Category: Austrian News

The highest level of new infections since the beginning of the Corona pandemic has been measured so far: More than 10,000 cases in Austria for the first time. For the first time over 10,000 new infections in Austria: from Tuesday to Wednesday the highest value so far since the beginning of the pandemic was measured. According to the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS), 11,398 people have become infected with the coronavirus. This results in 85,611 people actively ill with corona. Twenty-three new deaths have been identified related to Covid-19. There are…

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The chancellor’s office on Tuesday denied circulating rumors about an allegedly imminent Austria-wide lockdown. The reason: news was spread via various messenger services, including Whatsapp, that a lockdown with closed pubs and nighttime curfews would apply from November 17, 2021. No sources were given in the messages. These claims “are false and have no basis in fact,” it said on Tuesday in this regard from the Chancellery. Possible cause for the rumors might have been the statements of Federal Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) from last Friday, when he had announced…

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After the highest Monday value since the beginning of the pandemic, 7,712 new Corona infections were registered in Austria from Monday to Tuesday. Today’s new infections are below the past seven-day average of 8,411, and the seven-day incidence is currently 661.44. In hospitals, the situation has worsened significantly within the past 24 hours. Thus, 2,152 patients are currently being treated, which is an increase of 150 patients. This is the highest increase within one day this year. There are 403 patients in the intensive care units. Here, too, there was…

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From Friday to Saturday, a new all-time high since the outbreak of the pandemic was reached with 9,943 new Corona infections within 24 hours. From Sunday to Monday, 8,178 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. However, in comparison, it is the highest value ever reported on a Monday. The start of the week tends to always be the day with the lowest infection levels of the week compared to the following week, giving a good indication of the direction the week will take. Today’s new infections are slightly above…

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From Friday to Saturday, a new all-time high since the outbreak of the pandemic was reached with 9,943 new Corona infections within 24 hours. This surpassed the previous high of November 13, 2020 – when 9,586 infections were recorded. From Saturday to Sunday, 8,554 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is the highest Sunday figure reported so far in the pandemic. On Sunday, November 8 of last year, the number of new cases was 5,933. Today’s new infections are above the previous seven-day average of 7,558, and the…

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The federal and state governments have agreed on these eight points. 3-G becomes 2-G:Everywhere, where one needed so far 3-G (a certificate for inoculation, recovery or test), apply in the future only 2-G. Only vaccinated and recovered persons will have access to service providers close to the body as well as in gastronomy, hotels and similar settings, in the cultural sector and in sports. There is a transitional period of four weeks during which the first vaccination plus PCR test are recognized. 2) Control in the event sector: If there…

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Austria is experiencing a sad record in Corona numbers. 9,943 new infections within 24 hours equals a new all-time high since the start of the pandemic.The previous high of November 13, 2020 – when 9,586 infections were recorded – has been significantly surpassed. The seven-day average now stands at 7,148 infections per day. Within a single day, another 31 people also died from or with Covid-19. Thirty-four more patients have had to be admitted to Covid wards since Friday. Hospitals in this country are now treating 1,856 Corona patients, and…

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Vaccinated or convalescent – these are the 2-Gs that will apply to almost all areas of life in Austria starting Monday. The government decided yesterday evening in view of the sharply rising infection figures with the provincial governors a significant tightening of the Corona measures. Thus already starting from coming Monday a 2G regulation will apply, where so far 3-G applied. But what does 2-G actually mean? What counts as 2-G? The two Gs stand for “geimpft und genesen” – vaccinated and/or recovered. This means that you can only enter…

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The record values take turns daily: if on Thursday the just reported 8593 new infections with the coronavirus were still considered the highest level of the year so far, the record was broken 24 hours later with 9388 new cases. 1831 people infected with Covid-19 are currently in hospital, 356 of them in intensive care units. The trend is rising: according to current forecasts, the threshold of 400 occupied intensive care beds is likely to be exceeded at the beginning of next week, and 500 shortly thereafter. In order to…

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