Category: Austrian News

For the first time since August 10. In addition, there are no new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This is the first time there have been under 100 new infections since Aug. 10, 2020. Compared to the previous week (112 cases), it is also a minus of 18 cases. Also the seven-day incidence fell at the beginning of the week with 10.5 Austria-wide only just in double figures, the province with the highest value per 100,000 inhabitants…

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Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) reports a new vaccination milestone. At the same time, he appeals to take vaccination deadlines seriously. As of today, 50 percent of the total population has been vaccinated. This “important milestone in the fight against the pandemic” was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in a press release. 50.14 percent of all people in Austria had received a Corona vaccination. “The pace of Corona vaccinations remains high. So far, we have already been able to carry out around 6.9 million vaccinations and provide more than…

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The federal government announced on Thursday relief in the mask requirement. Where “3G” (access only for vaccinated, tested, recovered) applies, falls from 1 July the mask obligation also indoor. From July 22, mouth-nose protection is to be worn only in public transport and stores of daily use, FFP2 masks only in hospitals and nursing homes. In oe24.tv, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) now held out the prospect of an end to the mandatory wearing of masks in shops and public transport. Until July 22, in any case, mouth-nose protection will have…

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Already from Sunday, in addition to the recoveries, the Corona vaccination records are also available through the Green Passport. Convalescences retrievableSooner than expected, in addition to certificates of Corona tests and recovery from Covid 19 infection, it should also be possible to create and retrieve vaccination certificates with EU-compliant QR codes via gesundheit.gv.at. However, delays could sometimes occur due to the large number of people accessing the platform, a spokeswoman for the department stressed to APA. Vaccination records available earlier than expectedOn Saturday, the department of Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein…

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131 new infections have been registered since Saturday, the Health and Interior Ministries reported Sunday, which is below the average of the past seven days (137). The seven-day incidence continued to shrink, to 10.7 cases per 100,000 population. As of Sunday, there were 2,771 active cases in Austria, down 109 from Saturday. Since the outbreak of the pandemic 636,125 people have recovered, within the past 24 hours there were 239. There has been one death since yesterday, in the seven-day average it was daily 2.7, a total of 10,680. Per…

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In Vienna, it is not ruled out that the far-reaching relaxations of the Corona measures announced by the federal government in the federal capital may be implemented only in a limited form. Relaxations from July 1 in detailA spokesman for Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) confirmed corresponding media reports to the APA on Saturday. One will look closely at the still outstanding ordinance and check whether one tightens here, it said. Relaxations in July not agreed with other federal statesThe more contagious delta variant is causing concern in City Hall, with…

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Good news this weekend in Austria: the “Green Passport” is here! The first retrievable vaccination certificates have already been created. “Heute” reported on Saturday that the Ministry of Health is planning the next expansion stage for the “Green Passport” in Austria for next week. In addition to certificates of Corona tests and recovery from infection, it will then be possible to create and retrieve vaccination certificates with EU-compliant QR codes via the site www.gesundheit.gv.at. According to the Ministry of Health, the changeover is underway and apparently the first vaccination certificates…

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The 136 new infections reported on Saturday are below the average of 151 over the past seven days.The seven-day incidence dropped to 11.9 cases per 100,000 population, the health and interior ministries said. Currently, there are still 2,880 active cases in Austria, down 208 from Friday. Recovered since the outbreak of the epidemic are 635,886 people, within the past 24 hours 342 are considered recovered. Two deaths have occurred since Friday, with a seven-day average of 3.3 daily. In total, the pandemic has claimed 10,679 lives. Per 100,000 population, 120…

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108,017 more vaccinations have been carried out on Thursday. Austria-wide, there were more than 500,000 vaccinations within the past week. In total, according to the E-vaccination data, 4,372,190 have already received at least a partial vaccination, 49.1 percent of the population, 2,375,827 or 26.7 percent of Austrians are already fully immunized, last Friday it was for the first time over 25 percent. The vaccination coverage rate is highest in Lower Austria with 54.1 percent. In Burgenland, 53.8 percent of the population is vaccinated, and in Tyrol, 49.6 percent. After Salzburg…

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