Category: Austrian News

The Viennese Gastro Voucher campaign cost the City of Vienna 39 million euros. It was intended to support the catering industry, which had been hit by the Corona pandemic. Vienna – The Vienna Gastro Voucher is expiring. Whoever still wants to redeem the voucher in a Viennese restaurant or in the coffee house around the corner must do so until Wednesday. Because afterwards this is no longer possible. Gastro Vouchers were sent to all Viennese households in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce starting in June. One-person household received 25…

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September breaks a sad record: with 16,600 new infections, there were more new corona positives this month than ever before in a single month. The previous peak was in March – during the lockdown and the first wave – with 9,700 new infections, in April they fell to 5,100. Vienna alone had 7,700 new infections in March, which is more cases than in April, May and June combined. Vienna also broke the record for hospitalizations on Monday. Overall, the hospitalization rate in Austria rose by 25 percent in just one…

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From Wednesday a new, additional tax reform will start in Austria. Some Austrians have already received their salary bonus at the beginning and middle of September, but for the majority of citizens this will be distributed starting Wednesday. This is when several measures of the government come into effect. A big chunk is the reduction of the wage and income tax for low incomes of 11,000 to 18,000 euros, which will be lowered from 25 to 20 percent, and thus about 30 euros more per month for those affected. Because…

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After several violations of the Corona protection measures in Viennese clubs had become known over the weekend, Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), State Police Director Gerhard Pürstl and the head of the Immediate Action Group of the City Council, Walter Hillerer, confirmed on Tuesday that the city and the police will continue to intensively monitor the catering industry. Ludwig also defended the compulsory registration in the gastronomy sector, which came into force on Monday. Due to the high number of infections, he said, the city is forced to intervene in the…

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The number of Covid-19 patients treated in hospital in Austria increased to 469 patients on Monday. In a 24-hour comparison, 23 hospitalizations were added. 88 patients were treated in intensive care units, four more than the day before. In addition, there were three more deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to 790. 556 new infections were compared to 463 recoveries (as of 9.30 a.m.). The number of actively infected persons increased by 90 to 8,590. Of these, 4,538 come from Vienna, 1,196 Lower Austria, 700 Upper Austria and…

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While the figure was 47.41 percent in the previous calendar week, this figure has dropped to 41.23 percent this calendar week – 279 new infections in Vienna in the past 24 hours. Vienna. The Regional Medical Directorate Vienna and the Medical Crisis Committee of the City of Vienna provide regular information on the current case numbers and other key figures on the Covid 19 virus: As of Sunday, 27 September 2020, 8.00 a.m., 15,142 positive tests have been confirmed in Vienna. This means that 1,998 persons have tested positive for…

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From Saturday to Sunday there were 662 new corona infections in Austria. In Vienna, the increase in infections is slowing down. “We have a fatal situation,” said Rudolf Anschober yesterday in an interview with the Austrian dailynewspaper KURIER. “We have managed for a few days now to stabilize the values and keep them at an admittedly high ceiling. At the same time, the Minister of Health warned against the cold season: “But we have to get more air for the autumn. In other words: The new infections must be reduced.…

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In the past 24 hours, 714 new infections and one death were recorded again. So far there have been 42,214 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September 26, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 787 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 33,154 have recovered. At present, 423 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 80 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last notification are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland:…

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Of the current 8,413 active cases, 411 patients are currently being treated in hospital. 78 of them are in intensive care units. This is shown by the current figures from the Ministry of Health (as of 23.00 yesterday, 25 September 2020). So far, a total of 42,248 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Austria. A total of 1,528,191 tests have been performed so far. As a result of the infection, 766 people have died so far. “Stabilization at too high a level”Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) yesterday spoke of “stabilization…

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