Category: Austrian News

According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, a compulsory FFP2 mask, as in Bavaria, is also “a thought option” in Austria. In the “Ö1 Morgenjournal” Anschober says that the question is where the obligation should be imposed and what capacities there are. That is currently a subject of negotiation, he said. “We are also making very precise short work of this with international health authorities,” says Anschober. He added that we are currently in a key situation with regard to viral mutation. “You can’t do much more in this situation,” says…

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Germany may extend lockdown until Easter because of the British Covid mutation. Now Austria also faces the threat of an extension. Since December 26, Austria has been in its third hard lockdown. And could remain so for even longer. heute.at published the following details: In Germany, the lockdown could last until early April instead of January 31. “If we don’t manage to hold off this British virus, we’ll have a tenfold incidence by Easter,” Merkel told the Bild newspaper. In the Slovakian capital, 50 percent of new infections are already…

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A first large-scale vaccination campaign will take place in Vienna this weekend. Physicians in private practice, their office staff, employees in mobile care, paramedics in emergency services and midwives will receive their first vaccination from January 15 to 18, 2021 at the Messe Wien. In one hall, 14 vaccination lanes will be set up, 11,000 people are expected to receive their vaccination during these days. Registration will take place through the respective organizations. “We want to see how many people we can vaccinate in a short time, if the vaccine…

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To date, there have been 383,833 positive test results in Austria. In the past 24 hours, 1,575 new infections have been registered. As of today (January 12, 2021, 09:30), 6,819 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 357,562 have recovered. Currently, 2,301 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus, and 378 of the infected are in intensive care units. New infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 24 Carinthia: 84 Lower Austria: 247 Upper…

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Admittedly, the first Corona vaccines have already been administered in Vienna’s hospitals . On a larger scale, however, the vaccinations will be carried out in hospitals from Tuesday. The general hospital (AKH) makes the prelude. About 7000 employees of the AKH or the Medical University are to be vaccinated, as a spokeswoman explained on Monday. The number of people who will get their turn each day varies. It is based on duty scheduling and allocation of vaccine doses, it was stressed. In any case, those affected should receive the first…

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As of January 18, all Viennese can register for a Corona vaccination. A detailed overview of the procedure. The health department of the city of Vienna gives Stadtpolitik Wien the details of the vaccination schedule. On January 18, a pre-registration platform will be activated on impfservice.wien. Already at the end of January, the vaccination of Viennese outside the institutionalized sectors will begin in 12 vaccination centers and a new vaccination street. In the upcoming rollout of vaccinations, the city will receive about 20,000 doses per week, which will be vaccinated…

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1,536 new infections with coronavirus in Austria were reported on Monday. The number of deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 increased by 24 to 6,747 within 24 hours, according to figures released by the health and interior ministries. Per 100,000 population, there have been 75.8 deaths from or with Covid-19 so far. The number of positive test results rose to a total of 382,258 (Jan. 11, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), while that of people recovered from infection increased by 1,781 to 355,530. The number of active cases thus fell below the 20,000 threshold…

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The registrations of retirement and nursing homes to call for vaccines are now fully implemented, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober reported Sunday. Already 111,515 vaccine doses were called off with midnight. With end of this week approximately 30,000 vaccinations against Corona will have been accomplished. The federal provinces are requested to ensure that the notifications by the homes, which have not yet been made, are implemented quickly. The development is very positive, he said. The strategy with a massive expansion of antigen testing is working, the department head said. In the…

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To date, there have been 380,722 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 10, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 6,723 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus, with 36 deaths added in the past 24 hours. 353,749 people have recovered. Currently, 2,246 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, and of these, 372 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: 52Carinthia: 119Lower Austria: 369Upper Austria: 201Salzburg: 180Styria: 190Tyrol:…

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