Category: Austrian News

The corona situation in Austria remains high-risk. From Thursday to Friday, 11,798 new Corona infections have been reported. In addition, 40 new deaths related to the virus have been registered. There are 98,717 currently infected with Corona in Austria. To date, there have been 934,948 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 11,641 people across Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 824,590 have recovered. Currently, 2,294 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the virus. Of these, 436 are being cared for in intensive…

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The Corona situation in Austria continues to worsen: only yesterday, a new all-time high in the pandemic was registered with almost 11,400 new infections. In the case of intensive care beds, the 400 mark was already exceeded the day before. “We have to take the situation very seriously,” said Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein about the situation and invited to the crisis summit with the two problem children Upper Austria (incidence of 1,138) and Salzburg (incidence: 957). Mückstein advocated regional lockdowns for the unvaccinated – and was rebuffed by the state…

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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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