Category: Austrian News

Since Monday, retailers and body-related service providers have been open again. On Tuesday, it was announced that measures to contain the South African mutation in Tyrol will be strengthened. As of Friday, people are only allowed to leave Tyrol with a negative test result. The events are coming thick and fast. How the openings affect the new infections will only be seen in a few days. The daily new infections are nevertheless too high. From Tuesday to Wednesday, slightly more cases were registered again, with 1,469 infections. 43 more deaths…

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From Monday to Tuesday, 1,197 new infections were recorded Austria-wide. So far, there have been 426,093 positive test results in Austria. As of today (Feb. 9, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,071 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 404,676 have recovered. This is according to a release from the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Health. Currently, 1,593 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus. Of these, 285 are being cared for in intensive care units. The new infections are divided…

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In the past week, the number of Corona vaccinations has increased again. As of Sunday, at least 212,062 people have been vaccinated.The number of Corona vaccinations increased again last week. Up to and including Sunday, 80,852 new vaccinations were entered into the E-vaccination record. Thus, the vaccinations have again reached the level before the vaccination kink at the end of January and even exceeded it slightly. In total, at least 212,062 people had been vaccinated by Sunday, which corresponds to a vaccination coverage of 2.38 percent of the population. In…

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The number of Corona vaccinations increased again last week. Up to and including Sunday, 80,852 new vaccinations were entered in the E-vaccination certificate. In total, at least 212,062 people had been vaccinated by Sunday, which corresponds to a vaccination coverage of 2.38 percent of the population. In fact, it is somewhat more, because the registrations are partly delayed. The majority of the 80,852 from the previous week, namely 55,269, have received persons who had already previously received a first vaccination dose now and were “fully immunized” with the second dose.…

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These are the latest Corona numbers on the first day of the light lockdown. The hard lockdown ended yesterday after six weeks. The 1,000 COVID 19 infection mark was narrowly missed today, Monday, with 1,057 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours. 20 people have died with or from the coronavirus. So far, there have been 424,896 positive test results in Austria. As of today (February 8, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,032 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 403,302 have recovered. Currently, 1,571 people…

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Starting today, 8 February, almost all business establishments in Austria will open their portals (except restaurant, hotels and indoor sports). Each customer should have 20 square meters of space in stores. For six weeks, 22,500 stores nationwide remained down. Today, all of them – with strict Corona rules – are allowed to open up again: Mask. Every customer must wear FFP2 protectionDistance. At least two meters from the next person.20 m². Each person must observe 20 square meters distance from the other.This requirement is easy to meet in small stores.…

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Monday marks the end of the third lockdown in Austria. However, strict rules still apply indoors and in public places. In indoor and outdoor public places, a minimum distance of two meters instead of one meter must be maintained. Where previously mouth-nose protection had to be worn, FFP2 is now mandatory, for example in closed rooms in public places or at funerals. From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., private living quarters may only be left for the known reasons such as “mental recreation.” Private meetings of up to four adults…

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To date, there have been 423,839 positive test results in Austria. As of today (February 7, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,012 people have died and 402,053 have recovered from the effects of Corona virus nationwide. Currently, 1,560 people are receiving hospital care due to Corona virus. Of these, 290 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the provinces since yesterday’s announcement: Burgenland: 34 Carinthia: 115 Lower Austria: 308 Upper Austria: 110 Salzburg: 83 Styria: 151 Tyrol: 88 Vorarlberg: 56 Vienna: 372 source: sozialministerium.at

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On Monday, Austria takes its first easing steps. On Saturday, there are1,333 new infections with the coronavirus and 21 new deaths. As reported by the Ministry of Interior in its daily report, there have been 1,333 new infections with the coronavirus throughout Austria in the past 24 hours. There are also 21 new deaths, as well as a reduction of -18 in normal wards and -4 in intensive care units. The AGES Covid-19 dashboard draws its data exclusively from the Epidemiologic Reporting Registry (EMS) and is updated once daily, at…

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