Category: Austrian News

From Monday to Tuesday, there were 2,859 new infections in Austria. This remains below the 7-day average of 3,961 infections. The number of active cases drops to 61,583. 388,766 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours, resulting in a positive rate of 0.74 percent. In addition, 64 new deaths related to Covid-19 infection have been reported. Thus, the pandemic has so far claimed 13,282 lives in Austria. Currently, 565 intensive care patients are being treated. That is 8 fewer than on Monday. A total of 2,386 Covid-19-infected people…

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56 new deaths linked to Covid-19. 573 intensive care patients currently. After problems with the daily Corona figures yesterday (Sunday) without new infection figures from Vienna and Styria, there are, including the missing figures from Sunday, 4,170 new infections today. The figures from Sunday to Monday are 3,251 new infections. On the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs there is the following information: EMS figures: Due to delayed reporting on 12/12/2021, EMS numbers will be higher on 12/13/2021. In Styria, no daily data is available on 12.12.2021 or the…

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One day before the official end of the lockdown, the Corona situation in Austria seems to be stabilizing. From Friday to Saturday, 4,460 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly fewer new daily cases than at the beginning of the lockdown – 13,806 new infections had been reported on November 22. The newly reported cases are further below the average of 4,610 over the past seven days. In addition, this brings the number of active cases down further to 73,690. In the past 24 hours, 232,988 new PCR…

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Shortly before the official end of the lockdown in large parts of Austria, the number of new infections continues to decline. From Thursday to Friday, 3,659 new infections were registered in Austria. This is the first time since the national holiday that fewer than 4,000 cases have been recorded. The new infections are further below the average of the past seven days of 5,016. In addition, this brings the number of active cases down further to 78,581. In the past 24 hours, 373,456 new PCR tests were performed. This results…

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The lockdown ends for vaccinated and recovered people at the end of December 11 – but the great freedom is far from being achieved. Because according to the draft regulation certain restrictions remain in place. For example, the ubiquitous mask obligation – at least in closed rooms. There are also rules for private gatherings. For example, parties in closed rooms are allowed for a maximum of 25 people, provided they have a 2G certificate. And curfew is 11 p.m. all over the country. The FFP2 mask will continue to dominate…

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The fourth Corona wave is now slowly beginning to subside in hospitals and intensive care units, while the number of new infections has remained at a similarly high level for days. Today, the ministries report 4437 new cases – a week ago, there were twice as many, 8882. Today’s figure is also lower than the current seven-day average of 5456, with the seven-day incidence falling to 427.6 across Austria. Since yesterday, 97 fewer Corona patients need inpatient hospital treatment. Today there are 2813, a week ago it was well over…

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Starting Sunday (Dec. 12, 2021), retailers, pubs, hotels and cultural institutions will be allowed to reopen in Austria. You can read here which “minimum standards” apply across Austria in the Corona measures: Other provinces have different rules – details here Lockdown ends on December 11FFP2 masks are largely mandatory, and a 11 p.m. curfew is coming for gastro. The regulations in the individual federal states: Children under twelve are exempted from the exit restrictions and also from the other regulations. For pupils over twelve, the Ninja Pass is equivalent to…

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Vienna – Different regulations will apply in the provinces after the lockdown ends for vaccinated and recovered people as of December 12. Burgenland, Tyrol and Vorarlberg will open all permitted areas from Sunday. Lower Austria, Salzburg and Styria will not open restaurants and hotels until December 17, Vienna not until December 20. Upper Austria will probably remain in lockdown until December 17, Carinthia will decide first. 2G applies almost everywhereThe federal government specifies “minimum standards” that apply throughout Austria. The federal states have the option of being stricter. In principle,…

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Generally, the lockdown ends Saturday (Dec. 11) for the vaccinated and recovered, but it continues for the unvaccinated. This was announced by the government after the Corona summit today. However, the states are proceeding differently with the openings. An overview. Everything about the opening in ViennaWhile Burgenland, Tyrol and Vorarlberg open completely from Sunday, according to APA information, in Lower Austria, Salzburg and Styria, the gastronomy and accommodation businesses open only on 17 December. Until that day, Upper Austria will probably remain completely in lockdown. In Vienna the catering trade…

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