Day: September 11, 2020

Corona alert: Switzerland issues travel warning for Vienna

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Because of the increasing number of infections, Switzerland has put Vienna on the list of corona risk areas. As of next Monday, a quarantine obligation will apply to travellers from Vienna, as the news agency Keystone-SDA reported on Friday. In addition to the Austrian capital, the British Virgin Islands, the Czech Republic, and certain areas in France were added to the list. The current Swiss risk list includes more than 50 countries and territories. The rest of Austria is not affected by the measure. Switzerland only puts more regions, but…

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Corona: From Monday onwards it will be serious again – what counts now

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The situation is confusing. Not so much with the increasing corona numbers, but with the measures taken against it. Austrian Press presents an overview of the present situation: How critical is the situation in Austria? The number of daily new infections has been rising steadily in recent weeks. On Friday there were 580 throughout Austria, most of them in Vienna. According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, the rate of increase is 1.86 percent on a four-day average, in other countries (e.g. the Czech Republic) it is significantly higher. Nevertheless, the…

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CORONA-AMPEL: More stringent measures nationwide: More masks

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Friday is Corona traffic light day: According to “Kronen Zeitung” in its Friday edition, the Corona traffic light commission declared that the state capital Linz is now switched to green. For the Styrian state capital Graz and the federal capital Vienna however still yellow applies. In addition, Innsbruck, Schwaz and the districts of Korneuburg and Wiener Neustadt will be upgraded to this medium risk. The daily newspaper reports further that the mask obligation is also being tightened up again throughout the country, details of which the federal government will announce…

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Almost 10,000 new infections: Corona explosion in France

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Government discusses on Friday about tightening protective measures. Prior to deliberations by the French government on further tightening of corona measures, the country has seen a record number of almost 10,000 new infections within 24 hours. As the Ministry of Health in Paris announced on Thursday, 9,843 new coronavirus infection cases have been recorded since the previous day. This is the highest number in France since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, a further 19 deaths were counted as a result of coronavirus infection, bringing the official total number…

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Masks are mandatory regardless of traffic light color

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A mask obligation for all stores and restaurants should come back. Regardless of the traffic light color. Thursday was marked by fierce discussions about the traffic light color to which the Austrian capital will be switched. Thursday evening brought a completely different surprising news. The Corona commission expresses a recommendation that not only in supermarkets but in all business and restaurants again a mouth nose protection shold be worn. Another new rule, which is to be completely detached from the traffic light color, concerns events. At least the “yellow” rules…

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