Month: October 2020

Another record level of new infections in Austria

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1,747 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in Austria by Saturday (9.30 a.m.) This is stated in the daily update from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. This is significantly more than the previous day (1,163) and exceeds the previous record of Thursday (1,552). So far there have been 63,134 positive test results in Austria. Nationwide, 890 people have died as a result of the corona virus, 48,771 have recovered. Thus, there were a total of 13,473 cases with proven virus on Saturday. On…

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“I may have to leave the country”:What happens if Donald Trump loses the election?

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Two and a half weeks before the presidential election in the USA, incumbent Donald Trump speculated about a possible defeat. At an election campaign event in Macon, Georgia, Trump said: “Can you imagine me losing? What will I do?” With laughter, he claimed to have lost in this case against “the worst candidate in political history. “I’m not gonna feel so good. Maybe I have to leave the country. I don’t know.” Trump also intensified its attacks on the family of its challenger. “Joe Biden is a corrupt politician,” he…

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1.1 MILLION DEAD Record: More than 400,000 new corona infections

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With more than 400,000 new corona infections within one day, a record number has been registered since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to a census by the news agency AFP based on official figures on Friday, 404,758 new infections and 6086 deaths related to the corona virus were reported worldwide on Thursday. As of Friday, 1.1 million infected persons have died worldwide since the outbreak of the pandemic. On Thursday alone, 150,000 new infections were registered in Europe, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. The average…

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Celebrating Christmas 2020 under strickt COVID rules

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Vienna. Nobody can say today how the Covid pandemic will develop until Christmas. But from an epidemiological point of view, the 2020 Christmas celebration will have to be different, not completely but significantly different from what we are used to. Family celebrations will only take place on a small scale, Christmas markets will be significantly slimmed down or completely cancelled, and new, strict rules will apply to larger gatherings such as Christmas mass or Christmas parties. This will be possible in the future: Christmas markets: With the security conceptNew rules.…

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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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