Category: Austrian News

From Sunday to Monday, 2,665 new infections were registered in Austria. This number is well below the 7-day average of 4,121 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 324.06. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 61,160. Eighty-six thousand nine hundred ninety-seven new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 3.06 percent. There have been no deaths related to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The last time this occurred was July 4. To date, 19,442 people with SARS-CoV-2…

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1.2 million people in Austria will receive the 500-euro climate bonus in vouchers. All citizens of whom no account data is stored in FinanzOnline or who do not have their account will receive €500 for adults and €250 for children up to the age of 18 as Sodexo vouchers made of recycled paper and in their green design, delivered climate-friendly and CO2-neutral by Austrian Post. “The climate bonus is a centerpiece of the eco-social tax reform. It ensures that climate-friendly behavior pays off and relieves the burden on people in…

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School starts again in Vienna on Monday. The city is therefore appealing to all students to take a PCR test before returning to the classroom; infected children should stay home. On the occasion of the start of school on Monday, the city of Vienna asks to take a PCR test before attending school. Nationwide, this is not mandatory but recommended (voluntarily) – so even the city can only ask for a test. One should not become careless, warned health city councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on Sunday in a dispatch. Infected…

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On Tuesday, four thousand six hundred fifty-four new corona infections in the past 24 hours were reported. The seven-day incidence was 361.3 cases per 100,000 population. To date, there have been 4,902,914 positive Corona test results in Austria. As of Tuesday, there are 65,623 active cases in Austria, down 2,553 from the previous day. On August 1, 101,174 laboratory-confirmed busy Austrians were still infected with Corona, so their numbers have dropped 35 percent. New Corona infections in the provincesBurgenland: 138Carinthia: 273Lower Austria: 1,019Upper Austria: 497Salzburg: 232Styria: 571Tyrol: 378Vorarlberg: 94Vienna: 1,452…

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From September 7, 1.2 million Austrians will receive the climate bonus in the form of ten or five 50-euro Sodexo vouchers. These will be sent by RSa letter. Those who already accept payments from the government and whose account details are stored at FinanzOnline will receive the climate bonus directly to their account. Initially, the payment of the climate bonus against inflation was not planned until October. To relieve the population quickly, this is already paid out starting today. Adults will receive 500 euros, and children up to 18 will…

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The Corona traffic light continues to glow yellow-green in many provinces, including Vienna. Compared to the previous week, there was thus no change. The Corona traffic light on Thursday stuck to its last week’s assessment and continues to rate the whole of Austria as low risk. Along with this, the provinces of Carinthia, Lower Austria, Styria, Tyrol, and Vienna are also rated as low risk – i.e., yellow-green, the Corona Commission reported after its meeting. Corona traffic light remains at low risk for all of AustriaThe experts welcomed the current…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 4,698 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 4,509 infections. The 7-day incidence continues to drop to 354.56. The number of active Corona cases also decreases slightly again – to 64,044. Fifty-six thousand five hundred twenty-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. That gives a positive rate of 8.31 percent. In addition, there are ten new deaths. This means 19,428 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection across Austria. There are currently 1,038 patients…

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In September, the climate bonus and anti-inflation bonus will be paid. However, not all account holders will also get the 500 euros on their account. “The climate bonus and anti-inflation bonus will be paid out to all people in Austria as early as September,” the federal government says. Three hundred thousand people received the money even earlier, from August 25. Who deposited FinanzOnline data gets the 500 euro on the account, all others by coupon by post office sent. Because now it is new: Not all FinanzOnline users get the…

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There were 4,654 new coronavirus infections reported in Austria on Tuesday. To date, there have been 4,902,914 positive corona test results in Austria. As of Tuesday (Aug. 30, 9:30 a.m.), 19,407 people with Corona infection have died, and 4,817,884 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 1,132 people with corona infection are receiving hospital care, including 69 in intensive care units. New corona infections in the federal provincesBurgenland: 138Carinthia: 273Lower Austria: 1,019Upper Austria: 497Salzburg: 232Styria: 571Tyrol: 378Vorarlberg: 94Vienna: 1,452 source: sozialministerium.at

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