Category: Austrian News

Compliance with regulations is now being checked more strickly everywhere There are currently problems with access controls,” says Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein. For this reason, he has now instructed the local authorities, together with the police, by decree to tighten controls on compliance with the 3 and 2 Gs – generally in the various areas. However, focal point controls are planned for gastronomy and night clubs, he said. “Only compliance with and consistent control of the 3 or 2 G rules will lead to us keeping the infection figures under…

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Starting today, July 26, the city of Vienna is offering a vaccination campaign without an appointment for people aged twelve and older: from Monday to Sunday (August 1), people will be vaccinated with Moderna’s vaccine at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). From Monday to Sunday (August 1), from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the vaccine from Moderna will be administered at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) without the need for an appointment (please bring your ID card and, if available, an e-card). In total, around 26,100 Corona vaccinations have been…

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In Austria, 312 new Corona infections have been reported from Sunday to Monday. Yesterday there were 332, on Saturday 349 cases, according to figures from the Ministry of Interior and Health. Hospital occupancy of covid patients has risen slightly to 117 patients currently, after a steady downward trend last week (99 patients on Sunday). Thirty-one patients are in intensive care units. Three deaths have been reported in the past seven days, and the pandemic has claimed a total of 10,732 lives in Austria since the outbreak. 641,222 people have recovered…

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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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