Category: Austrian News

The second round of mass testing will start on January 15 and will include the possibility of “free testing”, which has been criticized by the opposition. The background to this is the government’s plan that the lockdown with the hard measures currently in force should expire on January 24 – but already on January 18 for all those who avail of the free testing. Registration and dates for the antigen tests in all provinces can be found on the online portal “Österreich Testet”. To the offer on the part of…

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The first Corona vaccinations in Austria and Europe already started shortly after Christmas, but the big vaccination offensive is only now starting little by little. 2021 will be the big vaccination year. Initially, only the vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer will be vaccinated. Unlike most other countries, Austria relied on AstraZeneca’s drug for much of its vaccine procurement. While this has the advantage of being significantly cheaper and not requiring such cold storage, it is unlikely to be licensed in the EU before February. The vaccination plan in Austria includes three phases.…

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From New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day, there were 2,096 new corona infections in Austria. To date, there have been 362,911 positive test results in Austria. As of today (01 January 2021, 09:30), 6,261 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 334,901 have recovered. Currently, 2,243 persons are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus, and of these, 385 of the ill persons are in intensive care units. New Corona infections by province:Burgenland: 61Carinthia: 143Lower Austria: 408Upper Austria: 284Salzburg: 351Styria: 219Tyrol: 136Vorarlberg: 153Vienna:…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained how “Freitesten” works in January. Different rules apply in gastronomy than in tourism. The new year is just around the corner and Austria is in lockdown. This will not change in the first weeks of January. From 18 January, however, all Austrians can “free” themselves from the lockdown with a negative Corona test, or they will have to live with the 24-hour curfews for another week. Restaurants, hotels, and sports and cultural facilities also open on this day. However, a legal regulation on free-testing is still…

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So far 360,815 cases, 6,222 died and 332,952 recovered. 2,342 hospitalized, of which 396 intensive. 2,913 new infections Austria-wide. Vienna. After yesterday’s 2,550 new infections, the number of people newly diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 24 hours in Austria on Thursday was again almost 3,000, with 2,913. The proportion of positive tests continued to be over ten percent on New Year’s Eve. The new infections are divided among the federal states as follows: Burgenland: 54Carinthia: 193Lower Austria: 638Upper Austria: 495Salzburg: 306Styria: 374Tyrol: 251Vorarlberg: 173Vienna: 429 73 deaths in one…

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober wants to drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus infections in January. “My personal dream would be to get below 1,000 cases per day,” he said in an APA interview. The targeted date for the expiration of the currently valid hard measures on January 24 and 18, respectively (for all those who have “negative test” results), will hold from the current perspective, he said. “That is the declared goal. Currently, it looks quite like it,” said Anschober. Admittedly, he expects fixed effects of the Christmas festivities…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz revealed new details on ZIB2 on Wednesday evening: in order to be able to visit cultural events, hotels or guesthouses, one must be able to show a negative test result at the end of the lockdown, which is not more than 48 hours old. The operators of the respective establishments must check these test results themselves, the chancellor explained. When visiting restaurants, the test must be a maximum of one week old, Kurz said. Here, the health authority will also carry out spot checks in cooperation with…

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To date, there have been 357,902 positive test results in Austria. As of today (December 30, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 6,149 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus and 330,990 have recovered. Currently, 2,407 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to coronavirus, and of these, 395 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: 53Carinthia: 178Lower Austria: 299Upper Austria: 397Salzburg: 311Styria: 413Tyrol: 278Vorarlberg: 185Vienna: 436 Source: sozialministerium.at

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New Year’s Eve under the sign of the baby elephant. Parties in private households remain a problem.Lockdown instead of party, curfew instead of fireworks, baby elephant instead of crowds on the New Year’s Eve path – the celebration at the end of the year will not be as usual. Contrary to initial announcements, the exceptions to the lockdown do not apply to Dec. 31. Public celebrations have been canceled, gatherings are not allowed. Nighttime walks are only permitted with members of one’s household, life partner, close family members or individual…

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