Category: Austrian News

The mask obligation in the open air on busy squares comes, as Viennese Mayor Michael Ludwig has announced. Today the starting signal falls at five places within the city. In these five places, every passerby must wear an FFP2 mask starting today:▶ Danube Canal▶ Karlsplatz▶ Museumsquartier▶ Schwedenplatz▶ Stephansplatz. The beautiful weather ensures that these places in the fresh air have been literally stormed during the past days. This gives the government a headache in view of the rising Corona numbers. In addition to the “Easter rest” in eastern Austria, which…

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For the second day in a row, a slight decrease in the number of Corona intensive care patients has been recorded within the past 24 hours. Unchanged at too high a level, however, were the new infections on Thursday (as of 9:30 a.m.): 3363 new cases were reported. A week ago, there had been 3124. There was a decrease in patients in both normal and intensive care units within the past 24 hours. In normal wards, 17 fewer people were treated, while in intensive care units there were nine fewer…

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Vienna is preparing for the lockdown. Police will now also check the city’s borders during the Easter lockdown. The federal government’s legal information system (RIS) on Tuesday published the ordinance, which will go into effect on Maundy Thursday. From April 1, Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will be largely shut down. In the federal capital, the lockdown will apply up to and including April 11. Since the lockdown now applies regionally and has not been extended to the entire country, Vienna will also control its city limits more strictly from…

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There are also 31 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there are 3,687 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (3,289), the 7-day incidence thus also increases again. In addition, there are 31 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. In domestic hospitals, there are six more people in normal wards and four fewer people in intensive care units. There are also “only” 3,300 new recoveries. This brings the number of active cases to 35,774. Meanwhile, Austria has received an offer from…

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The Bundesrat blocked Corona measures such as retail entry tests on Tuesday evening, meaning they cannot take effect for another two months. All appeals by Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) failed to change the minds of the SPÖ and FPÖ. Only the Burgenland federal councillors of the Social Democrats did not join the blockade. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), meanwhile, hopes to find a joint lockdown solution together with Lower Austria and Vienna. On ORF’s “Report,” he made it indirectly clear that he considers it pointless for only Vienna to…

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During the lockdown in the Eastern provinces of austria (Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgendland) police plan to step up compliance with Corona measures. Exit controls and focus operations are planned. From Thursday, 0 o’clock, the Easter lockdown applies in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. The police will be on duty nationwide over the holidays with 4,500 officers per day. There will be increased controls, especially in the eastern region. There may be focal actions at neuralgic points, such as places where many people gather in a confined space. Exits from…

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Social media users were unanimous: a strong earthquake was felt in Austria on Tuesday. According to (Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik) ZAMG, a “strong earthquake” with a magnitude of 4.7 occurred in the Neunkirchen area south of Vienna on Tuesday evening. The tremors at 6:25 p.m. were clearly felt in the area of the epicenter, according to ZAMG. The earthquake was also “felt in large parts of Austria,” including Vienna. In the epicenter, slight building damage was possible, ZAMG said. So far no damage reports after earthquake in Lower AustriaThere…

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There are also 3,439 new recoveries and 33 new deaths related to Covid-19 infection. Still no relief in the Corona numbers: From Monday to Tuesday, 3,001 new infections were counted in Austria. 3,439 people recovered in the same period. Thus, the number of active cases decreased slightly – by 471 to 35,418 cases. A total of 52,594 new PCR tests were performed. The 7-day incidence decreased very slightly to 253.5 cases per 100,000 population. However, the situation in hospitals remains tense. 84 more patients have to be treated in normal…

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24-hour curfew and FFP2 mask in the office. Since Monday it is clear what is allowed and what is not allowed during the Easter holidays. In Vienna (April 1 to 11), Lower Austria and Burgenland (April 1 to 6) there is a 24-hour curfew. People are allowed to leave their private living quarters to go shopping, to work, to care for those in need of support, to avert danger to life and limb, to have contact with parents, children and siblings, for outdoor recreation, to walk the dog and to…

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