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Just over 3,000 new corona infections – 141 deaths

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With 3,033 new infections on Tuesday, the trend is further decreasing in a week-on-week comparison after two weeks of lockdown, almost twice as many, namely 5,805 persons recovered, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. However, there were 141 more deaths, a new record – meaning that 3,325 people throughout Austria died with the coronavirus. With 54,667 active cases, the number of active cases has again decreased significantly, and the number of intensive care patients has also decreased slightly. This fell by ten…

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Virtual visit of Santa Claus

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Santa Claus will also come to many children via screen this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, parishes often rely on alternative visits to St. Nicholas in digital form, for example as a live visit via video platforms and messenger services. The latest guidelines of the Austrian government also make it possible for St. Nicholas to come home. However, he is not allowed to enter the apartments, but only to the front door. “The message of Saint Nicholas is always up to date, especially this year. To stand up for…

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Unemployment in Austria – 457,197 people in November without a job

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457,197 people were without a job in November this year. This is an increase of 24.9 percent or 91,247 people compared to last year. Compared to October, there was an increase of 33,447 people, an increase of around 3,300 people compared to the previous week. Of the 457,197 people without a job, 390,858 were registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (AMS) – an increase of 30.5 percent or 91,331 people within a year. A further 66,339 people were in training, according to the Ministry of Labor on Tuesday.…

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Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna filed for EU vaccine approval

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After the US pharmaceutical company Moderna, the German company Biontech and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have now applied to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval of their coronavirus vaccine in the EU. The conditional marketing authorization application was submitted yesterday, Biontech and Pfizer announced today. The EMA must now review the applications. It is not clear how long this will take. If the EMA recommends a conditional approval, the vaccine could still be used in December, Biontech announced. The final decision will be made by the EU Commission,…

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Government discusses opening steps tonight

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The ÖVP-Green federal government will discuss the upcoming loosening after the hard lockdown in the late afternoon. These will be decided tomorrow in the ministerial meeting and presented to the public around noon. In view of the still too high number of infections, only very small opening steps can be expected. The first step would be to open schools and the retail sector, announced Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) a week ago. It is not yet known in detail in which form the attendance classes will be resumed. There are…

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Chancellor Kurz warns of test refusal due to quarantine fear

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Anyone who does not want to be tested because he fears that he will have to go into quarantine if the result is positive cannot expect understanding – at least not that of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. He took part in a discussion round on Puls24 on Monday evening, where he expressed sharp criticism of such ideas. Specifically, the question the chancellor was asked at the Citizens’ Forum was related to K1 people. In short, he said that anyone who did not allow himself to be tested in such a situation…

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Christmas sales in the Corona year 2020 before unprecedented collapse

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The sum of all Christmas sales is facing an unprecedented decrease this year in the corona crisis. According to a forecast by the location consultant RegioPlan, which is available to the APA, the separate expenditures made around Christmas will decrease by 17 percent from 2.1 to 1.75 billion euros compared to 2019. The only winners in retail are online and food retailers. The giving away of non-trade-relevant vouchers and money is also expected to increase strongly. An important part of the business has already been missed due to the current…

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Hospital directors warn against opening too quickly

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On Wednesday the government wants to communicate concrete steps on how things will continue after the lockdown. There are already fierce debates and wish lists on this. In a letter to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), the heads of the nine public hospital operators warn against opening steps that are too rapid. After the end of the lockdown on December 6, measures should be taken to “reduce the incidence of infection and keep it at a low level,” the “Kleine Zeitung” reported on Monday in advance. The letter, which is…

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Schools: Many questions before lockdown ends

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On December 7, school operations are to be resumed – but many details are still open. In addition to the possible gradual opening, there is a space problem at many locations. When all classes start teaching again next week, Bernd Vogel, director of the Parhamergymnasium in Hernals, for example, has a “space problem”. He has been looking around for a few weeks now to see where rooms could be rented. The Kleinbühne Kulisse would have been willing to provide the room for lessons free of charge. But there were legal…

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