Day: October 16, 2020

AGES: Currently 16,582 active cases

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The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria is currently (as of 14.00 hrs today) 16,582 according to figures from the AGES dashboard, which recently replaced the dashboard of the Ministry of Health. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of people currently infected, as convalescents are registered more slowly in the new system. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the time of registration, but to the time of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days before. This makes the curve of the epidemic…

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Netherlands: Travel warning for Tirol, Vorarlberg, NÖ

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Due to the rising infection figures, the Netherlands has extended its partial travel warning for Austria. After the warning about travel to the cities of Vienna and Innsbruck, the Dutch Foreign Ministry now also advises against travel to the provinces of Lower Austria, Vorarlberg and Tyrol – with the exception of East Tyrol. When entering or returning from these areas, a ten-day home quarantine is mandatory. Even a negative PCR test before or after arrival in the Netherlands does not annul this provision. While Vienna, Lower Austria, Vorarlberg and North…

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New Entry Regulation: For these countries a quarantine obligation now applies

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Whoever comes to Austria from these countries must undergo a test or go into quarantine. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) announced new entry regulation. In it, the entry restrictions due to the corona pandemic as well as the testing and quarantine obligation are formulated in a new and more precise way than before. The conditions for entering from Croatia and Bulgaria are limited to some regions. The new regulation will officially come into force on Saturday and replaces the previous entry regulation. For these countries a quarantine obligation applies Albania,…

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Coronavirus: Further strickt measures confirmed

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After Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) also announced on Friday afternoon that, in addition to state-specific measures, there would be further nationwide tightening of the fight against the corona virus. On Monday a video conference between the federal government and the states will take place. Its purpose is “to discuss the next steps together and take the right measures at federal and state level,” Kurz told the APA. The reason for the federal and state video conference on Monday is the increasing number of infections…

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Neighbouring countries in crisis mode

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Austria’s neighboring countries are in crisis mode. The number of new coronavirus infections is increasing everywhere, and in many places there is talk of new record levels. Despite stricter measures, the numbers continue to rise in the Czech Republic, for example. On Wednesday, 9,544 new cases were recorded, as the Ministry of Health in Prague announced on Thursday. This was the highest value on any day since the beginning of the pandemic. The government in Prague announced that it would buy about 4,000 hospital beds in order to be able…

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CoV numbers increase Situation in EU countries overshadows summit

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Brexit, climate protection, Turkey – the EU summit launched on Thursday should have taken care of, but one topic in particular dominated the events on the first day: The Coronavirus Pandemic is currently occupying the member states enormously, the numbers are rising significantly everywhere. The fact that the situation is serious and is spreading throughout the EU was made symbolically clear right from the start. The debate on the corona virus took up most of the first day of the summit. The EU heads of state and government exchanged views…

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Remdesivir apparently ineffective in CoV according to WHO

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According to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO), the drug Remdesivir from the U.S. company Gilead Sciences has no substantial effect on curing Covid-19 patients. This was reported by the “Financial Times” yesterday. This is the result of a clinical study. The WHO did not want to comment on the report and pointed out that the results of the study were not yet public. Among others, US President Donald Trump had been treated with Remdesivir after his infection with the corona virus. According to a US study published…

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Health Minister Anschober confirmed: New Corona measures are coming!

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For the first time, four districts are set to red on the Corona traffic light. Health Minister Rudi Anschober announces new measures that would be implemented in the coming days. This has never happened before: after days of new coronavirus infections of over 1,000 cases per 24 hours, the Coronavirus Commission set the Corona Traffic Light to red for four districts on Thursday evening: City of Wels in Upper Austria, in Salzburg for Hallein and in Tyrol for Innsbruck city and state. Orange were added 17 new warnings for districts…

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New entry regulation announced

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober announced the new entry regulation. The entry restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as the testing and quarantine obligation are formulated in a new and more precise way than before. The new regulation will officially come into force tomorrow and replaces the previous entry regulation. A new feature of the ordinance is that entries from non-risk areas must prove on entry that they have stayed exclusively in Austria or in a safe state or territory within the last ten days. Immigrants who have been…

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