Category: Austrian News

421 Covid-19 patients had to be treated in intensive care units throughout Austria on Friday. For 18 November, 750 people in intensive care units are predicted, said Herwig Ostermann, Managing Director of Gesundheit Österreich GmbH. This pushes the health system to its limits. According to the forecast, a total of around 3,500 patients will be in hospital treatment on November 18. On Friday there were already 2,504 patients. The alarming finding: Austria’s hospitals are on the brink of collapse if the number of newly infected patients remains high. Vorarlberg: One…

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The reproduction rate, which indicates how many more people are infected by a SARS-CoV-2 infected person on average, has fallen slightly to 1.33. A week ago the value was 1.38. The daily rate of increase in new corona infections fell from 9.4 to 6.9 percent compared to last Friday. The effective reproduction rate for November 4 is well above 1.0 for all Austrian states, according to the document published on Friday afternoon on the AGES website. The number of newly diagnosed cases every day is “at an increased level”. The…

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Austria in second lockdown: Since Tuesday new measures have been in effect, including exit restrictions. This naturally raises questions. We answer the most important ones. Monday was the last day without massive restrictions in Austria. The “second lockdown” announced by the government will last at least until November 30. For example, exit restrictions are planned between 8 and 6 pm. Restaurants will close, shops will remain open, and the upper grades will switch to distance learning. The new measures raise questions: When can I leave my apartment? Do I need…

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Starting Friday, Austria will be completely red: the Coronavirus Commission has determined a very high risk of infection for all districts and regions of Austria in its meeting on Thursday afternoon. This means that the last yellow and orange districts on the map have also disappeared. To date, there are still 15 districts and regions where the risk of infection has been rated as medium or high. In all of these districts, the assessment has been tightened. Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia, Murau in Styria and the Vorarlberg regions…

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The number of new corona cases is increasing explosively. In 24 hours there were 7,416 new infections. The measures of the federal government, above all the lockdown and the imposed curfew, still need time before they are reflected in the reduction of the corona figures. This is also shown by the figures on Thursday. No fewer than 7,416 new infections were registered in the past 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m.). The number of deaths is also high at 41. This high number is only partly surprising. It was already…

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From today, Thursday, the Digital Vignette for 2021 is available. You can get it in the Asfinag webshop or via the free app “On the road”. The Digital Vignette is also available at ÖAMTC, ARBÖ and ADAC as well as at selected gas stations and Tabak stores. But beware: The new Digital Vignette 2021, even if purchased tomorrow, is not valid until December 1, 2020. When purchasing the new digital vignette, the subscription service can be activated with just a few clicks. In other words, the validity of an annual…

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Relaxation not in sight. New record level despite tougher measures. The coronavirus continues to have Austria firmly under control. Despite the lockdown, the 6,000 mark of new infections was exceeded for the first time. A total of 6,211 people tested positive within the past 24 hours, an alarming number. Most new infections occurred in Upper Austria (1,510), Tyrol (1,143) and the federal capital Vienna (845). Infectiologist: “Situation is getting more seriousParticularly worrying are the increasing numbers of hospitalizations and persons requiring intensive medical care. In addition to 2,584 hospitalized people,…

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The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior have reported 6,211 newly registered coronavirus cases (as of 9:30 a.m. today) within the last 24 hours. In addition, 690 new infections were reported for Lower Austria after they had not been transmitted the day before for technical reasons. In total, 125,099 people have tested positive in Austria since the beginning of the pandemic. 2,584 people have to be treated in hospital because of the infection, 383 of them in intensive care. According to AGES, 1,169 people have died as…

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The Ministry of Health is currently developing a Covid 19 vaccination strategy. This was announced by Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) in the course of answering a question to the NEOS parliamentary group. A total budget of 200 million euros has been defined for the procurement of “Covid-19 vaccines for 8 million people in Austria”. In principle, it was determined that all persons living in Austria “can be vaccinated voluntarily”. The goal is to provide a sufficient quantity of vaccine for this number of people – “regardless of whether one or…

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