July 2020 Archives

NEW MEASURES COME Corona in Austria: The latest figures for the day

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 admin

21 July 2020 – The number of people actively suffering from Covid-19 in Austria continues to increase, and the government is reacting to this by extending the obligation to wear masks. Further details will be announced in the course of the afternoon. Within the past 24 hours, 84 new infections have been recorded. Most of them occurred – as in the past days in Vienna and Upper Austria. The good news is that no further corona deaths have been recorded for dayIn Vienna 32 new infections were recorded in the…

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: Sunday decision on compulsory use of masks

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 admin

Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has announced a decision on a possible obligation to wear masks in view of the increasing number of people infected with corona on Sunday, 19 July 2020. Vienna. In a 24-hour comparison, 169 new corona infections have again been reported in Austria – most recently the Ministry of Health reported similar figures during the peak of the corona virus pandemic in April. In the “ZiB 2” interview, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained: “What we expected has happened (…) The development of the pandemic is very…

Racism scandal in the English Premier League

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 admin

The Premier League match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace was overshadowed by a racist scandal. In the English Premier League, the match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace was preceded by a racism scandal. Palace star Wilfried Zaha was the victim of several racist insults and shared them with his fans on his Twitter channel. “I woke up with this today,” the Ivorian international wrote in his mail. His club was dismayed by the incident: “Shame, this must not happen. We’re with you, Wilf.” Opponent Aston Villa also sided…

COVID 19: Travel Restrictions, Bans and Warnings

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 admin

Thousands of vacationeers could be shattered if borders are closed again.Borders are tight. Croatia was considered a Corona model among our holiday countries, but the numbers are getting worse. There are more than 3,700 confirmed COVID 19 cases, over 1,000 active illnesses, 119 deaths. On the website of the Austrian Foreign Ministry it says: “High security risk (security level 4). Continued restrictions on air travel and travel and extensive restrictions on public life are to be expected until further notice”. There are signs that a new lockdown is imminent. Slovenia…

More than 100 new COVID 19 infections in Austria

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 admin

A large part of the current increase comes from Upper Austria. Currently, 1,237 people in Austria are infected with the coronavirus. From yesterday to today, there are more new infections in Austria: 74 from Friday to Saturday, 114 from yesterday to today, and a large proportion of these are in Upper Austria. The new infections are distributed among the federal provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 1, Carinthia: 1, Lower Austria: 8, Upper Austria: 53, Salzburg: 4, Styria: 1, Tyrol: 8, Vorarlberg: 0, Vienna: 38 So far, there have been…

Austria will soon have 9 million citizens

July 12, 2020 admin

On 1 January 2020, 8,901,064 people were living in Austria. This is an increase of 42,289 persons compared to the beginning of 2019, primarily due to immigration. A total of 96% can be attributed to it. The average Austrian is 42.9 years old. Vienna and Vorarlberg show the strongest population growth. The group of over 65-year-olds is growing particularly strong. But the birth rate is also positive. 19.3% are under 20 years of age. But without an influx we would not reach the 9 million mark.“In 2019, 40,613 more people…

Trump wears mask – Record number of new infections in the USA

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 admin

Because of the dramatically increasing coronavirus infections in the USA, US President Donald Trump has, in a rare move, worn a mask at a public appearance. Television pictures showed Trump wearing a blue mouth-and-nose mask with the President’s seal on it on Friday evening (local time) at the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda near Washington. Meanwhile, the USA recorded the most new infections in one day since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Saturday, the number of new infections registered the day…

New Corona rules for your holiday

July 11, 2020October 16, 2020 admin

In Croatia rising infection figures are causing alarm bells to ring – but Carinthia is also undergoing changes due to the corona pandemic. Philippine-Austrian Press presents the big corona check for the most popular holiday destinations. Vienna. The opening of the summer holiday destinations after months of lockdown was applauded euphorically everywhere. Now, more than a week after the start of the main season, things are looking a bit different again. In many regions, the number of infections is rising again, and the authorities are registering an irresponsible handling of…

COVID 19 in Austria – Actual figures

July 11, 2020 admin

Saturday’s figures show that the number of newly infected persons is decreasing again. In two federal states there are no new cases at all. After a period when the number of new infections daily was in the three-digit range, only 74 new cases were counted at the weekend. Most of them in Upper Austria with 36 positive corona tests in the past 24 hours. Behind this is Vienna with only 17 new infections. After a period when the number of new infections was in the three-digit range every day, only…