Category: Austrian News

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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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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