Category: Austrian News

From Thursday to Friday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This means that the numbers are once again below 100, which is the fourth time this week that there were fewer than 100. In addition, fewer than 200 patients had to be treated in hospitals on Friday for the first time in months. Exactly 197 Covid 19 infected persons were in hospitals. Three deathsSince the start of the pandemic, there have already been more than 650,000 positive test results in Austria – exactly 650,016 people were thus already…

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The spread of the variant first discovered in India is already at 25 percent in Austria. In a few weeks, it could already be credited with most new infections. The so-called delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, is also spreading rapidly in Austria. Virologist Andreas Bergthaler estimates that, based on AGES figures from the previous week, this mutation now accounts for 25 percent of new infections. In a few weeks, the delta variant could dominate 90 percent of case incidence. Bergthaler pointed out, however, that there are…

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A cell phone signature is required to access the Green Passport. In the Vienna City Hall, there is now a dedicated point of contact for the issuance, thereby no pre-registration is necessary. With a cell phone signature, access is possible not only to numerous official applications, but also to the Green Passport. For this reason, a rush of signature applications is expected at Vienna City Hall, for example. In order to cushion this, a contact point has now been opened there, where cell phone signatures can be issued without prior…

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First, the 90-plus seniors in the retirement homes were vaccinated. Then it was the turn of the high-risk and at-risk patients. Then, one by one, the 70-plus, 60-plus, 50-plus and 40-plus age cohorts followed. In between, the company vaccinations were released – here appointments were given without regard to age. The 12- to 17-year-olds already get their jabs as part of the parent-child vaccination program, and everyone between the ages of 18 and 30 will soon be able to get their jabs with Johnson&Johnson at vaccination parties – “heite.at” reported.…

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 77 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 10,697 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 217 people are receiving hospital treatment for coronavirus, 70 of whom are in intensive care units. 7-day incidence according to AGES at 10.5According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of new infections with the coronavirus in…

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The delta variant, which is already causing stricter Corona measures again in many countries, is also spreading in Austria. As many as 361 cases of the more contagious variant have already been detected in Austria. A week ago, there had been only 71 cases. Austria-wide, 117 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were also reported on Wednesday. This is below the average of the past seven days, where 120 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population continued to decline and now stands at 9.5 cases. In addition, two…

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From Monday to Tuesday, there were 58 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (117 cases), this is a significant minus of 59 cases. This also brings the 7-day incidence down to 9.88, below 10 for the first time since August 12. In the past 24 hours, there have been four new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. In addition, there were 158 new recoveries, also bringing the number of active cases down to 2,521. There were also 38,208 PCR tests performed from Monday to Tuesday, resulting…

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The Austrian national team is through to the last 16 of the European Football Championship. The ÖFB eleven won its third European Championship match against Ukraine 1-0. Austria match tickerAustria’s national team is in the knockout phase of a European Football Championship for the first time in history. The ÖFB team celebrated a 1-0 victory over Ukraine in Bucharest on Monday thanks to a goal from Christoph Baumgartner (21st), finishing in second place in Group C. Their opponents in the last 16 at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday (9 p.m.…

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Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, there will also be vaccination appointments for 12- to 19-year-olds in Vienna. This was stated on Twitter by the spokesman for City Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Initially, it was said that the vaccination appointments for parent-child vaccination should already be available from today. This will also significantly increase the rate of first-time vaccinations for young people. As Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) explained today (Monday), 6.3 percent of 12- to 15-year-olds have currently already been vaccinated with a first dose. Among 16- to 25-year-olds, the figure…

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