Category: Austrian News

1,747 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in Austria by Saturday (9.30 a.m.) This is stated in the daily update from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. This is significantly more than the previous day (1,163) and exceeds the previous record of Thursday (1,552). So far there have been 63,134 positive test results in Austria. Nationwide, 890 people have died as a result of the corona virus, 48,771 have recovered. Thus, there were a total of 13,473 cases with proven virus on Saturday. On…

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Vienna. Nobody can say today how the Covid pandemic will develop until Christmas. But from an epidemiological point of view, the 2020 Christmas celebration will have to be different, not completely but significantly different from what we are used to. Family celebrations will only take place on a small scale, Christmas markets will be significantly slimmed down or completely cancelled, and new, strict rules will apply to larger gatherings such as Christmas mass or Christmas parties. This will be possible in the future: Christmas markets: With the security conceptNew rules.…

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The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria is currently (as of 14.00 hrs today) 16,582 according to figures from the AGES dashboard, which recently replaced the dashboard of the Ministry of Health. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of people currently infected, as convalescents are registered more slowly in the new system. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the time of registration, but to the time of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days before. This makes the curve of the epidemic…

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After Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) also announced on Friday afternoon that, in addition to state-specific measures, there would be further nationwide tightening of the fight against the corona virus. On Monday a video conference between the federal government and the states will take place. Its purpose is “to discuss the next steps together and take the right measures at federal and state level,” Kurz told the APA. The reason for the federal and state video conference on Monday is the increasing number of infections…

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For the first time, four districts are set to red on the Corona traffic light. Health Minister Rudi Anschober announces new measures that would be implemented in the coming days. This has never happened before: after days of new coronavirus infections of over 1,000 cases per 24 hours, the Coronavirus Commission set the Corona Traffic Light to red for four districts on Thursday evening: City of Wels in Upper Austria, in Salzburg for Hallein and in Tyrol for Innsbruck city and state. Orange were added 17 new warnings for districts…

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The decision of the traffic light commission was made on Thursday evening. For the first time four districts will be switched to red, the highest risk level applies. The Minister of Health will officially present the switch tomorrow, Friday. In a recommendation from experts to the commission, nine districts were originally up for debate. The federal capital Vienna will remain orange as before. Red will now be: Hallein (Salzburg), Wels (Upper Austria) Innsbruck-City and Innsbruck-Land (Tyrol) These districts are switched from yellow to orange: In Carinthia: St. Veit an der…

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The number of active coronavirus cases in Austria is currently (as of 14.00 today) 15,459 according to figures from the AGES dashboard, which recently replaced the dashboard of the Ministry of Health. This was accompanied by a leap in the number of people currently infected, as convalescents are registered more slowly in the new system. In addition, new cases are no longer assigned to the time of registration, but to the time of laboratory diagnosis, which may have taken place days before. This makes the curve of the epidemic more…

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With 1,552 new infections, Austria today, Thursday, again recorded a record high in new infections. However, as the AGES now predicts, the worst time is just around the corner: experts expect up to 3,000 to 4,000 new infections per day in December, when the flu season begins. This would also significantly increase the number of hospitalizations. Currently, 664 people are undergoing hospital treatment – an increase of 31% over the past 7 days (an increase of 11% in intensive care). However, the upcoming flu season also poses major problems for…

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In view of the increasing number of corona infections throughout Austria, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addressed the federal states with a written appeal on Thursday. In several of them, he said, the figures had reached a “very worrying level”. Tighter measures were urgently needed there. “We are currently seeing a massive spread of the virus in some cities and countries in Europe, which makes it necessary to fight it with very drastic measures,” said the Chancellor in the text submitted to the APA: “It must be clear to everyone…

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