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The highest number of infections in Austria had been registered  in mid-April 2020: Today,  20 August 2020, 347 new infections were counted in the last 24 hours.So far, there have been 24,431 positive test results in Austria. As of today (20 August 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 729 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 21,093 have recovered. Currently 116 persons are undergoing corona-related hospital treatment – 21 of them in intensive care units. New infections by federal provinces: Burgenland: 5Carinthia: 6Lower Austria: 21Upper Austria: 67Salzburg:…

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In a press statement today, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz commented on travel warnings and the current situation. “The virus is coming into Austria by car.” This was said by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) to media representatives on Sunday, warning of worrisome developments in the Western Balkan countries, which are also popular destinations for Austrians going to the seaside. He called for increased checks at the borders by the health authorities. A travel warning for Croatia will come into force on Monday. From then on, returnees will have to present a valid…

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Within 24 hours, 303 new infections were recorded – the highest number since early April.More than 300 new infections with the coronavirus have been recorded nationwide in the past 24 hours. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on Saturday morning. It is the highest daily growth rate since the beginning of April. The increase has once again surpassed that from Thursday to Friday, which Health Minister Rudolf Anschober had called worrying. According to the Ministry of the Interior, exactly 303 new cases were registered, 131 of them…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) demands stricter controls of returnees at the borders. “Stricter controls are needed here. It is urgently necessary for the health authorities to ensure that more comprehensive checks are carried out here than in the past,” Kurz said in the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper “Österreich”.Kurz also considers sensible that corona tests for returnees should be carried out directly at the border. “The health authorities must perform their work better. This concerns the performance of tests. It still takes too long for the people concerned…

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14.08.2020 – In Austria there are 282 new infections. Health Minister Anschober attributes this to the high number of tests. The number of SARS-CoV-2 tests in Austria has risen significantly, as has the number of new infections.   “We have the fact that we have passed a really important mark today. We have more than one million tests. (…) Today (within 24 hours) we have 282 new infections,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschoberin  announced Vienna on Friday. “We have 1,003,432 tests. That is a sign that we are very active in the…

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