Category: Austrian News

Chancellor Karl Nehammer does not hold out the prospect of an end to the Corona pandemic any time soon; on the contrary. “We will not soon reach the status that the pandemic is over,” he says in the “profil” interview. With Omicron, a paradigm shift is taking place. With the new variant, there is “obviously no limit, we have to adjust to new dimensions. The duration of the quarantine will probably have to be shortened; Gecko is working on this. He points to the threat of major outages, which would…

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Ongoing data problems made it impossible for the time being on Saturday to communicate an assured number of new infections in the last 24 hours. According to raw EMS data, there are over 28,000 new cases. In the last 24 hours, again far more than 20,000 new Corona cases may have been added in Austria. According to raw data from the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS), 28,175 new infections were reported at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday – but this figure has not been adjusted for any errors. Incidence in all provinces…

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According to raw data from the Epidemiological Reporting System EMS, well over 20,000 new Corona infections were added within 24 hours on Friday. At 8:00 a.m., 28,582 cases were reported, but this figure has not been adjusted for any errors. The previous day, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, no final data had been published. The Ministry of Health had referred to delays due to the high number of cases and the complexity of the evaluation. According to EMS data, 25,592 new infections had been reported…

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Vienna’s “Parkpickerl” will be expanded to the entire city from March 2022. A short-term parking zone will then apply in all districts. Vienna is to get a comprehensive parking strategyThe only exception to this is for residents who have their own vehicle. They can apply for the “Parkpickerl”. More than 38,000 people living in the newly included districts have already done so, as Transport City Councillor Ulli Sima (SPÖ) announced on Thursday. For ten euros per month, they will receive a sticker that will allow them to park their car…

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The Compulsory Vaccination Act is set in stone and will come into force on Feb. 1. The Austrian national Assembly has blessed the draft with a large majority. The controversial compulsory vaccination is law. At 7 pm, after hours of debate, the time had come: ÖVP, Greens, SPÖ and NEOS voted in the National Council for the implementation of the draft law. Thus, it is fixed: on February 1, 2022, the vaccination obligation enters into force. Already from 9 o’clock in the morning there were heated debates between FPÖ and…

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After yesterday’s record 27,677 new coronavirus infections, for the first time no final data have been released from ministries today. The reason is an unfinished data cleaning, said the Ministry of Health. According to raw data in the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS), 25,592 new infections were reported. However, these still need to be adjusted for duplicate reports in the states. Assuming the raw data, new coronavirus infections throughout Austria are likely to remain at least at a continuing high level of over 20,000 tested positive today. Already yesterday, the publication…

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A new record in new Corona infections was reported from Tuesday to Wednesday, with 31,070 new infections in Austria. New Corona infections are heading for a new high. According to figures released this morning, 31,070 new infections were reported in the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS) from Tuesday to Wednesday. However, these are still raw data, as the Ministry of Health stressed on Wednesday in response to an APA query. The more reliable, because adjusted for duplicate reports infection reports of the provinces are expected in the course of the morning.…

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In Austria, 15,000 people are currently infected with the Omicron variant – a record figure. However, the increase is weaker than feared. Hospitals are noticing only a small increase in patients. Experts see this as a success of the CoV measures, though this is not yet the final conclusion. In past experience of the coronavirus pandemic, increases in infection with a two-week delay have always led to increases in hospital occupancy. After 20 days of Omicron wave in Salzburg, record infection numbers are showing, but the number of those needing…

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The more infectious Omicron variant continues to cause case numbers to rise in Austria: Within the past 24 hours, 16,685 new Corona infections and 20 additional fatalities were registered. On Tuesday, the ministries reported the fourth highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. Hospitals are again having to treat more than 1,000 Covid 19 patients, and the number of critically ill patients in intensive care units continues to decline. Utilization in hospitals on the riseFor the first time in four months, fewer than 200 intensive care patients need…

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