Day: September 8, 2020

CORONA-BONUS COMES: 360 Euro per child will receive this week

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The Federal Government will send this week the Corona bonus for families of 360 euro per child, announced in June on a government conference. According to the information, this is a total of 678 million euros for the approximately 1.824 million children for whom family allowance is received. The automatic payment will be made in the next two days, said Family Minister Christine Aschbacher and Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (both ÖVP) at a press conference on Tuesday.The 360 euros per child will be indexed like the family allowance. This means…

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520 new infections in Austria with 340 cases from Vienna

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The number of new coronavirus infections registered throughout Austria on Tuesday was 520 within the past 24 hours, according to reports from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. In the last two days, the number of new infections reported from Vienna was comparatively low with 64 cases on Sunday and 75 on Monday – but overall they are increasing. In the past seven days, 159 persons per day tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, whereas the week before, according to the Vienna Crisis Committee, the average was 127.…

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State takes over costs: Corona vaccination free of charge for all Austrians

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Fast and affordable: The manufacturers of Covid vaccines are competing for the market. As reported, the first doses of a Covid vaccine are to be produced for 2.50 euros at the end of the year. Country- and dealer-specific surcharges are possible – but not in Austria. Here, the federal government will take over the costs. “Everyone who wants to be vaccinated will have the opportunity. The vaccine will be given to the Austrians free of charge”, Austria`s leading daily “Kronen Zeitung” reports on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, the good…

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Already 20 suspected corona cases on the first day of school

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The eagerly awaited first day at school went surprisingly well. Almost all teachers and students were able to attend, there is a certain routine. Except for minor breakdowns (occasional queues without baby elephant distance, too many children coming at the same time, etc.) everything went smoothly. The facts: In Vienna, 15 suspected cases of corona among teachers and students have been reported so far, in Burgenland five. Lower Austria did not want to give away any numbers. All those affected contacted their school in advance and stayed at home. One…

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Air pollution biggest threat to health

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More than 400,000 people in the European Union die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution. This is the conclusion of a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which was published in Copenhagen on Tuesday. The report analyses data on the impact of the environment on the health and well-being of Europeans.According to the report, air pollution is still the biggest environmental threat to health in Europe. In 1990, however, the number of premature deaths caused by air pollution was still one million. Noise pollution, which leads…

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