Category: Austrian News

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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Starting Monday, stricter rules will also apply to supermarkets as part of the opening up of the retail sector. In the future, 20 square meters of space must be available per customer, instead of the previous ten square meters. Because of the principle of equality, the same rules must apply to all retailers, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The tightening therefore affects all retailers, not just those that are allowed to reopen on Monday after the longer closure break. Body-oriented service providers, such as hairdressers, are…

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At the end of the week, the number of new infections is again slightly lower than in previous days. The lockdown is over on Monday and at the end of the week, the new infection numbers go down at least a little bit. After there were more than 1,500 new infections in the past days, there are 1,388 new Corona infections in Austria from Thursday to Friday. In addition, there are 37 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. There are 32 fewer Corona patients in normal hospital wards, though…

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The new ordinance comes into force on Monday and is valid for the time being until February 17. Curfew: One is allowed to go out during the day between 6 and 20 o’clock. Exceptions: In case of danger to life, limb or property, family obligations, to cover basic needs, for educational purposes, walks or for “unpostponable official appointments,” people are allowed to leave their homes at night. Private contacts: Now a maximum of two households are allowed to meet again – four adults with a maximum of six children requiring…

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To date, there have been 419,801 positive test results in Austria. As of today (February 04, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 7,936 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 397,910 have recovered. Currently, 1,638 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to Corona virus, and of these, 298 of the ill are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 38Carinthia: 142Lower Austria: 238Upper Austria: 195Salzburg: 142Styria: 283Tyrol: 125Vorarlberg: 55Vienna: 300 source: gesundheitsministerium.at

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COVID 19 tests are to be extended in general, but mainly for certain groups. Teachers, kindergarten staff, people with direct contact with customers, workers in warehouse logistics (without the possibility of distance) and people who work in party communication in administrative authorities and administrative courts must show a negative test every seven days. If they cannot, they must wear an FFP2 mask. Analogous regulations have existed in hospitals and nursing homes for some time. The ordinance creates more opportunities in the leisure sector. Museums, art galleries, cultural exhibition halls, libraries,…

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