Category: Austrian News

Sebastian Kurz’s withdrawal from all his political posts has triggered a round of resignations within the People’s Party government team. The new chancellor and party leader will be Karl Nehammer, the previous minister of the interior. “I was unanimously appointed today in the party executive committee as executive party chairman and at the same time also as a candidate for Chancellor,” he announced following the federal party executive committee. This was a “great honor” and a “privilege”, because the People’s Party as a movement has been for him for a…

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Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced his retirement from politics. He will step down as ÖVP leader and as club chairman in the National Council, he said at a press conference on Thursday morning. At this he looked back on his ten-year political career. With the birth of his son, as well as the “accusations, allegations and proceedings,” his enthusiasm for politics had waned, he said. “It was the honor of my life,” Kurz said. Kurz announced a meeting of the federal party executive board for Friday. At that time,…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 8,882 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of 10,051 over the past seven days, with the number of active cases dropping to 130,066. In the past 24 hours, 386,226 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.30 percent. There are also 72 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 12,625 lives in Austria so far. There is still no relief in the hospitals. Currently, 637 patients are being…

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In St. Stephen’s Cathedral will be vaccinated daily from December 6.St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna is currently experiencing brisk attendance despite the lockdown: demand for the Covid-19 vaccinations administered here is higher than ever.This was reported by the Malteser Hospitaldienst, which coordinates the campaign with the Johanniter on behalf of the cathedral parish. Exactly 17,817 stings with the vaccine from BioNTech/Pfizer have been administered at St. Barbara’s Chapel since August, including 10,123 since the beginning of November and 2,872 last weekend alone. Because of the enormous demand, the campaign, which…

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From Monday to Tuesday, there were 10,367 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of 10,724 over the past seven days, and the number of active cases also drops to 135,148. There are also 61 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 12,553 lives in Austria so far. In the past 24 hours, 387,786 new PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.67 percent. There is still no relief in the hospitals. In intensive…

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As of March 1, 2022, comprehensive short-term parking zones and the parking picker for the respective district residents will be introduced in every district. The price and parking duration will be standardized for all districts. You can pre-order the Parkpickerl online starting December 1, 2021. Ordering online will save you time and money. As of January 10, 2022, you can apply for the parking sticker in person at the respective municipal district office. You will need to make an appointment for this. Comprehensive short-stay parking zones and uniform parking sticker…

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From Monday to Tuesday, there were 8,186 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of 11,438 over the past seven days. In addition, the number of active cases drops to 139,594. There are also 67 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 12,492 lives in Austria so far. In the past 24 hours, 394,234 new PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.08 percent. There is still no relief in the hospitals. In intensive…

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The numbers are dropping – and clearly so. After the new all-time high of nearly 15,809 new infections on November 19, 8,526 new infections were reported in Austria on Monday. A week ago Monday, there had been 13,806 cases. This also brings the 7-day average down further, to 11,627 cases. The seven-day incidence – the number of cases within a week among 100,000 residents – is currently 914.39 – well below the peak of 1,094 again. There have also been 37 new deaths associated with Corona infection in the past…

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More than 10,000 new infections with the coronavirus were registered in Austria again on Sunday. According to the figures of the Ministry of Interior and Health, 10,478 new cases were added within 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m.). As of Sunday, there were thus a total of 148,603 active cases in Austria, 3,668 fewer than the day before. In intensive care units, the number of Corona patients grew by twelve to 620. Since Saturday, 39 deaths have been recorded. That’s down from the seven-day average of 53.3 daily. In the…

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