Category: Austrian News

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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On Friday, 3,895 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. So far, 9,200 people across Austria have died as a result of the viral disease. So far, there have been 530,288 positive test results in Austria. As of today (March 26, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 9,200 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 486,088 have recovered. Currently, 2,151 people are undergoing hospitalization for Corona virus. Of these, 463 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the provinces since yesterday’s announcement: Burgenland:…

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▶ In districts with 7-day incidence above 400, immediate measures to prevent further spread will be taken in the future. Restrictions will apply to entries into Austria and testing offers will be further expanded. In its Friday Edition, KRONE.AT presents the present CORONA TRAFFIC LIGHT in Austria. BLUE – EXIT TEST NEEDED Green – VORALRBERG Since March 15, there are opening steps here. In compliance with the respective measures are possible indoors and outdoors:▶ Gastronomy & culture (with entrance tests).▶ Extracurricular youth education and youth work (indoors with tests).▶ Sports…

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From April 1 to 6, Corona measures will be tightened in the provinces of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. All regulations of the Easter lockdown in Eastern Austria at a glance. Eastern Austria goes into Easter lockdownThe federal government agreed Wednesday evening with the three eastern provinces of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland on stricter measures to contain the Corona pandemic. The details of the tightening measures announced by state governors Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP), Michael Ludwig and Hans Peter Doskozil (both SPÖ) together with Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Grüne): Exit…

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24 March 2021 – Thursday – The Corona situation in Austria has been tense for weeks. And there is no sign of it easing any time soon: experts are forecasting an increase to an average of 4,100 new infections per day by the middle of next week. According to the experts, on March 31, there would already be 4,500 new cases. A seven-day incidence of 328 per 100,000 inhabitants is also expected then. It’s a similar story with forecasts for intensive care units: In two weeks, 630 Covid 19 patients…

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Exit restrictions, extended FFP2 mask requirements, commuter controls and more: corona measures for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will be tightened from April 1 to 6. Further readjustments are not excluded. The governors of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) and Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), as well as Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Grüne), hope to be able to curb the number of infections with the coronavirus, and in particular with its British mutant, after a marathon of negotiations with stricter measures – a “cool down,”…

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The Corona situation continues to worsen – especially in eastern Austria. There, new measures are expected to be announced before the end of Wednesday. As the figures from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health show, they are also necessary. Vienna and Lower Austria recorded significant increases in intensive care patients. Austria-wide, the number of patients in intensive care units rose by ten to 447 since Tuesday. Authorities also reported 3,289 new infections. In the federal capital, eight intensive care patients have been added since Tuesday. Thus,…

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