Category: Austrian News

As of Tuesday, all schools will no longer require students to wear masks at their seats. This was announced by ÖVP Education Minister Heinz Faßmann and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) in a press release on Saturday. However, masks must still be worn in the rest of the school building. The lifting is justified with the small infection occurrence and/or the analogous regulation in the gastronomy trade. At the elementary schools there is already no mask requirement at the seat. This regulation will now be extended to the rest of…

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The number of new infections in Austria continues to decline. Yesterday, with 216 new infections, the average of the past seven days (289) was significantly undercut. And vaccination is also progressing: more than two million Austrians are now fully immunized against the coronavirus, and more than four million people have been vaccinated for the first time. “I am very pleased that the vaccination program is picking up speed,” said Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein. From yesterday to today, 200 new infections were reported in Austria. This is the lowest 24-hour figure…

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More than two million Austrians (2,011,639) are fully immunized against coronavirus. That’s more than 25 percent of the current vaccine-eligible population, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) announced on Twitter. When added to the total population, this means 22.6 percent are now fully immunized. “I am very pleased that the vaccination program is gaining speed,” the minister said. Burgenland has the most people fully immunized (25.9 percent). This is followed by Tyrol with 24.6 percent, Carinthia with 23.6 percent, Vorarlberg with 23.3 percent, Vienna with 22.7 percent, Lower Austria with 22.3…

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From Thursday to Friday, there were 216 new Corona infections in Austria. In addition, two deaths related to the virus were reported. To date, there have been 648,187 positive test results in Austria. Across Austria, 10,652 people have died as a result of the Corona virus and 633,105 have recovered. Currently, 343 people are in hospital care due to corona virus, 99 of whom are in intensive care units. The new infections in the provincesBurgenland: 2Carinthia: 8Lower Austria: 28Upper Austria: 31Salzburg: -7 (data correction)Styria: 13Tyrol: 30Vorarlberg: 8Vienna: 103 — source:…

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The electronic Green Passport by means of QR code has started its operation today. However, as the Ministry of Health informed APA, the digital creation and retrieval of certificates with EU-compliant QR codes has started for the time being only for recovered and tested persons, but not yet for vaccinated persons. The retrieval via Gesundheit.gv.at also did not work at first. The official test results produced, for example, by test roads or pharmacies were already produced in the EU-compliant format and initially still sent by mail or SMS, but already…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 283 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (282), this is one less new infection. In addition, there is one new death related to a Covid 19 infection. In Styria, there is one fewer death due to data adjustment. In Austrian hospitals, the situation continues to ease. There are eight fewer patients in normal wards and six fewer patients in intensive care units. So far, there have been 647,971 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,650 people across Austria…

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The city is unlocking 223,200 more vaccination appointments today. Workers and employees with customer contact and people 50 and older can now book an appointment. Additional vaccination appointments are available for health care professionals and care providers. 121,000 of those are for Category 3 workers who have face-to-face customer contact, regardless of age, but have structural protection available – so bank tellers or ticket sellers, for example. Another 76,000 appointments are for those who are vaccinated according to age ranking, and that is now available from 50 instead of 55…

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Infection figures in Austria continue to decline sharply, and “rapid progress” is being made in vaccination. For Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein, “with these positive developments, nothing stands in the way of opening steps.” Today, the Corona measures are further relaxed. Instead of two meters distance applies again only one meter, the curfew is moved from previously 22.00 clock to midnight. More customers may be admitted in retail and leisure businesses. Cultural events can be held at 75 percent capacity (instead of the previous 50). In outdoor areas, the mask is…

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Today, the curfew still ends at 10 p.m., from tomorrow, Thursday, it’s then: until midnight!The minimum distance will be halved to one meter, the occupancy rate for cultural institutions will be raised from 50 to 75 percent and the mask and distance requirement for gatherings of up to eight people will be lifted. Meetings are permitted inside with eight adults plus children, outside 16 adults plus children.Retailers and museums need 20 square feet of space per customer today, starting tomorrow, only 10.The mask obligation for events and meetings outside will…

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