Category: Austrian News

The Covid-19 forecasting consortium expects a fourth wave of CoV. Due to the “increased transmissibility” of the delta variant, there will be one “with a high probability,” it said yesterday in a policy brief commissioned by the Ministry of Health. However, the timing of this wave and its magnitude are unclear. Vaccination coverage needs “top priority”Accordingly, maximizing vaccination coverage (full immunization) needs to be a “top priority.” The consortium emphasized that available data (primarily from the United Kingdom) indicate that “the delta variant is significantly more transmissible than the previously…

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Starting on Saturday, 10 July 2021, a second vaccination box without registration is available on the Danube Island.After the huge rush at Rathausplatz, the City of Vienna is now opening a second vaccination box on Vienna’s Danube Island, where people can also get vaccinated against the coronavirus without an appointment. Vaccination action in the Austria centerFrom Saturday, there are Corona vaccinations without registration also on the Danube Island in Vienna. The City of Vienna opens a vaccination box as a second location next to the Rathausplatz on the so-called Sportinsel…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 119 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared with the previous week (62 cases), this is a slight increase of 57 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 7.35. In addition, there are two new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases slightly to 1,789 with 62 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 66,721 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.18 percent. The new infections in the provincesVienna: 70Lower Austria: 23Upper Austria: 21Tyrol: 17Styria: 11Salzburg:…

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More than one million Viennese have received at least the first sting of the CoV vaccination. In Vienna, there is for example in the Austria Center since Tuesday the possibility to be cross-vaccinated. The mixed vaccination scheme is already in use at the Austria Center. People who got Astra Zeneca the first time will now be vaccinated with Biontech/Pfizer at the second vaccination appointment, if they so choose. “We started implementation yesterday. Anyone on site who wants a heterologous vaccine schedule – meaning a switch between two vaccines – will…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 108 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (59 cases), this is a slight increase of 49 cases. This slightly increases the 7-day incidence to 6.71. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases slightly to 1,734 with 100 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 66,107 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.13 percent. The new infections in the provincesVienna: 53Upper Austria: 21Lower Austria: 20Burgenland: 7Tyrol:…

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Coronavirus new infections in Austria remain stable. From yesterday to today, 84 new infections were reported. Five additional deaths related to covid-19 have been reported since Monday. To date, there have been 650,901 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,718 people across Austria have died as a result of the coronavirus and 638,456 have recovered. Currently, 128 people are in hospital care due to the virus. Of these, 47 are being cared for in intensive care units. Seven-day incidence up slightlyA few days after Corona measures were relaxed,…

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A special vaccination campaign was launched in Vienna over the weekend. In this, people can get vaccinated against the coronavirus without an appointment. The rush was great. Almost all of Austria is already vaccinating without an appointment Not only at the Vienna Rathausplatz – – the rush to Corona vaccinations without appointment is large. Numerous people also flocked to the Austria Center on Monday to be immunized without an appointment. Until Sunday (July 11), interested people who have not yet been vaccinated and are over 18 years old can be…

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No Corona deaths were reported across Austria over the recent weekend. The new week now starts with 80 new infections and four deaths. Although the Delta variant is becoming more prevalent in Austria, Corona numbers remain low nationwide for now. On Monday, health officials report 80 new infections and four deaths – Saturday and Sunday reported 75 and 93 infections, respectively; there were no deaths on either day. In normal wards, the number of corona patients decreased by seven to 125, while in intensive care units it remained constant at…

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The Corona situation in Austria has been stable at a good level for days. The average of new infections yesterday was 67, the seven-day incidence was 5.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. No further deaths were reported yesterday. But: the delta variant is on the rise and is becoming the dominant variant in Austria. “Despite the easing that has taken place, we must not believe that the fight against the virus has already been won,” warns Thomas Szekeres, president of the Austrian Medical Association, for example. The crucial thing now is to…

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