Category: Austrian News

In an interview with “ZiB Spezial”, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confirmed that the attack in downtown Vienna on Monday evening was “definitely a terrorist attack”. The attack had been prepared “very professionally”. The perpetrators were also very well equipped with weapons. Minister of the Interior Kal Nehammer spoke of “the most difficult day for Austria in many years”. Chancellor Kurz spoke of a “disgusting terrorist attack”. One would not bow to this terror and “fight these attacks decisively with all means”. “Whoever attacks one of us attacks us all”, said…

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Shortly after 1 a.m. in the night, a press conference of Interior Minister Karl Nehammer takes place in the Ministry of the Interior. Earlier, he had already condemned the attacks as terrorist attacks. On Twitter he wrote that they were still “in the fight against terror”. “This is the most difficult day for Austria in many years,” said Karl Nehammer at the beginning of the press conference: “We are dealing with a terrorist attack that we have not had to experience for a long time. The Interior Minister spoke of…

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Interior Minister Karl Nehammer called on the population in Vienna again in the morning to stay at home if possible. “If it is possible, please stay at home.” Those who do not have to leave their house or apartment for professional or other important reasons should not do so either. The city center is not accessible by public transportation. The subway lines U1, U2, U3 and U4 do not stop at the inner city stations. Several streetcar and bus lines are being diverted or shortened, Wiener Linien announced at the…

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On Monday evening there was an exchange of fire in the area of Schwedenplatz.On Monday evening, a major operation took place in the area of Vienna’s Schwedenplatz. According to several tweets from the police, shots were fired and there is talk of several injured. According to “Heute” one man is said to have been seriously injured. At first, media and users in the social media reported a terrorist attack on the synagogue, but according to a “Kurier” report this could not be confirmed. According to the police, the background is…

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During the period of initial restrictions, supermarkets should close earlier. During the period of the lockdown, Austrian retail stores are to close as early as 7 p.m. This was agreed upon by the social partners in the retail sector, the trade union GPA-djp and the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), as they announced on Monday. “Following the agreement of the social partners, a decree by the Ministry of Health is now needed to ensure legal certainty for the opening hours regulation”. The opening of stores in the morning at an earlier…

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Currently 291 people are in intensive care because of Covid-19. Most new infections were in Upper Austria.After the announcement of the second lockdown in Austria, the corona numbers continued to rise. Above all, the increase in the number of people in hospital treatment, which the government had feared, proved to be true. On Sunday, 1,948 were in hospital because of Covid-19, 291 of them in intensive care, announced the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior. 4,956 had been newly infected within one day. This means that within…

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From Tuesday on, there is a curfew between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. – except for 5 reasons. Who leaves the private dwellings starting from Tuesday between 20 o’clock and 6 o’clock, must count on up to 1,450 euro penalty. This was announced today at the government press conference on the new lockdown regulations. As in spring, five exceptions apply: It is permitted to leave for the exercise of professional purposes and for the covering of necessary basic needs of the daily life (for example purchase, physician, pharmacy attendance, bank…

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The number of new corona infections in Austria remains at a high level. As announced by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior on Saturday, 5,349 new infections were registered within the past 24 hours. The number of people requiring hospital treatment for SARS-CoV-2 has risen sharply. On Friday there were 1,803, on Saturday already 64 more. 265 patients were in intensive care, two more than the day before. Currently, 36,590 people are suffering from an infection. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 100,000 people…

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From Tuesday midnight, drastic measures to combat the corona crisis will again be in force in Austria. Exit restrictions apply between 20 and 6 o’clock. The “own private living area” may only be left to avert an immediate danger to life, limb and property; to care for persons in need of support and to fulfil family rights and obligations; to cover the basic needs of daily life; to recover physically and mentally in the open air. In public spaces, a distance of one meter must be kept from all persons…

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