Month: August 2021

Vaccination without registration in Vienna extended for another week

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The vaccination campaign with free choice of vaccines at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) is extended for another week. Demand remains high this week – comparable to last week, when around 4,600 people took advantage of the offer of vaccination without registration at the ACV. The vaccines from Biontech/Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have been in greatest demand so far. However, the other two vaccines have also been vaccinated to a lesser extent. All that is required to receive a vaccination is a photo ID and an e-card if available.…

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Covid 19: Reproduction rate in Austria rises to 1.14

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The increase in the number of infections in Austria is also reflected in the reproduction rate. This has risen again and is at 1.14, after 1.06 last Friday. This is according to the weekly analysis published on Friday by AGES (Agency for Health and Food Safety) and TU Graz. Daily rate of increase of new infections of 5.3 percentThe daily rate of increase in new infections also remains high, at 5.3 percent (as of August 11). Last week it had been 3.2 percent. According to AGES, the effective reproduction number…

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No quarantine for vaccinated entrants from GB

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Austria is relaxing entry requirements for Great Britain, Russia, South Africa, India, Nepal, Botswana and Zambia. These countries will no longer be considered virus variant areas as of Sunday, according to an amendment to the entry regulation published yesterday. The quarantine requirement will no longer apply to those entering the country, provided they are fully vaccinated. In other respects, too, proof of vaccination will no longer be valid upon entry unless fully immunized, as of Wednesday. The Ministry of Health argues for the deletion of these countries from the list…

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Czech Republic puts Austria on orange list

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The Czech Republic will in future classify Austria as a country with a medium risk of infection due to the rising infection figures on its CoV travel traffic light. Starting next Monday, Austria will move from the green list with a low risk of infection to the orange list of countries with a medium risk of infection, the Czech Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. No change for travelers from AustriaIn practice, however, this does not mean any change for people entering the country from Austria. They still have to register and…

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Expert expects tightening in autumn

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Top virologist Norbert Nowotny expresses his views on the coronavirus situation in Austria in a Puls24 talk. In the talk with Anchor Jakob Wirl, the expert explains that Austria is already in the fourth wave. “The numbers will continue to rise the closer it gets to fall. We can assume that,” he ventures a less than optimistic forecast. Because in the area of new daily infections and the 7-day incidence, there will be further rising figures in the future, he says. But what is essentially at stake is the overloading…

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Green passport is now no longer valid for all vaccinated people

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Starting Sunday, August 15, 2021, the rules of the game surrounding the Green Passport in Austria will change once again. This time, the validity of the Corona vaccination will be affected. According to the authorities, this time all Austrians who have only received one vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca will be affected. ValidityIn the future, a partial vaccination will no longer be sufficient for the Green Passport, and access to restaurants and events will only be granted after a completed vaccination series. In other words, only after the second…

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Over 1,000 new infections in Austria

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New infections have exceeded 1,000 for the first time since May. Austria is at the beginning of the fourth wave of coronavirus. New infections continue to rise sharply. 1,005 new corona infections were registered from Thursday to Friday. This is the first time since May that the threshold of 1,000 new infections within 24 hours has been exceeded. There are no new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,753 so far. The number of active cases increases by 468 to…

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Russia has seen a peak in Corona deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

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Russia has seen a peak in Corona deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with more than 800 deaths per day. 808 people died within one day in connection with the virus, the authorities announced on Thursday (Aug. 12). They have been reporting high death tolls on many days for weeks – despite a drop in the number of new infections. On Thursday, nearly 22000 new cases were reported nationwide. At times in July, there were nearly 7000 more new infections. In Russia, with its population of about 146 million,…

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Nationwide incidence is 30.1 – 3,675,800 people have recovered in Germany

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The incidence is to be supplemented in the evaluation of the pandemic by other values such as hospitalizations, yet it remains the supporting factor. And it has been rising steadily for weeks. The seven-day incidence continues to rise. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday morning, it was 30.1 – the previous day the value was 27.6, a week ago it was 20.4. The health offices in Germany reported the RKI last within one day 5578 Corona new infections. This is according to figures reflecting the…

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