Category: Austrian News

Because of the huge traffic jam, the “Eistraum” registration has been increased from four to eight checkpoints. It has jammed yesterday nevertheless: With marvelous weather thousands Viennese pilgrimaged on Tuesday to the city hall place, in order to turn on the ice pirouettes. A spokesman for the city’s marketing department was delighted: “It was the busiest day since the opening on December 24.” The queues were admittedly also longer than ever before despite the increase: ice fans queued all the way back to the Burgtheater. A number of visitors were…

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Police will have an increased presence on New Year’s Eve and will also monitor compliance with the provisions of the Pyrotechnics Act. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) announced. Nearly 4,000 police officers will be on duty on New Year’s Eve. “The year 2020 has placed special and extraordinary demands on all of us. Let us therefore end it in a prudent and considered manner,” Nehammer appealed. In principle, there is a ban on the use of pyrotechnics in the local area – even on New Year’s Eve. However, mayors are…

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The number of new infections in Austria has been running at a barely unchanged level for days. From Monday to Tuesday, again about 1,800 cases were reported by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Interior. Specifically, there were 1,868 registered positive tests in the past 24 hours. Currently, there are 20,319 active cases in Austria. In addition, there were 128 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This brought the total number of deaths to over 6,000. As a goal for the new, hard Lockdown gave health minister Rudolf Anschober…

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The plan announced by the federal government in early December to provide the elderly population with free FFP2 masks to combat the Corona pandemic is now slowly getting underway. The first masks were sent out on Dec. 23 and delivered on Dec. 24, the health ministry said Monday. Until all those affected are supplied, however, it will take until the third week of January.It is planned to distribute ten such masks to a total of 1.7 million people over the age of 65. The masks will be sent directly to…

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The Health Ministry in Austria recorded 1,408 new COVID 19 infections within 24 hours. From Saturday to Sunday, 1,429 infections were reported. Thus, the rate remained below the seven-day average of 1,863. However, this is due to the low number of registered tests due to the holidays. From Saturday to Sunday, there were only 9,909 tests nationwide; the day before, there were almost twice as many, 17,384. 14.9 percent of the 9,909 tests were positive. As a result, the seven-day incidence – number of new infections in seven days per…

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In Austria, and in the entire EU, medical history is being made today. Although Germany, Hungary and Slovakia already went ahead on Saturday, the EU-wide vaccinations against the novel coronavirus will now officially begin. The five Austrian seniors had volunteered to take part in the vaccination at MedUni’s special outpatient clinic for high-risk patients. They all have pre-existing conditions and were vaccinated in the presence of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Grüne) . The first of these took place at MedUni Vienna, where three women and…

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The largest vaccination campaign in Austria’s history is about to start.Today at 9 a.m., five high-risk patients will be the first in Austria to receive a vaccination against the coronavirus. This is historic event will be held at the MedUni Vienna. After the first vaccination, there will be a press conference by Chancellor Kurz and Health Minister Anschober. Then the provinces will follow, starting at noon Styria will vaccinate (1 p.m.), Lower Austria (2 p.m.), Upper Austria (2 p.m.) and Tyrol (time still undetermined). None of the vaccination dates are…

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After the short Christmas break, strict Corona measures come into force again on St. Stephen’s Day. Meanwhile, the number of new infections has continued to decline. Within the past 24 hours, 1429 people have become infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to the Ministry of Health and Interior. This was actually below the seven-day average of 1896, which is not surprising given the holiday season. With 17,384 tests reported in one day, 8.2 percent were positive. Within the past 24 hours, 60 people in Austria died from or with coronavirus. A total…

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The most important rules and regulations that apply from today with the start of the third lockdown. How many households are allowed to meet each other after December 25? Which stores are open during the lockdown? And how exactly is it with New Year’s Eve? As of today, December 26, the third lockdown is in effect. Here: an overview of the current rules. Who or how many people may I meet or visit at home from December 26? Starting on St. Stephen’s Day, strict curfew restrictions will apply around the…

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