Category: Austrian News

Due to an EMS error, it took a long time on Wednesday before the number of new infections could be announced. Now the problem is fixed: In the past 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday), 9761 new infections have been recorded in Austria. Already on the previous day, the number of new infections had increased drastically with 5496 cases compared to the previous week. Now they have even tripled compared to the previous week (3251 cases). As of today (January 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m.), 13,802 people across Austria have…

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Coronavirus continues to rise in Austria. More than 5,400 cases were reported within one day. In the past 24 hours (as of Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.), 5496 new infections have been recorded in Austria. The previous day, there were 3319, on Tuesday a week ago at all “only” 2416 new Corona cases. Thus, the number of new infections has doubled within a week. An increase of 25 Corona patients was recorded in normal hospital wards. Four fewer patients than the previous day are in need of intensive care. Thus, 316 Corona-infected…

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The Omicron variant of coronavirus has replaced Delta as the predominant mutation in Austria by the end of 2021. In calendar week 52, 2,915 Delta and 4,360 Omicron cases were detected, an update from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) showed today. In the previous week, Delta had been significantly more dominant with 5,953 to 1,905 detections. In total, there have been 6,768 confirmed Omicron cases so far. According to AGES, additional reports are expected for week 52. In addition, the sequencing is only a random sampling, especially…

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Seven new deaths reported from yesterday to today. 320 patients in intensive care. The much more contagious Omicron variant continues to spread in Austria, causing case numbers to continue to rise. From Sunday to Monday, 3,319 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 3,247 over the past seven days, and also brings the number of active cases to 34,330. In the past 24 hours, 167,087 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 1.99 percent. The seven-day incidence has increased to…

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Members of the federal government, state governors and the experts of the all-state Covid crisis coordination GECKO will meet again this week to evaluate measures taken so far on the one hand, and to discuss possible tightening measures due to the rapidly spreading virus mutation Omicron on the other. The corona situation in Austria “remains serious, ” according to GECKO. All efforts must continue to aim at keeping case numbers as low as possible, they say. With the strict package of measures currently in place, including mandatory FFP2 masks and…

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Only three new deaths reported in the past 24 hours. 325 patients in an intensive care unit. In the past 24 hours, 3,283 new infections were officially registered in Austria. From Saturday to Sunday, only three new deaths related to the coronavirus were also reported. This is well below the average of 19.3 corona deaths per day over the past two weeks. Intensive care units currently have 325 patients, up three from the previous day. Occupancy declined in the normal wards, where 973 patients are currently registered with Corona disease.…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen’s New Year’s address was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences for society. He said it was difficult not to give up hope. “And yet: we must not lose heart,” and according to Van der Bellen, that is the duty of citizenship. At the beginning of his speech, Van der Bellen recalled the “Ibiza” affair two years ago. At that time, he had “spoken at this point about how important it is for our society to maintain courage and confidence.” For a brief…

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Driven by the new coronavirus variant Omicron, infection figures in Vienna are increasing rapidly. Across the federal capital, 5,028 new infections were counted last week – a 23 percent increase from the previous week. Only in Tyrol is the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants even higher than in Vienna. Styria is in the best position. Although the situation in this country is by no means as bad as in Great Britain, Denmark or France, the Omicron curve is nevertheless pointing steeply upwards here as well. In the past seven days…

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After a difficult year in 2021, people are looking eagerly to the future. What will happen in the Austrian politics? When will the pandemic be under control? What will be new, what will be more expensive, what will the eco-social reform bring? The Austrian daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung” provides insights into important areas. ▶Political highlightsAustrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. In autumn, the Federal President will be elected. The office holder enjoys great trust, in contrast to his parliamentary colleagues. ÖVP grandees are in favor of another VdB term.…

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