Category: Austrian News

On National Day, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present themselves with their own program at Minoritenplatz in Vienna. Among other things, those interested will learn more about the executive branch and career opportunities in the foreign service. Virtual program for the army showThis year, as in the previous year, the National Day will largely take place virtually due to Corona, but there will be a little to observe live. In addition to the traditional inauguration of recruits at Heldenplatz, the Ministry of the…

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Six new deaths have been reported in connection with the coronavirus The number of new infections in Austria remains at a high level. From Saturday to Sunday, 3,624 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is well above the average of 3,261 over the past seven days. It also represents an increase of over 60 per cent compared to the 2,242 cases reported last Sunday. The seven-day incidence is 256.42. In addition, there are six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll…

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Because the Corona numbers in Austria have skyrocketed in recent days, the federal and state governments met yesterday evening for an emergency session. Result: Corona measures will be tightened. “As chancellor, I will not allow the health care system to be overburdened because we still have too many hesitants and procrastinators,” said Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg. From Friday to Saturday, 3,756 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is not only above the average of the previous seven days (3,063), but also above the previous high of this fall, the…

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The evening video meeting with the provincial governors, to which Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) had invited, began late on Friday evening. The main point of the evening was the presentation of Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens): He presented an additional stage four and five for the existing three-stage phased plan, namely in case the Corona situation worsens in winter. According to this, from a 25 percent occupancy rate of intensive care units (ICU) with covid patients – that would be 500 beds – the 2-G rule (Vaccinated/Recovered) applies everywhere where…

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From Thursday to Friday, 3,582 new corona infections have been registered. In addition, 13 deaths related to the coronavirus have been reported. To date, there have been 791,226 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 11,233 people have died and 751,994 have recovered from corona virus across Austria. Currently, 1,004 people are in hospital care due to the Corona virus. Of these, 224 are being cared for in intensive care units. Current figures from the federal statesBurgenland: 81Carinthia: 258Lower Austria: 725Upper Austria: 799Salzburg: 374Styria: 466Tyrol: 257Vorarlberg: 95Vienna: 527 -source:…

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In view of the 3-G regulation at the workplace, the City of Vienna has set up a 24-hour test lane. Testing is done by PCR and antigen. Anyone who is at least occasionally in contact with other people at work must be tested, vaccinated or recovered. To ensure that unvaccinated people can be tested at any time, the City of Vienna has now set up a 24-hour test lane at the Ernst Happel Stadium. This is in continuous operation with immediate effect. Parking is possible on site, but it is…

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The high value of new infections yesterday was not an outlier upwards , as Thursday’s data show: From yesterday to today, 3,648 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is above the seven-day average of 2,705. There are also 11 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,220 so far. The number of active cases rises to 26,490, with a seven-day incidence of 212 across Austria. Despite the sharp rise in numbers, the situation in Austria’s hospitals remains relatively…

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At today’s meeting of the traffic light commission, the number of red-turned-states will probably triple. Salzburg is likely to be joined by Lower and Upper Austria. That’s because these three states have a risk score above 100, which is considered the threshold for very high risk of infection. This is the result of the Commission’s working paper. If the risk figure is adhered to, Vienna, Tyrol and Vorarlberg also slip back, namely from yellow to orange and thus into high risk. Only Burgenland still has a value of 44.3, which…

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Drastic pandemic increase in Austria: more than 3,700 cases registered in the last 24 hours. Upper Austria is the new problem child. Corona numbers are rising again in Austria ahead of the fall vacations, and from a high level. In an average of one week, there are now more than 2,300 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. And this also affects the 7-day incidence, which is already at 183.3. This means that the value has risen significantly in recent days. The figure is highest in Upper Austria (264.4) and Salzburg (253.3),…

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