Category: Austrian News

Vienna extends the Corona-related Easter lockdown: Until April 11, retail, hairdressers & Co. remain closed, according to information from daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung”. The announcement has been confirmed likewise by the Austrian Press Agency. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) had already announced the extension in advance – in the video conference Monday afternoon with Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), the decision was now fixed. Ludwig followed the unanimous opinion of experts that there was no way around tougher measures to bring the situation in the intensive care units back under control.…

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29 March 2021 – There are also 2,758 new recoveries and 19 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Sunday to Monday, there are 3,076 new corona infections in Austria. Monday is always a good guide for the course of infections in the following week. And here it can be seen that today’s Monday value is significantly higher compared to the previous week (2,412). The last time there was a similarly high Monday value was on November 23, 2020 (3,145). However, because there are again fewer new recoveries than…

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Health Minister Anschober presents the regulation for the Lockdown East on Monday. If it stays with the last draft, the regulations will be a very strict one! The numbers are rising and rising. Therefore, more and more doubt that the so-called “Easter rest” in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will actually last only from April 1 to 6 and expect a tougher lockdown: from Saturday to Sunday alone, there were 2,679 new infections, the number of deaths rose by 25 to 9,256. The details of the lockdwon rules: Personal meetings…

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In the last 24 hours, Corona numbers in Austria rose in the 2,679 new infections. Vienna had the most new corona cases, with more than 800, while Vorarlberg had the fewest, with 55 new infections. Corona map of AustriaWithin 24 hours, 2,679 new corona virus infections have been reported in Austria as of Sunday morning. In addition, 25 infected people died, bringing the Corona death toll since the beginning of the pandemic to 9,256. Intensive care units in the East continued to see slight increases in occupancy rates, while declines…

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The Corona numbers rise and rise, the Austrian government reacts with an “Easter rest” for the eastern region. This means a kind of hard short lockdown for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. From April 1 applies here: Hard curfew around the clock with the few known exceptions, stores except for those to cover the necessary necessities of life will be closed, FFP2 obligation comes in the office, in indoor spaces with more than one person and outdoors with crowds and there are strict entry controls. Gastro opening is canceled, hotels…

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In Vienna on Saturday, those who are 75 years and older have been called to book an appointment for a Corona vaccination. People registered with the vaccination service received a letter and SMS info that they can now register for immunization. In addition, all previously self-registered high-risk patients between the ages of 60 and 74 were informed that they can book a vaccination appointment starting next Wednesday. A total of 77,500 appointments will be available from April. 57,500 doses of vaccine have been made available for the 75 and older…

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New infections continue to rise and the predicted 4,000 new infections may not be far off. From Friday to Saturday, there are 3,498 new Corona infections in Austria. There are also 31 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. Since there are “only” 2,876 new recoveries, the number of active cases also increases to 35,591. The 7-day incidence also increases to 251.05. Currently, 2,156 people are receiving hospital care for Corona virus. Of these, 504 are being cared for in intensive care units. Eastern Austria locks down over Easter –…

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Gargle PCR tests for all VienneseThe PCR tests are free of charge and can be performed at home. Samples can now be dropped off at all Rewe locations. “Alles gurgelt” in Vienna is not open to allThe pilot project was launched at the end of January. In the meantime, 5,500 participating companies with more than 330,000 employees have already signed up. Now the city and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce have rolled out the test offer further. For this purpose, the capacities of the laboratory partner Lifebrain and the levy…

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Between Friday last week and this Thursday, 1.7 million “Nasenbohrertest” (nose-picking tests) were conducted at schools, and 1,405 were positive, according to the Ministry of Education. Since the previous week, schools have been testing not just twice but three times a week to detect Sars-CoV-2 infections. However, in Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the first Friday test was cancelled because of the state holiday. 1,405 Corona rapid tests at schools positiveAmong those cases identified by rapid antigen test between last Friday and this Thursday, the majority were schoolchildren (1,130). Another…

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