Category: Austrian News

On Saturday, the federal capital reported 57 new Corona infections. A look at the current statistics shows the number of infections in Vienna. The Vienna Health Authority and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna announced the new Corona figures on Saturday. According to them, 140,927 positive tests have been confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic. 137,885 people have recovered from the corona virus, 2,355 with or died from the virus. This means that currently, as of Saturday, 687 people are actively infected with the coronavirus in…

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From yesterday to today, 93 new infections were registered in Austria. That’s up from the average of 67 over the past seven days, but the seven-day incidence dropped to 5.3 cases per 100,000 population. No other Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. That no one had died from or with Covid-19 was last on June 21, and before that on June 10. The seven-day average was 1.4 deaths per day. Ten deaths have been recorded in the past seven days. Overall, the Covid 19 pandemic has…

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An opportunity for Corona vaccination is opening up at Vienna’s Rathausplatz starting July 3 – and there’s no need to register in advance. Vaccination: Action at the Austria CenterDuring the Film Festival, the vaccination box is available daily between 5:00 to 10:00 pm. For those over 18 years of age, the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, which is only required once, is available. For those under 18 years of age, the vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer is offered. In this case, the second shot is then administered at the Austria Center Vienna.…

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On Friday, the Interior and Health Ministries reported 95 new cases since Thursday. That is above the average for the past week, when 79 new infections were added daily. The seven-day incidence was 6.2 cases per 100,000 population, the same as the previous day. On Friday, there were 1,828 actively infected people nationwide, 31 fewer than on Thursday. The last time there were so few currently infected people was just under eleven months ago. As of August 15, 2020, there were 1,824 confirmed active cases. Over 100,000 vaccinations carried outAcross…

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In Austria, 75 new infections have been registered in the past 24 hours – after data adjustments in Carinthia and Salzburg, the number is as low as 62. The seven-day incidence on Thursday was 6.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to figures from the Ministry of Health and Interior. 62 new Corona infections registered ThursdayAs of Thursday, there are 1,859 active cases in Austria, down 100 from Wednesday. Recovered are since the outbreak of the epidemic 637,909 people, within the past 24 hours 159 recovered. On the other hand, the…

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Starting next Monday, Corona vaccination will be possible in Vienna even without a vaccination appointment. As Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced via broadcast, this vaccination campaign will take place from July 5 to 11 and will be carried out with the Astra-Zeneca vaccine. “After the vaccine from AstraZeneca has also proven to be very effective against the delta variant of the Corona virus and the National Vaccination Panel has recommended a shortening of the interval between the two vaccinations from twelve to four weeks, we will also follow this…

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Starting today, Austria implements COVID 19 relaxations – here are the rules for a carefree summer. Tested, recovered vaccinated – many things only with 3 GGreen passport: in gastronomy, tourism, leisure businesses (e.g. gyms), theaters, cinemas, schools, at events with more than 100 people and trade fairs or congresses, visitors must prove one of the 3 Gs. The age limit is raised to 12 years.Finally the night gastronomy is allowed to open againBars, clubs and discos: the clubs that have been closed since mid-March 2020 unlock from today. “Dancing and…

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With July 1, there are not only Corona relaxations, but also numerous changes that will put pressure on the Austrians’ wallets in the future. From Thursday, the mask obligation is history in many places, the Corona curfew in pubs will be lifted, the minimum distance is no longer and the square meter restrictions in retail will also be dropped. With 3-G rule can finally be celebrated and danced into the night again. But the Corona relaxations aren’t the only thing that will be new starting July 1. With this date…

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The Vienna Corona Summit with Mayor Michael Ludwig and high-ranking experts was eagerly awaited on Wednesday. After all, Ludwig had expressed extreme skepticism in advance (due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant) about the broad opening steps taken by the federal government – putting it on the line that Vienna will not support all opening measures. “The health care crisis is not over yet. I see it differently than some politicians in Austria,” Ludwig explained. “The virus doesn’t take a vacation. In comparable countries, a strong dynamic…

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