Day: December 6, 2020

2,741 new corona infections in Austria

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The number of new infections is usually lower at the weekend. 2,741 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in Austria in the past 24 hours according to Sunday figures. This represents a decrease of more than 700 compared to the Saturday figures, although fewer test results are reported on Sundays than on weekdays. Compared to last Sunday’s figure (4,047 new infections), there was a decrease of 1,306 according to the figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m.). Thus, 303,430…

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Italy deploys 70,000 police officers between Christmas and New Year

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The Italian authorities intend to take tough action to comply with the anti-Covid bills adopted over the Christmas holidays. For example, 70,000 security forces are to be deployed between Christmas and New Year, announced Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese yesterday in an interview with the TV station Sky. Among other things, they are to check that the restrictions on the freedom of travel in force between December 21 and January 6 are being observed. Borders, airports and train stations are also to be strictly controlled, the Minister said. A…

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Travel restrictions: Vice Chancellor Kogler considers extension

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Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler is considering extending the Christmas travel restrictions beyond January 10th. In the “Kurier” the Green leader means: “If we succeed that in Austria the infection measures sink due to strict measures, then one should not turn again there, where these measures do not apply”. Kogler refers here to summer disco tours to Slovakia or trips to Switzerland, while looser rules apply there. In the summer much was to be assigned to Croatia, means Kogler: There it went also completely strongly around Austrian holiday-makers, who made party…

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This decree determines our lives from Monday

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The hard lockdown will soon be over, but strict corona rules will remain. You must abide by these measures from 7 December. Friday, at 12:30 pm, the main committee of the national parliament met. The only item on the agenda was the 2nd COVID-19 Protection Measures Ordinance (2nd COVID-19-SchuMaV). This is to seal the changes to the initial restrictions after the lockdown. So far the exit restriction is valid the whole day over, starting from 7 December only between 20 o’clock and 6 o’clock in the morning. The exceptions remain…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz appealed to comply with the COVID 19 measures at the end of the tough lockdown

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On the day before the end of the tough lockdown, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) appealed to the population to comply with the measures still in force. Only in this way could the positive development continue, said the head of the VP. The good news for Kurz is that the lockdown has taken effect. In recent weeks, the average daily number of new infections has been cut in half. The remaining measures are “without alternative”. This development has led to the fact that the acutely imminent overflow of intensive care units…

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