Category: Austrian News

The weekend weather will be quite wintry in Austria, according to Thursday’s Geosphere Austria weather service forecast. In the eastern lowlands and on the southern side of the Alps, it will remain dry in many places except for a few snowflakes. In the morning, it will be minus nine to minus one degree; in the day, at most, it will be minus three to plus three degrees. Also, some snowfall is expected on Saturday in many regions. On the other hand, the south will be under the influence of a…

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The pandemic is not over yet in Vienna’s public transport system: everyone has to wear an FFP2 mask. But this could now soon be an end. Health Minister Johannes Rauch wants to abolish all Corona laws, which has implications for Vienna. The current COVID regulation is valid in Vienna until February 28, 2023. By this time, experts will evaluate how to proceed with the mask requirement in public transport, pharmacies and healthcare facilities, according to the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker. As it looks, the mask obligation could…

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The downward trend in new SARS-CoV-2 infections continues. Approximately the same should remain in the utilization of intensive care units. Conditions are also declining, according to effluent monitoring and official testing figures. In its Wednesday update, the forecasting consortium predicts a further decline in the number of infected people in regular wards – from 777 on Wednesday to 659 in two weeks (range of variation from 515 to 843 occupied beds). In Austria, 2377 laboratory-confirmed new coronavirus infections were registered Tuesday. According to AGES, an average of 1885 infections were…

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A powerful snow roll will roll over large parts of Austria in the coming days – Vienna will now be transformed into a winter wonderland. The large-scale weather situation has changed in Austria! Several small-scale low-pressure areas now determine the weather pattern in Central Europe, and due to the inflow of polar cold air, this has also resulted in increased snow down to low altitudes. The first load of fresh snow was on Monday, especially in Carinthia. It has snowed locally up to 50 centimetres, but even in the Klagenfurt…

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The manager of Vienna’s municipal housing, Wiener Wohnen, warns against fraudulent letters. In them, tenants are asked to transfer the rent to a new account. Many tenants have received letters in their mailboxes in recent days. In them were fake rent notices. The letter looks deceptively real: it is pointed out that Wiener Wohnen has changed the account number. In addition to the new account number – which belongs to the banking institution BAWAG – the further rent notice is also listed, including a QR code. Fake account details –…

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The pandemic will soon be over in Austria, at least legally. Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced abolishing all Corona laws and regulations in the year. Corona should no longer be a notifiable disease. According to the department head, the massive covid wave in China also no longer poses a significant threat. At the same time, the minister wants to learn the proper lessons from the past years and adapt the epidemic law. This is “not fit to fight a pandemic,” he said. By opening the Chinese borders despite the massive…

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The weekend weather is mild before a cold front moves in on Friday. GeoSphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) predicts partly heavier snowfall; more significant amounts of snow are expected between Upper Carinthia and Southern Styria. On Friday, dense clouds with rain and snow above 1,200 meters prevail except in the south. In the afternoon, the clouds in the inner Alps and the southwest will clear up again, and the northern side of the Alps will get into a northwesterly flow with partly persistent precipitation. Early temperatures range from minus four to…

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On Wednesday, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference published the official figures for 2021. These show that after the Corona Year 2020, many ecclesiastical celebrations were made up. A conclusion: in baptisms, marriages, first communions and confirmations, many celebrations were made up due to the relaxation of the Corona measures, which were not possible in 2020. There were slight decreases, as always, in priests and religious. Many ecclesiastical celebrations were made up after the 2020 corona yearThe number of baptisms in 2021 was 45,541, a massive increase over 2020 (32,521). According to…

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The Settlement Regulation provides for a total of 5,951 quota places. In reality, however, there is more immigration. Most of the quota places – namely about 2,900 – are in Vienna. On Wednesday, the Council of Ministers adopted the Settlement Regulation, which regulates immigration to Austria from non-EU countries. It provides for a total of 5,951 quota places. In the calendar year 2022, there were 6,020. However, immigration is higher because, for example, the Red-White-Red Card is not regulated by the ordinance. Family reunification accounts for by far the largest…

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