Category: Austrian News

The corona numbers decreased slightly again. In addition, no new death related to Covid 19 infection was reported from Saturday to Sunday. In Austria, 332 new Corona infections were reported from Saturday to Sunday. Compared to the previous week (323 cases), this is a slight increase of 9 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 28.48. No new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases, minus the 151 new recoveries, increases to 4,588 (compared with the previous week’s…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addresses Austrians on Facebook with an appeal in which he continues to urge caution. On Friday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke on “ServusTV” about the current Corona situation in Austria and also dared to look into the future – with a gloomy forecast! Because according to the head of government, the corona virus will not disappear in the coming years, but will accompany us even longer. “The virus will stay. It will still be there in one year, it will still be there in three years, it…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke on “ServusTV” about the current Corona situation in Austria and also ventured a look into the future. “The virus will stay. It will still be there in one year, it will still be there in three years, it will still be there in five years,” Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) made unequivocally clear Friday evening on “Servus Nachrichten” on “ServusTV.” On how to deal with a further spread of the coronavirus in the country, Austria’s head of government said, “As much freedom as possible, as…

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Because of the Delta variant, new tightenings came into force on Thursday, and more are already being discussed. This is the situation at the moment. For two weeks, the number of new infections in Austria has been increasing almost daily. On Wednesday (July 21), 431 new Corona cases were reported nationwide. On Tuesday there were 316, on Monday 263, on Sunday 323, on Saturday 411, on Friday 341 and on Thursday exactly one week ago 306. As of 9:30 a.m. yesterday (Thursday, July 22), 452 new Corona cases have been…

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On Friday, a vaccination box opens at the Vienna Stadionbad. It is planned for the duration of the bathing season. There is no need to register.Vienna is opening its next vaccination box. It will start tomorrow, Friday, at the Stadionbad (corner Praterallee), as City Hall announced on Thursday. There will be free and without registration vaccinations with the vaccine of Johnson & Johnson or for people under 18 years with the vaccine of Biontech/Pfizer administered. The offer is to continue throughout the entire bathing season.Several vaccination campaigns in ViennaAfter the…

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After the extensive relaxations of July 1, the next changes to the coronavirus measures are in effect as of today, July 22. These include a tightening in night gastronomy, but also the end of mandatory masks in many stores (except supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.), museums and libraries in all provinces except Vienna. Below is an overview of the current nationwide regulation – along with references to the additional measures enacted by the federal states. Night catering/gastronomyAccess to night catering is now only possible for vaccinated persons and persons with a current…

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In addition, there is no new case of death related to Covid-19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 431 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (332 cases), this is an increase of 99 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 26.86. In addition, there are no new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 3,998 with 187 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 65,627 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.66 percent. There are…

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The delta variant continues to be on the rise in the federal capital! Thus, the number of active sick people has once again grown. The Vienna Health Authority and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna regularly inform about the current case numbers and other key figures on the Covid-19 virus. As of Tuesday, 142,267 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital since the pandemic began. This means there have been a total of 48 new infections in the last 24 hours. 138,643 people have beaten…

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Starting in August there will also be a vaccination station in St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Advance registration is not necessary for the vaccination. As at the Rathausplatz, the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson will be administered to those over 18. Twelve- to 17-year-olds will get that from Biontech-Pfizer. Twenty people can be vaccinated per hour. According to Cathedral Pastor Toni Faber, the idea for the site came from City Health Councilor Peter Hacker. It’s not the first time Vienna has gone it alone in mandating tougher Corona measures. It is also…

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