Category: Austrian News

On Monday, the churches and religious societies, in consultation with Minister of Culture Susanne Raab, extended the previously applicable Corona agreement: analogous to the generally applicable curfew restrictions in the lockdown, public religious services will be suspended for the time being until the end of the first week of February. How it continues after that, will be agreed according to the then valid new general regulations, it said on Monday afternoon in a dispatch of the ministry. As is already the case, however, the churches remain open for personal prayers.…

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Starting January 25, people will have to wear FFP2 masks in shops and public transport. But how much will they cost in the supermarket? The “hard” lockdown in Austria will remain in force until February 8 due to the still too high infection numbers and the spread of the British coronavirus variant B117. In order to be able to contain the spread of the virus in the country further and to be able to sink the Corona numbers, the government sets thereby also on the FFP2 mask! From January 25,…

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Lockdown is being extended. In Tyrol, classes will not resume until after the semester break. The trade will remain closed until February 8. After it became clear that the much more contagious mutated coronavirus had arrived in Austria, it was ultimately predictable that the planned end of the lockdown on January 25 would not be met. Although the prolongation of the exceptional situation is an imposition for large parts of the population, especially for students and their parents. Kurz makes it clear that the new measures were not a matter…

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Austria will remain in lockdown for even longer: as the government confirmed at a press conference on Sunday morning, the lockdown will remain in place until at least February 7 and will not end on January 24 as originally planned. Also come further tightening such as a FFP2 mask obligation. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) argued the extension is due to the spread of the British variant of the virus, which is likely to be much more contagious than the current form. “We still have two to three tough months ahead…

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The actual sales prices of the FFP2 masks, which are mandatory to be worn by customers as well in retail stores as of January 25, are still open.The federal government announced that these will be sold by supermarket chains at cost price. This was confirmed by representatives of Spar, Lidl, Hofer and Rewe on Sunday when asked by APA. But how high the price will be, is still open. That depends on the procurement costs, because it is still ordered. In any case, there will be enough masks. Many trading…

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The second round of mass testing in Vienna will end today. The result: few people tookthe chance to be tested. Today, Sunday, the second round of Corona mass testing ends in Vienna. Although the three test sites Stadthalle, Marxhalle and Messe Wien are still open until 11 p.m., it is already clear that far fewer people took advantage of the opportunity this time than during the first round in early December.Just over 109,000 testsThe capacity in the mass tests this time was designed for 900,000 examinations. So far, as of…

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Tomorrow the city of Vienna launches the city’s pre-registration platform. In a few steps you can register there for the Corona vaccination. However, there are no dates yet. Tomorrow, Monday, 18 January 2021 starts the pre-announcement and registration platform announced by the city for the Covid-19 vaccination in Vienna. Starting at 10 a.m., the Viennese can register online for a Corona vaccination at impfservice.wien. However, pre-registration by telephone is also possible at the health telephone 1450 (0 to 24 o’clock). The registration for the Corona vaccination takes only a few…

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After intensive consultations with states, experts and social partners, Austria’s federal government has decided to extend the “hard” lockdown. Specifically, the country is not to be “opened up” gradually from January 24, as originally planned, but only after February 7. The planned steps in detail: From January 25, the distance rule will be extended from one to two meters. This will apply to people who do not live in the same household.FFP-2 masks will be compulsory to wear in public transport and for customers in retail outlets. These are to…

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Late night new information leaked via APA: First opening from February 8, FFP2 masks mandatory and 2 meters distance. Official announcements from the Federal Government will be aired today, Sunday at 11.00 AM in almost all Austrian public and private TV News programs. The lockdown, which was in effect until January 24, will be extended until February 7. This is the result of negotiations between the provincial governors and the federal government on Saturday evening, as APA learned from negotiators’ circles. After that, it will be opened gradually, gastronomy, hotel…

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