Category: Austrian News

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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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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