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184 new infections throughout Austria

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Throughout Austria, 184 SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported on Sunday (as of 9.30 a.m.) in the past 24 hours. However, data from Salzburg were missing due to technical problems, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health announced. 64 new cases were reported in Vienna, 36 each in Upper and Lower Austria, 15 in Tyrol, twelve in Vorarlberg, eleven in Styria, eight in Burgenland and two in Carinthia. The number of deceased infected persons rose by one death to 736. Several hospital patients were discharged home at the weekend:…

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Questions and Answers about the opening of Schools on Monday

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On Monday, 7 September 2020, most of the schools in Austria will open their portals. Austrian Press answers six important questions with regard to COVID 19 measures issued by the Austrian Federal government: When do pupils/students wear mask? This is what the “traffic warning system says: Not at all for green, from yellow on outside the classes. In the conference room, masks must be worn if the required distance cannot be maintained. From red on, masks must be worn throughout the school. When should a child with a fever stay…

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The most important questions and answers about the new warning system in Austria

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Austria’s daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung” comes out with the most important questions and answers about the new COVID 19 warning system in the country. How, when and where can the current color levels of the Corona traffic light be found?The color levels of the Corona traffic lights can always be seen on the homepage www.corona-ampel.gv.at. What do you do if you do not have access to the Internet at home?As an alternative to the website, you can also find the information in the ORF teletext on page 659 or by…

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New rules apply starting Monday – Corona traffic light: The colors and measures at a glance

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Yellow – medium risk: In addition to the previous measures, mask is also required here by customers or visitors to business premises (trade), except in the catering trade, where it is only prescribed for staff. There are also tighter regulations for events. With assigned places inside only maximal 2,500 and 5,000 persons outside, whereby mask must be  worn inside the  premises. Without fixed seats, a maximum of 100 persons are allowed indoors and outdoors, There is permanent use of mask. In the educational sector, MNS is required in the entrance…

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358 new infections in the past 24 hours

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206 positive cases were recorded in Vienna alone. The 24-hour number of new infections with the coronavirus in Austria amounted to 358 cases on Saturday. This was almost exactly the same number as the day before, when 357 new cases were registered. According to the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health, a further 315 people were considered to have recovered by Saturday morning, while the number of deaths of Covid-19 patients remained the same at 735. The active cases thus rose to 3,524 affected persons. The number…

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SHOCKING CORONA PROGNOSIS: Experts expect “deadly December” with 30,000 deaths per day

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The first worldwide COVID-19 forecast predicts that 1.9 million people will die of corona by the end of the year. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine has for the first time made a worldwide corona prognosis – the shock result: 1.9 million more people will die from the virus by January. The worst month will be December – experts expect 30,000 corona deaths per day. “While these first global forecasts are discouraging, they also provide a signpost for the fight…

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Hate in the net: It is now easier to defend oneself

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Those affected should be able to defend themselves quickly, inexpensively and easily if they become victims of hate mailings. That is the goal of the new law package against hate in the net, which the present government presented after long negotiations. The package includes a fast-track judicial procedure against hate mailings, strict rules for online platforms in dealing with them and the new criminal offence of “upskirting”.People are insulted, threatened or find compromising images of themselves on the Internet: it should be easier for people affected by this to defend…

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Corona traffic light will be implemented today – meaning of each color!

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On Monday school starts again in Lower Austria, Burgenland and also in the capital Vienna. Everyone is curious how the Corona traffic light will affect the school everyday life to the start. Today, Friday, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and the spokeswoman of the Corona Commission, Daniela Schmid, will present the start of the Corona traffic light. Clusters as indicatorsOn Thursday the Corona Commission met for the first time in full operation. Five representatives of the federal government, five virus…

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Places at risk from COVID 19 transmission

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The risk of infection in public transport is lower than previously feared. The daily increasing number of new coronavirus infections is a cause for concern. We reveal the places where the greatest risk lurks in autumn. In autumn, when the temperatures drop and the days end earlier, our lives will largely shift back to enclosed spaces. Considering the current steady increase in the number of new coronavirus infections, this is certainly a cause for concern. After all, the risk of infection is in principle greatest within four walls, but not…

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