October 2020 Archives

Government announces new lockdown

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 admin

Steadily rising infection rates and increasingly busy intensive care units make a second lockdown necessary in Austria. This will be announced by the governmen today after talks with the Federal President, the provincial governors and the opposition. Gastronomy and hotels will be severely restricted, theaters and cinemas will close, and events will no longer be able to take place, with the exception of professional sports. In addition, there will be restrictions on night-time activities. This means that between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. you are only allowed to go out…

Belgium closes stores until December

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

Belgium is still not getting a grip on the coronavirus figures and has decided today to strongly intensify measures. Starting next week, all “non-essential” businesses will close, said Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at a press conference. Several media had previously reported on the measures. The blockade will remain in place at least until December 1, when the measures will be evaluated. Schools must also close until mid-November for the time being. “Our country is in a state of emergency,” said De Croo. In addition, social contacts will also be…

Italy reports 31,000 cases within one day

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

Italy has reported a record number of CoV cases: 31,084 cases were recorded within one day, the Ministry of Health announced today. The numbers fuelled the debate on stronger measures to contain the pandemic. As recently as Sunday, head of government Giuseppe Conte had imposed new nationwide restrictions; among other things, cinemas and theaters had to close. “Over 31,000 cases and 199 deaths. I ask only one question: what are we waiting for,” wrote the Italian virologist Roberto Burioni on Twitter and called for new measures. The president of the…

These are the Corona hotspots in Europe

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

In these countries the corona numbers are currently exploding. All of Europe is in the middle of the second corona wave, and the numbers are currently exploding in almost all countries. The absolute corona hotspot is Belgium, where 996.2 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in the last 7 days. For comparison: Austria currently has a 7-day incidence of 224.3. The situation is also extremely tense in the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland. The figures are better in the Scandinavian countries, but also in Germany, which has already announced…

Sick leave by telephone possible again until March

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

The option of sick leave by phone was already available during the first lockdown, after which a physical visit to the doctor was necessary again. In view of the rising number of infections, ÖGK and employee representatives have agreed to allow sick leave by telephone again from November 1 to the end of March. The option of sick leave by telephone was already available during the first lockdown, after which a physical visit to the doctor was again necessary. The only suspected cases of Covid were those that could still…

Health Minister Rudolf Anschober appeal: Reduce contacts immediately

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

Health Minister Rudi Anschober (Greens) today again appealed to the population: “Please reduce your contacts with immediate effect! A third less contacts halves the risk of infection”. And this is exactly what is urgently needed now in view of the rapidly increasing number of infections. The current package of measures, which has been in force since Sunday, would achieve its dampening effect in just over a week. It would make the minimum distance legally binding, greatly expand the mandatory use of MNS and drastically reduce unregulated events. “Nevertheless, we must…

Austria threatens strick corona measures

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

Preparations for the second corona lockdown in Austria are in full swing, and new details are seeping through from government circles every day. Currently, a report is causing a stir, according to which the federal government is planning a “night-time curfew from 20 to 6 o’clock”. . Insiders speak of a restriction with the exceptions already introduced in spring. According to the online platform of “Österreich” newspaper oe24.at the initial restrictions will come into force at the beginning of next week (it is still open whether on Monday or Tuesday).…

Vatican – Pope: Church has corruption problem

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

Pope Francis considers corruption a “deep problem” for the Church, whose roots lie in the past. Clergymen and many lay people, whom the Pope called “false friends of the Church”, had squandered the assets of the Church. These assets do not belong to the Vatican, but to the faithful, the Pope said in an interview with the Italian news agency ADNKronos on Friday. Already in the Gospel Jesus had given people the choice: “Either you follow God or money. This is what Jesus said. You cannot follow both,” said the…

Ministries report 5,627 new infections

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior today announced a new daily maximum level of new coronavirus infections. In the past 24 hours, 5,627 new cases have been reported (as of 9:30 a.m. today). According to the ministries, 1,082 people have died nationwide as a result of Covid-19, 64,987 are considered to have recovered. At present, 1,803 are undergoing hospital treatment, 283 of them in intensive care units. Both figures rose again significantly in a 24-hour comparison. 7-day incidence at 254The dashboard of the Agency for Health…