Category: Austrian News

On Friday, new infections in Austria topped the 3,000 mark for the first time in three months – and the same was true on Saturday. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants rose from 175.6 to 207.8 within a week. At the beginning of February, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober named an incidence of 200 as the upper limit above which the lockdown would have to be tightened again throughout Austria. At the government’s talks scheduled for Monday with experts, opposition and provincial governors, no decisions would thus be pending for the…

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Starting Monday, Vorarlberg as a model region wants to open the gastronomy also in indoor areas, events up to 100 people should be possible again. Nationwide, children and young people are to be allowed to play sports outdoors again from March 15. Against these plans speak the infection numbers. After already reaching nearly 3,000 new infections on Thursday, the 3,000 mark was surpassed for the first time in three months on Friday with 3,126 new infections. The 7-day incidence yesterday was 199.17. In early February, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober cited…

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Schools saw a slight decrease in the number of positive Corona self-tests compared to the previous week. Overall, of the 1.5 million tests (previous week: 1.4 million), 1,188 indicated infection (previous week: 1,247). Among the 1.1 million students, 810 received a positive rapid test result, and among teaching and administrative staff, 378 did. Currently, 15 of the 5,800 schools are in Distance Learning due to clustered coronavirus infections, the Ministry of Education told APA. Since the beginning of the summer semester, schools have resumed face-to-face classes. Elementary school students sit…

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3,126 new infections with the coronavirus have been added in Austria in 24 hours. Thus, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health reported on Friday the second highest value this year. On January 14, with numerous subsequent reports, 3,510 positive tests had been registered. Meanwhile, the number of hospital patients rose again to over 1,600, two weeks ago it was under 1,300. 348 patients were in intensive care units on Friday, 33 more infected died. Most new infections were reported in Vienna with 969, 632 were in…

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Also on Thursday, the number of new infections increased again during the week. From Wednesday to Thursday, there are 2,997 new infections in Austria. Compared to Thursday of the previous week, there are 673 more infections. Thus, the 7-day incidence also increases significantly. The last time there was a similarly high value in Austria was December 9, 2020, with 2,932 new infections within 24 hours. In addition, there are 22 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. In hospitals, there are 23 fewer patients in normal wards, but 14 new…

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The Corona numbers in Austria remain at a high level! Although the number of new infections on Monday (March 8) was below 2,000, but yesterday (Tuesday) was again a significant increase with 2,411 cases. And the trend of high numbers continues on Wednesday. The Dashboard of the Health Ministry shows that in the last 24 hours a total of 2,528 new infections and 19 deaths were recorded throughout Austria. Also, the number of Corona patients in hospitals has increased by 17, but the number of patients in intensive care units…

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On May 20, 2021 the Austrian-Filipino Vincent Bueno will be representing Austria at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with his power ballad “Amen”. He was internally selected by the Austrian broadcaster ORF for Eurovision 2020, but after the cancellation of last year’s contest, the broadcaster has decided to give him a new opportunity to sing for Europe. Vincent will sing in the second semifinal (first half) on Thursday, May 20, 2021, for the ticket to the grand final on May 22 – to be seen live on ORF 1. The official…

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The British coronavirus mutation (B.1.1.7) is now the dominant variant in Vienna. According to the medical crisis team, around 70 percent of infection cases are currently attributable to this type, it said Tuesday. There are also “16 active cases” of the South African mutation (B.1.351), it said. So far, a total of 97,146 coronavirus infections have been reported in Vienna, according also to a dispatch from the crisis management team. Of these, 374 positive tests were added to the past 24 hours – although this also includes 22 follow-up reports…

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Katharina Reich, chief medical officer at the Ministry of Health, and Maria Paulke-Korinek, head of the vaccination department, today concretized the further vaccination schedule. According to the details, 470,000 and 124,000 doses of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines will be delivered to Biontech and Pfizer and Moderna, respectively, in March. In addition, there will be 350,000 AstraZeneca doses. All of these are to be vaccinated as soon as possible. The first shipment of the vector vaccine from manufacturer Johnson & Johnson is expected in the second quarter, if approved by the European…

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