Category: Austrian News

Almost 50 percent of new Corona infections in Austria again occur in households. However, there was a significant minus from August 2 to 8 with regard to the proportion of travel-associated infections. Whereas in the last week of July, 39.3 percent of all cases in which the source of infection was found were due to vacation travel, this proportion fell to 23.3 percent in the previous week. Down in percentage of cleared Corona infectionsAccording to the updated Covid-19 epidemiologic clearance from the Agency for Food Safety and Health and Food…

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7,249 active cases. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. “We are running into the fourth wave,” said the president of intensive care physicians, Walter Hasibeder, in view of more than 900 new infections in an interview published by the Austrian newspaper KURIER yesterday. And also from Wednesday to Thursday, the new infection figures continued to rise. 850 new Corona infections were officially registered this time. From the interim low with a 7-day incidence of 6, the long-term value thus rose to over 50 for…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 902 new infections – as many as last three months ago. Politicians nevertheless see no reason for action. On Monday 450, on Tuesday 601, yesterday 902 new infections: The fourth wave seems to have arrived. Also the numbers in the hospitals worry: There are now 197 Corona patients, 21 more than on Tuesday. In the intensive care units there are already 48 seriously ill (+8). The Ministry of Health is taking a wait-and-see approach, saying that the measures are being evaluated on an ongoing…

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A milestone was reached in vaccination: the mark of ten million was recently exceeded. Since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, 10,039,144 vaccinations have been administered. 34,865 vaccinations were administered on Tuesday. In total, according to the E-vaccination passport data, 5,364,105 people have received at least partial vaccination: That is 60.05 percent of the population. 4,891,092, or 54.76 percent of Austrians, have already been fully vaccinated. Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) were pleased. They said the vaccination campaign was a complete success. “The latest…

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The number of new infections with the coronavirus is again increasing significantly faster: on Tuesday, according to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), an adjusted 865 new cases were reported for the previous day; the ministries had previously communicated 902 new cases. This value is not only significantly higher than those of recent days, it is also the highest since May 12: On that day, the AGES recorded 997 infections. However, not only are there more new infections, but the number of people undergoing treatment has also been…

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Convalescents with only one vaccination will be considered fully immunized in the Green Passport as of August 15. Those who have not recovered will need at least two vaccinations for the Green Passport – except for Johnson&Johnson. Solution for convalescents with one vaccinationAs of August 15, vaccinated individuals will only receive a “green passport” if they can demonstrate full immunization. For most vaccines, this requires two stings. For those who have recovered, one vaccination is sufficient, but their certificate used to say “1/2”. This has now been changed. With the…

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New infection figures in Austria continue to rise. From Monday to Tuesday, there were 601 new Corona infections in Austria. This is well above the seven-day average; last week there were 553 new infections daily. Compared to the previous week (390 cases), new infections increased by 311 cases. The 7-day incidence increased to 43.49. In addition, there is one new death related to Covid 19 infection, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,751 so far. The number of active cases rises to 6,445 with 148 new cases recovered.…

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There have been exactly 9,999,272 immunizations up to Monday evening. Today, Tuesday, the number of ten million vaccinations is exceeded – after Monday was the weakest vaccination day since April. With only 12,928 first and second stings, fewer vaccinations were administered on Monday than at any time since April 5. At that time – also a traditionally vaccine-weak Monday – there were 12,629. Since the start of the vaccination campaign, about twice as many – 25,000 – immunizations have always been administered on Mondays. In total, 5,357,884 people have now…

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Vaccination against the Corona virus without registration or appointment – all that is needed is an ID card and the e-card – is proving very popular in the federal capital. More than 47,000 Viennese have already been reached, the city of Vienna announced on Monday as published by the Austrian Press Agency (APA). The decentralized vaccination offer is further expanded, “Impfzuckerln” would not be needed for the time being, it was said from the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Since last Wednesday, two vaccination buses have been…

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