Category: Austrian News

Vienna. A new corona regulation will apply from November. At the top of the changes presented in a new regulation on Monday is 3 G at work. But the rules for winter tourism will also be adapted, the same applies to Christmas markets, and there is also news for top athletes. Below is an overview. WorkStarting in November, almost all employees must be vaccinated, recovered or tested when they arrive at the place of work. The only exceptions are people who have contact with others for no more than 15…

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After around 3,500 new infections were registered daily in the previous week, the situation has eased only slightly. From Monday to Tuesday, 3,369 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of the past seven days of 3,508. The seven-day incidence is 275.88 There are also 18 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,279 so far. The number of active cases rises to 33,210. In the past 24 hours, 125,794 PCR tests have been performed,…

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Today, Tuesday, Austria celebrates its national holiday. Due to the corona pandemic, this year’s celebrations will again take place in a scaled-down form, but there will be plenty on offer online, from the performance show of the Austrian Armed Forces to a guided tour of parliament. The new Federal Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) will address the population for the first time in this constellation. While at Heldenplatz the Austrian Armed Forces will start their performance show with morning sports, which will be broadcasted on…

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On Monday evening, the Ministry of Health presented the ordinance that will implement “3-G” in the workplace practically across the board. However, it also contains a package of rules for leisure time, starting with the Advent market and ending with apres-ski. Apres-ski is for the time being only available vaccinated, recovered or with PCR tests, in various recreational facilities are also possible tests on the spot, in the cable car is in addition to the “3-G rule” a FFP2 mask obligation. Central to the regulation, however, is that starting in…

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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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