Category: Austrian News

The Austrian government is providing 14.2 million euros from the Foreign Disaster Fund (AKF) for acute emergency aid in countries in Africa, the Near and Middle East and Asia. This was announced by the office of Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) in a press release. The decision will be made on Wednesday in the ministerial meeting. The funds will go to UN organizations and NGOs such as the Red Cross, which will then provide the aid on the spot. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) sees humanitarian emergency aid as a means…

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One more week of strict lockdown – and then everything is fine again? Of course not by a long shot. That’s why the question of how life will continue after the strict lockdown, the end of which has been announced for next Sunday, is becoming more and more exciting. It is true that the rules will not be decided until the ministerial meeting next Wednesday. Until then, there will still be discussions, but some things are already emerging. “Kronen Zeitung” published possible lockdown relaxations starting December 7, 2020. . Let’s…

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“Before the last week of the lockdown, new infections are falling again for the first time,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober today. This also applies to hospitalizations and the seriously ill in intensive care units. A particularly strong and committed final week is now needed. “Let’s all now show once again that we can make a strong contribution, reduce direct contacts and consistently adhere to the minimum distance, hygiene regulations and all prescribed measures,” said the head of department. The next week must bring a record number of new infections.…

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The slight decline in corona numbers has also continued in the data published on Saturday by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health: there were 4,669 new infections throughout Austria. 4,279 persons were undergoing hospital treatment, 688 of them in intensive care units. On Friday, this figure was still 4,405 and 703 respectively. So far, 275,661 people have tested positive and 3,018 have died with or on Corona. 210,697 have recovered. Among the new infections, Upper Austria was in first place with 1,212, followed by Vienna with…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen posted a video on his Facebook page online on Friday, thanking doctors and nursing staff in hospitals and especially in intensive care units. “Thank you for doing everything you can, day after day, for weeks and months, with great solidarity and the utmost dedication, to be there for those who need your help,” said the head of state. Van der Bellen thanked “all doctors, intensive care nurses and all helpers in the intensive care units in Austria”. Even in normal times, the work in…

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The voluntary CoV mass tests for police officers will start on December 7. This will be a double test strategy, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) told the APA today. This means that all employees will have the opportunity to be tested twice at intervals of one week. The Red Cross is a partner in this process, and the testing of a total of around 39,000 people is planned. Nehammer described the dual testing strategy as “an attractive offer to provide more security and protection against the corona virus, especially in…

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Friday, 27 November 2020 – This is the first time in two days that the figure has fallen below 5,000 new infections per day. From Thursday to Friday there are 4,954 new corona infections in Austria. This is the first time in two days that the number of new corona infections has fallen below 5,000 new infections. “The hard lockdown is working”, said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) at a press conference on Friday. Now, however, the numbers must continue to “drop dramatically”. The situation has also stabilized in the…

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The federal capital wants to start its own COVID 19 tests among teachers, kindergarten teachers and police officers. The mega project is to be carried out between December 2 and 13. Vienna wants to start as soon as possible, so that there is a sufficient number of people to be tested”, said the responsible health city councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). The reason: “Nobody will get tested if they have to expect to spend the holidays in quarantine”. The three test lines for the mass tests are to be set up…

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For the fourth week in a row, all Austrian districts in the Coronavirus traffic light remain on red. This is evident from the documents of the traffic light commission, which is meeting today. There is good news at least from Vienna, where 40 percent of all cases of infection can now be traced again. This puts Vienna far ahead of all other federal states with the exception of Salzburg. Progress is being made, especially in Vienna, in clarifying the source of infection. The already very good figure of 31 percent…

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