Los Angeles offices last night and began to house staff at the facility until two security guards escorted him out. Shortly thereafter, the sneaker brand released a statement in which it made it clear that it had nothing to do with West: “We condemn his comments and do not condone hate speech of any kind. Also, to reiterate that it was presented without an invitation ».

Following Adidas’ announcement, the sports giant’s stock fell 6%. The collaboration between Adidas and Kanye West reported no less than 8% of footwear sales to the German company. In 2020, Yeezy (which includes clothing and shoes) had sales of €1,800 million. As such, the brand has been thinking a lot about what to do with West following the escalation of anti-Semitic, pro-Trump and even racist sentiments that the rapper has starred in over the past month. But he decided to do so due to pressure from tens of thousands of network users. West went on to say, “Adidas would never fire him, no matter how many comments he made.” That wasn’t the case, and according to Forbes yesterday, the rapper is no longer the “richest black man in the United States,” as he once said. Without Gap, without Adidas and without Balenciaga, his fortune has “collapsed” to 400 million euros. And half of that can be lost because the family of George Floyd, who was killed by police in 2020, a fact that launched the Black Lives Matter movement, has sued Kanye for defamation, seeking 250 million in damages . The rapper went so far as to say in a recent interview that Floyd died “as a result of exposure to fentanyl.”

In September, Ye announced on his Instagram that Adidas executives “benefit from him” after announcing that he had sued Gap for breach of contract (according to him, they broke promises to open stores in his name and how his intention to sell their collections all over the world was not fulfilled because the prices were high despite being sold out within a few hours). However, it was not clear in what respect the relationship with the sports banner remained. Shortly thereafter, a video was leaked of West allegedly forcing executives at the brand to watch a pornographic film on his phone during a meeting.

The controversy surrounding Ye has grown exponentially every day since he unveiled the White Lives Matter t-shirt at his show three weeks ago. First there were the insults of the artist formerly known as Kanye West via Instagram, including against the stylist Gabriella Karefah Johnson or the founder of Supreme, Treamine Emory. West even published a private conversation between the two, in which the rapper accused the designer of selling himself to the system and even taking advantage of the death of Virgil Abloh, a friend of theirs. But the worst would come days later, when Ye Puff Daddy said (he republished the private conversation) that he had “sold himself to the Jews” and they were the ones who sent him to threaten him. Instagram canceled her account and she took to Twitter, where she wrote that she couldn’t be anti-Semitic because many Blacks were Jews, but that they “threatened anyone who defied their agenda.” They also terminated his account.

A few days earlier Ye, who had invited Candace Owens, a pro-Trump commentator of African descent, to the parade (and with whom he attended the premiere of a documentary which they say is dismantling the Black Lives Matter movement days later) , gave Fox an exclusive interview (how could it be otherwise), arguing that the shirt in question carried a “pro-life” message. Half of black deaths in the United States are due to abortion.

He also commented that he received death threats when he was spotted with Donald Trump wearing a Make America Great Again cap and compared to David in front of Goliath, arguing that “he has a direct connection to God Has”. Hours later, the Washington Post claimed portions of that interview were truncated, in which West claimed things like professional actors breaking into the home he shared with Kim Kardashian to “pervert their children.” However, his interviewer Tucker Carlson, famous for his xenophobic remarks and unconditional support for Trump, veiledly argues in the video that West is right: “Is he crazy or not? Judge for yourself,” he announces at the beginning. Hours after that interview, news broke that West had bought Parler, the controversial far-right social network that was pulled from Google and Apple’s digital stores after the Capitol was captured.

Last Friday, Balenciaga issued a statement claiming to have severed all ties with Ye. A decision that took three weeks but was finally made, despite the fact that the ties linking the rapper to Demna, the brand’s artistic director, come from afar (he was one of the main supporters of the Georgian creative when he founded the cult company Vetements and Demna was responsible for the artistic direction of his latest album Donda, among other things). Also in this hate spiral surrounding the rapper was artist Eliza Douglas, Balenciaga’s muse and model, who Kanye called “Demna’s high school girlfriend” on his social media, in a nod to the designer preferring him to that. Now that has been Image of West opening the October 1st Balenciaga show, removed from the platforms. “Balenciaga no longer has a relationship with the artist and has no plans to work with him in the future,” read the brief statement released by Kering, the holding company that owns the brand.