Month: September 2020

Pinoys celebrated Feast of Peñafrancia in Vienna

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by Hector Pascua Pictures: Mandy Salonga VIENNA, AUSTRIA –  Bicolanos and devotees  in Austria commemorated on September 19, 2020 the  annual celebration of their regional Patroness, Our Lady of Penafrancia. Leading the celebration are the Bikol Society in Austria and the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy in Vienna. Nevertheless, the grand celebration of the almost two decade devotion to the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Austria had been canceled  to prevent a possible surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. It has been already a tradition among the Bikolanos here to  commence the…

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INCREASING NUMBERS Again 621 new corona infections in only one day

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So far 38,095 patients, 766 died and 29,229 recovered. 341 hospitalized, 68 of them intensive care. 621 new infections throughout Austria. Sunday, 20 September 2020 – Up to now there have been 38,095 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September 20, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 766 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 29,229 have recovered. At present, 341 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 68 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections since…

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Travel Destinations – where are we allowed to travel now?

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For Austrians, roughly four categories apply when entering other countries. For Viennese there are exceptions in many places. But there are also differences on the return journey. The spectrum ranges from free entry to entry only in exceptional cases. Only for Viennese there are extra requirements, because the federal capital was classified as a risk area by some countries like Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. But vice versa as well. If Austrians may enter for example in Sweden, Croatia or Romania, a Corona test is required upon return.Entering Hungary, Finland and…

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Questions and Answers: What should we expect from the new COVID 19 regulations starting Monday, 21 September 2020

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Does the regulation requires how many people I can invite to my home? No. The regulation does not affect the private living area – private parties at home are possible without restriction. Nevertheless, the government relies on personal responsibility. Is it true that from Monday onwards I will have to wear a mouth and nose protector everywhere outdoors? No. The obligation to wear masks outdoors only applies at trade fairs and markets. In addition, if no distance can be kept, such as at demonstrations. The compulsory mask is also required…

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Because of Corona: 20,000 people in Vienna in quarantine

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The corona numbers in Austria continue to rise. Now it has become known how many Viennese are currently in quarantine. The corona virus is spreading rapidly; on Saturday 432 new cases were reported in the federal capital alone. As of Saturday (8.00 am), 12,825 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital. Tendency rising. In view of the high number of new infections, the province of Vienna is already considered a corona risk area in Germany, Denmark and Belgium . But that is not enough: As now the speaker…

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813 new infections throughout Austria, case numbers in Vienna close to peak

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The tightened corona measures are now official by decree and will apply from Monday. The most important Corona news of the day at a glance – In Austria, there have been 813 new infections with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of positive test results to 37,474. 432 new infections were recorded in Vienna, which is close to the previous daily maximum of 444 new cases.– Health Minister Rudolf Anschober locates omissions in some federal states due to long waiting times for corona tests.…

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FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 Chancellor Kurz: vaccine ready for use in the first half of 2021

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) is convinced that in the first half of 2021 not only a corona vaccine will be researched but also approved and used in Europe. He made this forecast regarding the further fight against the corona pandemic on Saturday after a meeting with the heads of leading pharmaceutical companies in Basel at the end of his visit to Switzerland. Meeting with heads of pharmaceutical companiesAfter a meeting with representatives of the pharmaceutical companies Roche, Novartis and Lonza, the Chancellor expressed his satisfaction with the state of…

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UPDATE: 939 new positive infections in Austria

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939 tested positiveSo far (status: yesterday, 18 September 2020, 23.00 o’clock) 37,500 persons in Austria were tested positively. That is 939 more than 24 hours before. There are currently 7,447 active coronavirus cases – the previous peak was almost 9,000 at the beginning of April, according to figures from the Ministry of Health. A total of 1,413,965 tests have been performed and reported so far. The figures is published by ORF.at. The public television company uses the figures from the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS) as the basis for its reporting.…

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This is what the new traffic light looks like in Austria

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New districts are orange since yesterday, others yellow. And this should continue. Vienna. On Thursday the traffic light commission met again. Since yesterday, not a single Austrian state is completely green. So far, Carinthia, Burgenland and Salzburg were finally set to green in the traffic light. Now Eisenstadt, Rust, Villach and Salzburg have been switched to yellow. This means that there is now also a “medium risk”. An eighth district – Zwettl was added – is now orange.In principle, these should now be valid for at least two to four…

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