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Green passport – mask obligation remains also for vaccinated persons

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

The green passport is supposed to give vaccinated people more freedom. But it is not a clean bill of health, some measures will continue to apply to them. In the EU committee of the Bundesrat, the EU proposal on the “digital green certificate”, which is to give vaccinated people more freedoms,had been debated on Monday. The Union is working towards an entry into force on June 26. Austria, however, is moving ahead with its own “green passport” and wants to implement it as early as the end of April. Although…

3,001 new infections in Austria

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

There are also 3,439 new recoveries and 33 new deaths related to Covid-19 infection. Still no relief in the Corona numbers: From Monday to Tuesday, 3,001 new infections were counted in Austria. 3,439 people recovered in the same period. Thus, the number of active cases decreased slightly – by 471 to 35,418 cases. A total of 52,594 new PCR tests were performed. The 7-day incidence decreased very slightly to 253.5 cases per 100,000 population. However, the situation in hospitals remains tense. 84 more patients have to be treated in normal…

City of Vienna warns against gargle tests on Willhaben

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

Willhaben users are flogging the free Corona gargle tests available at Bipa in Vienna on the sales platform. On the private sales platform willhaben.at gargle tests can currently be found, which the population in Vienna can get for free at Bipa. Partly up to 20 euros per test are demanded, some sellers also give away packages with 8 pieces around 50 or 80 euros. On Twitter, corresponding screenshots were posted with the request to Willhaben to remove the offers. City of Vienna strongly advises against purchaseThe City of Vienna is…

International launch for global pandemic plan

March 30, 2021 admin

More than twenty heads of state and government from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America have proposed drafting a new international treaty to prevent and combat future pandemics, according to a report. This should draw lessons from the mistakes made in dealing with Covid-19, according to Deutsche Press Agentur in an appeal published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. Signatories include Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, EU Council President Charles Michel, Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea’s President Moon Jae In and…

Meetings, travel, indoor masks – here are all the rules

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

24-hour curfew and FFP2 mask in the office. Since Monday it is clear what is allowed and what is not allowed during the Easter holidays. In Vienna (April 1 to 11), Lower Austria and Burgenland (April 1 to 6) there is a 24-hour curfew. People are allowed to leave their private living quarters to go shopping, to work, to care for those in need of support, to avert danger to life and limb, to have contact with parents, children and siblings, for outdoor recreation, to walk the dog and to…

Government to vaccinate three-quarters of the population over 16 by July

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

The government plans to offer Corona vaccination to three-quarters of the Austrian population over 16 by early July. However, this would require more than doubling the number of initial vaccinations. That’s because last week only 143,189 people received the first dose of their Corona vaccination, according to figures released Monday by the vaccination registry. Overall, 12.7 percent of all Austrians are currently vaccinated – among those over 85, the figure is six out of ten. A total of 227,576 vaccinations were carried out last week, which is only 770 more…

Study confirms high efficacy of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine

March 30, 2021 admin

The U.S. has been vaccinating people with Moderna and Pfizer/Biontech’s mRNA vaccines since December. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been able to confirm the high effectiveness of the vaccines. They reduce the risk of infection among healthcare workers and first responders by 90 percent 2 weeks after the second vaccination. The vaccines are thus highly effective, according to the CDC study. This confirms the results of a large-scale clinical trial prior to emergency approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hopes of breaking the chain…

Vienna to extend until April 11, 2021 lockdown

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 admin

Vienna extends the Corona-related Easter lockdown: Until April 11, retail, hairdressers & Co. remain closed, according to information from daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung”. The announcement has been confirmed likewise by the Austrian Press Agency. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) had already announced the extension in advance – in the video conference Monday afternoon with Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), the decision was now fixed. Ludwig followed the unanimous opinion of experts that there was no way around tougher measures to bring the situation in the intensive care units back under control.…

Easter lockdown in the East: Vienna wants extension until April 11

March 29, 2021 admin

Stricter Corona measures will apply to the eastern provinces from Maundy Thursday. A first draft of the ordinance on Easter rest is already circulating in media. Austrian daily newspaper Kurier reports that Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) will consult with the governors of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland from 12 noon today, then with the social partners. In the afternoon the regulation should then stand. Originally, the Eastern shutdown is planned from April 1 to 6. As the KURIER learned from city hall circles, Vienna’s mayor Michael Ludwig will demand…