Month: August 2020

How the Corona Traffic Lights work in Austria

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Vienna. Today the Corona traffic light is scheduled to start its trial operation. The criteria and measures, how the lights would be implemented are still disputed between experts from the Ministry of Health and the federal states.Today, however, the Corona Commission must decide when the traffic light will be switched to yellow. In addition to new infection rates, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober wants to include the number of tests, contact tracing and the number of intensive care beds in the criteria. However, individual countries complain that there is no nationwide…

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According to virologists: Vienna is already in the middle of a second wave

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According to virologist Christoph Wenisch, the Austrian capital is already in its second corona wave. The number of new infections in Vienna continues to rise. In the last 24 hours there have been 178 new cases in the capital city. As of Wednesday, 7,374 positive tests have been confirmed in Vienna so far, 5,557 people have recovered. And also the number of active corona patients is growing daily. Meanwhile there are 3,155 active cases in all of Austria. However, there is still (officially) no talk of a second wave. At…

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Corona vaccine: Approval for AstraZeneca maybe this year

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Oxford/London. The approval of a British-Swedish corona vaccine can possibly be applied this year, according to researchers. Until then, sufficient data on the safety and efficacy of the drug could be available, Andrew Pollard of Oxford University told the BBC on Tuesday. He is involved in the development of the vaccine with a research group. It is a product of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, which is among the most promising vaccine candidates. However, once approved, the vaccine would have to be produced in large…

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In Austria: Over 25,800 positive tested, about 1.1 million tests

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In Austria, 25,816 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is according to current figures from the Ministry of Health (as of 23.00 yesterday, 25. August 2020). A total of 1,110,089 tests were carried out and reported. The Ministry also currently has 3,085 active cases. Austrian Press always uses the figures from the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS) as the basis for its reporting. The number of hospital patients remained relatively stable. 114 people have to be treated in hospital, the number of intensive care patients is unchanged at 23.…

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Again 221 new infections in only one day:Most new cases were again in Vienna.

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Vienna – 25.08.2020 – 211 new infections with the coronavirus were registered within 24 hours in Austria until Tuesday (9.30 am). The number of positive test results thus rose to 25,706 exactly six months after the first confirmed case in the country. 733 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 have occurred since then, according to the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health, and 21,888 people have recovered. The number of confirmed current cases has fallen since the previous day. 137 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals, two…

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Top Corona infection figures in Vienna

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Vienna. The corona virus currently follows a new logic in Vienna. According to a news report published by “Österreich” newspaper on Tuesday, 25 August 2020, low-income districts with many immigrants take the top spot in the ranking of internal AGES data of the Vienna districts – AUSTRIA lists the average number of cases of the last seven days per 100,000 inhabitants. The top 3 are Brigittenau, followed by Favoriten and Rudolfsheim – all of them districts with a high percentage of immigrants and low average income. Only in fourth place…

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Corona Virus in Europa

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Fear of a second wave: In which European countries the situation is now particularly critical. Shortly before the end of the summer vacations, the novel coronavirus is spreading again in the EU countries France and Spain. Concern also in other countries in Europe and the rest of the world. The statistics of the EU health authority (ECDC) already list Austria among the top ten EU countries with the most new infections in the past 14 days with 36 cases per hundred thousand. By comparison, Germany has 20 and Italy 13…

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David Alaba: the most successful footballer in Austria

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Bayern Munich clinched its sixth European title after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon on Sunday. Despite all the attacking talent on display, one goal was enough to separate the two sides with former PSG man Kingsley Coman heading in the winning goal in the 59th minute. Coman, a French international, guided his header into the bottom corner to add yet another trophy to his cabinet. Comfort for Neymar David Alaba, one of the leading Bayern Munich player showed human greatness after the final whistle, his first way…

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MEGA SHOWDOWN: PSG – Bayern München

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Bayern München against Paris St Germain , Austria’s David Alaba against Neymar and Mbappé, 928.55 million euros market value against 801.45 million – Tonight, the mega final for the Champions League title will take place in Lisbon. But not only that! Both teams have the chance to secure the big triple.Paris is counting on its super strikers: Neymar and Mbappé. Together they have a market value of an incredible 308 million euros. Mbappé said of his Brazilian striker partner, “I’m sure if we win the Champions League, he can become…

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