Category: Austrian News

Corona numbers are rising rapidly again. Nevertheless, according to a survey published by “heute.at” the majority of Austrians believe the pandemic is over. Earlier this month, there were daily infection numbers between 3,000 and 5,000 people. In the past few days, there have been around 8,000 in each case. This is not a problem for the population, as the current question of the week from “Unique Research” for “Heute” (500 respondents, max. fluctuation range ±4.4 percent) shows: Clear resultA full 57 percent consider the pandemic to be over. Forty percent…

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Currently, demand far exceeds the available vaccine against monkeypox in Vienna. Starting next week, however, the vaccination offer will be expanded. The City of Vienna is meeting the robust demand for vaccination against monkeypox (MPX) – more than 2,200 people have already registered for preventive immunization in the federal capital, and interest far exceeds the available vaccine. At the beginning of the coming week, the vaccination offer is extended, announced by the office of health city councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on the weekend. Further monkeypox vaccinations in Vienna are possibleMore…

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The number of new Corona infections and those actively infected is rising again. Authorities say 8,321 new infections were recorded from Friday to Saturday. That’s well above the average of 6,790 cases over the past seven days. The number of active cases increased by 3,835 people to 66,972 in one day. There has also been an increase in the number of patients hospitalized with Corona. According to the latest figures released Friday, 1,034 people are hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2. This is 68 more than the previous day. The number of patients…

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In this week’s meeting on the current Corona situation, the GECKO Commission dealt with a new Omicron subvariant that was detected for the first time in Austria in early September. BJ.1 is a variant of BA.2.10.1 with many additional mutations at the spike protein. The number and location of mutations in BJ.1 indicate strong immune escape properties. The New Omicron variant arrived in Austria“How much BJ.1 can better evade immune protection due to particularly numerous new mutations is currently still unclear,” says virologist Andreas Bergthaler, who is also a member…

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On Sunday, October 9, 2022, with 6.3 million eligible voters, the 14th election for Federal President in Austria will take place. And no, we didn’t forget to gender. Who will run in the 2022 federal presidential election?There has never been so much choice – a whole seven men have to be differentiated: Michael Brunner (MFG)Gerald Grosz (independent)Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ)Heinrich Staudinger (independent)Alexander Van der Bellen (Greens)Tassilo Wallentin (independent)Dominik Wlazny (Beer Party) There were other candidates, but they either failed to collect enough signatures by September 2, 2022, or did not submit…

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Sixty-one patients currently require intensive care. On Friday, authorities reported 7,648 new Corona infections and seven deaths. There is also a sharp increase in hospitalized patients. Corona numbers are rising significantly again in Austria. After 8,264 new infections on Wednesday and 7,821 on Thursday, 7,648 new cases were reported on Friday. In addition, there were seven deaths. 973 (+62) infected persons are treated in hospitals on regular wards. 61 (+6) patients require intensive care. 442 intensive care beds availableAfter all, 442 intensive care beds are still available for Corona patients…

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Today, Friday, in keeping with the season, isolated patches of early morning fog are expected, with sunshine becoming more prevalent during the day. On Saturday, clouds will increase more and more, with the possibility of rain already starting in Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The trend intensifies on Sunday with dense clouds and rain, said the weekly movement of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday. Early temperatures can be found between zero and seven degrees, with light frost possible in higher Alpine valleys and places in the north.…

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The next Corona wave is rolling in and is currently hitting the youth in particular. Starting Saturday, people will be “vaccinated” against the virus. Is the corona pandemic over now? “No,” would probably have to be the answer after just one look at the latest data and values. With testing levels significantly lower than a year ago, 1524 new Corona cases were reported Thursday. A total of 172 infected people are currently being treated in provincial hospitals. Most notable, according to the medical staff, is that 92.9 percent of Corona…

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In Austria, 8,264 new coronavirus infections have been registered in 24 hours. According to Wednesday’s AGES update, this is the highest figure since August 2. There were 927 people in the hospital on Wednesday morning, 66 fewer than were reported the previous day but 22 more than a week ago. Fifty-seven people are being cared for in intensive care units, down seven from Tuesday but up three from a week ago. Eight thousand two hundred forty-six new Corona infections in Austria.The positive test results are above the seven-day average of…

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