Category: Austrian News

From Saturday to Sunday, there were 452 new Corona infections in Austria. This brings the 7-day incidence to 36.38. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid-19 infection. The number of active cases thus continues to rise – to 5,383 now. Similar numbers of cases were last recorded at the end of May. In the past 24 hours, 57,370 new PCR tests were performed, keeping the positive rate steady at about 0.83 percent. Currently, 121 patients are undergoing inpatient treatment for covid disease. That’s two more than Saturday,…

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Starting Monday, August 2, 2021, people will be able to get vaccinated without prior registration at eight more locations spread throughout Vienna. In the eight new vaccination containers, vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson vaccines will then be possible for people over the age of 18 and from Biontech/Pfizer for people between the ages of 12 and 18. This significantly expands the offer of low-threshold vaccinations without prior registration and is now possible at a total of 11 locations plus the vaccination weeks at the Austria Center Vienna. Vaccination box on…

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In Austria, 538 new Corona infections have been reported from Friday to Saturday. This is higher than the seven-day average of 445, but the number of Covid 19 patients in hospitals remained constant and there was again no Sars Cov 2 death. However, the seven-day incidence rose to 34.9 cases per 100,000 population. The day before, it was 32.8, according to the Ministry of Health and Interior. On Saturday, 5292 were actively infected with Corona, 108 more than on Friday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence currently remains Salzburg…

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60 percent of the population have received their first partial vaccination. After 52,491 vaccinations were administered on Friday, 5,287,726 have received at least the first sting (59.2 percent of the population), according to E-vaccine passport data. 4,565,629, or 51.1 percent of Austrians, are already fully immunized. According to Friday’s figures, the first-ever vaccination rate is highest in Burgenland, at 66.6 percent. Seven-day incidence is also lowest there. In Lower Austria, 62.1 percent of the population is vaccinated, and in Styria, 59.6 percent. After Tyrol (58.8), Vorarlberg (57.7), Vienna (57.1), Carinthia…

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30. Juli 2021 – From Thursday to Friday, there were 514 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (392 cases), this is an increase of 122 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 32.91. In addition, there is no new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 5,184 with 368 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 76,894 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.67 percent. There are currently 119 patients in Austrian hospitals, two fewer than…

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Anyone landing at an Austrian airport from the Netherlands, Spain or Cyprus as of Aug. 3 will have to be extra vigilant – according to an amendment to the entry regulation. At the airport, proof must be provided that one has been fully vaccinated, has recovered from a Corona infection in the past 90 days, or has tested negative for PCR. If none of these proofs can be provided, “registration shall be made and a molecular biology test shall be performed immediately at the airport,” the amendment states. If “due…

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On Thursday, 53,386 vaccinations were carried out in Austria in the last 24 hours – which means that 50.1 percent of the total population has already been fully vaccinated. 503 new infections were reported by the relevant ministries. This is above the previous seven-day average of 401; the seven-day incidence was 31.4 cases per 100,000 population. According to E-vaccine passport data, 5,264,597 people have received at least partial vaccination (58.9 percent of the population). 4,479,543, or 50.1 percent of Austrians, are fully immunized. The vaccination coverage rate is highest in…

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The major topic of the “Sommerministerrat” on Thursday was the fight against the Corona pandemic. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stressed that unvaccinated people will sooner or later contract the Corona virus and appealed to be vaccinated. There had also been an exchange of views on possible booster vaccinations, Kurz said at the Thursday noon press conference. “There is not yet a clear opinion from experts on boosters,” the chancellor said. However, he said, one is prepared to carry out booster vaccinations in autumn. At the summer council of ministers, the federal…

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Over 5,000 active cases for the first time since early June. In addition, there was no new death related to Covid-19. From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 503 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (452 cases), this is an increase of 51 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 31.54. By comparison, a month ago, on June 29, there were 29 new infected people in a 24-hour period. In addition, there is no new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases rises…

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