Category: Austrian News

From Sunday to Monday, 2,708 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 4,693 infections. The 7-day incidence continues to drop to 369.07. The number of active Corona cases also decreases slightly again – to 68,176. In addition, there is one new death. Thus, 19,395 persons have died in connection with a SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. Currently, 1,091 patients are being treated in hospitals, and 66 patients are being treated in intensive care units. New infections in the provincesBurgenland: 104 Carinthia: 283 Lower Austria:…

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 3,831 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. Due to reduced testing possibilities and readiness, experts suspect a much higher number of unreported cases. Nineteen thousand three hundred ninety-four people have died in connection with the coronavirus. One thousand sixty-two infected persons are currently being treated in hospitals, 74 in intensive care units. It is not possible to distinguish between principal and secondary diagnoses nationwide.…

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According to a recent Gecko (Government Covid Crisis Coordination) study, Corona immune protection in the Austrian population will decline, accelerating infection dynamics in the medium term. “Vaccine protection declines continuously after about three months, but protection against hospitalization remains high,” Gecko member and virologist Andreas Bergthaler held. According to study results, a fourth Covid 19 vaccination is expected to halve the hospitalization rate and reduce mortality. Corona vaccine boosters are recommended as soon as possibleCurrently available Covid vaccines continue to show excellent properties for boosting vaccine protection and providing solid…

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Three new deaths have been reported in association with Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 5,121 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 4,890 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 384.57. The number of active Corona cases is rising slightly again – to 70,028. Fifty-one thousand one hundred eighty-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. That gives a positive rate of 10 percent. There are also three new deaths. This means 19,393 people have died in connection with…

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Vienna’s Covid regulation would have expired on August 23, but it was quietly extended. FFP2 mask requirement in public transport – like other stricter rules – still applies Only in Vienna is there an FFP2 mask obligation in public transport. Vienna continues to enforce stricter covid rules than the rest of Austria beyond the summer. Initially, the Corona ordinance issued at the end of May, which included mandatory FFP2 masks on public transportation, was set to expire on August 23. Quietly, however, this was extended – until October 23, 2022,…

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From Thursday to Friday, 5,188 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 4,941 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 388.57. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 69,441. In the past 24 hours, only 54,448 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 9.53 percent. In addition, there are six new deaths. Thus, 19,390 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far across Austria. The hospital is currently treating 1,085 patients, down 41 from Thursday. In intensive…

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The Corona traffic light has been downgraded to low risk. Now it shows yellow-green instead of yellow as in the week before. The risk assessment parameters have also been adjusted again: Now, the focus is on the burden on hospitals, the Corona Commission reported after its shortened meeting. Three provinces are greenThe traffic light is green in the three federal states of Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg, as they were even rated with shallow risk, while Burgenland was given the medium chance of the five-part scale. The risk level is also…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 5,169 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 5,076 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 399.17. The number of active Corona cases drops slightly again – to 68,749. Fifty-seven thousand one hundred thirty-three new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 9.05 percent. In addition, there are twelve new deaths. This means 19,384 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. There are currently 1,126 patients being treated…

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According to AK Check, toilet paper and tissues have also become more expensive.According to the current AK inflation check, toilet paper and handkerchiefs have become more expensive. The AK inflation check shows: Inexpensive toilet paper cost almost 25 percent more in June than in June of the previous year, and inexpensive handkerchiefs are now nearly 23 percent more expensive than a year ago. AK inflation check: Alarming figuresThe AK regularly surveys how prices are developing in energy, fuel, food, and housing – and the figures are alarming.The current AK inflation…

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