Category: Austrian News

When will the Corona pandemic finally end? The current Corona numbers have now remained at a high but stable level for a long time, now they are possibly in the beginning climb again, however, there are very large regional differences. The Corona traffic light commission most recently put the state of Salzburg on red. In contrast, Vienna, which has long struggled with higher infection figures, remains yellow. In the federal capital, the stricter Corona measures have had an effect, epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner said Friday in Vienna today. When the pandemic…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen invites to the Corona vaccination at the Hofburg on the national holiday. “Get your spade in the most beautiful vaccination street of Austria, in the Marble Hall of the Hofburg. And afterwards, I invite you to stroll through the Presidential Chancellery,” the head of state advertises in a video on Youtube: “We’re turning the Hofburg into a vaccination castle this year!”The Hofburg, in cooperation with the City of Vienna and Johanniter is organizing a vaccination street for all those who have not yet been…

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216 intensive care patients currently. Eight new deaths linked to Covid-19. From Thursday to Friday, 2,432 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,878), the number of new infections is 554 higher. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Upper Austria with 226.6, followed by Salzburg, Lower Austria and Styria (212.1, 149.9 and 145.7, respectively). This is further followed by Carinthia (134), Vienna (125.6), Tyrol (110), Burgenland (90.2) and Vorarlberg (67.9). There are also eight new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to…

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Salzburg is once again a coronavirus high-risk zone. The traffic light commission switched the province to red on Thursday. The west with Vorarlberg and Tyrol and the east with Vienna and Burgenland were classified yellow with medium risk. The rest of the country is at high risk, which is shown as orange. Salzburg has the highest current risk number, which decides the classification, with 103.1. This means that Salzburg slipped just into the sector of very high risk. A request from the state for Orange remained in the minority. Upper…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 2,169 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This figure is well above the average of 1,845 cases over the past seven days. There are also eight new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,143 so far. The number of active cases rises to 20,398, with a seven-day incidence of 145.08. 217 intensive care patientsThere are currently 870 people in Austria’s hospitals related to covid disease, up five from the previous day. 217 patients are in…

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The government announced last week a phased plan for the fall. Here is an overview, currently applies nationwide: Tests: antigen tests are now only valid for 24 hours. The federal states are also allowed to be more restrictive with the rules. Vienna, for example, had already previously shortened the validity period of antigen tests. In Vienna, PCR tests are also valid for “only” 48 hours. Nationwide, the validity of PCR tests remains unchanged at 72 hours for the time being.There are exceptions for schoolchildren: here, antigen tests are accepted for…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,614 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This figure is significantly higher than the average of 1,816 cases over the past seven days. There are also 15 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,135 so far. The number of active cases rises to 19,842, with a seven-day incidence of 142.79. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Upper Austria with 205.8, followed by Salzburg, Styria and Carinthia (201.9, 147.7 and 137.7, respectively).…

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In Austria, 1,390 new Corona infections were reported within 24 hours on Tuesday morning. This figure is below the seven-day average of 1,827 cases. In addition, 14 people died from or as a result of Covid-19. Hospital occupancy has increased since yesterday, Monday. According to data from the Ministry of Interior and Health, 880 people currently require care in Austria’s hospitals, up 51 from Monday. 218 people currently require intensive care treatment, up by eight from yesterday. The seven-day incidence for all of Austria (the number of new infections within…

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Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) is Austria’s new Federal Chancellor. He was sworn in by Federal President Van der Bellen.He was sworn in on Monday by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen to succeed Sebastian Kurz, who is retiring from the chancellorship to parliament because of the embezzlement and bribery investigations. Also new is Michael Linhart (ÖVP) as Schallenberg’s successor in the Foreign Ministry. Prior to the swearing-in ceremony, Kurz was removed from office as chancellor and Schallenberg as foreign minister. Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor: Schallenberg successorVan der Bellen reminded…

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