Category: Austrian News

The announcement by retailers to sell the FFP2 masks, which will be mandatory in the future, starting today at a price of 59 cents each has led to quite a run at Spar, Rewe (Billa, Merkur, Penny, Bipa, Adeg) and Hofer, the retail companies announced Thursday in response to an APA inquiry. Partially already sold out, it was said by Spar and Rewe. At the same time, it was reassured that enough masks had been ordered. Rewe had 5 million “Filtering Face Piece” masks of protection category 2 already with…

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In Austria, 1,702 new Corona infections were recorded from Wednesday to Thursday. To date, there have been 399,798 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 21, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 7,288 people across Austria have died as a result of the Corona virus and 376,360 have recovered. This is according to a release from the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Health. Currently, 1,946 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus and 340 of the sick are in intensive care units. The new infections are…

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Mask requirement and minimum distance are fixed. As announced by the federal government on Sunday, the new, stricter Corona regulations for the extended lockdown will come into force next Monday (January 25, 2021). Still this Thursday, the main committee in the parliament will deal with the so-called 3rd COVID-19 emergency measures regulation. Due to the 10-day rule, the lockdown will thus be extended until Feb. 3 for the time being. After that, another extension by the main committee is necessary. Provided by the government, the ordinance will be effective including…

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After Hofer also provides the Rewe Group with a price surprise. Already from tomorrow FFP2 masks are to be offered at 59 cents a piece. The new rules of the extended lockdown from January 25 include the increase of the general distance rule from one to two meters as well as the FFP2 mask obligation in retail and public transport. To ensure that everyone can get their hands on such a mask, they will also be available in supermarkets in the future. Today, Wednesday, the discount store Hofer surprised with…

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There are also 1,734 new recoveries and 38 new deaths associated with Covid-19. After Monday’s low numbers and slightly increased numbers again on Tuesday, today’s Wednesday’s value is again higher at 1,671 new infections. Compared to Wednesday of the previous week, the value is lower, but since Saturday, the numbers are rising again every day. However, there are also 1,734 new recovered, so the number of active cases is dropping again, at least during the week. There are also 38 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. Meanwhile, cases of…

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In Vienna, there are precise regulations on how leftover doses of the coronavirus vaccine – for example, in retirement homes – are to be handled. To this end, a waiting list is currently being compiled, on which those willing to be vaccinated can register via the online pre-registration platform.This was explained to the APA by a spokesman for the city’s health councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). The registered ones are prioritized – for example after age or previous illnesses – and then according to the order if necessary spontaneously contacted. Guidelines…

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The end of the CoV lockdown as of February 8 is not guaranteed, according to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP). He said this in an interview with the Puls 4 channel, which was broadcast last night, January 18. Kurz points to the government’s goal of getting to below 700 new infections per day by early February. “Ideally, we have the possibility to set opening steps on Feb. 8. Can we guarantee that? No,” the chancellor said. Kurz said when – after medical personnel and those over 80 – the population over…

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A FFP2 mask obligation for example in the “Öffis”, a minimum distance of in the future two meters in the public area: The Coronavirus rules are tightened starting from 25 January. It is not yet clear how strict the controls will be. At ÖBB, according to a spokesman, the fine-tuning of the controls of the FFP2 mask requirement is still underway. By Wednesday, one could already say more, it was said to wien.ORF.at. The penalty of 40 euros is expected to remain. Currently, the mouth-nose-protection obligation is also checked in…

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Vaccination campaign in Austria has started. According to Minister Anschober, as of Tuesday 140,000 vaccinations have already been carried out. “The roll-out of vaccinations in Austria is making great progress, the tolerability of the vaccine is very good and the willingness to vaccinate is increasing significantly,” Health Minister Rudi Anschober is pleased with the development of the Austrian vaccination campaign. After the official vaccination start last Monday, the daily vaccination numbers are now increasing: already Sunday evening the limit of 100,000 vaccinations was exceeded, Tuesday evening the Ministry of Health…

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