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COVID Traffic light: All of Austria still red

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Very high risk of infection continues throughout Austria. The CoV Commission will continue to set the traffic light to red in all federal states today, according to the panel’s working document. The number of infections is rising nationwide, but the southern provinces are now catching up. The risk figure of 862 still shows Burgenland as the “best” province, but it would have to be below 100 to at least get into the orange sector of high risk. The latter currently seems illusory in some provinces, for example, when one looks…

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Over 43,000 new infections in Austria

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One record is currently chasing the next. After 34,011 new infections on yesterday’s Wednesday, there is a new high value, which went up again clearly. From Wednesday to Thursday, 43,053 new infections were reported in Austria. This is above the average of the past seven days of 28,526. For comparison, last Thursday there were 24,314 new infections. The number of active cases rises to 267,991.However, today’s number of new infections must be viewed in a slightly different light. Among new infections in Vienna, 6,009 cases were subsequently reported for the…

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Complexity researcher: “In mid-February we expect the peak of the wave”.

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The announcement by the federal government that next Monday the lockdown for the unvaccinated will end does not go far enough for the opposition, but also for the social partners. Complexity researcher Peter Klimek, however, believes that retaining these measures makes perfect sense. The peak of the omicron wave has not yet been reached – and thus it is not yet “time to sound the all-clear,” Klimek said on “ZiB2.” The “peak” is not expected until mid-February at the latest; only then will there be more room for maneuver. However,…

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Important Questions and Answers about the present corona situation in Austria

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My PCR test is positive. What should I do now?If the PCR test result is positive, the person will be notified of the result via email. From then on, one should remain in self-isolation. The laboratory will forward the test result to the health authority, which will contact the infected person. My antigen test is positive – what should I do?If it took place in a pharmacy or test lane, answer 1 applies. In the case of tests for self-administration, there is an obligation to report a positive result yourself.…

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Miss Saigon, Triumphant Premiere in Vienna

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Vienna, 23 January 2022 – Raimund Theatre, Wallgasse 18-20, 1060 Vienna, Austria Sarah Jozelle Magistrado ROJAS. A Review from My Point of View Judging by the almost six minutes standing ovation, the premiere of the musical Miss Saigon was definitely a resounding success. In theatres in Vienna, if the audience loves you, they show it with the deafening applause, ear splitting whistles and yells. My eardrums were definitely assaulted. Christian Struppeck, Artistic Director of Musicals, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (VBW), or United Stages Vienna, could not have chosen a better venue, the newly…

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Denmark lifts all Corona measures – Italy plans relaxations

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Despite record levels of new infections, Denmark plans to lift nearly all Corona restrictions next week. Italy is also planning relaxations. Starting Tuesday (Feb. 1), Danes will no longer have to wear masks or show proof of vaccination in most places, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday in Copenhagen. Thus the government follows the instructions of the responsible commission, which had recommended to let the emergency measures to fight the pandemic expire. What will remain, however, for the time being, is mandatory testing for people entering the country, as…

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Boosters possible after just three months from Feb. 1: Half a million certificates expire

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Some changes are in store for vaccination certificates, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein said Wednesday. For example, booster vaccination will be possible as early as three months after the second vaccination. On Feb. 1, about 550,000 vaccination certificates of twice-vaccinated people will also expire. Lockdown for unvaccinated endsBeginning Feb. 1, the minimum legal interval between 2nd and 3rd vaccination will be reduced from 120 days to 90 days. However, the recommendation of the National Immunization Panel continues to be that the 3rd vaccination be given no earlier than four months after…

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Germany: Over 200,000 new infections for the first time.

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The nationwide seven-day incidence reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has exceeded the 1,000 threshold for the first time exactly two years after the first confirmed CoV case in Germany. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week this morning with 1017.4. For comparison: The previous day, the value had been 940.6. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 638.8 (previous month: 222.7). The number of new CoV infections also reached another record high and at the same time exceeded the threshold of 200,000:…

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New vaccination rules – this is what changes with the green passport

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The lockdown for the unvaccinated ends on January 31 – but all other measures remain. There is still one correction for vaccination certificates. The lockdown for those unvaccinated against coronavirus ends next Monday. All other measures such as 2G in the trade and the curfew at 22 clock remain. This was announced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) before the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Nehammer, however, held out the prospect that there could soon be further relaxations. Furthermore, the validity of vaccination certificates will…

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