Category: Austrian News

18 September, 8.30 AM – The number of new infections in only 24 hours has again risen enormously throughout Austria. 808 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in Austria in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is clearly on the rise – at 7,447, this figure has increased by 1,253 within three days. Hospitalizations are also increasing. On Friday there were 334 patients in hospital nationwide. That was 15 more than the day before. Intensive care was required for 62 patients, seven more than on Thursday.…

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The government wants to prevent a second lockdown by tightening the regulations. Vienna. Party stop, brake on private parties – the new restrictions hurt, but are unavoidable, said Chancellor Kurz: “It is necessary to prevent the catastrophic consequences that a second lockdown would have for Austria,” he warned on Thursday. Vice Chancellor Kogler said: “The situation is serious, but there is still something we can do. Since the end of August, the corona virus has been back in the fast lane, unchecked. While the number of cases in the summer…

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The most new cases were in Vienna, Upper and Lower Austria. So far, there have been 35,853 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September 17, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 758 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 28,044 have recovered. At present, 319 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 55 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows:Burgenland: 14Carinthia: 12Lower Austria: 100Upper Austria: 124Salzburg: 27Styria: 21Tyrol:…

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At a press conference today the Austrian government announced new measures. Due to the increasing number of infections in Austria, all celebrations and private meetings indoors will be limited to ten people. And there are also new corona measures in the catering trade. The announced rules will apply throughout Austria from Monday, September 21, 0.00 a.m. Private meetings limited to ten peoplePrivate indoor meetings are limited to a maximum of ten people from Monday. However, funerals are excluded from these measures. This was announced by Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice…

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The WHO reports a worldwide record of current corona cases. In Austria, too, the number of infected persons continues to rise rapidly. How likely is a second lockdown in Austria? Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) answered this question in the ORF #brennpunkt-Talk on Wednesday with a clear no. “We want and can avoid a second lockdown with all our might”, said Anschober, who added: “if we are consistent and help everyone together”. It is a question of solidarity whether one uses a mouth and nose protector. The basic understanding that…

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Clemens Martin Auer, the head of the traffic light commission, had been against the color orange on Monday afternoon, but the next day he turned around. He justifies this with increasing numbers of infected persons. The mathematician and simulation expert from the Technical University of Vienna, Niki Popper, on the other hand, is not at all surprised by the rising numbers in the ORF report: “A slow increase was already visible since July. In addition, there were the vacation returnees and that there are now more indoor activities again”. The…

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Today the seven orange districts are meeting with the Chancellor and the Minister of Health. New Corona measures will be announced thereafter. Yesterday the Corona traffic light was officially switched. As reported, seven districts – including Vienna and Innsbruck – have now been switched to orange. 35 districts are now switched to yellow. Throughout Austria, the number of new corona virus infections rose to 764, which is four times higher per capita than in Germany. But: switching to orange and the warnings of a “higher rate of infection” did not…

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After the first school week in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, there are already 90 confirmed cases of corona. Alone 70 fall on Vienna. Vienna. Besides the students, teachers and administrative staff are also infected. It is not known how many Viennese locations are affected and how many people have been quarantined as a result. However, the majority of cases are said to be isolated cases. Already first measuresIn Lower Austria, “corona-related measures were taken by the health authorities in the past few days at 32 of around 1,158 school…

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The drastic increase in corona infections is causing the government concern. “These figures are clearly too high for this point in time,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober on Saturday. Specifically, the authorities reported 869 new infections in just 24 hours yesterday (as of noon). Vienna alone registered 444 of these. For comparison, the highest daily increase to the peak of the pandemic so far in Austria was 1,065 new infections on March 26. However, only 322 people nationwide recovered from the novel virus infection during the same period. Infections in…

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