Month: March 2022

Friday: Almost 50,000 new infections in Austria

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From yesterday to today, 27 new deaths related to Covid-19 were registered in Austria. Corona numbers are climbing to unprecedented highs: almost 50,000 new infections were registered from Wednesday to Thursday – the day before, it was nearly 48,000. The traffic light commission reacts by again putting all federal states at the highest risk. Also, the reintroduction of appropriate protective measures is demanded without making concrete proposals. Epidemiologist Eva Schernhammer warned that the healthcare system would very well be pushed to its breaking point with such high infection rates. So…

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Viennese Easter markets reopen after two years of interruption

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The Viennese Easter markets had to be canceled in the past two years due to the pandemic. This year, however, they will be held again at four locations. The 2-G rule will only apply in catering areas unless the infection worsens drastically. The Altwiedner Ostermarkt on the Freyung, the Ostermarkt am Hof and the Kalvarienberg fest open their doors on 1.4. The Schönbrunn Palace Easter Market is open from 2.4 to Easter Monday on 18.4. Margarete Gumbrecht, chairwoman of the trade section in the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, said: “It…

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3rd vaccination is better than two vaccinations plus an infection

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Infection with SARS-CoV-2, despite having completed two partial vaccinations, protects against severe illness caused by omicron, delta, or other virus variants. But a planned triple vaccination is better. Scientists at the Charite University Hospital in Berlin have found that cross-immunity from disease only occurs if there are more than three months between the second vaccination and the infection. The scientific study has now been published in “Emerging Infectious Diseases” (DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.220271), as reported by the German Medical Journal on Thursday. “Fully vaccinated individuals form cross-neutralizing antibodies after infection, similar to…

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Corona Commission in Austria calls for stricter measures

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The Corona Commission calls for the reintroduction of measures to contain the coronavirus. The Corona Commission is sounding the alarm over the high number of cases and calling for stricter measures. According to information from the APA, all provinces were again put on the highest risk level at today’s committee meeting. Still, the reintroduction of appropriate preventive measures was also demanded. It is interesting to note that only the representative of the Federal Chancellery abstained from this recommendation. The Commission justified the request with the increasing number of cases and…

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A sunny but cold weekend in Vienna

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All of Austria is in for a thoroughly sunny weekend. In Vienna, it will remain cold; temperatures will climb up to 15 degrees in the West. Vienna weather in detail According to the latest forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday, the West is favored in terms of maximum values. On Friday, just one degree above zero is expected in the east, while it can rise to 15 degrees Celsius in the direction of Vorarlberg. In East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, on the other hand,…

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More than 2.3 million people fled Ukraine

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According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine since the war in the country began. Among them were more than 112,000 citizens of third countries, the UN agency announced on its website. On Wednesday alone, 117,600 people had crossed the border into Poland, the Polish border guard announced on Twitter on Thursday. In the meantime, the number is decreasing. A spokeswoman for the authority said of the situation on Thursday: “By 7.00 a.m. today, there were 35 percent fewer than on Wednesday morning.” She…

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Worst pandemic day with almost 50,000 Corona cases

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Around 50,000 Corona cases were reported again today! After the Corona cases had already gone up rapidly in the previous days, a new record was set on Wednesday with 47,795 new infections. The trap numbers are virtually exploding. Last Thursday, 3 March, there were 31,566 cases and 36 deaths. About 18,000 fewer than were reported today! New infections in the provinces: Burgenland 1,751 Carinthia 2,781 Lower Austria 9,283 Upper Austria 8,469 Salzburg 3,348 Styria 9,107 Tyrol 3,690 Vorarlberg 2,608 Vienna 8,395 sources: sozialministerium.at/heute.at

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Viennese church services: FFP2 mask remains mandatory

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FFP2 mask remains compulsory at Vienna church services. Wearing an FFP2 mask during church services remains compulsory in all Viennese churches. The Archdiocese of Vienna made this tightening compared to the Austria-wide regulations in the Catholic Church on Wednesday. Due to the incidence of infections, the diocesan guidance recommends that all choir rehearsals and performances be required to show proof of 3G. Given the parish council elections on 20 March, it is determined that FFP2 masks are mandatory indoors for all persons (election commission, voters). In Vienna, the FFP2 mask…

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Expert commission warns of the new Corona wave in autumn.

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The expert commission on compulsory vaccination assumes that a new and possibly massive corona wave can “very probably” be expected in autumn. If one is not adequately prepared for this, there could again be drastic Corona measures up to and including lockdowns. However, an immediate vaccination obligation is “not necessary” or “not appropriate. “A postponement would have the advantage that the measure could no longer be necessary. Corona wave expected in autumn: Lockdowns also possible According to the experts, their current implementation would only be legally possible for neither vaccinated…

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