Category: Austrian News

From Monday to Tuesday, there were 316 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (218 cases), this is an increase of 98 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 25.75. In addition, there are no new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 3,754 with 131 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 67,695 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.47 percent. There are 14 more Corona patients in hospitals. There are 5 more patients in intensive…

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According to AGES, new infections attributable to travel are on the rise in Austria. About one-third of infections can be attributed to travel. In Vienna, travel is responsible for only one in five infections. Travel now accounts for almost one third of all new coronavirus infections. This is shown – with reference to calendar week 27 (July 5 to 11) – by a look at the latest epidemiological clarification of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). According to this, 31.1 percent of all clarified cases could be traced…

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As of today, the Corona vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer is also available in Vienna without registration. Every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., anyone willing to be vaccinated can come to Austria Center Vienna (ACV) without prior registration and receive their first shot of the mRNA vaccine. The campaign runs until Sunday. All you need to bring is an ID card and – if available – an e-card, explains the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker. Flexibly compatibleThe vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer is used to vaccinate people over the age…

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No new deaths related to the virus have been reported from Sunday to Monday.From yesterday to today, 263 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. There were no new deaths related to corona infection. There are currently 3,569 active cases in Austria. The seven-day incidence is 24.6 cases per 100,000 population. In addition, there are 127 new recovered cases within the past 24 hours. Since yesterday, 35,473 new PCR tests have been performed, a positive rate of 0.74 percent. In Austrian hospitals, three patients have been added to…

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The debate about paid Coronas tests is slowly picking up speed. They will still remain free over the summer. Over the summer, the tests would in any case remain free, he said, adding, “In the fall, we will reassess the situation.” Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein said. The SPÖ nevertheless protested against the minister’s vague statements. Corona test offer should be extendedAt first, NEOS health spokesman Gerald Loacker had demanded that the Corona tests should become chargeable after the summer, so that as many people as possible could be vaccinated. Now…

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No all-clear in several provinces, Hallein in Salzburg hit hard by floods. Thunderstorms and heavy rain in a short time have caused severe devastation on Saturday and in the night to Sunday also in Austria. Hallein was particularly affected yesterday. In Salzburg’s district capital, a disaster alert was issued late in the evening because the Kothbach stream had burst its banks, leaving a trail of devastation through the old town. Civil defense alerts were also issued in Mittersill in Pinzgau as well as in Kufstein in Tyrol – in Kufstein…

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Overall, as of Sunday, there were 3433 active cases in Austria, 171 more than on Saturday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, 639,573 people have recovered; within the past 24 hours, 151 were considered healthy again. One death has occurred since the previous day, with a seven-day average of 0.9 per day. Six deaths have been recorded in the past seven days. Overall, the Covid 19 pandemic has claimed 10,729 lives in Austria since the outbreak. 107 people hospitalizedThere were 107 people hospitalized on Sunday, seven fewer than on Saturday.…

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The coronavirus continues to spread in Austria. Thus, there have already been over 400 cases in the last 24 hours. 192 new cases on Monday, 218 on Tuesday, 332 on Wednesday, 306 on Thursday and 341 on yesterday, Friday – the number of new infections in Austria has recently risen again significantly, in the past three days the value was even always above the 300 mark. And also on the weekend, the Corona situation in the country remains tense. As “Heute” learned on Saturday, a total of 411 new infections…

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The coronavirus continues to prevail in Austria. Over 300 new infections were again registered in the last 24 hours. The delta variant makes the Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise! In order to be able to limit the spread of the more infectious mutation in the country, the government has now even tightened the Corona measures. This was apparently also necessary, because alone in this week the new infections rose so far clearly. 192 new Corona cases were on Monday, 218 on Tuesday, 332 on Wednesday and 306 on…

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