Category: Austrian News

At a press conference on Thursday, City Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced an end to 2G rules in Vienna’s gastronomy sector at midnight on Friday. Mask obligation falls from 16 AprilVienna carries the new Corona rules of the federal government this time. Thus, the G-regulations in gastronomy day and night also fall in the federal capital. In Vienna’s vaccination streets, high-risk patients will be vaccinated four months after their third sting and all others six months after that. Corona measures: G-rules also fall in Vienna on SaturdayRegarding Corona rules,…

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FFP2 masks obligation only in public transport, no longer in trade. The third prick is valid for 12 months. The 3-G rule is mandatory in hospitals Two days before the current Corona rules expire – the regulation expires on April 16 – Johannes Rauch, the health minister responsible, presented the measures that will apply throughout Austria starting on Holy Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health, the FFP2 mask requirement will continue to apply: in all means of public transport and the associated stops in customer areas of vital trade…

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In a 24-hour comparison, 12,471 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria on Wednesday (4/13/2022, 9:30 AM). The highest number of new cases occurred in Vienna. Austria added 12,471 corona infections in 24 hours. More than 12,000 new corona infections were reported on WednesdayOn a Wednesday, this is above the average of 11,837 positive tests over the past seven days but well below the 21,076 new cases reported last Wednesday. Higher than the weekly average is the number of Corona deaths, with 38 in one day. Hospital occupancy of infected…

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The fourth Corona wave is ebbing, and after 8,033 new infections on Monday, there are 8,651 new infections in Austria from yesterday to today. This is below the past 7-day average of 13,066 conditions. The 7-day incidence is currently 1,027.55. One hundred sixty-eight thousand five hundred forty-five people are presently actively infected. This means that over four million positive tests, exactly 4,004,069 tests, have been registered since the beginning of the pandemic.In the past 24 hours, 122,680 PCR tests have been performed. That gives a positive rate of 7.05 percent.…

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8,033 new infections. Sixteen deaths were linked to Covid-19. The fourth Corona wave continues to ebb, and for the first time since January 8, there are under 10,000 new infections within 24 hours. From Sunday to Monday, 8,033 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of the past seven days of 13,680 conditions. The 7-day incidence is currently 1,075.80. Currently, 179,237 people are actively infected. The past 24 hours also marked the first time since Nov. 1, 2021, that PCR testing was below 100,000 in a…

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On Sunday 10,635 new infections were registered, the lowest Sunday figure since the beginning of the year. Eighteen more deaths were reported. For the first time in 11 weeks, there are fewer than 200,000 laboratory-confirmed actively infected people, and for the first time in nearly a month, there are fewer than 200 intensive care patients. The seven-day incidence on Sunday was 1,113.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There were now 192,043 laboratory-confirmed active cases nationwide, down 10,769 from Saturday. There were similarly few demonstrably infected people in Austria on January 22,…

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The current Corona wave continues to flatten out, and the limitation of Corona testing is also evident in the falling number of cases. On Saturday, the ministries reported “only” 12,504 new infections within 24 hours. Again, the number of deaths, 40 alone, was registered since Friday. Since the pandemic, 16,208 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have died in Austria. There were decreases in the number of hospital patients. The last time there were fewer new infections on January 8 with 7,407 cases – but with significantly more tests. On the following…

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From Thursday to Friday, 14,085 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of the past seven days of 15,692. Currently, 219,017 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 1,234.02. In the past 24 hours, 179,566 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 7.84 percent. There are also 27 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. The pandemic has thus claimed 16,168 lives in Austria. Currently, 2,598 people are treated in hospitals, and 203…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 16,479 new infections were registered in Austria. Within the past 24 hours, 373,301 PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 4.41 percent. The new infections are below the past seven-day average of 17,016, with a seven-day incidence of 1,338.19. Currently, 232,816 people in Austria are actively infected with coronavirus. There are also 44 new deaths associated with covid 19 infection to report. To date, corona virus has claimed 16,141 lives in Austria. Currently, 2,749 people are being treated in hospital. That is…

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