Category: Austrian News

Starting today, Monday, students in Vienna and Lower Austria will also return to classes. Full operations are then scheduled to resume on May 17. It is not yet clear whether Vienna will extend the lockdown again. But one thing is certain: schools in the capital will reopen on Monday. Starting with the fifth grade, classes will be divided. One group will be in school on Monday and Tuesday and in distance learning for three days. The other group has face-to-face classes on Wednesday and Thursday. Elementary and special education students…

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There is a slight improvement to last Sunday’s numbers this Sunday. After 2,076 last week, there are 2,025 new Corona cases in the past 24 hours. The 7-day incidence remains nearly constant at 174.77. The number of active cases drops to 25,737 as there are also 2,471 new recoveries today. There are also 17 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. This brings the death toll since the beginning of the pandemic to 10,087. Currently, 1,786 people are receiving hospital care for the Corona virus. Of these, 522 are being…

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Two million people in Austria will have received at least the first partial vaccination against Corona today, Sunday. Next week, the first delivery of the additional or early Biontech/Pfizer vaccine doses is expected, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) spoke in an announcement of a “vaccination turbo”. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) once again appealed to everyone to “get vaccinated.” “Vaccination is our most important ally against the coronavirus and the pandemic,” Mückstein stressed. The more people who get vaccinated, he said, the sooner the situation in intensive care units will ease…

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The coronavirus continues to spread in Austria, but the number of new infections has now leveled off considerably. There were 2,117 cases on Monday, 2,026 on Tuesday, 2,523 on Wednesday, 2,405 on Thursday and 2,329 on Friday yesterday. And even one day after the opening summit of the federal government, the numbers remain at a stable level. According to the dashboard of AGES and sozialministerium.at, there have again been a total of 2,131 new infections and 15 deaths across Austria in the last 24 hours. This is the situation in…

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The federal government announced on Friday (April 23) the planned opening steps for May. From May 19, restaurants and hotels will be allowed to reopen and cultural and sporting events can take place again. However, only under strict security concepts. However, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz continues to appeal to the population to continue to comply with the measures currently in force until that time and to be careful. These opening steps will apply from May 19The first opening steps are planned from May 19, the Austrian federal government announced on April…

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Which regulations will apply in gastronomy, culture, sports and tourism from May 19. Gastronomy– FFP2 masks are mandatory outside the assigned seating area.– Upon entering, a test must be taken or a valid negative test result, a vaccination certificate or confirmation of a COVID 19 sickness recovery must be shown– Guests must register with their name and contact details upon entry.– A group of guests may include max. 4 adults (+ associated children) indoors and max. 10 adults outdoors– A minimum distance of 2 meters must be kept between the…

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The lockdown period in Austria is ending – under strict security measures. In a press conference at the World Museum on Vienna’s Heldenplatz, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger and the new Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein announced the relaxations on Friday. The top politicians were flanked by MedUni Vice Rector Oswald Wagner. We are summarizing the relaxations and the rules: GastronomyFrom 19 May gastronomy opens both the Schanigärten and the interior areas of the restaurants. A maximum of four people from two different households may…

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The number of active cases drops to 26,555 as there are also 2,700 new recoveries today. There are also 29 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. This means that 10,055 people have died since the start of the pandemic. There are 68 fewer patients in normal wards in Austrian hospitals, and 10 fewer patients in intensive care units. The figures from the provincesVienna: 490Upper Austria: 413Lower Austria: 385Styria: 357Tyrol: 206Vorarlberg: 166Carinthia: 130Salzburg: 129Burgenland: 53 source: sozialministerium.at

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has repeatedly promised simultaneous opening steps for culture, sports, gastronomy and tourism in mid-May. The only question is: When exactly are the doors to cafés, restaurants or hotels in Austria supposed to reopen? When will all schools in the country return to regular operation? And under what conditions? This is what the government’s leaders are discussing this morning with the provinces, municipalities, social partners and experts. Negotiations begin at 11:00 a.m., and the results are to be announced at a press conference starting at 2:00 p.m.…

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