Category: Austrian News

Less than two weeks after the lockdown ended, there has been a massive increase in new infections. On Thursday, 1,967 new infections have become known. According to initial information, a total of 1,967 new infections and 22 deaths have been registered across Austria in the past 24 hours. On Wednesday, 1,735 Corona cases had been reported, and on Tuesday, 1,427. A look back at Thursdays in recent weeks shows a dramatic increase of nearly 20 percent. On Feb. 11, 1,577 new infections were recorded, and on Feb. 4, 1,518. There…

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Coronavirus new infections in Austria continue to rise. On Wednesday, the Interior and Health Ministries reported 1,735 new cases. On average, 1,473 people thus became infected with SARS-CoV-2 every day last week. In addition, 30 more deaths have been registered since Tuesday. Thus, 8,290 people across Austria have already died from or with Covid-19 since the pandemic began. More patients also require intensive medical care. The last time there were this many new infections in Austria was just under four weeks ago. 2,088 were reported on January 22, followed by…

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In the federal capital of Vienna, Corona vaccination of seniors over 80 years of age, the high-risk group, persons with disabilities and employees or workers in high-exposure areas (for example, Covid-19 laboratories) will begin today (Wednesday), the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told APA. The injections are thereby mainly placed in two new Corona vaccination centers, which go into operation today. These are located at Gasgasse 7 -9 in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and at Schrödingerplatz in Donaustadt. In the coming weeks – depending on the quantities of vaccine delivered…

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The number of new infections with SARS-CoV-2 in Austria continues to rise. Since Monday, 1427 new cases have been recorded. On average, 1435 new infected people were thus added every day last week. This is also reflected in the number of hospitalized patients: on Tuesday, 38 more patients had to be treated in hospital than on Monday. For the first time since the end of January, more than 10,000 new cases were recorded within seven days. The last time the weekly average was above this mark was on January 28,…

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On Monday afternoon, the government informed about the current coronavirus situation in Austria after consultations. The federal government extends the lockdown for gastronomy, tourism and the cultural sector until “around Easter”. Expert consultations: No relaxationsA concrete date, when the industries concerned may unlock, was not announced. On March 1, this will be discussed again, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Monday afternoon, after consultations with experts, provinces and the parliamentary parties. Gastro and hotels remain closed until EasterInns and restaurants have been closed to contain the coronavirus since November 2,…

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From Sunday to Monday, there are 1,225 new Corona infections in Austria. This is an increase of 168 cases compared to Monday of the previous week. Thus, the 7-day average also increases. In addition, it is the highest Monday value since January 11. Monday, in particular, provides a good template for infection activity over the course of the week. The number of recovered cases is 1,258, bringing the number of active cases down slightly to 14,034. There are also 10 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. There is an…

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From March 1, free CoV self-tests for home use – the so-called living room tests – will be available in pharmacies. One week after the lockdown was relaxed, record numbers of testing have been achieved, not least because of the now partly mandatory “entrance tests”: in the past seven days alone, 1,522,739 antigen and PCR tests have been carried out, plus schools, APA reports. Up to five of the “living room tests” will be available per person per month starting in March. However, they will not serve as “entry tests”,…

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The situation is stable, but from next week the effect of the lockdown relaxed last Monday will gradually diminish, while at the same time the growing number of mutations will show consequences, analyzed Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens). “Starting next week, we have to assume that this consequential effect will gradually decrease and that the strongly increasing proportion of mutations with a higher risk of infection will lead to a gradual increase in the number of infections in the coming weeks.” This is also indicated by the now slowly rising…

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Corona virus continues to spread in Austria. Over 1,100 new cases were reported in just one day. According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, a total of 1,184 new infections and 16 deaths were registered throughout Austria in the last 24 hours. So far, there have been 433,487 positive test results in Austria. As of February 14 (9:30 a.m.), 8,211 people across Austria have died as a result of the virus and 411,199 have recovered. Currently, 1,311 people are receiving hospital treatment for the Corona virus. Of these, 258…

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