Category: Austrian News

So far, there have been 3,387,012 positive test results in Austria. Today (March 18, 9:30 a.m.), 15,344 people across Austria have died due to the Coronavirus, and 2,926,418 have recovered. Currently, 3,048 people are undergoing hospital treatment for the Coronavirus. Of these, 207 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the provinces since yesterday’s announcement: Burgenland: 1,683 Carinthia: 3,118 Lower Austria: 11,368 Upper Austria: 10,443 Salzburg: 3,041 Styria: 7,380 Tyrol: 2,596 Vorarlberg: 1,786 Vienna: 9,697 source: sozialministerium.at

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From 1 April, every Austrian will only get five free PCR tests and five free antigen tests per month. On Tuesday, the government announced a change in the previous testing strategy, which has been commented on by the provinces, partly disapprovingly, partly favorably. On Thursday, Salzburg and Styria agreed to the planned reduction of the Corona tests. Carinthia said it was now waiting for further details from the federal government. In Vienna, which had voiced massive criticism the day before, consultations on possible regional protective measures were on the agenda…

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From 9 April, five free antigen tests per person per month will again be available in pharmacies. The scheme is to be discontinued again at the end of June. Five Corona tests per month free of charge On Wednesday, the Social Affairs Committee paved the way for the five free antigen tests per month announced by Health Minister Johannes Rauch. The implementation of the provision of five free PCR tests, which had also been announced the day before, will be done by decree, according to the Health Minister, as reported…

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The mask requirement indoors will remain, as will 2G, Mayor Michael Ludwig announced Thursday afternoon. He said there would be stricter rules in hospitals, retirement, and nursing homes. Ludwig spoke of a still dire situation, saying the pandemic had not been mastered. He also pointed to the massive number of infections, bringing failures, especially in the health sector. The situation in the hospitals is serious, he said. Ludwig called on the federal government to act quickly and reintroduce Corona protection measures – such as mandatory masks indoors. Retargeting in hospitals…

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There are also 31 new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection. Yesterday, nearly 60,000 new infections were registered in Austria after new (daily) highs had already been reported in the preceding days. Epidemiologist Eva Schernhammer, a member of the Gecko crisis team, said yesterday on ZiB2 that an increase in numbers was “predictable.” Fifty-two thousand forty-five new cases were registered in Austria from Wednesday to Thursday within 24 hours. This is well above the average of 44,832 over the past seven days. Four hundred thirty-three thousand four hundred seven people…

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Vienna will discuss the current Corona situation on Thursday, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) told APA on Wednesday. City Health Councillor Peter Hacker also harshly criticized the federal government’s actions – which has announced the relaxation of quarantine rules and the reduction of tests – at the club meeting of the Vienna SPÖ. “I am speechless at the moment and also a bit stunned how an experiment is being carried out here on more than eight million Austrians,” Hacker said on Wednesday afternoon. For example, he said it…

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There are also 28 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. Wednesday has often brought a new high, but it even breaks the 50,000 mark this week. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 58,583 new infections were registered in Austria. This is well above the average of 44,458 over the past seven days. Currently, 416,899 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. This is also a new record, as never before have so many people in Austria been infected with Covid-19 at the same time. The seven-day incidence is 3,496.3.…

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From yesterday to today, 40 new deaths related to Covid-19 were registered in Austria. It’s been ten days since largely all Corona protections fell in Austria. Since then, the number of cases has been rising rapidly. Yesterday, for example, 34,220 cases were recorded, the highest Monday figure since the pandemic began more than two years ago. The days before, unprecedented highs were recorded with almost 50,000 new cases on three consecutive days. From Monday to Tuesday, 37,125 new infections were registered in Austria. This represents the highest ever on a…

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On Monday, Vienna-based Lifebrain, a central laboratory, notified 1,200 employees to resign. The company announced in a statement. The company is analyzing samples as part of Vienna’s Corona PCR testing program “Everything Gargles,” which is paid for by the federal government with taxpayers’ money. As the future of the tests is open, the company is notifying employees of their dismissal “in the sense of an early warning system,” it said. PCR test: Can an expired gargle test still be used? Lifebrain examines Vienna samples at the former Otto Wagner Hospital…

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