Category: Austrian News

The year 2022 was financially challenging for many – rampant inflation is biting more and more of many Austrians’ income. Every year, there will be a little relief for employees starting March 1: Depending on the case, you can get some back from the state via tax equalization. In addition, electricity will become cheaper again, and pensioners can look forward to a pensioner bonus of up to 500 euros—the most important relief in March at a glance. For the first time, people with low incomes (up to 24,500 euros per…

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In Vienna, as of today, Wednesday, the Viennese special regulations regarding Corona measures are history. The regulation, valid until the end of February, was not extended. Thus, there is no longer a mask obligation in public transport and pharmacies. Also, the PCR test obligation for visitors in hospitals and nursing homes is cancelled, and the visitor limit of three persons per day is abolished. Public transport users in Vienna will also notice another change: parallel to the end of the mask obligation; Wiener Linien will reopen the front doors in…

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Inflation and high energy costs are major challenges for many Austrians. Things can get particularly tight financially if a notebook or microwave oven breaks down. The good news is that the repair bonus can still be applied in 2023: up to 200 euros – and so even several times a year. Since 2022, people residing in Austria have been able to apply for support in the event of unexpected additional costs – in this case, the repair of an appliance. Also, this year, there is this possibility on the part…

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The Omicron variant XBB.1.5 has spread in Austria within a few weeks. Hardly any other country records so many new Corona infections. Starting with the much-discussed mask obligation in Vienna’s public transport system on February 28, 2023, Austria’s last coronavirus measures are falling by summer. The Omicron variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about 60 percent of Corona infections in Austria, as molecular biologist Ulrich Elling wrote on Twitter. This is an absolute first, as no recombinant line managed this before XBB.1.5. At first glance, this is not reflected in the…

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At the beginning of the new week, a low-pressure system increasingly shifts from northern Italy towards Sardinia. Thus, in the Alpine region, the high-pressure influence from the British Isles strengthens, and the weather calms down again. Until midweek, there will be little change in this weather situation. Monday will be mostly cloudy, with clouds making way for sunshine in the northeast and later in the south. In the mountains, a few flakes will fall from time to time, but significant new snow is not expected anywhere. The wind will blow…

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On the third anniversary of the first confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in Austria, AGES has reported exactly 5,800 more new infections with the coronavirus. In addition, 14 covid deaths were added on a daily basis. Thus, the pandemic has claimed a total of 21,872 lives since its outbreak. There were 1,417 infected people in hospitals as of the weekend, but due to widespread immune protection in the population, many are now no longer causally due to the virus. Related video: According to a report: Significantly more straight A’s among Corona (ProSieben).n…

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Three years after the first cases of the corona, Austria is back to normal, and the health ministry was preparing to return to regular operations, it said in a statement Friday. 5.9 million infections have been reported, 21,800 people have died, more than 20 million vaccinations have been administered, and about 90,000 Covid-19 drugs have been dispensed. A new epidemic law and pandemic plan should prepare for future health crises. The Corona pandemic would have been the largest challenge the domestic healthcare system ever faced. On February 25, 2020, the…

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With Corona behind them, people in Austria are “forgetting” about flu vaccinations even more often than last time: The influenza vaccination coverage rate has dropped for the second time to a meagre 13.62 percent. The Vaccine Manufacturers Association (ÖVIH) worries about the next wave in the fall of 2023 and calls on the government to stop the negative trend. The vaccination coverage rate, calculated based on doses delivered or returned, refers to the total population and is more than three percentage points lower than the previous season and as much…

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The Covid Forecast Consortium continues to project an increase in Corona-infected people in hospitals.Within the past seven days, the number had grown by 43 percent to 1,370 people. Despite the increase, the Covid outbreak is expected to remain below last year’s peak levels over the next two weeks, the Wednesday update said. In addition, it said only about one-fifth of hospital admissions of infected people are causal because of Covid-19. Normal wards across Austria are expected to see an increase from 1,304 Corona-positive individuals (as of yesterday, Tuesday) to a…

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