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More than 20,000 active corona cases in Austria

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Day of the sad records: On Saturday, three records were surprising. The situation is becoming increasingly dramatic: On Saturday, the authorities reported 3,614 new corona infections within 24 hours. This is a new negative record. Compared to the previous day, this is an increase of 41 %, in absolute figures it is +1,043. In comparison: On the worst day of the first wave, March 26, there were “only” 1,050 new infections. The next sad record: for the first time, there are more than 20,000 actively ill people in Austria. The…

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List of corona risk areas considerably extended

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The list of risk areas including the corresponding official travel warning in connection with the Corona pandemic has been considerably extended. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday (22 October) new regions that will be affected from Saturday (24 October). Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Poland and the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain (excluding overseas territories) as well as Northern Ireland, Ireland and Gibraltar are on the list. In Austria, the federal states of Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria have now also been declared risk areas. In Italy,…

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Chancellor Kurz explains when the second lockdown becomes mandatory

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The increase in new infections is dramatic. How can a lockdown be averted? Federal Chancellor Kurz explains when this happens. Record increases – day in, day out: The number of infections in Austria has shot up in recent days! On Saturday, 24 October, a rise of 3,614 new infections was recorded. It is questionable whether the new measures, which will come into force today, Sunday, will lead to a decrease in the number of new infections. In view of this ever worsening situation, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urges the Austrians to…

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State of emergency in Spain might be proclaimed

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In Spain, the rapidly rising coronavirus numbers indicate a return to the state of alert as during the first pandemic wave in spring. The newspapers “El Pais” and “La Vanguardia” reported yesterday with reference to government circles that this should provide the regional governments with a legal basis for drastic measures to contain the virus. The decision is to be made already today at a crisis meeting of the cabinet, the two papers continued. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had prepared his compatriots for “very hard months” the day before and…

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Church tightens rules for funerals and choirs

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From Sunday onwards, stricter rules apply in the church area for funerals, choirs and music groups. On Saturday, the Bishops’ Conference tightened the previous framework for the Catholic Church. The rules have been adapted to the new legal requirements for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic, which come into force on Sunday, October 25. Specifically, from Sunday onwards, no more than 100 people will be allowed to attend funerals. This upper limit does not apply to the wake, funeral mass or the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the church.…

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Slovenia classifies almost all of Austria as a risk area

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Our neighbouring country issues a travel warning for almost all of Austria. Starting Monday, Slovenia will put all of Austria, with the exception of Carinthia, on the “red list” of countries with a high risk of corona infections. This was decided by the Slovenian government on Friday evening, as the news agency STA reported on Saturday. According to the decision, when entering Slovenia one will have to present a negative Covid-19 test not older than 48 hours or enter a ten-day quarantine. So far these regulations were only valid for…

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UPDATE! Absolute record: 3,614 new infections in just one day

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For the first time in Austria, more than 3,000 new cases were reported within 24 hours. Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise rapidly. Within 24 hours, 3,614 new infections were reported throughout Austria, most of them in Vienna. So far there have been 78,029 positive test results in Austria. As of today (October 24, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 965 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 56,791 have recovered. At present, 1,177 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 175…

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More than one million corona infections in France

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Starting Saturday, the nightly curfew will affect about two thirds of the country’s population, or about 46 million people. As the second EU country after Spain, France exceeded the threshold of one million corona infections on Friday. In the past 24 hours, a record number of 42,032 new infections were recorded, the French health authorities announced. The total number of detected infections thus rose to 1,041,075, and a total of 34,508 infected persons have died since the beginning of the pandemic in France. Strict measuresStarting Saturday, the nightly curfew will…

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Trump mocks Biden

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Shortly before the election in the USA, President Donald Trump mocked his challenger Joe Biden during a telephone conference with the governments of Sudan and Israel. Speaking to journalists during yesterday’s circuit at the White House, Trump announced that Sudan and Israel had agreed to normalize their relations under his mediation. “Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal, Bibi,” Trump asked Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I do not think so.” Netanyahu replied diplomatically: “We appreciate the help for peace from everyone in America. At the same…

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