Month: June 2020

COVID 19: Highest increase in Austria since the beginning of June 2020

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74 new cases within 24 hours – 39 of them in Vienna. On the 15th of June, the compulsory wearing of masks in supermarkets and restaurants throughout Austria was abolished. Only waiters and waitresses have to wear mouth and nose masks ever since. Two weeks later, a stronger increase in the number of cases is now being recorded for the first time – albeit still at a low level. 74 new cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday throughout Austria. This is 0.42 percentage points more than the previous day.…

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Once upon a time….  there was a fear of disaster

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By March, the threat was clear. The world seemed to be a single Covid 19 live ticker, reports of people dying in the corridors of Italian hospitals everywhere and pictures of coffins in New York, so numerous that they had to be stacked in vans. Out of the threat level followed: Everyone must obey the rules – otherwise disaster will spread rapidly. Today, however, pictures of anti-racism demonstrations or half-empty Trump arenas come from the USA, and you almost have to search for news from Italy. And the key figures…

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What really helps against the summer heat?

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Summer have been getting hotter and hotter . This year seems to be no exception. Especially in everyday life the heat can be quite a burden for some people. What is the best way to cool down? We haven’t yet reached the record-breaking temperatures of 40 degrees and more, but weather reports show that these figures are likely to be reached again this year in some parts of Europe. In order to be able to cope with everyday life without any restrictions, however, it is important to have a good…

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New “church cluster” in Linz: 13 infections after attending church service

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Tests have revealed a corona cluster in a religious community in Linz on Friday. There is a new corona cluster in Austria: after church services of a religious community in Linz at least twelve people fell ill with Covid-19 during the night from Thursday to Friday. The number of confirmed cases in Upper Austria thus rose from 43 (Thursday) to 56 according to official figures. As reported by the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, the city of Linz reacted immediately and, in cooperation with the pastor, cancelled all masses and events of the…

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OVER 700 DEATHS DAILY – WHO warns: Corona numbers in Europe are rising again

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After months of declining infection rates in Europe, coronavirus is back on the rise on the continent, according to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. 30 countries in the European Region have reported rising case numbers over the past two weeks, WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge said on Thursday. These are the first increases in weekly new infections in Europe in months, Kluge said in Copenhagen. However, countries such as Germany, Spain, Poland and Israel have reacted quickly to the dangerous outbreaks, which are linked to schools, coal mines and…

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First Viennese gastronomy vouchers already blocked

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Some Viennese gastronomy vouchers that were introduced as a corona aid measure may already have changed hands illegally. According to a spokesman of the city council Peter Hanke (SPÖ) some of the vouchers have been blocked. This is possible because they have registration numbers and must be scanned in the restaurant. The police also reported a first complaint on Thursday about a broken mailbox in Vienna-Floridsdorf. “Colleagues are expecting more, as the police have indicated that there may be other cases of stolen vouchers”, the executive said. The number of…

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Back to normal starting 1 July 2020?

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With the end of the gastro-mask obligation, restrictions on sports and events will also be relaxed. Marriages are allowed without a curfew – and up to 10,000 people can celebrate. At the beginning of the relaxation of the prohibitions, which many people feel as “regained freedom”, is the end of the masks in the gastronomy and restaurant establishments. The mouth-nose protection will be abolished as of 1 July. In addition, the curfew for closed events such as weddings for up to 100 people will be lifted. In short: In future,…

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Gastronomy “Gutschein” – Stolen vouchers are blocked

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The „25 € and 50 € Gutschein“  as a dubious sales hit on the Internet?  Vouchers appeared on online platforms on the very first day. For 30, 35, even 50 euros. In some places, thieves have even broken into post boxes or robbed the voucher through the letter slot. If one donates or give away the voucher to people in need is completely ok. Selling it is not forbidden, but it does not correspond to the actual idea of the city government’s gesture of gratitude to the Vienna populace for…

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EU experts expect the corona rise to occur before autumn

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There have been 41 new infections in Austria within the last 24 hours, 15 of them in Vienna. At the Landesklinikum Neunkirchen (Lower Austria) six employees and five patients are positive (see below). In addition, the new corona cluster in Salzburg. The number of new Covid cases is still within a manageable range. There are also still no mass outbreaks such as in a meat factory in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) with 1,500 cases. But: “The virus is there”, says virologist Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl from MedUni Vienna. Her colleague, the virologist Christoph…

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