Category: Austrian News

Eight new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. From Monday to Tuesday, 5,395 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 8,681 infections over the past seven days. The 7-day incidence is currently 682.73. One hundred seventeen thousand nine hundred twenty-two people are presently actively infected. In the past 24 hours, 94,029 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 5.74 percent. In addition, eight people have died in connection with the Covid-19 infection. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 16,439 lives so far.…

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The government has lifted the mask requirement in many areas. However, it is still “mask on” and PCR testing for schoolchildren.In supermarkets, public transport (except coaches!), pharmacies, hospitals, and nursing homes, schools must wear masks. After the end of the Easter vacations, changed Corona rules applied again. This is what students and parents need to know: Outside of classrooms and group rooms, students up to 8th grade must wear mouth-nose protection; the older ones need FFP2 masks. FFP2 for unvaccinated teachers Teachers who are neither recovered nor vaccinated need the…

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There have been 6,227 new Corona infections in Austria, it was announced Monday. In Vienna, there are 1,642 new Corona cases. To date, there have been 4,059,444 positive test results in Austria. Today (April 18, 9:30 a.m.), 16,431 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 3,918,429 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 1,908 persons infected with coronavirus are receiving hospital care. Of these, 154 are being cared for in intensive care units. Fewer than 6,300 new Corona infections in Austria on Monday.According to a release from the Ministry of the Interior,…

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In the past 24 hours, 7,408 new coronavirus infections were registered in Austria. The highest number of cases occurred in Lower Austria on Easter Sunday (4/17/2022, 9:30 a.m.). Seven thousand four hundred eight new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in Austria in the past 24 hours. This is below the average of 9,405 cases per day over the past seven days, according to figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday). Seven-day incidence drops to 733 cases in Austria.…

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Since Holy Saturday, the new expiration dates are in the app: new rules apply to the Green Pass. This now applies to vaccinated, recovered, and boostered.Since Holy Saturday, the new Corona rules apply: Among them, in addition to a large-scale phase-out of mandatory masks and 3Gs, are changes to the Green Pass, the Europe-wide Corona ID card. The validity differences of the Green Passport at a glanceThe government has now extended the validity, but only after primary immunization has been completed (three vaccinations). The Green Pass is now valid for…

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On Holy Saturday, below 10,000 new Corona infections were again reported in Austria. Specifically, there were 8,996 new infections with the coronavirus. Eight thousand nine hundred ninety-six new infections with the coronavirus and 17 deaths from or with covid-19 have been registered in the past 24 hours. The number of infections is below the previous seven-day average of 9,866, according to Health and Interior Ministry figures (as of 9:30 a.m. Saturday). Meanwhile, the seven-day incidence declined and stood at 769 per 100,000 population on Saturday. The number of hospital patients…

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Good Friday marked the third time this week that the number of new infections was below 10,000. Specifically, 9,790 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the previous 7-day average of 10,367 conditions. The 7-day incidence is currently 815.26. Currently, 146,933 people are actively infected. In the past 24 hours, 119,593 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 8.19 percent. In addition, 31 people have died in connection with the Covid-19 infection. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 16,390 lives so far. source: sozialministerium.at

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Corona numbers in Austria continue to decline. On Thursday, the day the new measures were announced, 10,483 new cases were reported. Corona numbers in Austria have been dropping significantly for weeks. After 8,033 new corona infections on Monday and 8,651 new cases on Tuesday, Wednesday also decreased substantially with 12,471 new conditions. On Thursday, however, the numbers took some time to come in. An update came late afternoon: 10,483 new infections were now recorded throughout Austria. The new infections in the federal states Burgenland 417 Carinthia 551 Lower Austria 2,496…

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On Thursday, Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced Corona relaxations on mandatory masks and events. At the same time, the Green Pass’s validity for triple-vaccinated people was also extended to twelve months. “Those triple-vaccinated can go on vacation without worries!” declared Rauch during a press conference. The extension of validity had become necessary because tens of thousands of green passports would have expired shortly. For the time being, no fourth Covid vaccination is recommended. After the second sting, one is now considered vaccinated for 180 days; this is also regulated during…

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