Category: Austrian News

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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In Austria, more than 1,500 new infections were reported again on Wednesday. 1,520 new cases were added since Tuesday – more infected than recovered. The new infections contrasted with 1,393 people who had recovered from infection. The number of Covid 19 patients in intensive care units increased – 306 people now need treatment there. Deaths increased by 55 to already 7,902 people who died from or with Covid-19. On average, 1,357 people became infected with SARS-CoV-2 each day last week. The seven-day average is thus still nearly double the government’s…

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Vienna, 02.02.2021 – From Sunday, February 7, publicly accessible religious services are possible again under increased protective measures. The churches and religious societies have agreed on Tuesday in a new agreement with Minister of Culture Susanne Raab. In addition to the existing protective measures, such as the provision of sufficient disinfectants and the suspension of congregational and choir singing, a minimum distance of 2 meters must be maintained, and there is an obligation to wear an FFP2 mask. In addition, according to the agreement to contain the virus, the churches…

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On Tuesday, the day after the announcement of the lockdown relaxation in Austria, the numbers are well off target. Health officials report 1,241 new Corona infections and 69 deaths. This means that corona numbers are again skyrocketing in both infections and deaths compared to the previous two days, with Burgenland reporting 80 infections, Carinthia 110, Lower Austria 147, Upper Austria 132, Salzburg 149, Styria 204, Tyrol 141, Vorarlberg 54 and Vienna 224 cases. In terms of fatalities, there are three deaths in Burgenland, seven in Carinthia, 12 in Lower Austria,…

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Following the vaccination panel’s recommendation on AstraZeneca, the Ministry of Health has now announced the new vaccination schedule The National Immunization Panel has recommended AstraZeneca for 18- to 64-year-olds for now, pending the publication of additional studies. Those should be available in February.Austria’s vaccination schedule has been adjusted: All under-65s who are not high-risk patients should be vaccinated with AstraZeneca. Older and high-risk patients are to be vaccinated preferentially with mRNA vaccines such as BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna. Ultimately, however, AstraZeneca could also administer to seniors during vaccine shortages, the panel…

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Overview of the new regulations: Students will return to classrooms after the semester break (in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, this is February 8). Elementary schools will switch entirely to face-to-face classes; in lower and upper grades, a shift system (Monday + Tuesday; Wednesday + Thursday, Friday Home Schooling) will be introduced. In addition: ➤ Students must take mandatory nasal tests every week (twice a week in elementary schools); these take place at school. If they do not want to take this, they must stay in distance learning. ➤ Teachers…

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From February 8 will be relaxed, details on penalties and border rules will be presented tomorrow, Tuesday. What is already clear is that schools, retailers, hairdressers and museums will open SCHOOLIn elementary schools, classes will return to face-to-face instruction. Testing will be twice a week, and on-site testing. For older students, there will be a shift class in two groups, with two days blocked in each. On the first day, there is a Corona test. If parents refuse the test for their children, they must remain in Distance Learning. In…

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The lockdown will be relaxed. This was decided by the government in a conference with state governors on Monday. Accordingly, schools will offer face-to-face classes again after the semester break and commerce will open on Feb. 8. All this is combined with various protective measures. In elementary schools, classes are not even divided, so there are daily face-to-face classes. In higher grades, there are shift operations. Testing takes place twice a week. Retailers reopen, but fewer customers can enter the stores because 20 square meters must be available per person.…

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Another test center will be opened in Vienna.A coronavirus testing center is now being set up at Schönbrunn Palace. Two sites for rapid antigen testing will be available there starting Thursday. A coronavirus testing center is now also being set up at Schönbrunn Palace. Starting next Thursday, two locations for rapid antigen tests will be available there. This was reported by APA on Monday and published in vienna.at. APA reports that Vienna City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker announced that a “walk-in” with three test lines will be installed at…

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