Category: Austrian News

After the highest number of new infections in weeks, 175, had been registered the day before, the numbers slipped back into the double-digit range on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 82 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were reported throughout Austria, according to the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m.). More than half of them, 42, affected Vienna. 21 cases were reported in Lower Austria, 17 in Upper Austria, eight in Styria, three each in Salzburg and Vorarlberg and two in Carinthia. No new infections were recorded in Burgenland.…

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The new entry regulation of the Ministry of Health presents challenges. The new entry regulations mainly concern returnees from countries at risk. EU and EEA citizens and Swiss nationals can enter Austria without any restrictions. Austrians returning from EU countries or Switzerland are also not subject to any restrictions. Risk countries: PCR test for domestic citizensAustrian citizens or EU citizens entering Austria from risk countries – i.e. countries where covid infections are high – are subject to restrictions. They must show a PCR test (not older than 72 hours) or go…

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Due to increasing coronavirus infections, new restrictions on entry into Austria will apply from Monday 0.00 hours. Entry from 32 risk countries or areas is only possible with a negative PCR test, third-country nationals may only enter under certain conditions. This is provided for in the amended entry regulation of the Ministry of Health published on Friday. Austrians, EU and EEA citizens as well as Swiss nationals who come from a risk area that does not have a stable Covid-19 situation – such as Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Sweden, Russia…

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Because of the increased numbers of Covid-19 infections, the federal government is once again tightening prevention measures. Starting Friday, food retailers, supermarkets, banks and the post office will again be obliged to wear mouth and nose protection, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) announced on Tuesday. The rules at Austria’s borders will also be stricter. Also as of Friday, entry from risk areas will only be allowed with a negative PCR test. This test must come from certified laboratories. There will be increased quarantine surveillance and all border controls will be…

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21 July 2020 – The number of people actively suffering from Covid-19 in Austria continues to increase, and the government is reacting to this by extending the obligation to wear masks. Further details will be announced in the course of the afternoon. Within the past 24 hours, 84 new infections have been recorded. Most of them occurred – as in the past days in Vienna and Upper Austria. The good news is that no further corona deaths have been recorded for dayIn Vienna 32 new infections were recorded in the…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has announced a decision on a possible obligation to wear masks in view of the increasing number of people infected with corona on Sunday, 19 July 2020. Vienna. In a 24-hour comparison, 169 new corona infections have again been reported in Austria – most recently the Ministry of Health reported similar figures during the peak of the corona virus pandemic in April. In the “ZiB 2” interview, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained: “What we expected has happened (…) The development of the pandemic is very…

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A large part of the current increase comes from Upper Austria. Currently, 1,237 people in Austria are infected with the coronavirus. From yesterday to today, there are more new infections in Austria: 74 from Friday to Saturday, 114 from yesterday to today, and a large proportion of these are in Upper Austria. The new infections are distributed among the federal provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 1, Carinthia: 1, Lower Austria: 8, Upper Austria: 53, Salzburg: 4, Styria: 1, Tyrol: 8, Vorarlberg: 0, Vienna: 38 So far, there have been…

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On 1 January 2020, 8,901,064 people were living in Austria. This is an increase of 42,289 persons compared to the beginning of 2019, primarily due to immigration. A total of 96%  can be attributed to it. The average  Austrian is 42.9 years old. Vienna and Vorarlberg show the strongest population growth. The group of over 65-year-olds is growing particularly strong. But the birth rate is also positive. 19.3%  are under 20 years of age. But without an influx we would not reach the 9 million mark.“In 2019, 40,613 more people…

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Saturday’s figures show that the number of newly infected persons is decreasing again. In two federal states there are no new cases at all. After a period when the number of new infections daily was in the three-digit range, only 74 new cases were counted at the weekend. Most of them in Upper Austria with 36 positive corona tests in the past 24 hours. Behind this is Vienna with only 17 new infections. After a period when the number of new infections was in the three-digit range every day, only…

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