Category: Austrian News

The delta variant of the coronavirus, originally discovered in India, has now also been detected in Vienna in larger numbers. Currently, there are 22 confirmed cases, as a spokesperson for the crisis management team reported today. For the most part, these are already longer ago. However, there are also still 35 suspected cases where sequencing has not yet been completed. Of the 22 confirmed cases, only five people are still currently ill, it said. Returned from travelsIn those individuals who were infected with the delta mutation some time ago, the…

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The Corona situation in Austria continues to remain at a low level. Only 112 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours. The number of Corona cases in Austria continues to remain at a low level. A look at the new infections in the last seven days shows a stable development: 279 cases on June 7, 243 on the 8th, 366 on the 9th, 283 on the day of the relaxations (June 10), 216 on the 11th, 200 on the 12th and 233 on yesterday’s Sunday. And today, Monday,…

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The Corona situation in Austria continues to ease. The number of new infections is decreasing. Yesterday, the lowest 24-hour figure in nine months was reported at 200 new infections. Vaccination is also progressing: more than two million Austrians are now fully immunized against the corona virus, and more than four million people have been vaccinated for the first time. There was a slight increase again from yesterday to today: 233 new infections were reported. However, this is still below the average of 260 positive test results over the past seven…

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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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