Category: Austrian News

Faced with rising numbers due to the more contagious form, the government is spicing things up slightly in terms of measures – especially in the area of nighttime gastronomy. The numbers are on the decline – unfortunately those of vaccinations, because fewer first stings are currently being carried out. The number of cases is climbing: 306 new infections were reported yesterday.The Corona Task Force, with representatives from the Chancellor’s Office, ministries and experts, met for a virtual meeting including a debate on measures, which ultimately leads to a slight tightening…

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Because of theDelta variant, the7-day incidence has been rising again since July. As of Thursday, there were 3,378 active Corona cases in Vienna. Since May, the7-day incidence in Vienna fell steadily in all age groups. As of May 18, the 10- to 19-year-old group also fell below 100, and with small outliers, it went steadily downward from then on. Now – due to the highly contagious delta variant – things are looking up again: since July, the figures have been on the rise again. Across all age groups, the 7-day…

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The original plan was to open wider from July 22, but because of the spread of the delta mutant in Austria, new tightenings are now coming. About 90 percent of new infections in Austria are already due to the much more contagious delta variant. For this reason, a Corona task force was convened at short notice today, Thursday. The result: Measures will be tightened again! Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) and Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) presented the three new rules this evening: From July 22, access to night catering…

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The delta variant continues to gain ground in Austria. 306 Corona cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The number of infections has recently increased again in Austria due to the delta variant. If one takes a look at the past few days, for example, there has been a steady increase in the number of Corona cases: 133 new infections were registered on June 10, 159 on June 11 and 192 on June 12! On Tuesday (June 13), the 200 mark was exceeded with 218 cases, and on Wednesday…

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A summit of the Corona Task Force with three ministers is taking place in the federal capital today, Thursday – beginning at 10:00 am. In addition to Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens), Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) and Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) will participate and talk about the current Corona situation in Austria. Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had sent word from New York that the meeting would take a closer look at the topic of “travelers returning to Austria and night-time gastronomy” “in order to take the best…

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In Great Britain, with more than 42,000 new infections, the highest number of infections with the coronavirus since mid-January was recorded yesterday. The country had reached the peak of the second infection wave at the turn of the year. Since mid-June, the number of new infections has been rising sharply again. This is due to the rapid spread of the delta variant in the country and the relaxation of coronavirus measures. On July 19, virtually all restrictions are scheduled to fall in the largest part of the country, England. More…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) today issued an appeal for vaccination to those under 35 years of age. The current infection figures prove “that due to the vaccination progress there has been a massive shift in the incidence of infection from the higher age groups, which are particularly at risk, to younger age groups,” they said in a statement. According to the latest report by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the proportion of “new infections in the past seven days among…

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Coronavirus numbers continue to rise. After new infection numbers topped 200 cases for the first time in a month on Tuesday, as many as 300 new infections were reported on Wednesday. In absolute terms, the numbers were highest in Vienna with 109 new cases, but in Burgenland there was not a single new infection in the past 24 hours. Burgenland 0 Carinthia 50 Lower Austria 51 Upper Austria 39 Salzburg 18 Styria 32 Tyrol 23 Vorarlberg 10 Vienna 109 There was no large increase in the number of people being…

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For the first time since mid-June, more than 200 new infections were registered on Tuesday. Specifically, 218 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria from Monday to Tuesday. A week ago, there had been 84 new cases. In addition, there was a new death in the past 24 hours in connection with the coronavirus. Thus, the numbers are currently rising again significantly. With today’s figures, the 7-day incidence is 12.59. The lowest level was 5.28 on July 3. As of today, 10,724 people across Austria have died as…

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